Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-07-25 | Page 7 | Iver Lawson Wins Half Mile Western Title Race

IVER LAVSON WINS HALF v MILE WESTERN TITLE RACE ' t , .....) f. vr' Ivar Leweon last night red as be can when ha wants to. Tha former champion won tha Anal la the half-mile western championship from Paddy Hehlr and Hslstssd by going to the front at twa laps to go and remaining there without much apparent effort. The Swede did not pot oa all he had, but simply held off tha teat of the ne Id as if riding a French atria match race. Ernie Pye'e Pioneer day bicycle rard waa a good one, and pleased a splendid crowd. The motor paced race between Wilcox Wil-cox and Samoelson, two miles, was wea by Wilcox. He woa the first beat ia 8:52 S-5. Ia the next to the laat lap of the second heat Samoelson 's tire waa punctured and the heat wae ridden again. Wilcox won the eecond heat in 1:21, by one lap. Although the amateurs competing at the eaueer recently attempted to draw he colorinejmrjlaMilnjton (colored) rode ia the three-mile amateur ama-teur championship race last night, Aftar making a few laps he found the pace too hot and retired. Oemple was dieqnallfied for riding Meredith high on the baak. , , , Bummarvt Finale, half-mile championship, professional pro-fessional Laweon first, Hehlr second, Halstead third. Time, R8 J-5 seconds. Match race Creba firat, Weet see-ond. see-ond. Time, 2:01 S 4. Motor paeed race, twa miles Wilcox first, Asmuelson eecond. Time, .1:81. Three-mile championship amateur Smerti first, Col vin second,- Meredith third, Brasier fourth. Time, :. One-mile handicap, professional i Wright, 7 yarda, first; Creba, 0 yards, second; Diefenbacker, 05 yards, third; West, S yards, fourth. Time, 1:4411-5. X