The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-09-02


AUTOMOBILE-MO CYCLE RACE.
The chief interest naturally centered in
the race between the automobile run by
Maurice Schollenberger, and the motor
cycle. run by Harvey Scnollenberger, for
never before had such a contest been wit
! messed in Wichita or even in the state.
As the motorcycle is machine Of great
er speed than the automobile, the lat
| ter was given a handicap. The terms of
the race were that the motor cycle
should go around the half mile course
six times while the automobile went
around four times.
The two machines ran around the
course once before the signal was given
in order to have speed up. They finished
the preliminary trip al a lively rate Of
speed and when the signal was given ad-
ditional power was applied 10 each ma
| chine. Immediately the motorcycle shot
ahead and in So seconds had made the
first lap of lIalf a mile, or over thirty
miles an hour. Thirty-five seconds later
the automobile passed the judges stand.
1t was noticed as the machine passed
that the chauffeur had not succeeded in
lap the motorcycle made the half mile
in 80 seconds, while the automobile re-
duced its time to 1:15. The motorcycle
was now constantly gaining on the auto
mobile and just before it reached the
judges stand on the third lap it passed
the automobile, which was just finishing
the second lap. 1t had made the third
half mile in 80 seconds. The automobile
made the third half in lilo. On the fourth
lap the cycle maintained its high rate OF
speed, though it was seen that it would
not be able to make six laps while the
automobile made four. The timekeeper
lost the time of the automobile on the
fourth and fifth lap and the time of the
cycle on the fifth lap, but by that time
the cycle was losing ground. The ma
chine had been so little useo that the
belt slipped, thus causing a loss Of power.
On the sixth lap the automobile made its
greatest speed, making the half mile in
1:02. On the seventh round it lost little.
making the course in los. The cycle
was now far behind and came in on the
eighth round after the aug had finished
the seventh. The cycle made its last
round in So seconds.
The BICA Gle RACES.
The hardest contested bicycle race was
the five-mile race, in which the follow
ing entered: Bert Resing, George Swain.
Charles Barley, Arthur Sternberg and
James McGivney, and DelzelL In start
ing, three of the bicycles were too close
together and they had scarcely gone fifty
feet before there was collision and
Sternberg, Barley and Resting fell They
consequently quit the track.
Throughout the ten rounds of the race
course Mckinney held the lead. He was
followed by Delzell. most of the time at a
distance Of about a quarter of a mile
Throughout Mckinney appeared TO be
taking the race easy. Towards the be
ginning Of the race Barley rode without
holding his handle bars. but he was IN
able TO take second place in the race and
dropped out at the last half mile.
The half mile race for boys under .
years of age was won by Charles Bar
ley. The one-mile race was won by Frank
Barnes.
POLE CLIMBING CONTEST.
A novel feature of the sports was the
pole climbing contest. Two poles. each
twenty-five feet high, had been erected
about that distance apart and Hnemen
who entered the contest We're tested on
the time in which they could go up and
down both poles. The prize was won
by c. I. Johnson, who assembled and de- +
seconded the two poles in 13 seconds. He /
was the first contestant The time Of /
the other contestants was as follows:
Sam Guy, 1872 seconds; Frank Ottoburn, 4
10 seconds; D. W. Dervin. 16 seconds. /
Roy Cushman attempted TO win the prize. 1
but he did not touch the tops Of the 4
poles. which was required.
An attempt was made 10 have a pony 4
race between George Hinkley and Clar- Z
ence Laird but after the first quarter F.
of a mile had been made and the horses /
were coming in on the home stretch, the (
one ridden By Laird fell Neither animal T
nor rider was hurt.
PRIZES FOR CONTESTS.
The prizes awarded were as follows.
one mile open bicycle race-First prize.
Majestic bicycle lamp. donated by schol-
Ienberger Bros
One-half mile boys bicycle race. for
boys under 10 years Of age-Autoharp. do
mated by Thomas Shaw
Five mile open bicycle race-First prize.
one pair fine bicycle tires. by Brakeman
Bros; second prize. one pair racing ped
ais. Hess * DeLong.
Pole climbing contest-First prize, belt
and safety second prize. pair Of con
lectors
4 Labor day ball was given in Garfield
hall last nieht and was largely attended
NOT DOOMED FOR LIFE.