Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-06-29
WERE ALL GOOD.
Markell Knocks Section Out OF Fence
But Is Not Injured-Barreth Takes
Spill Also

Saturdays motorcycle races wound
up the racing contests Of the Cherry
fair with some speedy conflicts before
d crowd which nearly filled the grand
stand. Verne Maskel missed the turn
in the second heat of the professional
10 mile race for h. p. stripped stock
machines and knocked section out of
the fence after speeding through the
hay field but was unhurt except for a
few scratches on his face. Ed Barreth
took a spill also on the same turn but
was not even scratched and rode on
around the track to the grandstand.
The accidents were due to the dust on
the first turn and after the cross coun-
try trip by Maskell the races slowed
down a second or two on each lap.
Simmons on an Excelsior went a mile
in SO and one-fifth seconds in the seven
h. p ported race but broke a sprocket
and was obliged to keep his machine
out of the remainder Of the races. This
race was battle royal between Sim
mons and Harry Brandt on a Merkel
and was the speediest event on the
program. They finished the five miles
in $3.50 one half seconds with Brant
about 80 feet behind the winner at the
finish.
Run Off With Dash.
The races started on time and were
run off with dash that kept the crowd
keyed up to the highest pitch, and to
Watt Ship who promoted the meet be-
longs great credit FOR his management
of the races. There were no waits and
the work of the Salem motorcycle club
members who acted as police at the
track was satisfactory in every way.
The following are the results:
Results Of Races.
Four horse power, ported, three miles,
professional, first prize, $2O; second
prize $lO-Clyde Simmons, Portland, on
an Excelsior. first; Gus Peppel, Port
land. on Merkel, second; NJ. Hunt
Portland, on jefferson, third. Time
3:l4 l-5. aia-
Seven horse power, stripped stock
professional, five miles, first prize
$3.50. second prize $40, third prize s.
First three mile heat, H. Brandt
Portland, on Thor, first Red Cogburn
Seattle, on an Indian, second; Kid hob
} Oakland, on a Jefferson, third. Time
! 2:5Ois. Second three mile heat, ROY
J Thompson. Portland, on Pope, first
| Vern Maskcll, Portland, on a jefferson
second; Ed Barreth, Portland on al
J Indian. third. Time, first; Cogbur,
} second; Thompson, third. Time 4:4Ol2
Four horse power, stripped stock
, five miles, professional, first prize Sl9
, second prize $5-M. Hunt, Portland
on jefferson first; l.. C. Rose, Port
: land on o Jefferson, second; Leo Feery
: Portland, on Penn, third. Time 5:4S.
: Seven horse power stripped stock
! professional, five miles, first prize S2t
: second prize $40, third prize S5-tirs
three mile heat, Roy Thompson, Port
land, on Pope, first; Red Cogbur
Seattle, on an Indian, second; 7. PEP
/, pei, Portland, on Merkel, third, Tim
,, 2:5l. Second three mile heat, Brandt
I I on a Thor. first; W. Carnahau, Denver
. on a Pope, second. Tine 2:5l. FinG
five miles, H. Brandt, first; Thompson
second; Cogburn, third. Time 4:43.
= Seven horse power, ported, prote'
> sional, five miles, open to all, tirs
prize $50, second $lj, third SlO-C. {
Simmons. Oakland, ON an Excelsio
4 first; II. Brandt, Portland, on Merke
+ second; Red Cogburn, Seattle, on a
D Indian, third. Time 4:30ia.
Seven horse power, protesslona
1 three miles, first prize $40, second 81
l third Brandt, first; Thompson
. second; Cogburn, third, Time 2;5l.
Consolation race, seven horse powe
professional, three miles, first priz
IS SIS, second $40, third S5-Peppel, frs
5 Barrcth, second; Carnahan, thir
1. Timn 9.57