Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-05

Those who know Samuelson best, now
ever, including Derkum himself, know
that this was not the fact, as Samuel-
son is an unusually conscientious rloer,
in whom the entire racing fraternity
has the utmost confidence and esteem
SamueIson Was Warned
Samuelson was warned, however, at
the close of the ten-mile race ana ne
felt that this difficulty in taking the
turns would not be so marked In the
longer race later in the day. This nope
proved to be in error and again Der
KUN found it difficult to get by sam
uelson. The racers had gone but SIX
miles when Derkum endeavored to pass
Samuelson as they sped past the finish
tape, in front of the straightaway
grandstand, and were moving into the
turn. Samuelson again left the foul
line and rode high and Derkum'S ma
chine for a moment locked with that
of Samuelson. 1t was only due to the
wonderful nerve and steady hands OF
both drivers that the two men and
machines were not piled into a heart
breaking spill which would undoubted-
ly have resulted in the serious, If not
fatal, injury of both Derkum and~Sam-
uelson. AS it was, Samuelson'S ma
chine was seen to wobble badly, and
for moment it looked as If he must
fall in spite of himself. He immedi-
ately turned off his throttle, however,
and dropped gradually to the more
level portion of the saucer without los
ing control of his machine, and finally
stopped inside of the lap, although he
would have been tagged by the referee
had he not voluntarily come to a stop.
His front wheel was badly twisted and
the front forks slightly so, and 1t Is a
marvel that he was able to keep his
machine up to its work while in this
condition until he had it under control
and stopped.
Officials Shouldn't Wait
The officials should take warning
from this lack of experience on the
part of any driver, however conscien-
tious he may be, in future races, and
not wait for serious, if not fatal. ac-
cidents to occur, before calling drivers
from the track. There is a foul line
outside of which no rider in front has
any right to ride, except when passing
some one ahead. When done occa-
sionally, there may be some excuse to
overlook it, but, when repeatedly done.
the risk becomes so aggravated that it
is unjust to spectators to permit 1t to
continue and the referee should not
hesitate to flag a rider on any lap, if,
n so doing, he is keeping the sport in
hand and not making 1t unpopular by
permitting unreasonable endangering
of human life.
Huyck's Defeat a Sensation
One of the sensations of the day was
the three-time defeat of Freddie
Huyck by amateur competitors, once
by Knappe, once by Graves and once
by Bake, in each of which respective
races Huyck made noble battle every
inch of the way, running second in
each case. These events included both
single and two cylinder machines.
Knappe defeated him in the first race,
in an exciting finish, by about three
lengths, then Bake in gruelling
race, defeated him by fifty feet on a
single cylinder Thor, and Graves, on
a double cylinder N. S. u. defeated
him in the third-a match race be-
tween the two-leading him by $50
feet at the tape.
N. S. U. Machine Better
The N. S. U. machines showed to
much better advantage, as Graves
work against Huyck showed. Mitchell
had difficulty with his two-cylinder ma
chine, the throttle working badly, but
showed some splendid bursts of speed,
in which he once or twice wore down
De Rosters lead. only to lose it. He
was compelled to leave the twenty
mile race because of a broken belt,
which in turn broke the timer squarely
in two.
Hoffman Back in the Game
doc" Hoffman was greeted with
much heartiness upon his return to the
bicycle game after a long absence, but
his one day of training was insufficient
to allow him to contend seriously
against Samuelson and Duer, behind
their motorcycle pacemakers. He looks
in splendid form and should round to
rapidly, with good training. Duer put
up a plucky race, but Samuelson, with
his brother as pace, was easily the class
of the bicycle event.
Russell Schoene, a 6-year-old child,
established a worlds record for that
age by negotiating a mile in 5:39 1-5, on
a cute little bicycle, made in miniature
to fit him.
George Kreamer was at the track on
clutches and was as cheerful as If he
had never had a narrow escape from
death.
1t was thought that De Rosters front
Wheel was badly loosened in the twenty
mile race, many thinking that he
would have to leave the track because
of serious wobbling, noticeable to
everyone. The fact was that De
Rosters goggles became covered with
dust, binding him and compelling him
to throw them off. The terrific speed
rapidly blinded his unprotected eyes
and one eye was badly bloodshot and
running with water, nearly closed, at
the conclusion of the race. He showed
remarkable gamenesS in continuing UNI
der such ticklsh conditions.
Summary of Results
First race, amateur Smile open, single
cylinders-Earhart Indana) won; Huyck On
diam second; Graves IN. S. U.) third; time
3:41.
Second race, amateur, smile invitation, sin
gle cylinders-Balke (Thor) won; Huyck On
diam second; Graves IN. S. ID third; time
4:49 $5.
Third race. amateur, 5mile. match race,
single cyllnders-Graves IN. s. u won; Huyck
Qndian) second; time 4:12 10.
Fourth race, smile bicycle, motor paced, pro-
fessionals-First heat-Duer paced by Mitchell,
won; Samuelson, paced by Samuelson. second;
DOC" Hoffman, paced by Derkum, third; time
7:40. Second heat-Samuelson won, Duer Sec
ond, Hoffman third: time 6:33 As. Final e
miles)-Samuelson won, Duer second; time 2:57.
Fifth FACE, professional 10-mile invitation,
two cylinders-De Roster Qndian) won; Der
KUN tReading Standard) second; Samueson
Qndian) third; Mitchell IN. S. ID fourth;
time 1874 As.
Sixth race professional 20-mile match race.
two cylinders-De Roster Qndian) won; Der
KUN (Reading Standard) second; Lingenfelder
(Thor) third; time 1901 20.
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