Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-07-06
Local Rider Negotiates the
Course in Record Time.
Barely Beating Lane, Who
Made Sensational Race
Wilson Third
ALL READY FOR
AUTO RACE TODAY
Track Inspected by Ref
cree Billiard and Presi-
dent Clark - Course is
Very Fast and Great Rec
ords Are Expected
Especial to The Republican,


Trouble rode with Ellie Wilson today
and "Old Blue Indian" and Lorenzo
Boido also on an Indian won the Sc
cond annual Prescott Loop race in the
record time of SO minutes and Sc
conds This is the fastest time the
loop has ever been negotiated by any
vehicle. Six starters lined up shortly
after ten o'clock and all got away like
machinery until it came the turn of
Ellie Wilson, who again drew last
Wilson failed to get a shot out of his
old blue" and was forced to run with
the machine taking two minutes hand
leap in this delay The main streets
of Prescott were most poorly policed
and crowds inte4ered greatly with the
start. So the indefataGible Wilson
turned around and pushed down hill to
get going then turned up again and
made a tremendous squirt to get away.
SO terrible was the grind that only
Boido, the winner was saved from
mechanical trouble. Bill Doheney. the
first starter on Merkle, had chain
trouble. Harry Lane who won second
place, made a magnificent dash after
having taken the first hard turns in
a cautious manner. Between Ameri
can ranch and the finish he made up
over a minute on Boido. finishing for
tysix seconds slower than the win
ner Wilson fixed his chain twice and
spilled in a sensational manner on
| the last turn into Gurley street and
even at that finished in 55.33. The
ride Of Wilson amply repaid the
watchers. At no time was he doing
.ess than thirty miles an hour and fire.
quently pushed up his speed to over
sixty Only a bad chain prevented him
, putting the record so low it could
never again be touched with the track
in it's present condition. Roy Belding
was the only Prescott rider to finish.
He had slight mechanical troubles and
failed to cut in on the hour mark. Boi-
DO turned the tables on Wilson. 1t was
! in the Phoenix Prescott race that
young Lorenzo by an act of kindness
| to another rider lost to Wilson by the
narrow margin of ten minutes. Boi-
dos time is five minutes less than that
| of Paul Keating who won the 1913
| loop race Il lost to two good men and
I'm satisfied" said Wilson after the
race He displayed two badly laceer-
ated hands as the result of his thrill
| ing flop on Hospital curve.
Summary Boido first, start, 1920;
| time 53:03. Lane second, 53:49. Will
son third. 1913; Belding fourth,
| 1.07:30. Doheney out at Jerome juno
ton account of broken chain. VIII
| Hughes out on Mount Vernon street
curve, where he skidded, hit curve and
wrecked his machine, but escaped al
most unhurt.
! G. P Bulard. referee, President f.
S. Clark of the Prescott Auto club and
| Lyle Abbott of The Republican Of
ficially inspected the course of the loop
autS. race today. The Metropol is not
here but all other drivers have been in
structed by Bullard and are now pre-
pairing for the race The start is at
nine o'clock sharp. The auto race will
probably be perilous as the course is
| very fast and the drivers are very
| jealous of the fast time made by Boido
|
morrow's features are the auto race
| and finals in the worlds championship
! bucking contests at the fair grounds
| The next to the last day of the From
| tier celebration finds excitement con-
| centrating on these two big events
Hundreds of dollars have been placed
on the automobile race with the Phoe-
nix Velie and Stan Murphy's Phoenix
! Mercer as favorites. The Phoenix
crowd continues large but the excur-
sion which leaves at midnight will take
many away. Naquin has decided to
! take the wheel himself for the loop
race and Red Brewer will act as
mechanic and relief driver. Bullard
discovered in A. A. A. rules that no
name except that of the car is allow
ed on sides so September eve" which
| was christened by the Republican will
have to appear in the race with lamp
black hiding her name. This was a
sad blow to Naquin but he's game
| Mnrnhv's Mercer is the only car on
which bear stories have not been cir
culated Jack Smiths No. Buick is in
good shape apparently and Jack him
sell will act as mechanic Charlie
| Hunt in the Tucson Stutz is most con-
| fident of winning but said he hasn't
the car with which to pass those ahead
of him. NaGuin drew No s in the line
! np and considers this a good omen as
Earl Cooper, the famous Californian
always wins as he did at Tacoma Sat
urday with this number. Shorty Ere
meau is fixing up Louis Nikrents IA
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