South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-10-02
|. M. ANDREWS WINNER
IN MOTORCYCLE RACE
Several Riders Find Corners
Too Sharp and Are Forced
Out of the RaCe-ROute to
be Roped Off Today.

Fair skies and warm winds greeted
the second day of the farmers, meT-
chants and manufacturers exposition
Wednesday and added new life 10 the
weeks festivities The first crowds
from the surrounding towns made
their appearance, promising that the
remaining two days of the exposition
will see the bulk Of the population OF
the county poured into the city.
4 hair raising 14-mile motorcycle
race featured the day and drew great
crowds along the course. Thursday
the same course is 20 be the scene OF
another race for Is miles, this time
for two-cylinder machines. speed OF
so miles an hour is predicted by some
of the more daring entries. An al
ternoOn and evening auto parade are
10 feature the program for the day
The down town streets and stores
were crowded during the day with
visitors taking in the hundreds of eX-
hibits while the Judges placed the
prize winning ribbons thereon. Ihe
work OF judging the exhibits was
practically concluded with the eN-
ception OF a few minor displays Wnlch
will be finished Thursday.
The parades Thursday afternoon
and evening are 10 be led by the eX-
position queen. Miss Jane Smith, ana
her train OF attendants. A big motor
truck carrying the band Will also be
one or the escorts.
Spelling Bee Today.
Thursday morning in the eighth
grade building the old fashioned
spelling bee will be conducted. Atty.
Dan Pyle will act as the dispenser OF
words. Much entertainment is prom
ised for the spoilers from the country
side around. course in the Kelley
business college will be offered as the
prize for the champion spener.
IIOvd NJ Andrews of South Bend,
number three. won the motorcycle
race Wednesday afternoon on an tx
celsior machine. His time was Il
minutes and % seconds for four trips
around the circuit. or IA IL miles.
Thursday afternoon at $50 o'clock
the twin cylinder race will be held
in which a long list Of entries have
hecn made. and on Friday the free
for-au race will be held.
These races viii cover 8 miles and
will take four laps around the same
circuit as the race used Wednesday
The course viii be roped as accidents
are feared.
several riders were thrown from
their machines although no serious
Injuries were received. only four out
of nine starters finished the race, the
others having met with some acci-
dent in the route.
Donald Hasford second.
Donald HasfOrG OF this city, driving
number nine. a HaTley-Davisdson,
came second. making the four trips
around the course In D minutes and
IL seconds. Charles Woolman of
south Bend came third on number
dve also a Reeding- Standard, in 20
minutes and . seconds.
Russell Gill ran into the curb AT
The corner OF ColfaN and Lafayette
St. and was forced 20 drop out OF the
race because of a broken pulley. \.
S. Hendcrlong dashed against the
same curb and was thrown from his
saddle. but pluckily kept in the race
although he met second accident az
the Navarro corner and was forced
out of the race when his engine re-
fused TO operate
John McGrew and r. Is. Annis
were forced out because OF nat ures
and F. a GroChoski and Rolla Done
lev were also compelled 70 stop In the
third circuit because of engine and
tire trouble.
Two sharp curves. one at the COL
fax and Lafayette corner and the
other at the Navarro and Lafayette
corner. opposed the riders and each
time as they dashed around these
corners their machines siIidded
against the curb and in many cases
narrowly miksed throwing the rider
from his machine
starts at High school.
The race began at the high school
building on COltaX and proceeded
east 20 Lafayette. then north 10 Ma
varre. west to Portage. northwest 10
Elwood west 90 Wilbur. south 10 La
porte av then south To ColfaN and
back 90 the school
The total purse ~ $50 was divided
among three Andrews getting So.
Haeford SIS. and Woolman $40.
The entries for the race Thursday
are 4 4. Lee OF South Bend. j.
Bushnell OF Elkhort and II. Hess OF
Flkhart. G. Hits. South Bend. on EN-
ceIsiors NJ. r. Holland. South Bend,
and :. Benz. South Bend. on Harley
Davidson: w. Edgren. South Bend,
on a Jefferson. Grochoske. South
Bend. on e Reeding- Standard. and a.
8. Henderson OF Crown Point. on an
Indian.
Hits. Hess. Bushnell. Holland. Hen
derlong and Lee viii also make up
the free-fOr-an race Friday. The of
fetal timekeeper is John Cashmere
assisted hy J. - Weaver. Frank Dolk