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Show DEST CROWD OF YEAR AT OWES HeWr Wins Both Prof es. slonal EvenU; Drobach " Cett Paced Event ! That the fan appreciate the fact' that the motor and bicycle track have laid aside their petty scrap was evidenced evi-denced at the Salt Palace bicycle races Ut night when s splendid crowd tamed out t see th regular Friday tight' race card. It was eaitly the 8 rat ral crowd that ha visited either plac this season and apparently It was well pleased. . The eard, while not one that' would set the fans into acstaay, was good oae. The Australian novelty race, aaaaaUiag aew. t moi of tas faas, -wae ee.ioved and brought forth manv a good laugh and the test ef tbe card was well balaared. Paddy Hehir woa both professional events with assitasce ia each. Hebir easily showed tbe class of tbe bunrh ia the Snal of tbe half-mile opea. al though he received protection in several sev-eral instances. Hehir wsa pulled to victory by .Anderson, Walker. Lawsou and HalaTead in the two-mile professional. profes-sional. Halstead gave- Hehir a great sleigh ride for tbe last three laps and then finished ia the money himself, getting third. I.lovd Thomas reallv made the beet ride of tbe bunch, fio': ishing second "oa his own." Peter Drobach won the motor paced race from Harvev Wilcox. Wilcox was shaken from bis pare early in the raee asd Drobach gained Buck a lead that he had aa easy victorv- Drohacli broke kia ehaia toward the close of the rare and it was aeceseary to start it with the men in the eamo positioa which thev held before the liresk. Young Meredith won the three-qusr-ter mile amateur handicap from the fif-tv-vard mark after a grand pull by I.a Belle. I.a Belle also got into tbe money, mon-ey, takieg third. Saiertx completely outclassed Colvin In the amsteur match pursuit rare, t'nlvia did not ride anywhere near his 1910 form and fell an ease victim to 8merti's grind. Smerts started right off ths gun to ride Colvia dowa and did it with apparent ease. Manager Pve will take his riders tu Ogdea tomorrow night. The summary: Three-ouartef-mlle handicap, amateur Meredith (50), Kramer (M), La belle (!). Wilkes . Tlme-t .1? I-I. , Hslf-mlle open, professional Hehir. Lswson, Walker, Anderson. Time 1:00 1-5. , ...... Pursuit match," amateur 4.U'oli bv Bmertts; 4lstanca two miles. Time 4:I( l-l. Two. mile hendk-ap. professional Hehtr ' (scratch!. Thomas (loot, Hsistead- (&')). Wright (). Time 1-4. Five-mile tnntor-psoel instill Won by Drobach. Time 7.13 ( 5. Musicsl ' noveltv VV'cn bv Wslker. Wnskers Devonovltch finished first. |