The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-05
Old Dominion Motorcy-
Gle Club Holds Sue
cessful Race Meet.
E. B. BIVINS ALSO
WINS SILVER CUP
One Accident Mars Day, When
Charles E. Blandford Suffers
Broken Ankle While Tuning
Up His Machine-Fast
Time Made in All
Events.

Tho Old Dominion Motorcycle Clubs
Fourth of July races. given at the State
+ air Grounds, under the rules and with
the sanction OF the Federation OF
American Motorcyclists. proved very
Interesting events. in that the racers
were well punched as they circled the
mile track. and the finishes in several
events We're close and exciting.
The only accident that married the
afternoons sport occurred while tho
motorists We're in practice Charles L.
Blandford, one OF the drivers. was
thrown from his machine while round
ing the three-quarter bend. The ankle
of his right leg was fractured He
was carried to Grace Hospital.
Four hemisphere. Fletcher. Parsons
and d. Catogni-started in the three
mile novice race. Fletcher won by a
quarter CT a mile never being headed.
Parsons's machine wont to the bad
after the second mile. Catogni was sec
ond, with Sapere third.
Fletcher Wins Cup.
= Fletcher won the mile, four
horsepower cup championship race in
good time. To the approval OF the crowd.
The starters-F. Catogni. D. Catogni.
Sapere, Scott. Fletcher and Parsons
made an excellent getaway and were
we'll punched us they sped around tho
track. Fletcher crossed the wire first
in the first two miles. but was over
taken by u. Catogni. who jumped 10
the front III the third lap. only to be
caught again by Fletcher. who took
the next two heats. winning, with ID.
Catogni second and Scott third. +. Ca
togni and Parsons We're distanced.
There were only three entrants in
the i've mile. seven-h horsepower ma
chine race for the clubs silver cup.
w. c. Hines, Il. B. Bivins and Philpotts
crossed the line in perfect form. At
the three quarter pole Philpotts's ma
chine went to the bad. Bivtns crossed
the line first the three first miles. ana
in the fourth Hines wedged to the
front and took a squirt at the first turn
that made him look like the first man
in but at the three quarter bend Biv
ms dashed ahead and crossed the limo
one and one half second ahead of his
opponent.
In the five mile event for fourth horse
power machines Philpotts came into
his own. taking the lead at the start
and never letting any man head him.
while Bivins was second in each mile
after the first and Fletcher, who was
second in the first mile. finished third
in the four subsequent miles Hines
came in in fourth place four out of tho
five miles.
Makes Fast Mile.
The crowd witnessed some speeding
In the NTH event. which was fve-
mile contest for seven horsepower ma
chimes Hines and Bivins of RIGHT
mond, with NJ Suttle. of Newport News,
were the contestants. Hines. who won
the race. made the second mile in
1:12l5. Suite was outdistanccd after
the first mile. In the last round Biv-
ms took the lead at the first quarter
but Hines overlook him at the three
quarter curve and crossed the limo a
fraction of a second in the lead. The
spectators went wild with enthusiasm
and heartily cheered both racers.
The ten-mile handicap between
tours and "sevens" was hummer.
1t kept the timers on the jump. and
the scorers had to watch the fast-ny-
ing machines with eyes like hawks to
properly record their positions. The
contestants riding four horsepower ma
chimes were Jeffress Fletcher. f. Ca
togni, Scott, Sdpere and Phiipotts.
They We're given a seventy second
start on the seven horsepower ma
chimes manned by Hines and Bivins.
of Richmond, and LEM, of Newport
News. with practically mile the
start. the four horsepower machineS
were passed one after the other by tbs
more powerful machines Bivins nnisn>
ing the ten miles In twelve minuter
and forty-nine seconds: Hines was sec
ond in thirteen minutes and thirty
nine seconds. and Lenz finished ahead
of f. Catogni, OF the Yours in thir-
teen minutes and hfty seconds.
Hines took two straight three-mile
heats from LEM, OF Newport News. III
the last event OF the day The men
raced closely, Lenz losing each heat BY
less than two seconds.
The following summary SHOW
Fletcher the winner OF two Arst prizes
and one third. ID. Catogni. winner o&
two second prizes; Bivins tho wtnns|S
of two hrst prizes and three seconds,
Hines, the winner of two tirst prizes
and one second. and Philpotts tho win
ner of one frst.
summary.
First event. three-riile novice
Fletcher, first: d. Catogni. second. in
all three miles; Parsons. third. in firsr
two miles: Sapere. distanced. limo.
1907, s:O4. 1872.
Second event i've miles, four horse
power machines. CLUB championship
Fletcher. first; D. Catogni second;
Scott third Time Fletcher T:lsm;
Catogni 7:lTh; Scott. 1887.
Third event. I'VE miles. seven horse
mower machines club Championship
E. B. Bivcns. arst: w c. Hines, secoudl
fCont!nund an Third Ps sal