The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-06
Cycle Meet at Fair Grounds a
Success.
Five Thousand People Witness
the Contest of Speed.
LIVELY POP MACHINES
Make Twenty-Five Miles at an
Average of 1:17.
Lawrence and Clay Center Rid
ers Win HOnors.

1t would have been hard for the
| bicycle and motorcycle dealers to Sc
| lect fairer day for their great pro-
CRANE of races which were pulled off
| at the fair grounds Monday after
noon. There was a slight breeze
enough to perceptibIy slacken the
speed of the cyclists when they faced
| it-and the throng of nearly 5000
people comfortably filling the stands
could have found no naturally cooler
place than the long incline of the
rooted stands swept by the southwest
breeze
The crowd in pleasant frame of
mind, the rest was easy for undoubt-
eddy the biggest cycle fest in the west
yesterday. There were scores of en-
rants from Topeka. Kansas City,
latest in single and twin cylinder pop
pop machines kept a continual pop
ping and buzzing in front of the
is no doubt that the greatest propor-
tlon OF the crowd were agreeabIy sur
prlsed to find that motorcycle racing
IS a real live sport, as this was the
hrst of real consequence put on here
The single cylinder machines in the
nrst event aroused & great deal of in
terest and served to awaken the null
titude to sense of the power of the
little engines, but when A K I,ongren
OF Clay Center, one of the best riders
or the day, carried of the five mile
LYNN cVnnoer event with green In
olan a few moments later, they had
come to full realization of what it
was to try to hang onto one of those
popping affairs which took the ends
OF the track at a As degree angle 1t
was IN TINS race that G. G. Elliot, an
other expert rider of Topeka, who was
running nip and tuck with Iongren
coilided with a cur dog on one of the
curves ana d1smembered his machine
OF Pedal. Had the accident not hap
pened the race might have been of
different result for the two riders
raced almost side by side, changing
position only as they took the curves
Tor three laps of the half mile track
The one mile against time showed
some excellent riding among a near
dozen contestants. Elliot in a daring
mile made the distance in 1924 with
me crowd, but few minutes later
w D. Morrison Of Lawrence with a
Union belt machine skidded. around
In 1921 and that's but a few seconds
slower than Barney OIdfeid ala #
with his Green Dragon.
In the great event of the day, the
70 mile race for all machines, this
same Morrison from classic Iawrence
made the remarkable record 20 of + a. 81
an average per mile of III, Oldfeld's
own time. This last race won the
pest pest trophy Of the day, the Indian
man. won the Pope loving cup for the
ten mile single cylinder machine race.
AS for the bicycle races the events
were all good but like a Fourth of
July foot race, the entrants came
from many walks of life and dressed
accordingly, straw hats, trousers rolled
up and that sort-au except g
Schultz, who donned a near bicycle |
costume and did some real riding, |
winning for himself in the several |
events a bicycle, pair of tires. a sad |
die and something else.
There were prizes Of value in the
bicycle lines for ever event and all |
contestants were given excellent treat |
Lnent- The events and their results |
8 miles for 2K H. p. motorcvc,e.
Ralph Cooper, Topeka, first; r. Y.
Williams, Kansas City, second; G. J.
Robinson. Kansas City. third Time,
z mile sprint for bicycles. II years
and over: c. Shuttle, Kansas city.
first; G; Reuter-, Topeka. second: l.
B. Smith. Topeka, third Time lis.
miles for to twin cylinder mo-
.or-cycle; A. K Longren, Clay Center,
first; F. NJ. Jones, Kansas City, sec
ond; ]. F. Donaldson, Kansas city.
third. Time. 13:15A
1 mile bicycle free for all: c.
Schutte, Kansas City. first; G. Reuter-,
Topeka, second; VIM. NJ. Hall, Jr.,
kansas City, fourth. Time, 2:44
mile motorcycle free for ell: w.
D. Morris. Lawrence, first; c. G. Ell
lot Topeka, second; F. M. Jones'
Kansas City, third. Time, 1:21.
4 mile sprint for bicycle. free for
al: G. Schultz. Kansas City. first;
4. Reuter-, Topeka second; Harmon
son, Kansas City. third; J. NJ. Clarke,
Topeka. fourth. Time 1:23K
20 miles single cylinder motorcycle
rec for all: c. Miller, Topeka, first;
R. Cooper, Topeka, second; L. Bell,
Topeka fourth. Time, 17:4
II mile sprint for bicycles, Is years
md under: VIM. H. Hail. Kansas
City first; c. Nette1s, Topeka, second:
,. Cowgirl Topeka. third; Leo Tyner,
kansas City, fourth. Time 1:221R
Smile novelty for motorcycles: A.
( .Longren, Clay Center first; c. G.