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Show HATCH RACE IS WON BY , JVfRLAlMl Former Champion Trims Flying Australian at the Salt Palace. Although Paddy Hshtr, the little Aug trallan bike rider, forced Iver Lawson te muster Into service mou of the tricks bo haa learned at the Trench style ef riding and te exert every effort, ef-fort, the former, world' champion plainly demsnstrsted thst, even today, he has a ahade on the likely youngster from the antipodes. Lawson won his match race with Hehlr at the Bait Palace Pal-ace raurer by taking the Irat aad third ... . beets, Hehlr getting the second. Lawson won the first heat by outgeB eraling Hrhir and then fighting him eft te aa easy victory. Jlehir bent hie crank hanger in the first attempt, so a short delay was caused. When they got going. Lawsoa weal l( the front na ' the hank. At two laps to go, Hehir tore from tbe beak, but Laweea wss on ia aa instant. At one and a half laps to go, Lawson went hv and was never headed. Lawse woo looking around and fighting Hrhir off. Tnis heat was at a half mile. Tks second best wss at three quar tera ef a mile. Helnr punctured on . the fourth lap in Ihe first st tempt and lawson punctured oa the last lap of the second trial eo that a third waa eaeeeearv. Whea they finally did get going, J.swnoa again had to 'go to the front. Hehir dropped from the benk ' at four and one quarter laps and got suck a lead that Lawsoa waa unsnls to get oa. Hehir wna hv a half length. Lawson worked a different "svatem' en Hehir in the third best st not half mile. The hwede went to the front agaia, but instesd of giving Fiehir sn opportunity to drop dawn behind him he went down himself at one and three-Sjuartere three-Sjuartere laps to go with Hehir oa and a arler good headway. tawenn put on full ateam and Hehir fought hard to get by, but of no avail, Lawsoa win sing hy a hslf Jesgth. Ths two put up a grsat race at that, and will atssd rematching. Cordon Walker showed the fans a keady race ia the five-mile weetera ' chanipianship. With lawsoa and He- ' bir out of the grind. Walker hung well to the back, nursing himself sll the way uatil the fiaal sport, when he fought off Droharh, Wright and Stem and won eaeilv. Ths remarkable per tioa af Walker's ride is thst he wen the rsce "oa his owa." The littler Australisa "slipped ess ever" ea the big combinations ia front of him (because (be-cause eombinstions there were) by wit-gueeaing wit-gueeaing aad outriding , them at tke tniak. ... Nsxt Friday night will be a feature card, with a match between Colvia and B merit.; Wilcox and Probaeh will be seea in a motor pared race and also aa Australian novelty race, a aew feature fea-ture for Halt Lake. Anstralia pursuit, eiateur Oberg. Colvin, Huer, Oemple, Rodberg. defence, de-fence, one mile four lap fourteen yards. Tims, :2T. ... Hslf mile handicap, profeseioaal Diefsnbseher (fi.11. Btein (45. Thomas 4M, Carslaae (90). Time, 62 15 see- '' . , u, ' Five mile western championship Walker. Drobach, Wright, Bteia. Time. 10:17. Lawaoa-Hehir match First heat, one half mile, won by Lawsoa. Tims. : seroad heat, three floarter mile, woa bv Heblrs time, 1:30 I S. Third heat and match, won by Lawsoa, half mile beat; time. Van 4 .1. . |