Show Bicycle Racing Season Opened An almost perfect night and at attendance attendance which packed a greater portion portion portion por por- tion of the tho Inclosure greeted g the riders in th their ir opening meet at the Salt Palace saucer track last night Tho The races were wee good and they were heartily enjoyed by the crowd ero which numbered approximately people The new s surface on the track and the tIle newly installed lighting system changed the appearance of the saucer considerably and the famous old Inclosure inclosure inclosure in- in closure looked faster and much more picturesque than ever before Manager Harry Heagren and his assistants succeeded S in handling the large crowd commendably commendably com com- and all told the opening meet gave indication of some good sport for the summer I There were re many of the old riders hack back in in both th the professional and amaI amateur amateur ama ama- r ranks last ni night ht but there were also a number of n new nt w ones who arc are I hound bound to make things hum this summer Mackay Hehir Nesbitt pre Pye Bardgett and a 1 half dozen other new faces were j I in the bunch and all ail demonstrated I that there will bo ho something doing loing when they become accustomed to the tho local track and the bunch hunch of riders I The feature of the evening was the Gardner handicap in which was was' hung up for first place Ernie Pye and her Iier Lawson on past form were put at nt scratch but the winner developed in Walker riding from the yard twenty mark while showed a flash of his old speed peed and took second money from 5 55 yards yard It wa was a great race from start tart to finish and the 1 a lap hung bUDr up at the end of each eRlb mile mite did I not permit of any loafing Four laps to togo togo go o. o it looked as thou though h Whiskers De- De w was VS s pulling the tho winner in oung Crebs but the speedy Salt alt L Lake kc I boy was unable to 10 cite tue sprint when a sprint meant victory Instead Walker jumped from a protected position position tion with on his bis wheel and this pair fought it out to the tIle tape the field we well up with Pye comin coming in third and Palmer fourth The time 2 5 2 5 showed remarkable ble speed for fOl this early in the season and goes Zoes to prove that the track is is faster than ever since it has been re re- re- re built In the half mile half milo open after three heats in which a winner was a problem young Crebs the bunch bv by winning in a It hair finish over Samuel Samuel- son tOD Sammy was pulled over by Iver Is-er Lawson and turned loose after Crebs who jumped the bunch bunh two laps to go Samuelson made a great reat rile and bv by many it was thought bt he be had nosed out Nit Crebs at the tape but hut the judges cs' placed the lt hi first I youngster youn r m n p position by bv the narrowest west margin in Twenty amateurs amate lined ined up in the tho two simon puro pure events It was one of tho the largest fields that ever eer started at the I saucer sauer track and incidentally the amateurs ama ama- tours put up Ill a great Ireat fight in the mile handicap The back markers did not pet tret et un until sprinting time arrived Phil Wright worked his wa to the lead from scratch and nd in the tho final rush real had sp speed ed enough enough- to carry him over oyer the tape ape with ith Brodbeck fighting him every joel of the way I In the five mile five mile lap the same field lipid started started again and anti Wright again won With five fh-e laps to go frO started started started start start- I ed with Mayer Maver on and anti for a few fw kicks of f the fhe he red pedals ls it looked as al though the combination would land first money Just fust then Jack Hums Hump aud and Wright camo came up with iOu a rush and jumped lumped into the lead ead Wright ht besting Hume out at the tape A new bicycle rider was developed last ast ni night ht His name is A. A and he won the novice race He lIe gets ets a n agold told gold modal medal and ahil from now on will be known cnown as a full lull fledged bike rider The clo closing ing number on the program was a milo milA motor race rare between the two wo rivals of old Theo old Theo Samuelson and anti F. F W W. Whittler WhittIer rode the he machine which parried carried him liim to victory vic vic- tory ory fo so often last season while Whitler WhittIer Whittier Whit- Whit tIer tier ler also alo rode his hill last years vear's vear machine which has lisa been supplied with new en 11 gines Whittler Whittier succeeded in in getting a at at t lap Iap lap load lead on Sa Samuelson before the latter could get tet started and then hen remained ahead of the Provo Pro boy with reserve speed left Whittier Whittler mainI main main- I tamed the tho lead throughout and Samuelson Samuel Samuel- son lOon found it impossible to overtake o him Whittler Whittier rode a far better race than ho he was wa ever credited with mth last year when he lie was Wall dubbed the Wobbling Wizard He lie held the track in in a finn and stead steady manner and never faltered for an instant Samuelson s 's machine appeared to have an off night The summary Mile novice no ice A. A Rodber won Time 1 1 15 Mile handicap amateur Phil amateur Phil Wright scratch ratch Brodbeck k 30 yards ards Mayer scratch Time 1 1 Half mile Half mile open professional professional professional-Pinal Final Crebs Samuelson Wilcox Palm Time 2 5 I mile Five lap amateur Wright amateur Wright Hume Mayer Thomas Time 1027 Two mile lap Ilp handicap professional I P. P Gardner handicap handicap Walker Walker 20 yards Samuelson 45 yards Pye Pe scratch rath Senhouse JIJi gS yards i ds Palmer 51 55 M yards ards Time 3 25 2 Fin TUP mile motor match match Whittler beat T. T M. M Samuelson Time 1 1 |