Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-10
MANY WORLDS MOTORCYCLE
RECORDS ARE BADLY SMASHED
Howard Shaer Thor Thrty.fou New Marks at
Agricultural Park Track in Series of Thrilling
Witnessed on Pacific Coast
BY FREDERIC PABST

Around and around they raced within
a few feet of one another. At times
the two rode as one so close were the
wheels together. They rounded the
final turn as a team and it was either
race as they swept down the stretch.
Within fifty yards of the wire the
Thor's front wheel forged in front and
that margin won.
Blaylock on a multiple cylinder Thor
was an easy winner in the fourth,
five miles, for club members. Bun
gays Curtiss developed a miss. Gus
Fink took second on a Peugeat.
Five went away in the Australian
pursuit race, the men being started
ten. seconds apart. Parmalee on a
Thor was first to get the gun, Ward
on another Thor following. The Mer-
kel, Wilson up, was third, with Graves
ON an Indian and Seymour on an H.
and H. following. The Merkel was
first to score, putting out Wards Thor
on the second mile. -Four miles later
| he eliminated the other Thor. The
farther he went the better Wilson'S
cycle ran, but 1t was a hard chase.
Graves had a big start, and while the
Merkel gained many seconds, he did
not clean up the track until the thir-
teenth mile. 1t was necessary to make
up three-quarterS of mile on Graves
and Seymour. The Merkers time was
1851 3-5.
Five went for the Australian pur-
suit race for multiple cylinder ma
chimes. Knappe on an RS. passed
Bungay on the first mile. Ward put
Watson out of it on the sixth mile
and Mitchell stopped on the seventh.
Ward and his Thor won, passed
Knappe's RS.
AS soon as his Indian got under way
led cIOt fO
never headed winning handily from
Frank Mcbride and H. Shafer.
E. E. Earhart and his Indian scored
his second win in the five-mile race
for the "Risden Challenge Cup" He
was always in front.
Summary;
First race, miles, fully equipped stock
machines, singl cylinder, under 20 Gu in.-Al
Ward (ThoO first; c. w. Risden Gndian)
second; E. Parmalee CThor) third; time 6:17
Second race. 5 miles, equipped stock ma
chimes, double cylinders, under 40 Gu. ina. F.
Mitchell (Simplex) first; Al Ward (Thor) sec
ond; c. F. Hoag Qndian) third; time 5:s7.
Third race, miles, Club challenge cup, for
single cylinders-G. Blaylock CThor) first; M.
S Graves Qndian) second; E. w. Hoag third;
time 5:25.
Fourth race, miles, Club cup, cylinders
G. Blaylock (ThoD first; Gus Fink (Peugeot)
second; F. NJ. Bungay (Curtiss) third time
:3412.
Fifth race, man against motorcycle, 100 yards
H. Lightcap on motorcycle beat Frank Nc
Bride.
Sixth race, miles, free for all, single cy-
hnders-Dead heat: NJ ]. Graves Qndian) and
G. Blaylock CThor); E. W. Hoag, third; time
5:3t 10.
Seventh race. miles. free for ALL multiple
cylinders-E E. Earhart Qndian) first; Sey-
mour Oh. h second; A. f. Mitchell (Simplex)
third; time sos 4-5.
Eighth race. Is miles, Australian pursuit,
single cylinder machines-A L. Wilson Cder-
keD, first; NJ. s. Graves Qndian) second; r.
seymour Oh. h third; time 1851 3-5.
Ninth race-15 miles, Australian pursuit, free
for all. multiple cylnders-A Ward (Thor)
first; f. Knappe Or. 81 second; A. F. Nit
ohell (Simplex) third; time 1909 1-5.
Trials against time-Paul Derl1um (Thor)
quarter in 13 fiat Ben Breese Qndian) 57 4-5,
! SO. 2:54 3-5, 1854 3-5, 4;54 3-5
Ninth race, team race men, 10 miles
Shafer, Hoag, Graves Seymour and Erhard
beat Knowles. Blaylock Wilson. King and
Currier.
Twelfth race. open, stripped machines, single
cvlinders-C. w. Risden Gndan) first; Frank
Mcbride (R. So second; H. Shafer (Torpedo)
third time 6:14.
Thirteenth race, declared off
Fourteenth race, 8 miles, Risden challenge
cup, multiple cylinder machines-E E. Ear
hart 0ndian) first; H. Shafer CThor) second:
A. J. King Qndian) third; time 5:13.
Fifteenth race. free for ALL hour-H.
Shafer CThor first; F. Seymour III. H.) sec
ond; B. Bueneman (Minerva) third; time 569s
miles Graves protested second place.