The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-01
THR0NG WITNESSED
AUTO RACES YESTERDAY

anus crowded on the tracl 20 ,~,
wagner and Mcdonald
DTS Plant, Cncraft and Blake were
o on the scene and placed Mellon
AID IN an auto and rushed him 10 he
North Wheeling hospital. A hurried
examination OF McDonald's injuries
showed his right shoulder TO be-
bruised. a bad cut above the we.
caused by the goggles breaking. a
badly bruised and cut face. besides
bruises about The body. He win be
able TO leave the hospital In a few
Gays. as IL was stated last evening
that the doctors had failed to find any
Internal injuries. as many thought
they would His ribs on one side of
his body were loosenec slightly. and
this injury is causing him the most
pain.
The races were resumed as soon as
the TRACK was cleared. A one-mue
free-forall race between Burman,
Kyle n Hickman wa then put, and
Burman won with hands down The
Mercedes. driven by Hickman, fell
into the rear on the first lap and the
dust was SO thick that Hickman did
not take any chances to close up tho
gap. h time vas 1920.
In the final event. which was a free
for-all three mile handicap race, Kyle
drove his White. Burman his Cutting
and Herbert He'll. n local boy. his Max
we'll He'll was given t~hree-quarters OF
a lap and Kyle about one-third OF tho
distance around. He'll was overtaken
by both In the first mile. and the big
machines simply toyed with the low
powered Maxwell. Burman was clos
Ing the gap between his machine and
kyle's when a tire gave way with q
OH EannF nm d - a..
lap. He was forced to quit. and Kyle
won. the time being 4:4s. He'll was a
poor second After the anal race the
big crowd rushed out into the space
n front OF the grand stand TO see the
Dig Benz AR which was in the mixup.
The . Is damaged to the extent OF
SNer s<;Yoo' according to Mr.. E. A
LIST night the cars were shipped TO
hit9ona' "a: where another meet will
10 Cleveland when he leaves the hos
pltal' and race there next week.
Motorcycle Races
Tho motorcycle events FOR single and
double cylinder were put on
under the supervision OF Herman Fried
rich. the local sporting goods man. The
nrst event was a two mile race for
double cylinder cycles. and IN rec riders
nhed up Tor the start. Eugene Hill. OF
bridgeport riding q Thor VII, jumped
into the lead at the start. holding IL until
the hnish. Harold Reitz. or this city. on
a Harley~Davidson. was the contender.
William Frye. OF Bridgeport. riding a
Thor four horse power. finished n weak
third Reitz got away TO a bad start, his
engine missing fire several times. bu,
soon closed the big gap between he and
Hill On the first mile Hill led by a few
Feet. but excellent work on the turns iu
the next two laps permitted him To in
crease his lead TO 100 yards at the finish.
The time was 1856.
Single Cylinder Event.
Six starters faced Starter Moross In
the event for single cylinder machines.
and the event for a lap or two was min
and tuck Jesse Barton. OF Barton. ria
ing a Thor. won tho event in 2 minute.
ana 20 seconds Barton took things easy
after the hrst lap and led a long process
sion. He finished two hundred yarss
ahead Of Harold Reitz. on . HarIey-Da-
wilson Eugene Hil. on a Thor. was
third. = W. Grubb hnislsd fourth. T.. u
berisford was NTH. William FRYE. OF
bridgeport. brought up the rear. The
winners were awarded suitable prizes.