Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-10-31
CRASH At TOP SPEED
ON MOTORCYCLE TRACK
Schultz Severely Injured; Graves,
VerriII and KitteII Hurled
from Fast Machines
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torcycle clubs in Southern California
were guests of honor, and occupied
reserved portion of the grandstand.
The new officials of the course are
A. H. McCulloh, referee; Gal Blalock,
starter John Farrell, clerk of course;
three representative of the Whitley
Jewelry company, timers; and Ernest
A. Pye, the undefeated Australian mo-
torcycle champion, manager. Inc
pleasant vet businesslike manner in
which the races were held won the
plaudits of the crowd, and not one or
the riders had cause for complaint
that some other rider was more IA
vored.
The first race was a six-mile event
for single cylinder machines, ridden
by private owners. AS Montgomery
and Verrill were out of the race be-
cause of the mornings accident.
gamey little rider, Peck filled Mont
gomery's entries for the afternoon and
got away in this race with Erwin
Knappe as competitor. The race was
won by a close margin by Knappe.
Time, 6:46 is.
The second event was a professional
match race for six miles, two in three,
between Whittier, Samuelson and Sen
house. Senhouse dropped out in the
fourth lap because of broken
chain. The spirited part of the race
was fir m the twelfth to sixteenth
laps, when a blanket would have COW
cred both Whittier and Samuelson for
the distance. The same could be said
of the second heat for these two the
entire distance, for, though Senhouse
finished, he contended all the way Gith
a leaky gas tank. Whittier won the
first heat in SIT AS and the second
heat and race in 5:12 40.
HANDICAP is FAST
The third race was a free-for-all
four-mile handicap for private owners.
Don Johns was scratch starter; car
ence Briggs was given one-fourth lap
handicap, and Peck a three-fourths
lap handicap. The event was won py
Briggs. Time, AIS 1-5.
The fourth race was six miles, Two
in three, for trade riders, participated
in by Graves, Ward and Austin, all
mounted on Merkel machines. Austin
was withdrawn in the third lap, and
the race was called Ut the end of
twenty laps by mistake, Graves fin
ishing in 6:03. To decide this heat
four additional laps were run, Graves
again winning III 1909 %. In the sec
ond and final heat Graves was again
the winner. Time, Gil rs.
The fifth race was a ten-mile Tree
for-all for four horse power machines.
The starters were Graves, Ward and
Peck. Ward kept the lead to the
twenty fifth lap, when Graves forged
to the front and maintained a safe dis
lance to the finish. Time, 9:43 3-5.
The last event of the day was
twelve-mile free-for-all professional
between Whittier, Samuelson and Nc
Neil, Whittier taking Hubert l<ittles
place on the program, as his machine
was wrecked in the morning accident.
AS Whittier was formerly Salt Lake
champion, and Samuelson now holds
that title, the contest between these
two boys was the hair-raising event
of the day, Whittier winning by less
than length. Time, 11;16 As.
SUMMARY
First race six miles, single cylinder ma
chines--Knappe won, Peck second. Time
6.46;I.
second race, six miles, professional. two
in threw whittier won. Time first heat
B;I7:4; time, second neat, 5;12:4.
Third race, four mile free-fOr-all, handi-
cap-Briggs won Time 4:I5:1
Fourth race, six mile match race, trade
riders, two in three-Graves won. Time,
first heat 6:O3; time, second heat, 6;ll:2:
Fifth race, ten-Inile free-fOr-aii four
ina