Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-02-23
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L &C al Motor
Cyclists Are
Fearless

These uttle motorcycles certainly
go some and their riders show re-
markable nerve" Such was the re.
mark of a well-known and popular
sea captain out at Kapiolani Park.
And very true is the remark. Nerve!
We should think SO. Why, yester-
day afternoon when HerricE and Ber-
ger were racing In the 1o-mile match,
Berger's tire fattened out. Quit?
Not on your life! He had some four
miles more to go, and right ahead he
went. Herrick had had trouble with
his tires also, and pulled on the track
to repair.
Berger, whilst Herrick was fixing
up his machine, had got about two
laps in the lead. Everyone thought
the race as good as over. when sud-
denly Berger's tire was noticed to be
Debated. The Reading Standard rid
er, however, went ahead on the rim
OF his wheel.
At every turn It looked as II he
must fall-the tire was Hopping all
over the wheel. Then another In
terest was added TO the race. for
Herrick again appeared on the track.
having replaced his tube with a new
enc.
The excitement was intense; could
Berger manage to crawl crippled as
he was over the winning line before
the flying Herrick could catch him?
And flying. Herrick sure was. He
cut out lap after lap in l minute Is
seconds, and as the track is one mile
around this Is going some, consider
Ing that the corners are not banked
like they are on the mainland How
ever. Berger had too much OF lead
for the Indian rider to make up. and
the cripple" got home first.
As an exhibition OF nerve the pres
ent writer has never seen better. II
some great prize had been at stake
no more pluck could have been shown
that that exhibited yesterday by Ber-
ger. o.,
| After the race, the usual dispute
arose that always crops UP when
properly appointed officials are not
In evidence. Some spectators claimed
that the ten miles had not been COW
cred and that the distance run was
only nine miles.
Then arguments as to the condl-
lions Of the race-whether IL was a
fair deal to make a match for one
cylinder machines and then ring
In" two. Al one time It looked as IL
an old-time scrap with bare 'uns was
on tap, but gradually the storm died
out.
| Herrick next made an attempt to
establish a ten-mile record for the
course. He went once around the
track so as to get flying start. and
Il real good one he got. too. The
first lap was reeled OF In l minute
IA seconds. which is very fast for the
track. The Ave miles were left be-
hind In 6 minutes 10 seconds. seven
miles In minutes 81 seconds, eight
miles in 10 minutes seconds. nine
miles In IL minutes "a seconds. and
the full ten miles In the wonderful
flor such n track time of IL min
utes and four seconds G2:4O.
This Herrick does not seem to
know what fear is. and simply let's
the machine out for all II is worth.
lie would do well In any country
amongst the best OF motorcyclists.
The pace these machines get up Is
wonderful considering their size.
Why, Barney Oldheld in a 60-horse-
power automobile. on a straightaway
track, cut out the ten miles in 9 min
utes IL seconds. Now these motor
cycles in Honolulu are only some g.
horsepower and the track they race
on is about like Mud Lane (HawaiD
as compared to the best street In
New York. ..t
Anyone wishing to see an exhibit
ton of pluck and skin could do
worse than run out to Kapiolani
Park some AFTERNOON and watch the
'skeeters" buzz around the course.