Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-07
MANY ENTRIES
IN CYCLE RACES
TWENTY START IN HOUR RUN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
Jake de Roster and Paul Derkum
Glass 10 the Professional Events.
Other Races Are Well
Filled

Entries closed Saturday midnight for
the motorcycle races to be held at
Agricultural park Wednesday after
noon. All the events are well filled
and the best motorcycle races ever
seen in the west will result from such
fields of fast machines and expert
and daring riders.
Jake De Roster, the crack Indian
rider, did not arrive in time to send
in an official blank. but he will be per-
rnitted to start In the two professional
races in which he will meet Paul Der
KUN. who will be astride one of j.
irthur Scott's speedy Thors.
At all the local motorcycle head
busy tuning up their machines and to-
day and tomorrow the racers will be
given their final tryouts.
There are fifteen races carded and
1t is difficult to pick out the features.
In the five-mile dash free for all for
single cylinder machines such fast ma
chimes as the Thor, Merkel, Indian,
Harley Davidson, RS. and Puegeot
will meet.
The one-hour race will be a great
attraction. In this there are twenty
one entries. There are four things to
try for in this race. the twenty-five
mile record, the hour record, the race
The races are arousing much interest
and a record-breaking crowd is ex-
pected.
The entries follow, the name of the
machine being mentioned the first time
the riders name appears:
Race No. 1. Five miles, fully equipped
stock machines. single cylinder, under 20 Gu.
in. PRICES $780, $40, IS in merchandise
Charles Blake (Thor), Al Ward (Thor), C..
w. Risden (Indian). Erwin Knapp (R So,
L. Janeway tTorpedol, M. ]. Graves (In-
Race No. .. Five miles, fully equipped
stock machines. double cylinder, under 40
Gu. in. Prizes s2o $40. IS In merchandise
Charles Blake. AL Ward. A. 7. Mitchell
(simplex), c. W. Risden, c. r. Hoag (In-
diam. A. ]. King undian). r. e. Watson
(Indian),- NJ. j. Graves, H. White 0ndian)
Race No. 8. Five miles CLUB challenge
cup" for single cylinders. for club members
only owning their machines fifteen days
prior TO race--C. W.. Risden. Erwin Knapp
Frank Mcbride (R. 81, Walter ziegier Un-
diam. Sheldon Schultz (Indfan), M. ].
Graves, q. w. Hoag (H. H.)
Race No. {. Five miles CLUB challenge
cup for multiple cylinders, for club mem
bers only owning their machines fifteen days
prior to race--F. M Bungay (Curtiss). c.
w. Risden, Gus Fink (Puegeot).
Race No. s. Man against motorcycle. 100
yards IS merchandising. L. Hafer (Peu-
geot), B. B. Beattie, Frank Mcbride.
Race No. 6. Five-mile, free-for-aH single
dise--G. Blaylock Charles Bake. Al Ward.
J. F. Derkum (Thor), A. T. Wilson (Mer-
kel), c. w. Risden. Erwin Knapp. Frank
Mcbride, Lee Richardson, Harley Davidson,
A. j. johnson (R 81, f. A. Fernwood (Pue-
geot). f. Loge 0ndian). M. J. Graves. E.
WI Hoag. H. Kittle.
Race No T. Five miles. free-for-al null
tiple cylinders Prices $40. $40, IS in mer-
Ward. A. T. Wilson, A. F. Mitchell, f. M.
Bungay, g. W. Risden. e. e. Erhart Gin
dian), Gus Fink, G. F. Hoag, G. f. Knoll
(Minerva), r. e. Watson Indianl. George
Currier (Thorl, M. ]. Graves. H. %. Nelson
(Minerva).
Race No. 8. Fifteen-mile limit, Austria
lian pursuit race, free-for-all, single cylinder
machines. Prizes s25. SIS. IS in merchant
]. F. Derkun, A. T. Wilson, A. f. Mitchell.
G. w. Risdens Erwin Knapp, Frank Mcbride.
Lee richardson. A. J. Johnson, F. Loge. NJ
J. Graves. e. W. Hoag. H. Kittle.
Race No. 8. Team race composed OF five
riders each, each rider carries trophy two
miles. First relay, stock machines under 20
Gu. in.i second, stock machines under ~ Gu.
in; third free-for-all singles; fourth, stock
multiple cylinders. Prize River
side challenge cup
Race No. 10. Fifteen-niie limit. Austria
lian pursuit race for multiple cylinders. un-
der is GU. in. Prizes s2B. SIS, IS in mer-
Blaylock, Charles Bake, AL
Ward, J. r. Derkufn, A. F. Mitchell, c. W.
Risden. b. ID. Erhart. Erwin Knapp. @. r.
Hoag, A. j. King, r. 70. Watson, G. p. Cur
rier, NJ. ]. Graves.
Race No. IL. Ten-mile professional open.
Prizes ss5. s15--Paul Derkum (Thor), and
Ben Bresee (Indian). g. De Roster (Indian).
Race No. 10. Ten miles. open, stripped
stock machines. single cylinder. under 20
Gu. In, for private owners not connected
with the trade. Prices $40, $40. SIS in mer-
chandise--G. Rlaylock. c. W. Risden. T. Nc
Race No. 49, Trials for worlds records
both professional and amateur-G. Blaylock,
Paul Defkum. Ben Bresee. Charles Balke. ].
b. Derkum, G. P. Currier. j. De Roster.
Race TO- IA. Five miles 'Risden chai-
lenge cup" for multiple cylinder machines
under 40 Gu. in.--G. Blayloclx, Charles Bake,
Al Ward. ]. F. Derkun, C. w. Risden, e. 70.
Erhart c. F. Hoag. q. p. Currier. M. ].
Graves.
Race NO. Is. One hour race, free-for-ali.
Prize. beautiful cup-G. Biaylock. e. l..
(Thor). Charles Bake, AL Ward,
j. F. Derlkum, B. Bepnamen (Nfinsrva), A.
T. Wilson. A. T. Mitchell, +. NJ Bungay, C.
w. Risden, o. e. Erhart Erwin Knappe,
George Emo (R. 81, Gus Fink. Lee Richard
son, b. A. Burnwood, c. f. Knoll. f. Loge,
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