Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28

lead at first " 'e Indian, but Bake
with will, !, a Thor pa him on the back
Hoag on hig A. & H. worked his
way up to Sc Jnd place and finally
took the lead at the beginning of the
| fourth mile.
Ono Hand on Bars
Bake slowed down and 1t was seen
| that he was holding the gasoline pipe
againsv the carburetter, where 1t had
become disconnected. He rode the last
| mile with only one hand on the handle
bars, but got second place and was
ne crossed the tape. The Merhei re-
tanned third place till the finish.
Time $40.
In the seventh race for five miles
with multiple cylinders Earhart won
easily. He was pressed hard by Bake
at the start, but finally pulled away
to g safe distance. The race was be-
tween Bake and Blaylock with a
stock Thor and a racing Thor for Sec
ond place. On the last turn Blaylock
rode wide and gained enough to pass
Bake on the stretch, winning secopd
by wheel length; 5:13 was the time
made for the five miles.
The ten-mile Australian pursuit race
for singles was lacking in interest on
account of the scarcity of contestants.
A. E. Ward on a Torpedo passed Nc
Bride and Rebout, putting them out of
the race. Shafer, who started third
with handicap of ten seconds behind
Ward, finished first In time but three
seconds after Ward, being unable to
catch him before the finish; 1924 was
the time for the ten miles.
The pursuit race for multiple cylin-
ders was more interesting, but some
confusion resulted from the fact that
the first one away had nearly finished
the first Jap before the last man WIS
sent away. ~.
C. Bake won first place in 1:56, fol-
lowed by r. Seymore.
Earhart passed Blaylock In front of
the grand stand in a fine squirt of speed,
but at the three-quarters was out of
the race from some sort of trouble. If
all of the rumors had been correct, the
engine in the motorcycle would have
been total wreck. AS usual with the
Indian. 1t was impossible to get any
authentic information as to the actual
cause of the stoppage.
Only four lined up in the tenth event.
and two of them dropped out very soon
on account of trouble. Shafer and
Ward were left, and after Shafer had
played tag with Ward for several laps
he won first In 1925.
A squabble resulted in the calling off
of the race for the Risden challenge
cup DIS Tie eHlTy VI dui OCthuIli tiau
not been accepted, and he demanded
that he be allowed to ride. as he is the
present holder of the cup. Derkum.
having Joined the professionals. was
considered ineligible to compete, as any
amateur who races against him is
classified then as a professional.
Race Declared OF
A number of the club members
thought that Derkum could have shown
more sportsmanship by relinquishing
the cup for the amateurs to compete
for, but he felt agrieved at the refusal
of his entry and refused to- give up the
cup unless 1t was won from him in |
competition.
AS a consequence the race was de-
clared off, and special race with the |
same entrants was run to fill the place |
on the program. Seymore finished first, |
Blaylock second and Bake third. The |
time for the five miles was $3.50.
In the boys race for single stock |
machines the Torpedo, ridden by Ward,
led for the most of the time until 1t
was passed on the last stretch by Loge |
on an Indian. Graves on an Indian
took third; I'll 3-5 was. the best the
boys could do.
In the fifteen-mile race for single for |
private owners not connected with the
trade, Shafer came in first on his RS.
in 19:03 followed by Ward on Torpedo
and Carl johnson on an Indian.
An extra race was put on at the re-
quest of the crowd between Motorcycle
Officers Humphrey and Coe.
According to the megaphonist, they
made the five miles in 5:11H, though
press representatives stopped watch
never got them faster than 1870 on any
of the miles, The cops say that ac-
cording to their speedometers they were
going sixty-five miles an hour. No
wonder SO many get pinched. If,
motorclcye cop can only go forty-fve
miles an hour on a track, how fast
must a motorist travel on a rough road
to escape arrest?