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Show EUDB BIG RACE iMcFarland and Lawson - in the Austral Handicap as Scratch Men. Iver Lawson, the Salt Lake boy who has defeated, the best riders in the cycling cy-cling world, appeared for the first time thl3 season m. Australia Thursday. The STeiff' Australian handicap, with a prixe f 2000, was run Thursday, and both McFarlacd and Lawson competed. This race Is the biggest and most coveted cov-eted pprlnt event in the world, and the winner is sure t a prosperous season all over Australia, in addition to the prize money. Both McFarland and Law-on Law-on ride from scratch aid between them ought to get into the money. The Austral is one of the hardest races in the world to dope out, as there are always a number of dark horses, who have'been keeping themselves un-Ofer un-Ofer cover. In order to take advantage of wlbe betting, which is always heavy. Last year the race was won by McFar-'land. McFar-'land. and he and his backer drew down over. I14.00 In bets and the purse. Jack "Wrenn, the big bookmaker, was back of - McFarland. who was practically un-x un-x known to Australia at that time, and "Wrenn was able to get as much as 100 to 1 In the early betting on Mac. The fcettlng waa so heavy that one of the forty-yard men In the finals was offered , 300, or $1500, if he succeeded in throwing throw-ing McFarland. by a bookmaker who Stood to lose heavily if Mac won. Lawson will meet Major Taylor In a match race on Christmas day in Mel-tourne. |