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Show KEEN RACING FEATURE Of BIKE MEET Lawson-and Downing Are j Winners In Hatch Race Features. An abundance of keen competition and a well balanced card made last night's 'Salt Palace race) card on that was heartily enjoyed and a good Hied crowd was on hand to appreciate It .. The feature erent of the rv suing, the match race, tandem paced, between Paddy Hehlr and lrer Lawson, was easily one of the treats of the season and the match race, motor paced, between be-tween Hardy Downing and Peter Dro-bach Dro-bach was another Interesting event The five mile open for the professionals was tha boat race of Its kind pat on this season and the ' amateurs also did themaolTM proud. - '; Lawson won the first sb4 third heats of bis match race with Hebir, the Australian Aus-tralian taking the second. Lawson 's Kee makers wsre Wright aid Diefan-eher, Diefan-eher, while Aadersoa and Ualstead did the pulling for Hehir. Lawson drew the pole in the first and there his paes ssskers aurpriaed the natives by shaking. off every attack from such a team as Anderson and Halatead. Hehir took Lawson 's wheel at two laps to go, but the Swede was sequel to the occasion occa-sion and rode in an easy winner. Hehir had tha pole ia the second and won it just about in the same manner as Law-son Law-son did the first with conditions exactly reversed, Wright and Diefenbaeher being be-ing unable to take Lawson around. Hehlr again drew tli pole In the third heat and the (ana aat tack for a real rau and they were not disappointed. At four laps to go W rlx hi and Ulefenbacher took Lawson around aa If their opponents were tied. The two youngsters most certainly covered themselves wllh glory and to aay that they sprung another surprise la putting put-ting It mildly. So fast did they take Lawson around that tha Swede wss just about able to hang on and that was all. Lawaon went around with them, however, and even though Hehlr tried to grab Law-aon'a Law-aon'a wheel and .then go underneath, he was out of It af a half lap to go- Wrlglit and Diefenbaeher then also, protected Lawson so that Hehlr could not sneak In An the twill, Hardy Downing defeated Peter Drobtch liv th match motor-pared race at two rnhea. Downing took lb Urst from the polo by remalntrtt In front white Drobw won the second llkwis. Pewntng evi-dantly evi-dantly being content with giving Droomch the heat rather than take a chanc In going go-ing around. The third hat waa of pur suit sty Ui. Downing got away under run hd and. riding almoet like the Downing of old. ho rapidly mada up the distance and then gained a half Up In addition before the two mil had been ridden. The flva-mlle professional, was a thriller thrill-er from the start. Manager Pye had hung up prises for the men Tmn the most laps and as a result thera was a continual a ttr so that It waa a rasa of hena- on or fft out. Hshir was given considerable assistance In the race but at th finish he shot out and notwUh-tiandina notwUh-tiandina that there was a fast field on. his heels he shook them all and won a; beautiful race. Bummsry: , , . One-sixth mile record trial. amateur-Kramer. amateur-Kramer. Meredith. Time, 17 seconds. t One -quarter -mile try for reeord Creba trying time. U l-s seconds. ! Invitation team rate, prof"'1' Weat and Wilcox first Carslak and t Fye second. Stein and Diefenbaeher third. Time, 1 F.S i Tandem record match rare, one mile Lawson first. Hehlr second. Time. I:W Motor pa.-ed championship race, two n,ile Downing first. Drobach second. TTnhe-quaKers-mlla handicap, amateur Braster. 4- ysrds. first: Kramer. M yards, second; Meredith, J?1!. thlltl; Mayer, scratch, fourth. Time 1 M. Flve-mlie open nrofeaslonal Hehir first. Walker .veond. 1-awson third. Wright fourth Time, 10:80. Nest Tuesdsy night there will be a match race between Pya and Bamuelson, Antrallr" p'"" . i iiwirTTTl Tit |