Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-26
MOTORCYCLISTS
OPEN 1910 WITH
SOME: BIG RACES.
MAIN EVENT TO BE 100-MILE
FREE FOR ALL
GREATEST RIDERS OF WORLD TO
BE or TRACK
Llngenfe eIder's Friends Predict His
Carrying Away Prize, but De
Roster Must Be Reck-
oned With

The motorcycle racing season Cor
1910 will open at the Coliseum track,
SiXtythird and Main streets, next
Sunday, January 2. at 2:30 p. m, and
promises to be a record breaker both
in the matter of attendance, enteries
and records made by all of the riders.
The big event will be the 1OO-mile
free-for-all professional race, with
such riders as De Roster, the worlds
champion; Arthur Mitchell. OF New
ark, n. j.; Llngenfelder, of Al
hambra, and Samuelson and Whittier,
of Salt Lake City, and perhaps Derkum,
il he RECEIVERS from his last Sunday s
accident. With these entries and the
feeling OF each rider to carry off the
honors of this meeting the public are
insured one of the most exciting motor
cycle contests held on the Pacific
coast.
Last years race was run In 9S min
utes and 80 seconds, but much better
time should be made this year on ac-
count of the fact that all the riders arc
equipped with faster and more power
full machines. De Roster announces
that the winner OF the race Will have
to do better than 80 minutes to beat
him.
The racing board of the f. A. NJ.
have changed the rules In professional
racing during the past year, so that a
professional may change machines as
often as he chooses, where in the past
they were compelled to use only one
machine. With this change, in case
of accident n rider may Immediately
dismount and take new machine,
which viii not only save the riders
chance but make a more exciting con-
test to both the riders and the public.
Samuelson of Salt Lake City de-
u s.ss8
OF the match race at the opening race
of the Coliseum this year. The public
will also remember the wonderful rid
ing he made in the 100-mile race. after
breaking q chain and puncturing a tire,
finishing a close third by record break
ing riding on the closing laps of the
race.
Eddie Lingenfelder's admirers are
looking forward to his carrying away
the first place in the race. With the
showing he made last year on four
horse power machine against De Roster
on a ssven-horse power machine-less
than a mile behind, and the fact that
he now has three powerful n. S. u.
machineo, places him In an enviabe
position to win the contest
Arthur Mitchell OF Newark Is a new
rider in this part OF the country.
However, he has made a splendid
showing in the races he has entered
this season and is looked upon as
dangerous entry.
whittier, the Salt Lake City wonder,
comes here for the first season, backed
with the worlds record for an eight
lap track. Further, he has won nearly
ali the open professional races since
he has been on the coast, and his
friends look for him to give De Roster
his first defeat.
The other events OF the day are three
in number: First, the private owner or
amateur race; second, the trade rider
or semi-professional race. which is Tor
single cylinder machines. The en-
tries are Graves, Baulke. Kittle and
I.oge; the third race will be another
trade rider race open to double cylin-
der machines. This will be flve-mile
race. Graves won the flye-mile cham
pionship at Ascot Park last Sunday
on dirt track, and many riders claim
he cannot make as good showing on
a board track, so the Coliseum race
will meet this condition. With this
change Baulke and Loge both are con-
fldent of crossing the tape first.
The Coliseum track has been thor
oughlv cleaned and the lye which
caused the slipping at the last meet
ing has been entirely removed and the
track put in first-class condition.