Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16
DERkUM AFTER
JAKE De ROSTER
"DAREDEVIL" NOW HAS A NEW
RACER
SPECIALLY BUILT MACHINE is A
WONDER ON WHEELS
De Roster Says He viii Ride Fastest
Race Ever Pulled OFF Before
Any Crowd In the
World

World
Pam Derkum, the intrepid motorcy-
Gle daredevil, and incidentally the Pa
CHIC coast champion, says he's going 70
beat Jake De Roster, the world chaIH-
pion. at the Coliseum saucer track TINS
afternoon. He says that his new ma :
chine is a wonder on wheels, capaple Vi
turning the fastest mile ever spun On
the worlds fastest saucer tfachi anu
that the time is here when he Is Solils
to show the good people of Los Ange-
lee that his previous defeats have not
heen his fault but the fault of ma
chine that was never intended Tor rae
ing.
But Jake De Roster says nay 10
Derkum He has taken one look a.
that $500 purse hung up by the man
agenent for the 25-mile race To-Day
and has decided that the jingle OF uile
money would sound better in his pock-
cts than in Derkum's.
De Roster says that he will show the
spectators this afternoon the tastest
fwentv-fVe miles ever ridden on d
,,,otnrcvrle track in any country, which
means a new worlds record with
good big slice cut from the old one, Tor
The simple reason that Derkum has the
same idea in his own head
Derkun's Remarkable Mile
Derkum went out Friday afternoon
in a practice run at the Coliseum, ana
three accurate watches that were held
on him all caught him in one mile AT
as seconds fiat-a phenomenal perform
ance IN view of the fact that the best
previous performance. now Worlu
record, was that of Graves, VINO reeied
off a mile in As As, which is stu one
mile So that Derkum may he sald TO
have ridden about two seconds 10 tIle
mile under De Rosters best previous
mile If he can repeat this k1nd OF
trick very often this afternoon-ahu ne
should on his new racing machine-le
will force De Roster to either rae tils
race of his life and bowl over the 20 /
mile record with an awful crash, or
10 take his dust for more than one zap
II will be remembered that Defkum
lapped De Roster a nuT - OF times IA
the first twenty-five miles of the l9o-
mile race of four weeks ago TO tlle
great edification of the thousands OF
SPECTATORS: and the spectacle of ms
reneating this feat this afternoon VIII
doubtless have the effect of bringing
out an immense crowd to witness MS
work.
Derlum and De Roster will also meet
IN the 1O-mile open professional race LOT
acknowledgements machines, in when
thew will find themselves pitted against
Sanouelson, the only man who carries
aro,nd the distinction of having ever
lowered De Rosters colors dehmtely
on the local track. who will be mounted
nm an Indian: and also LlnSenIeider
and Mitchell Lingentelder mas cap
tured the hearts of hundreds OF motor
c1,cle devotees because of his game rld-
l. .S~I,
~ ride a our-horsepoWer machine
against machines of seven horsepower.
If will be remembered that Lingenfeld- [
er ran second to De Roster IN the now
famous 100-mile event Of a few Weeks
ago. though handicapped in the man
ner mentioned.
Linqenfelder Has New Racer
But this week the good news came to
Iingenfelder as it did to Derkum, tnal
a new seven horsepower machine has
arrived for him. 1t is a new Thor ana
Is said to possess wonderful speea'
Mitchell will at last have the n. ). VI
machine in good working order, 1t IS I
said. which means much in the l0-mle
event. as there is no one who DOUBTS
the ability of the n. S, L. to DO Won
derful things once the machlne u
nounded down to the reliability basis,
and will continue to do many miles as
limited number of laps or even miles. /
Graves the remarkable little anna !
te11r. who now holds the world 3 rec
ord for a mile even against profess !
sional riders viii again meet his Wor-
thiest foe in the shape OF Bake an
other amateur daredevil who knows
no fear and whose only fault is that he
hasn't found a mechanical way To get
the throttle open wider These two
amateurs will ride in three dlifereht
events of their class, in which larger
field has heen entered, any one OF
whom nv this time may shave gotten
the linelight bee to working In his nell
met and who may - looked to to dol
something of the startling order.
An In all, the program for the after
noon may he said to be the best yet
arranged at the Coliseum. and those
fans who have been compelled "a wait
for two weeks to see another motor
cvcIe race viii doubtless be out in force
to cheer their favorites on to VIC
tory.
The entries are as follows
Amateur 4-nne handcap-Limit p cubic
inches o. d or under Value Of prizes First
s1b. second $40 third, So one heat standing
stsrt home stretch-R Seymour, L. A. NJ G.
IN s. q lap: Charles Bake L. \. tIhorl
lap; NJ J. Graves, L. NJ INDIAN
scratch Fl, Kohl L. A. NJ. . tkohil scratch
FRANK Loge L. A, NJ. g, tThor) 4 lap; r.
Schram. lap.
Professional 10-me open race. for machines
~ 81 cubic inch p d, or less Flying start
n, home stretch one heat. Prices First. $40;
second. 500: third $40; fourth, S5-Jacob de
Poster, n Y. Qndianl Paul J, c. Derkum, l.
A n 50; A. Mitchell. New Orleans On. 5.
~. T. samuelson. Salt Lake Gndian; z
Tingenfelder Chicago CThor) laps,
Amateur 6-mile handieap-Limit IS cubic in
value OF prizes: First, SIS; second, so; third.
s5R seymour L. A. 81. G.. CR. 50 q lap;
Graves I. A. NJ c. Gndlanl scratch; p
Graves 1. A. NJ. c. Gndan1 scratch; f.
Knappe, L. A. NJ. c. Indian) Z lap; A, Ward,
L. A NJ c.. scratch.
Mile exhibition by De Roster.
Amateur Smile open, for All. p. single
cylinder machines. one heat Flying start on
home stretch value of prizes; First Sl5; sec
ond. s1O third, SIR Seymour, L. A. M c.
IN. s.; Charles Bake, L. a, (Thorl; II. Kohl,
1. A. NJ. c. (KohD; M ]. Graves. L. A. NJ. C.
N S. VI; Frank Stills, IA laps.
Professional 25-mile match race, rolling start
on home stretch. Prize, $500. winner take all
Jacob de Roster n Y Gndian); Paul j. c.
Derkum, l., A. Or. 50
Exhibition by Graves against time Amateur
record 46 As seconds.
STARTS ON RETuRN TpIp