Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
MOTORCYCLES WILL
DRAW BIG CROWD
LARGEST LIST OF ENTRIES
EVER FOR M0T0 EVENTS
Fifteen Races on Program, and the
Fastest Pacific Coast Riders
Will Be on Deck
Awaiting

One of the largest motorcycle meets
ever held in this section of the country
will be pulled off at Ascot park COM
mencing this afternoon promptly at
Q o'clock.
The list of entries exceeds any pre-
vious entry list in the history of motor
cycling in Los Angeles. Many of the
very best riders will be on the track,
and the track itself has never been in
the same good condition that it is to-
day, ready for the motorcycle events
that are to be carried out there.
The entries that have been arranged
are as follows:
First race, three miles, for fully
equipped single-cylinders, without
ports-A. G. Oakermann, Kohl; B.
Williams, Thor; Charles Prindle, Thor;
e. E. Earhart, Thor; Frank Loge,
Thor; w. F. Price, Wagner; ]. Leon
cite, Thor; M. j. Graves, Indian.
Second race, four miles, private own
ers, fully equipped singles, belt-driven,
without ports = Fr~nk Montgomery,
Excelsior; A. 8. Hamilton, Harley
Davidson; A. f. Holbrook, Excelsior;
C. F. Gorham, Singer; w. F. Price,
Wagner; G. H. Hafer, Wagner; c. e.
Anderson, Excelsior; e. L. Parmeloe,
Excelsior; ]. Farrell, Harley-Dav,1- l.
son; f. H. Mazet, Harley Davidson.
Third race, five miles, private own
ers, fully equipped twin-cylinder, belt
driven-F. B. Bueneman, Minerva; c.
P. White, Indian; H. Garfield, Peau
geot; S. r. Lyon, Indian.
Fourth race, fully equipped singles,
without auxiliary ports-A. C. Oaker-
man, Elk; Ralph Gould, Elk; A. H.
Hamilton, Harley-Davidson; Charles
Prindle, Thor; e. e. Earhart, Thor;
Frank Loge, Thor; A. f. Holbrook,
Excelsior; c. F. Gorham, Singer; w.
T. Price. Wagner; ]. Hogan, Indian;
j. Leonette, Thor; c. e. Anderson, Ex-
celsior; p. e. Parmalee, Excelsior; j.
Farrell, Harley-Davidson; f. H. Mazet,
Harley T. j. Lyon and w.
]. Graves, Indian.
Fifth race, fully equipped double
cylinder machines without ports-E.
e. Earhart, Thor; G. P. White, Indian;
r. Austin, Indian; X. Verrill, Thor;
Fred Bruner, Thor; P. H. Powers, In
dian.
Sixth race, free-for-all singles-A. s.
Hamilton, Harley-Davidson; e. e. Ear
hart, Thor; Frank Loge, Thor; J. Ho-
gan, Indian; John Farrell, Harley
Davidson; A. H. Mazet, Harley-David-
son; w. ]. Graves, Indian.
Seventh race, club challenge cup,
single cylinder machines without ports,
club members owning their own ma
chimes fifteen days prior to the date
Of the race-Charles Prindle, Thor; j.
Hogan, Indian; ]. Leonette, Thor; G..
E. Anderson. Excelsior
Eighth race, five miles, club chal-
lenge cup, for double cylinder machines,
for club members only owning their
own machines fifteen days prior to the
race-E. e. Earhart, Thor; F. B.
Bueneman, Minerva; K. Verrill, Thor;
Fred Bruner Thor; Percy Powers, In
dian; G.. Blaylock, Indian.
Ninth race, professional, ten miles,
open-B. B. Bresee, =; P. J. C. Derkum,
-; Arthur Mitchell. Thor.
Tenth race, free-for-all, ten miles,
for machines under fifty cubic inches
displacement-E. e. Earhart, Thor;
Fred Bruner, Thor; ]. H. Shafsr, Thor;
K. Verrill, Thor; C. F. Gorham, Singer;
P. H. Powers, Indian; w. j. Graves,
Indian; e. Kuappe, Indian.
Eleventh race-Riverside club cup.
Teams to be selected on track.
Twelfth race-Ten miles, free-for-all,
sixty-one cubic inches displacement-F.
B. Bueneman, Minerva e. e. Earhart,
Thor; Charles Bake, Merkel; Frank
Loge, Thor; ]. Howard Shafer, Thor;
K. Verrill, Thor.
Thirteenth race, ten miles, profess
sional match-Dare Devil Derkum and
Ben B. Bresee.
Fourteenth race, track and world S
record trials--Charles (Fearless) Bake,
Merkel; Derkum (Dare DeviD, one 10
five miles against track record.
Fifteenth race, Commute race, free
for-all, the first twenty-five miles to
decide the Buenenan-Lipsey challenge
cup-F. p. Buenenan, Minerva; w. p.
Price, Wagner; r. Austin, Indian; K.
Verrill, Thor; Frank Loge, Thor; S. F.
Holbrook, Excelsior; e. e. Earhart,
Thor; Charles Prindle, Thor; A. S.
Hamilton, Harley Davidson; Frank
Montgomery, Excelsior; Ralph Gould,
Elk A. Oakerman, Singer; Charles
Bake, Merkel; j. Hogan, Indian; G. H.
Hafer, Wagner; P. H. Powers, Indian;
c. f. Gorham, Singer; Fred Bruner,
Thor; ]. Howard Shafer, Thor; J.,
Leonette, Thor; C. e. Anderson, Excel
sior; z. L. Parmalee, Excelsior; John
Farrell, Harley Davidson; r. H. Mazet
Harley-Davidson; G. Blaylock, M. J..
Graves, A. King and E. Knapper.
Charles (Fearless) Bake will ride
the fastest machine on the Pacific
coast, the machine that Merkel took
away from him at the Indianapolis
speedway recently because he consid-
cred the machine too big and the track
too rough for Bake to run on 1t, much
as the daredevil wanted to go.
Arthur King, champion rider of Riv-
erside, is to be on the track this after
noon, representing the Riverside club,
and he is expected to make some very
fast time.
The number of starters-twenty-n mine
at this meet of the club is the largest
in the history of motorcycling, and
shows the interest taken in the sport
A. Earheart is in the finest kind of
form, and this Pacific coast favorite
will probably run faster and show that
he has never lost his nerve, although
going right over the top of two men at
the coliseum. Frank Loge will appear
on a Thor and will do some hard and
fast riding.
]. Howard Shafer, the San Diego
record breaker, is in good condition and
says he will show the grand stand that
he can ride as fast as ever, even if he
did lose the record to Daredevil Der
KUN.
The track is in better condition than
it has ever been. 1t will be wet down,
and there will be no dust as compared
with the automobile races. Arthur
Austin of Pasadena is in fine fettel for
the races, and altogether the motorcy-
Gle races of today bid fair to eclipse
all past events of the club.
There will be band of twenty pieces
at the park during the afternoon to dis