Show Walker and Wright Win Bike Races About two years ago when Jackie Clarke rode a mile in 5 4 at Ogden someone intimated that the junction city timers were using the town clock instead instead in in- stead of stopwatches Gordon Walker rode a mile in just 5 1494 at the Salt Palace last night all of which must therefore be considered as go ng some at this early stage of the season i. i Judging from the two opening meets of the bicycle season in this city Walker is slated to with it begins to listen as though Gordon run away the cream in ll the professional class this season The little Australian is really riding there there is no getting away from that fact because the time and his hii winnings show it With Bardgett as a It teammate he rode rings around the rest of the bunch last night and pedaled himself into two firsts Bardgett and Walker worked beautifully and the latter was always there with the final jump which did the tho business Walker is without doubt the class of the local professionals on p perform performances ances in the tho t two o opening meets and that is sayin saying a great deal because Lawson D Downing Palmer Hehir Samuelson Samuelson Sam Sam- and the tho rest of the bunch are also aso riding some Paul Wright the amateur closely closely- pushed Walker for honors as he won two firsts in equally as commendable a manner as Walker in the pro events Wright has improved considerably since last year and is showing speed and head headwork headwork work that should land him at the top of the amateurs before the season is far along The feature of the nights night's racing racin was tho mile one match race between Norman Norman Nor Nor- man Hopper and Hardy Downing Hopper Hopper Hop Hop- per made mado his first public appearance since the horrible accident which befell him while following paco last summer and was given iven a rousing welcome by bytho bythe the tho splendid crowd which was in at at- Downing Downin won the first two heats but only after a hard grind rind After tho race Hopper challenged Downing to a return match and offer offered of of- fer to wa wager er 25 as a side bet het The two men shook hands and Downing accepted ac ae- promptly One of the most interesting races was the final in the one mile proff's siona Tho back men all qualified and the finish saw awson Walker and Samuelson Samuelson Sam Sam- start at scratch with Bardgett Senhouse Mackay Palmer 1 and ancl Burris strung out in the field There Thero was not one I second of loafing in the tho race Munroe and Burris started out leading the bunch At four laps to togo togo go Bard Bardgett ett toro tore loose with Walker trailing and Lawson hanging on 1 Bardgett took the two at a terrific clip Samuelson came around high h on the bank at three to go o but he was unable to overtake the leaders as a 3 result of the tho pace paco which Rard Bardgett ett was setting W Walker went it alone on the last lap and aud won with Lawson following into second and Senhouse third Iho rhe unknown amateur lap Jap ra race e saw faw the big field start on at a quarter sprint clip On every lap somo rider or other came up from behind and jumped into the tho lead to be ready on the bell lap This continual sprint kept the bunch in action After going goin for a mile and a half Jack Humo must havo had a hunch for his tall form was seen to jump to the tho front Just then Starter Came Calne fired the pistol meaning the finish of therace the tho thorace race was two laps away The whole fiel field l rushed forward ami with ono one lap to go Hume in front fast tiring fell felland and nd a couple of riders dropped over oyer him Phil Wright grabbed the pare and h held hl it to the tape At tho finish Fred Hc- Hc Carth Carthy the tho Canadian champion gave I a glimpse of the speed ho he possesses Possess s by ri rifling ling high on the tho bank into second place with a It regular Eddie Bald finish Three feet moro more would have won him the race The three threemile milo professional was a aheart aheart heart breaker For the first milo mile the tho upper mark men took teok turn in taking J the lap money and on tho s milo mile Frank Schnell jumped out as if he hI was after a a. lap For a full mile he hit out a fast dIp clip when tb the field fiel closed on him only to have Tommy Morgan try the same trick Tommy pulled down a couple of dollars when the jump came for the tho finish This was a fig t bot between Pye anti ami Walker the two Australians and ana Walker was the best man Wright fright and Mayer fere the tho two amateur amateurs ama ama- to make the tho final fi fight ht for the Australian pursuit Wright ht winning winnin after after af af- ter Mayer had marIe made a great reat ride cutting cutting cut cut- ting down several men Match race best two in three heats I ono mile mile Hardy Hardy Downing heat beat Norman Hopper in straight heats heals 12 12 I Mile handicap professional Walker professional Walker scratch Lawson scratch Senhouse sixty six six- ty yards Palmer forty yards Time rime 14 1 4 f 3 Unknown distance amateur lap race rae Wright McCarthy l Thomas Distance 37 2 one mile six laps Time Australian pursuit amateur amateur Wright Mayer Tripp Distance two two miles five laps yards Time 2 Three milo lap professional Valker Walker Pye e Hopper Downing Time 25 2 |