Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-22
CYCLE RECORDS
ARE IN DANGER
MANY TIME MARKS MAY BE
LOWERED SATURDAY
BLAYLocK TO TRY TO SET NEW
NoTcHEs WITH THOR
Los Angeles Motorcycle Club Arranges
Meet for Popaun Machines Next
Saturday at Agricultural
Park

The speed ordinance win not apply
to the races that are scheduled for the
meet of the Los Angeles Motorcycle
club at Agricultural park next Satur-
day and it is well that it should not,
as miles in q minute will be the low
mark at which the cyclists will shot
their machines around the course that
day. This meet Is expected to be the
| biggest affair! ever pulled on by the
| club, and sixteen events have been
scheduled for the entertainment OF the
| spectators and to test the speed abili-
| ties of the machines.
The track at the park always has
been considered one OF the fastest IN
| the west when properly attended to-
| and 1t will receive the best OF attention
| in it's preparation for the meet. as
| world records will be gone after by the
daring riders, and every condition that
can be brought about to aid In bring
| ing the new records to Los AngeNs
will be sought. Following Is the Of
fetal program OF events. for which en-
| tries will close tomorrow night at the
| club house, TOT East Thirty-first street:
| /; First race. five miles-Fully equipped stock
| machines. single cylinder
Second race, five miles-Fully equipped stock
machines. multiple cylinder.
Third race three-mie pie race-Ride one
| mile, stop within twenty-five feet, eat half q
pie. start within twenty-five feet. ride another
| start again and finish last mile.
Fourth race, five miles. Club Challenge
| cup''-Single cylinder; for club members only
owning their own machines fifteen days pre-
! vious 10 races.
Fifth race. nve miles. Club Challenge cup
| multiple cylinder: for club members only
| owning their own machines fifteen days previ-
| GUS to races.
Sixth race. five miies-Free-for-a single
| cylinder.
Seventh race. fve miles-Free-fo rail, multi
pie cylinder.
Eighth race. Australian pursuit race-sin-
gle cylinder; for private owners not connected
with the trade; ten-mile limit
Ninth race. Australian pursuit race-Multi-
pie cylinder; for private owners not connected
With the trade; ten-mile limit
Tenth race-Open stripped stock machines.
single cylinder. piston displacement limit II. 30
| cubic inches; for private owners not connected
with the trade; ten miles.
Eleventh race, five miles, "Risden Challenge
clup'-Free- for-ali multiple cylinder machines.
fve-horse power and under.
Twelfth race, one to ten miles-Trials for
| worlds records by G. Blaylock.
Thirteenth race, five piles-Boys' race. sin
gle cylinder stock machines not to exceed 1890
cubic inches; for private owners not con-
| nected with the trade
Fourteenth race. twenty-five miles-Free-for-
| all.
Fifteenth race fifteen miles-Single cylinder
stock machines limited to 1880 cubic inches;
OWueIS nOL CONNECTED WIN tho
trade.
Sixteenth race-Exhibition; Guss Fink
The meet will be an afternoon affair
and the program Is sufficiently ex-
tended to fill in the hours between /
o'clock and sunset. There will be no
| delays between races and the same
| committee that has conducted the club
meets SO successfully in the past will
be in charge.
! One of the features of the program
will be the pie-eating race. in which
all contestants are expected to stop
their machines within twenty-five feet,
| while going at full speed. dismount and
eat half pie on the first lap and re-
peat the performance, minus the pie,
on the second lap. full tumbler of
water being the substitute for pie this
round.
The racing feature, IL one can be se-
lected from so many RICH class events,
| will be the attempt of G. Blaylock to
lower the world records from one to
ten miles, held by Paul Derkum. Blay-
lock has ordered a Thor double racer.
which has been built especially for
him and which will arrive tomorrow
from the factory.