Show LOCAL INTEREST IN BIKE GAME CAME COULD BE Veteran Rider Says Some W Capital and Good Riders Riders' 4 Would Do It Dy Ely HARDY K DOWNING Veteran Bicycle Rider and Promoter from The lovers approach of the of bicycle the spring racing game gam SST season as al has to S whether brought ff out hundreds s Of eq I would be revived at the famous old saucer Sack this 1 P po popular pUlar ular port asked to give track this this' season and I my views view on the tho probability of t hay v back Into favor ringing bringing n this once P POPUlar m. m BM I am confident that confident that the thousands of fans who oW ute use to u a week In past put years would only be too glad of the attend the tho raes t another seasons season's opportunity u of 0 racing providing a sufficient bo be I Induced number of to come here for lor the season leason of course COurle r This will of or course necessitate te the several thousand nd dollars to In In- sure Hurn the tho that they will have racIng rac- rac rae rac- Ing tho the entire season as all they could hardly bo be expected expect d to come here unless thy could bo be shown that the local l were Into the tho thin thing In Ina a businesslike business business- like manner manner and nd were going to give Ive the go game mo a fair trial Running Expenses The running expenses expense to toIe I e the fans tans as KOO Rood good i I a n. seasons season's racing as aa has ever been seen at th the local saucer saucer track yo would W cost coat In the neighborhood of and b by having bavins this amount of capital to work on a n. program of or racing could be mapped out th that t would appeal to a great croat ent many of the best beet riders rider now making their headquarters he at Newark N N. 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J and at nt least twenty of them could no doubt bo be Induced to come hero This would give the fans the assurance assurance assur assur- ance that they were to see plenty of real competition and by Importing a astar astar astar star or two to from the East from time to time during the season these Is no question ques U tion In my mind mimi but that the name game would soon become becom as popular here as It ever cr was wall There arc are several good riders hero here In Inthe inthe the tho city who wo ld welcome the chance hance to a again aln race rac here and would add local Interest In talking the matter over with Ith l Ie I Ian Langford Sr an and Jr who have ha tho the lease on th the Majestic park I outlined my R in about th the same manner an and 1 they are In favor of or Riving givIng the game a n. thorough h trl trial il this Ihle summer and are willing to take a chance on the amount of money necessary to carr carry It through h th the season reason providing of or cour course e they the can be that they can get geta a field of riders that will give ve the fans tans the tho class of or racing that has been seen sect here In the past During tho the recent visit of Flo Floyd Flod d A A. McFarland who practically Cycle oon racing game In the has hall all or of the tho East and to ny and A number rIders of ot of tat a contract he lorel t assured me meth that he be do everything he could to local game ame back Its help Ut on teat teet Andl furnish what riders entire nUre season and he III all could 1 f r dunne stars season ho he Would send end out one on or to compete at the local tra a month or so In this thin oJ have the manner the l local cal tans fans ot of seeing a Dt every rider of note tn in the M try at c some time With during durin th 8 U the new baseball b a t 11 plant ant loca MajestIc t j-j j and artl the tho dollars or of I that to be Installed are it will naturally nl the tho people to the place at anc and Course help the cycle In racing wen well On the thi strength of my t Wk L Langfo I 7 have haYe matt matter r up with Un McFarland an end In III ii course of a short hort time 1 a of riders whom he can mUre season a as well III s the the stars rs that will be time sent out p to time during the the aj r 4 list Ut includes enough high to Insure the fans the kind of aport t they are to 1 am th Salt lake pub public will bf be other great racing they will patronize It In the same ner ncr that they did several yea J It Will Take Time T 1 O Of or ourse course It will telli take lake a tte tiN to convince con the fans that high cw racing Jj hi being lItt on lon and for Out m rH son 1 the e season may not moil prove Iro a am making proposition the first yek fal g It If tho the game can be revived and th Ui tbt pre meters break ov mv n on the thi firsts first's they can rest assured that It win it-win nuiT tw I p paying paving proposition for years to cc ceDi Another feature of the M 1181 that will have to be taken mrs care on pac paced 1 game iam This truth ranch e a snort has alwy proved nr tr M ul ular r h here ro when the th motors that hat WM Yet u used ed for pacing fI purposes es were ea I. I u could be depended u upon uon on to ww their turn came Of 01 late years jears s of the game me has hu been barly baly I bu j's js I there Is 18 no reason why It M. M By the outlay of a Il few tew hundred hund 4 ial s It would Jv ho possible to 10 get at ii Ie 1 lea three pacing machines that are eU H alike as aR to and nd lI speed td and by ha bit Ine ing one man man In charge of these thi insch mi ins ch ime and held responsible for tb good behavior there Is no reason reon wh wi some of ot the but best motor paced races vi seen at the tho local track could not t had In conclusion I will ay Y that tarn Iam am e tot ear that the g game ime me Is not dud bu but simply sleeping and b by prOP pro nursing can be 00 brought back bade backas as III atra n. n as ever and Salt Lake once more put c the map as one onn of the tho greatest tilt litt c cling cities In the country |