Show an unkind cut EDITOR inasmuch AS abe race committee received agenole roast in your ol 01 we u few bordain explanation and will thank you for the apace ve will cot touch upon the charge of our disposition to hog everything as that ia lie matter of a private nature and is bot of public we did all iu our power to start the races and run them off rapidly but the salt lake train bringing all the foreign riders and prominent oni ciale being late it was not in our power to prevent a low start we tried to be liberal notwithstanding the taci that before the gates were opened our total expenses footed up our complimentary tickets were considerably over ane total receipts were makiri 18 of we are sorry that we have bun koed the people and will do our beet to make up the deficit the last race meet given ia the fee at the gate was 50 cent and 25 cents at grand we have never heard ot a bicycle race met in ogden where the grand stand was free with almost it would be insanity to depend gate alone the primary object race meet ia to make we did not give a cheap affair everything was first dass we have beard no ticks from the public the tandem and relay ra ce alone were well worth the price iu conclusion we will aay that tha track is clear of all in we claim it ie a credit to rizden we 10 lo not know about the popularity of other sport but it is an unfair comparison when their ex pale into insignificance and ia run on the per cent 1 very truly L II 11 BEi BAFT E A SMITH committee the article of atee referred particularly to the of 25 cents for grand stand a without the people of tie fact it ie gratify ing to know te maun gera aie sorry they have bua koed the people ED |