The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-21
DARING RIDERS IN
MOTOR CYCLE RACE
1ACINo GARD AT YAIB oYouups
rnIpAY WAS BEST or WEEE
Otto Ritz Does Nadr~rais1n4 ssuuts In
AAce Against Time. ana osts LOCAL
TrAck 1Acord.

Featured by the daring riding OF Otto
hitE. OF this city. the motorcycle races
by far the races held Thursday. EIsht-
cen Ilcers. some OF whom are PROBES
s!onals. took part in the races. and time
events. aud the motorcycle record for
the local track WAS shattered when
kliz. riding i've horsepower Excelsior
drove his machine three miles in q Isl
rounding the sharp turns with his *,
gine turned ON full. and al a spsed
which frightened the 10000 spectators
present
The FIRST event OF the DAY was a ten
mile event for i've horsepower cycles
1iJ drew six starters as follows r.
Lehman: driving a harley Davidson:
otto RITZ driving AN Excelsior. EIwo1d
herisford. driving "A jefferson: Al Trim
HVn.h. utiNIns az Indian. and William
MhIOney. driving an Indian. A very
poor start was made IN tnis rzlce. The
TWO Indian machines getting OF several
Yards ahead or the others. but this dts !.
lance was soon overcome. Ritz tskin.
the lead before the end OF the frst In /,
an. , IoIa Jumping into second place.
hist seven laps Ritz drew ahead OF the
h tx, two cycies. and at the end of the
r.snth lsp was leading the Held BY a
tarte' OF mile ON the ninth lap RITZ
passed the two Indian machinss 80
IN. TWO Harley Davidsons passed the
Indians near tn. finiSh 81 the same Ian
Just Ritz was about To- dri.b ~.
tenth zap he had engine trouble and was
,SSrcid ia.h 10 thi.d place Gold TAX ng
A
taxing second place. The two Indians.
nov over IA lap behind the Others. wee
having uite nght For fourth place
The machines "a -ed In much the same
orcer until the seventeenth lap When
Lehman. by brilliant burst OF speed
t"nk rat position from Gold Just as tie
machines sped past the grand stand. ana
held the place until the end Of the rae.
N'"ld taxing second. RITZ third and M
Lonely fourth. Trimbath took last place.
b'rlsf"rd driving Jefferson, being
igrced "a leave tie race In the iY,h Ian
OF account Of engine trouble The time
or the winner was I4.04L
Time Events.
follo"ing the ten mile race the time
events Were held, all being open Tor teiu
~ OTTO RITZ. who circled the track six
times. total distance OF three miles in
. 81 = RMS lue was made on an TX
80 Nior = f-ei1nan. Of SteuhenvllIe.
uiiNlng Har!ey-l 'uN idSon. took second
money ~ 3-4i. with James Gold. Of
Stcubenville. driving = Hariey-Dsvidson,
Third, IN +sA other contestants nm
ish"d a. follows Harry Pryor, on FLY
ing Nerkle; +l3A / W. Cnalin. on
iiarley-David l.l3s. r. Zerick. on
indian: ~ l.. =. Gage. on Excelsior
Y. Charles Liphart. ON Yale 2s and
j. /. Marty. on Indian. g.42i..
Five Mile Race.
IRE last event 81 the day was a Eve
niiie race FOR : horsepower single cyiin-
Ger mac. mes. and drew three contest
suair. Ritz. driving al Excelsior takinx
rf~t money Ia easy fashion defeatt, !,
Morris Herrold. driving an Indian hy
over d lap. while William Maloney WHO
nhisHed second. was quarter OF a mile
behind Ritz AZ the rnish. The time ~
the race was 7.1E, II O. Frcder.ch
acted as fudse of all events and handle
mem very successfully.