The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-13

In the shortest time, going at fast
clip, the judges announcing that he
had made the mile I'm l minute and 20
seconds. Ulbricht raced in his Simplex
l2O III. +. special.
Joe Cleary. of Boston, who drove the
Tornado, was forced out of the three
mile race, when i'm the lead by BURST
ted tire. II IL had not been for this
unforeseen accident he would have
won with ease. In the last race of the
afternoon he won by narrow margin
and was loudly applauded for his
tricky driving and splendid manipula-
ton Of the wheel. Cleary seemed the
champion dirt eater of the day as he
was in the rear in nearly every race
and was forced To "eat the dirt"
thrown from the leaders.
Eddie Hearne. one of the four driv-
ers known as the Millionaire Quar-
tet," who owns "a high powered Case
was in hard luck. While warming up
his engine before the race he striped
his gears and was forced to enter the
various races in another. Neverthe-
less he drove well.
The Time Trials.
The first event on the program was
a race against time by four of the
speed kings, each man racing one mile,
the winner being the driver who made
the distance in the shortest length of
time. The time of the various en-
trants was as follows:
Joe Cleary, 1:22; TIeinie Ulbricht,
1:2O; T.. Horey, 1922 3-5; Johnny Raj
mey, l:22.
The next event was a three-m mile race
between Eddie IIearne, driving the
Simplex special T.. Horey driving the
Bullet and Cleary driving the Tornado.
Cleary was forced out of the race I'm
the last lap when he blew a tire on
the back stretch of the last lap. A
second later Horey blew IA tire and
Hearne won with ease i'm minutes
and % seconds.
Next came Louis Disbrow i'm his ex-
hibition race against time i'm the Jay
Eye-See. Disbrows exhibition was
the most spectacular OF the day and
la ris efforts To kecD The monster On
the track the little pilot exhibited
some head work and skilful driving
that was not equalled for the after
noon. Twice he skidded on the turns
and narrowly avoided running amuck
in the crowd. only his tenacity in
fighting his powerful motor averting
an accident.
The Australian pursuit race was
probably the best for the afternoon.
In this race Johnny Raimey proved
himself equal to the occasion and
though he ate the dust of his predeces-
sors for six laps, in the seventh he
overlook Cleary and won by narrow
margin. Ulbricht, Cleary and Horey
were placed an equal distances along
the track while Raimey started from
the tap. The driver overtaking all
other entrants won the race, Raimey
being successful. Ulbricht was first
forced from the race and Horey was
forced out by a .bursted radiator.
Cleary proved his gameness again and
stuck until the seventh lap when Raj
ney spuTteu anu went dHedu'
The tire and wheel novelty race
pleased the spectators. Hearne and
Raimey entered this event. Each was
to start at the tape drive two laps and
stop. The WHEEL and tire were to be
taken off and tbe drivers to speed one
more lap to he 1nish. Hearne won
with ease, owing to the fact that the
mechanics on Raimey's car were slow
in changing his tire. He won in 10
As seconds.
The free-for-all race was cut from
four miles TO three miles. owing to the
dangerous condition of the track.
Four cars were started from the tape
Hearne took the lead from the start
and was pursued by Disbrow for two
miles and a half. On the last lap Dis
brow forged ahead and won the race
Time, four minutes and % seconds.
Cleary won the last event of the
afternoon, the free-for-all handicap
race i'm the Tornado. Cleary took the
lead in the second mile after Horey
was forced out by bursted radiator.