The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
SPEEDING RACER
Runs INTO FENCE
soxns. o. NORFOLK. LEAVES THE
TRACK ON MoToRCYCLr AND
i snEAks HIS ANKLE.
BIVINS ALSO FALLS
asCHMoyD .CYCLIsT. HOWEVER. Is
NOT IsJURED-xORFoLk MAN
INSISTS UPON RETURNING
TO MS HOME.
BIvINs ALSO FALL:

A. he passed his opponent on the
last lap Of a fre-mile match race
yesterday at the State Fair Grounds.
when both were speeding at mile .
minute clip. W. Carlton Jones. OF Nor
folk. lost control OF his motorcycle
and hurtled into a wire fence on the
outer edge Of the curve.
For minute he lay still. and then
spectators. who had risen to their
feet In horror, saw him attempt to
stand. He sank back to the track,
whore he lay until picked up. His
left leg was broken above the ankle
and his right ankle eprainad.
Dr.. !. T. Price bundled the injured
man into an automobile and carried
him to hospital. from where he
was carried last night with his legs
10 plaster OF paris casts to the Old
Dominion steamer for Norfolk.
Jones and Morowitch, both Of Nor
folk. started the match race after q
previous one between Billy Fuerstine.
Of Norfolk. and BivIns. Of Richmond,
was called OF when Bivfna crashed
into tho fence. Bivins was unhurt,
tho machine bearing the brunt of the
impact The two accidents happened
within twenty yards of each other.
Exciting Race Up 10 Accident.
The race between Jones and Moro
witch was the prettiest Of the after
noon. The two men were astride In
dian seven-horse,, two-cyiinder ma
chimes and took the dangerous curves
Ut full speed. First one was ahead
and then the other. Before Jones
forged In front. when he went into
the fence. Morowitch. a seventeen
year-oid boy, had held a twenty-foo
lead Tor q full round. knowing that
unless he passed the lad before he
reached the straightway. where Moro
wttch's machine. 19l: model. could
not be ovortaken, Jones speeded up
TO the highest notch and succeeded
In. getting past before the curve was
turned. Here the track. which was
in bad condition along the course,
was particularly rough, ana near the
fence II was dangerous II wheel
were going fast Jones was speeding
rs fast as he could. Had he hit a
post the force OF the collision would
have killed him instantly. Fortu-
nately he crashed into section Of
the wire netting. The wheel was
not badly damaged.
Jones was nerry. When told by
DR.. Price his lee was broken, he ex-
Claimed: Broken or not broken, I've
got to get back to Norfolk tomor-
row. II my wife learned was up
here with a broken leg she'd go
crazy" Jones has been married only
. short time.
Ten-Mtlc Race Called on.
The last race, a ten mile handicap
Tor seven-horse machines was called
on. participants refusing to race with
larger than four-horse wheels after
the two accidents. However, a pur.
suit race was run.
Scott took the first race. which was
Tor novtces. doing the 1--WE miles In
1873 As. Fry finished second.
The second race. five miles. for
1our-horse machines. was won by
Feurstine, OF Norfolk, whose time
was given at 6:372-5. Hines came
out second.
Feurstine took the third race. after
sensational run. with Bivins follow
ing close at his heels the full i've
miles. It was Garrison finish, with
Feursfine crossing the line a few
lengths ahead Of the second man. This
race was for seven-horse machines.
IT Was In the fourth race. 1--WE miles.
Tor seven-horse machines. that the
TWO men went into the fence.
The races were under the auspices
OF the Old Dominion Motorcycle Club,
Ihcy were fairly well attended