The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-06-15
Two Accidents Mar Races
Held at the Kenosha Motor
Sunday Afternoon
|HUYCK WINS SPEED EVENTS
Chicago Champion Finishes First in all
of the Events and Wins Most Of
Them With Ease-Kuball Gets Keno
Sha Race.

Kenosha had its first taste of motor
thrill on Sunday afternoon when two
accidents marred the second meet given
at tie Kenosha Motordrome. The spills
both came early in the afternoon and
the crowd from that time was on edge
looking for recurrence of the acct
dents There were lot of soft spots
on the track and these caused trouble
for the riders who went out after high
speed records.
In the very first race of the after
noon the three mile novice E. E. Scam
mon of Oshkosh had spill at the
southeast curve of the track. He lost
his handle bars and the machine dashed
into the embankment and Scammon was
thrown forty feet. The crowd in the
grand stand leaped to it's feet almost
in panic, but in short time the peo-
pie were advised that Scammon had
net been killed. The man was dazed
and after physicians had cared for him
he was taken from the track in an
automobile. His motorcycle was badly
wrecked. He is still at the New Park
hotel and it was learned today that
he had suffered a fracture of the skull.
Physicians think he will recover.
In the fifth event F. Becker of the
Milwaukee club was scratched and
bruised when he fell from his machine
on the northeast curve on the track.
Becker. was leading at the time and
feeding the oil generously. He was
closely followed by Freddie Huyck who
was attempting to pass him at the turn
and for tin it looked as if the two
riders had collided. But in second
Huyck came out into the clear and it
was seen that Becker had gone into the
bank. He was able to walk from the
track but is now in bed at the hotel.
Freddie Huyck, the Chicago cham
pion, had everything his own way in
the big races with the exception of
| the brush which Comstock of Milwau-
| kee gave him in the fifteen mile open.
For the first six laps the men ran close
together but after that Huyck pulled
away and at the end Of the race he
led Comstock by quarter of mile.
In the Kenosha handicap race Otto
w. Kuball, who was forty-second
man, held his place from the start and
| Ed Hammer, scratch man, finished sec
ond. Harmer rode great race and it
| looked for a time as if he would be
able to catch Kuball, but the latter was
zoo fast on the last lap and Harmer
| lost the race by only few seconds.
This race was for an American flag pre-
sented by Mayor Scholey and the win
ner was presented with the flag jus
asa soon as the race was finished.
| The crowd was thrilled most by the
storm which came up just before five
O clock and the people fed from the
grand stand almost in a panic paying
no attention to the fifteen mile open
which was on between Huyck and
| Comstock.
| At the close of the motorcycle races
Brad Kent drove a five mile exhibition
race in his Buick automobile making
the five miles in sos %.
The crowd at the races on Sunday
was not as large as on the preceding
Sunday, most people seemingly fearing
the stormy weather.
| The summaries of the races follow:
| Three Mile Novice, 61:00 Class-C.
Wade, Milwaukee, first; 3D. Harmer,
Kenosha, second; Walsh, third. Benson
of Waukegan finished first but was dis
qualified Scammon of Milwaukee re
tired by injury. Time 1929 rs.
5 Mile Open, 30:50 Class-F. Huyek.
Chicago. first; F. Becker, Milwaukee,
second; Ray Comstock. Milwaukee,
third. Time 5:222-5.
Five Mile Inter Club Open. 30:5O-
F. Huycl, Chicago, first; Ray Comstoek,
Milwaukee. second; G. Wade, Milwau-
kee withdrew and Becker. Milwaukee
injured on first lap. Time 5:314-5. !
Ten Mile Open, flying start, 61:0o
CLASP. Huyck, Chicago, first; Harry
Benson, Waukegan, second; G. Wade,
Milwaukee, third. Time 9:4S15.
Five Mile Handicap, private owners
F. E. Blank, Kenosha, first; W. J.
Hamilton, Kenosha, second; Ed Harmer,
Kenosha, third. Time 5.44 Is.
Special Five Mile Open, $3.50 class
&C. Wade, Milwaukee, first; 0. w. Ku-
bali, Kenosha, second; F. E. Blank, Ke-
nosha, third. Time SIS 2-5.
Fifteen Mile Open, 3o:5O class-F.
Huyck, Chicago, first; Ray Comstock,
Milwaukee, second; W. Walsh, Chicago,
third. Time 1857 2-5.
Five Mile Handicap (Kenosha riders)
20 w. Kuball, first; Ed Harmer, sec
ond; F. E. Blank, third. Time 5:31 2-5.
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