Show fANS SEE GOOD CARD AT SAUCER WhittIer Whittler Fails to BreaK Record but Rambles Some Notwithstanding Five thousand or more appreciative o ciati biko bike fans witnessed another splendid card of races at tho the Salt Palace sau- sau sauer saucer er last night The Tho program contained a mixture and n a little of everything and was WitS therefore interesting from beginning beginning begin begin- ning fling to end There were no records s broken and the amateurs went through ono entire raco men without furnishing a spill but all told the tho program pleased n all I. I Eddie Whittier failed to rido ride a mile un under er ono one minute but ho bo cut so 80 close to tho the mark in his second attempt that if the officials ba had made a mistake and announced the time timo at somewhere near nar t tifty e seconds the fans would not noth h have ve doubted the time for a a. minute because WhittIer Whittler was indeed burning I up tho the track In his first attempt ho lie negotiated tho the mile milo in 1 02 2 25 a mark wh which ch a few fow years ago l lO O would have bave been deemed impossible In his second trial tria WhittIer came within one fifth of ofa a i second of tho the minute mark WhittIer Whittier Whit Whit- tIer is not satisfied with his time however however how how- ever and will again ajain t try for the tho better than a minute mark at a futuro future meet Ono of the features of tho evenings evening's card carrl was a keenly contested match raco race between Gordon Walker and Walter Do Mara The two demonstrated in in the very vcr first heat hat that thc they are arc about as ns even evenly matched as any two riders at atthe atthe atthe the saucer De Do Mara Mama won the first with withOf on Of only I a ft narrow margin margin Walker won on the second b by a hairs hair's breadth while Do Mara took the tho third after a hard ride rido De Dc Mara iara ara went to the front in in each heat beat and in two of them managed managed man manS i aged to stave stavo off the tho little Australian to the finish In the tho second heat only was Walker able to overhaul De Dc Mara Mam One Ono of the prettiest events of the evening was the two mile handicap I professional The Tho scratch men Clarke and L Lawson were pulled into tho the bunch only by some somo of the prettiest puling pulling pull puli ins ng ing ever seen on tho the local saucer and it it took all aU the kick that could be supplied supplied sup sup- supplied plied by such men mon as Downing Pye and McFarland to put them into the run run- nin fling ning Downing P Pyo and McFarland took Lawson and C Clarke arke into tho the field as if their lives depended upon tho the out out- come Clarke from a fine position won the tho bo race raco bands hands down but Lawson came cameto cameto cameto to grief when crowded him From Clarkes Clarke's wheel and sleigh rode into second Lawson finished third thir with i h fighting him for tho the po Iver Ivor Lawson on won the half mile milo open only after fighting off McFarland for almost the tho entire last lap Hard Downin Downing did the pulling for McFarland McFarland land nd and brou brought bt him into a good tion Clarke failed in his attempt to lower Lawsons Lawson's quarter milo mile record of 23 3 5 4 although he be came within one- one fifth of a second of the mark The combine com corn bine was a again ain tho the lar large e noise mon I among the tho ho amateurs amateurs' and won both of the simon simon pure puro events in Gaston Alfonso style One of the notable features of at the meet was the riding of Downing Downin who although ho be failed to land within the money showed several flashes dashes of his hishme old ld tune cunning and form Hardy has been acen under tho the weather thus far tar this season but is improving with each succeeding suc sue meet The summary mile Half open professional professional Law Law Law- son Bon McFarland Hopper Carslake Time 55 5 3 seconds One mile handicap amateur amateur bacher scratch Brodbeck scratch McCormick 65 McNiel Best time 1 00 15 1 One mile motor trial trial trial-F. F. F E. E WhittIer Whittler Best time 1 15 Quarter mile re record ord trial trial Clark Clark 24 seconds Two mile open Ian lap amateur amateur Brod Brod- Brod b seek beck ck McNeil B Time 3 35 Two mile handicap professional professional- Clark scratch Carslake Law- Law scratch Senhouse Senho 90 Time 3 18 1 15 5 |