The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-17
MOTOR BIKE RACES
THRILL BIG CROWD

One of the most exciting motorcycle
races ever seen a the Wandamere motor
! drome was the unknown distance" Gree
| for AID. which was staged at the track
last night. Thrills were the order OF the
evenings entertainment but to the salts
| faction of the 200 present no accidents
| occurred; In fact every event was
feature in itself.
! The race first mentioned was between
T. l.. Whittier, ". L. Samuelson. 7. NJ.
| Samue!soD, Burt Smalling, Ray Peck and
| R. Il. Rognon. and as the distance was
unknown, and as 1t was a case OF first
the fans were on their feet cheering one
and then another, until the winner
| crossed the tape.
Peck was the winner, but It was no
| cinch, as he was following Whittier until
| the last half of the last lap. The boys
| travelled four miles. and as the time wa s
| S:o5 2-5 1t can be readily seen that no
| contestant was sleeping during the race.
Peck Is Winner.
Peck overlook Whittier in the last half
OF the last lap Samueison and Smalling
were really in the money up TO the last
lap. but as their spare juice had been
| used previously. and as the first and sec
ond men had some 10 spare. the latter
| used it at the right time. Rognon was
| apparently out TO win. but his wheel went
to the bad In the fifth lap and it was
up to him to drop out, AT any rate. the
winner was not known until the finish.
was the attempt made by Peck to lower
the mile track record Of 30 3-5 made
by Al Ward, Peck got off poorly, but
succeeded In making the distance In the
made It,
The first event scheduled was a match
two-mile race between whittier and
wheels length ahead at the finish, maxi
ing the distance in l2i 2-5. Peck won in
the last twenty yards.
Peck Beats Whittier.
The two-mle team match point race.
| the second event scheduled, was between
| Smallng and #. NJ Samuelson and R.
| e Rognon and w. L. Samuelson, the first
| heat being won by w, Il. Samuelson, T.
NJ, Samuelson was second, smalling third
and Rognon, who had little hard luck.
| last. The time was 1:29 1-5.
The second heat OF the match race be-
tween Whittier and Peck. which was for
three miles, was handily won by the lat
| ter In 2:06 1-5.
The second heat of the team match
point race was finished as follows: w,
T.. Samuelson. Smallng, It, NJ. Samuelson
| and Rognon, the time being LES LIS. The
| race was given TO w. r. Samuelson and
Rognon. who had registered twelve points.
/ The losers gained ten points,
The following race. which was termed
! a three-mile scramble" was easily won
| by w. z Samuelson in the fast time OF
2:13 2-5 r. NJ Samuelson was second,
|
| race was very exciting from start TO fin
| ish. the distance between the first and
last man to cross the tape being not to
| exceed forty feet
Summaries
First heat OF two-mile match race, class A. be-
| twcon whittier and Pcck-Won by Peck Time.
l:24 LIS. Second heat. three miles won By Peck
| Time. 2:o6 is.
Team match point race, two miles. tive points
for first thrcc points for second. two points for
| third and point for fourth-First heat: W. r.
Samuclson. first; T. NJ. Samueisous second; Small
| ing third: Rognon, fourth Time. l:29 10. Sec
| ond hcat--W. L, Samucson, first; Smallpg. Gee
ond T. VI. Samuolson third; Rognon, fourth
| Time. .9s 2-S. W. F.. Shmuclson and RoCnop. IL
points; Smiling aud 4, NJ Samueson, 10 points.
| Thrcc- mile ''Scramble"-W Il. Samuelson won.
! T N Samuclson second. Smallng third and Rog-
non fourth. Time. .:ls 2-5.
unknown distance. frcefor-a -all-Pcck Won, Whit
| tier secono. 7. NJ Samuelson third. Smalling
fourth Time. sos 90 Distance. four miles