The sun., 1912-07-28
Up AN UNEND|NC HILL
RIDING A MOTORCYCLE
In Matter Of Sensations, That's
What Chapplc Says Hc
Does Nightly.
GNATS LIKE BASEBALLS
Champion Speedcr Tells How
They Pelt Him ih Face Over
Mile a Minute.
>hizzine around saucer sha ped wooden

Whilyihg around a saucer shaped wooden
track OH n motorcycle at over ninety
miles an hour !, Ike racing up an amending
steep hill according 10 Arthur Chapplc
the leading motorcycle Jockey OF New
IorS. thappl. is the champion daredevil u
a, the new Brighton Beach stadium Motor
drome. never having been defeated there
In his Natches with ChRllengers from all
over tho country. lie also holds the track
record Of ~ seconds for one mile.
IT'S n very trying strain" Chapple ex-
planned. Riding at such clip makes YOU
dizzy and gets on your nerves until you
get used TO II. In spite OF tho keadgear
and earsuarhs the wind whistles cease
less tune in your ears and this, combined
with the roaring Of tho motor. prevents
yon from hearing any other sound, even
the applause OF the crowd until you're
slowed down. The first time heard them
cheering here when ! shut oil my engine
after winning my premier race at Brighton
WAS SO surprised by the sudden noise that
] thought they were yelling at me for some.
thing that had gone wrong with my ma
chine.
People consider that motor bike riders
have an easy time of h sitting comfortably
on machine. but racing at such Q pace
exhausts man ~ severely as running
race. Even the most seasoned experts get
pains in the back Of the neck and the should.
ers from the crouching position. It's i'm
possible TO wear goggles in u long race.
because a dust or Nm" splinters and oil soon
fakss 6ak;rd rncm cn,, ,nP' .spec'sly gcu,. close
into Your eyes. Prc.ty soon m your our legs @ 20 ts to
sleep from resting MOI onless on the pedals
and you're all stif from the cramped at
exhaust from the auxiliary exhaust holes
You Keep going. About ' the hour ni;Ss Ill., mile III.
<,f NAg rail- h..- a A-A
up and down in time with the vibrations
Your life and it only gradually " wear: ca s.Sf Oh
% s ' c You aS fss rs ses Sshss
"A great deal Of annoy ance is caused by
~ along, They look tiny and harmless.
nut hen they MT you at that speed they
.,et .eei IKE e tsr% oasSISiis' I've known some t9
In spite Of all these distractions and
"s d ike sne.y rsssF oss
sssr ynsn keen On n ercnS aISqnd
nS as ON We an s'ssa ssalSssry 11x b.
ryclc.. Hut We don't. We steer BY throw
Ing the M ah, machine. that II. BY quickly shift
side, 4 man has TO be a good deal Of an
acrobat to keep his balance while attending
TO- his spark and his feed pump At nearly
twists his handlebars he's goneT. for u
change Of a slight fraction OF an inch means
q swcrvc OF five feet. This In the hardest
lcsson tho novice has to learn. I've seen
green man turn his head. Voluntarily jerk
his hand!ebaRs. and then swerve up the
bank ana tear away several fence posts
At the top Of tho track as II they were paper.
when you're racing the track. which
q wider. slopsd bnnk. looks as II II were all
ono fiat surface. Only tho white guide
line Just above the runway warns us from
coming down too near this fiat section and
having a. bad spill
We have q spill most spectat tors expect
us to be killed and are surprised when We
aren't; But there H. no real danger from
upsetting. for the rider Just slides along
ns II on Ice, Tho real danger In motor bike
racing Hes IN colliding or taking q header
from your machine into some obstacle.
The only thing to he feared in a spill con-
siets OF splinters from the track. ! have
lot OF slivers In my back now from such
an accident Every once In u while one
Of them works out
MY Idea ~ ultimately 20 make enough
TO drive racing car and give up the motor
bike .game for something more restful.
enser than riding a motor bike. Most
OF the present auto champions are graduates
from motor cycling. They know that
here's more OF chance when you're skid.
ding on four wheels instead OF two"