| Show PRIDE OF PROVO DEFEATS DEFEAT LAWSON Overtook Swede in Australian Pursuit Race in Three Miles CHALLENGE Announced Before Hn Unco itaco That lIe He Hide Hille Winner of If lC ent nt for fur WO on omm Side Siele Even stan standing room room was aj nL a n premium In both the grand stand and amid arena at the Salt alt Palace saucer track last night the lar largest st crowd of or the season being In imi at at- An And man many came caine to witness s the thc Australian AlI pursuit race between Iver and W. W E. E Samuelson which v was as the feature of the evenings evening's v card curd Samuel on made his appearance and had ridden round the time saucer several times before beCore Lawson made mad his appear appear- anc ance Meanwhile the crowd ot held Its and awaited the coming of oC the tIme Swede und applause gl greeted his appear appear- ance Just before LeCore the two contestants started from Crom opposite sides of oC the track In III what was wa to be an unlimited race that thatIs Is Is limited only to 10 the endurance of the themen men an announcement was made which although gratifying s to an extent dampened thump damp ened the ardor of the tIme crowd Challenge c. c Tt Ti announcement was that McFarland would challenge the winner of oC the race to a match race for 00 on the time side Then the pistol report was heard and tho 1111 Swede and the Pride e of or Provo Pro started on the race which whelm resulted in a il victory victor for or the Provo Pi-ovo lad he overtaking Lawson In n three miles and three arid and a half laps rIme Time 11 2 J 1 urn rom the time start Samuelson steadily lly gained upon Lawson and although at times Imes the Swede seemed to be gaining s ost lost ground round Samuelson kept hard at the time pursuit end his competitor as is the tIme Judges were passed on the three and a half lap over and above the three M H 5 nn was waR cheered and Jon romis vouchsafed that ho lie would do the to McFarland nl Results lk of ot Other Othel E The Time half ralle han handicap for professionals was rims won by Wilcox Palmer being second chorn Achorn third Downing fourth anti and Agraz Time 51 54 2 son Lawson and Mc Mc- Farland who were scheduled to 10 ride In he lie first and second heats beats respectively as cratch men did lid not enter the race The Time mile half-mile handicap for Cor amateurs WIls ns won by J Mayer being ond M-ond Mayrhofer third Giles fourth and King Cing fifth Time 56 f Jack Jock Hume was wasi wasL a i L scratch man III In time the second heat he-at but hut ailed Called to quail qualify In hi the lie quarter three mile open race for Cor proCessionals Fogler was first McFarland Lawson third Hopper HorPer fourth C and B hv deett fifth lIeth Time 13 Jack Hume nume won iron Iho tho one-mile one open race or amateurs handily West est being eln n a close clos tI a third Giles Cues fourth and layer laEr fifth Time IrI |
