Show PROVO MAN DOES TWO MILES in 15 1 5 riders at glenwood strike until man ager heagren personally pledges the prize money prom fridays standard in spite of the fact that in the two mill lap handicap professional the worlds record of was broken and the fast time of 15 1 5 made and that by a scratch man the small crowd who attended the races at the saucer track could not be aroused to the slightest degree of enthusiasm even the racers displayed but little interest and appeared listless while the delays between events were tiresome delay became so tedious just before the first heat of the half mile open professional that the newspaper men made an investigation and discovered that the riders were on a strike they refusing to ride until the prize money was put up As the amount of money necessary was not on the grounds manager billy binford tried to use his powers of persuasion to induce the riders to go on his logic seemed to have no influence on the riders and it was not until harry heagren manager of the races in the riders have the greatest gave his word that they would get their money that the men to ride it developed that the reason for the riders striking was that a rumor ans current to the effect that races last were to be tho last there were but four events the final quarter mile dash amateur was won by west with mccormack McCorm lck second redman third and hume fourth tims 30 25 2 5 final half mile open professional hopper first dowling second bowler third and W E samuelson fourth asme 1004 5 three mile open lap amateur carter first wilcox second mccornack McCon nack third hume fourth time P two mile lap handicap professional W E samuelson first hollister second hopper third achorn fouch time 16 1 6 this time awas 46 4 6 second lower than the worlds record |