Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-08-21 | Page 7 | Lawson Wins Two Mile Championship

LAWSOII VEiS TWO I1ILE W'MISHIP Ivor Lawsou captured the honors la the two-mile western ckam plonshlp profession profes-sion race last night at the Salt Palace. Hehlr was second, Halstoad third, aad Walksr fourth. Time. 1:41. Tb ride-were ride-were trying to bead off Lawaon. but h got ahead about a lap and a half from the finish. Carslake and Wtisbt oelllded aad had s bad spill. . W. B. Bamuslsoa sot away with two straight hMta In ths motor pared race. I two miles. The time of the flret we 1:41-4. Samuelsoa winning by fifty yards. Duer led In the saoond heat un- til the Hurt lap, wnen ne ksh pace ana Samuelsoa won In I.4T. The principal event wae the match race, half-mile heat and two three-quarter-mile haata. French stria, between Fred West aad Charles Stela. Stein won the first beat by about eight feel in 1:11 1-4. The second beet of three -quarters of a mile j waa wm by West, who oauxht Stela Bap-ptng, Bap-ptng, and wm by fifteen feet. The third heal efferded a close finish and waa won byWMt la ill l-l by about three feel. I The three -quarter -mile proseetonel race was won by Dlfnbachsr. Py secr end. Halstsad third. Time. 1.14. The half-mile opea amateur race waa won by Mayer H. Kramer eecond. Huey third. Time. 1:44. Th one-mile handicap, amateur, -weal won br F. Mayer. O. 8mert second. Huey third. Wetson fourth Time. I d 1-1. There will be ne racea tomorrow night, but oa Friday nirht there will be a twen-ty-elx-mlle Marathon for all the professionals profes-sionals at the track. Riders will be given -a dollar a lap for each lap made. There will also be a three -cor oerea, motor paced race. . i