Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-02-02
TO VIE WITH
AUTO CLIMBS.
MoToRcYcLIsTs' RACE MEET
PROGRAM READY
TWO BIG EVENTS PLANNED FOR
FEBRUARY %
Interest Divided Between Altadena
Mountain Contest and Gasoline
Bicycle Competition at
Agricultural Park

Washingtons birthday February %,
the interest of the motorists will be
divided between the Altadena hill
climb and the motorcycle races at Ag-
ricultural park.
The Los Angels Motorcycle club has
arranged an excellent program with
plenty of variety, and of such length
that the interest of the spectators will
be held and satisfied. There is every
probability that the motorcycle races
will draw the larger crowd.
The initial attempt of the club with
n race meet was made last Admission
day and included number of events
not excelled at any place. Some
records were broken.
This year the club will profit by the
experience of the last meet, and the
records made at that time may emu
late or even be lowered
Collins, Derkum, Risden and Blay-
lock will all ride again and this quartet
would insure good card if there were
no other entries.
The rivalry between Collins and Der
KUN may result in some Of the fastest
time ever known on the Agricultural
park track, and though both boys ride
the same make Of wheel this year,
each one is after the best time.
Blaylock will try to uphold the good
reputation of the Reading STANDARD
with which he set a worlds record last
year, making a mile in 1908 As on a
single cylinder machine of ga horse
power.
This is conceded to be the best time
to the credit of the single cylinder and
in this race the ading-Standard
teat a higher power racing machine
If another make.
Collins will try to lower the track
record of five miles that he holds at
present, and Derkum will go after the
ten-mile record.
Collins mile a minute fiat will
probably be trimmed a few seconds.
and if the two speedy riders that hold
the best records now get much warmer
they may let the speedy machines out
another link on the turns and show
some class such as never before has
been exhibited here.
Program for the Meet
The program will be as follows:
1-Three miles, for boys on fully
equipped stock machines of one cylin-
der.
2-Three miles, open stripped stock
machines of one cylinder.
3-F'ive miles, open stock machines,
fully equipped single cylinder, not to
exceed two and three-fourths horse
power.
only; multiple cylinders.
5-Five miles; club cup for members
only; single cylinder.
1.-TWO miles; obstacle race for single
cylinder. On this race the tires must
be debated and pumped up on the
track with hand pump.)
7-Australian pursuit race for null
tiple cylinder stock machines. Oimit
ten miles.)
S-Australian pursuit race for single
cylinders three horsepower or under.
Qimit ten miles.)
&C. w. Risden's cup race for null
tiple cylinders five horsepower or un-
der; free for all.
1O-Five miles. free for all, single cyl
inder.
11-Four miles cupid race, single CYL
inder stock machines.
12-Exhibition mile by w. G. Collins.
13-EXhibition ten miles for worlds
record by Paul Derkum.
14-One mile free for all bicycle race
for messenger boys. (No entrance fee
to be charged in last event, and boys
must wear uniformly
The entrance fee in all but the last
event will be so cents for each race
entered-all money to be refunded to
club members entrants who contest.
The admission price has been set at
twenty-five cents, but at that price
the club has strong hopes of being able
to raise enough to start the new club
house that the club is planning.