The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-22
MOTORCYCLISTS END
LONG ENDURANCE RUN
NlNsT ZEN RIDERS FINISH A
lNTEIIlSENCER OFFICE
LAST NIGHT
Winners % Event VIII Not De Known
Until Reports Are Received
From All Checking Points.


| The first annual 500 mile motorcvcle
race OF the Wh~'>>ag Motorcycle club
was ended last evening" A. the Intel.
Z ligencer office. when nineteen riders
Who left here SUNDAY morning for
Bedford. Pa returned II Is believed
that a number OF these completed the
course with a perfect score although
the result will not be known until.
probably "Wednesday evening. when
all checking sheets will have arrived
The officials Of the race will then 40
over the time ~ each point and de-
termine the score OF each rider
Taken from every point the race was
one OF the most successful events
OF the kind ever attempted here and
With the little experience the local
club members have had In this Kind
OF work they made exceptionally good
records
The FIRST day OF the run saw a ma.
lority % the riders arrive ~ Bedford
With good scores. Ncry little trouble
vas experienced on the out bound
course. practically the only thing that
held up the racers was tire trouble.
this resulting from the continuous
grind over roads OF all description.
Twenty Mile Schedule.
Leaving Wheeling. schedule of 20
miles per hour was maintained bv
those riding alone and a l7.mile rer
hour pace set on the sidecar. BE.
tween Wheeling and Washington. Pa
this pace was found hard 10 maintain.
owing TO the fact that the roads are in
none too good condition. After leav-
ing Washington. the roads. though
hiily and In places mountainous. we're
IN the best Of condition and very little
trouble was experienced
Leaving Bedford yesterday morning.
beginning al $50 and each FIVE min
Ute interval thereafter. the riders
started on the last leg OF their hard
GRIND The first checking point out
OF bedford was at Ligonier. Pa. a dis
lance OF 40 miles. The schedule be
tween these points called for an aver.
age OF 30 miles per hour for the
riders. Prom Liron.er to Greensburr
distance OF 20 miles. the same schc.
dule was maintained This was over
the Lincoln highway and proved A
regular speedway Leaving Greens
burg the next checking point WAS To-
Gated az Conncllsvillc This was the
noon control. at which one hour was
taken Cor lunch.
Vt tuuu"llsNill'. several riders b.d
hcen forced 90 fan behind THIS Wts
been ~, 1i NE k,!iing pace that had
proved the main obstacle boa IN. WAY al
thuuEh Lookout Mountain. one of the
highest points reached ON The cours.
was crossed. Secret controls were sfrev.,
al"1s thc road and this kept the motor
ny, rom heating ~ 20 within a
and waiting FOR the time they should ar
Trip Tells on Riders.
LEAVING t"uueliSNtll' they again
Sh'cs'd az Uuioutowu where Il was
round that several had lost consider
trouble Leaving Uniout6Wn and from
there 10 Wheeling % was not only a
race with machines. but with riders a.
for two davs was beginning to tell on
some OF ne riders and whether or not
PENDED greatly on their staying quail
Cheshire First Here.
G.. J.. Cheshire was the FIRST man Ia
reach Wheeling. lie arrived al tho
hnsl checking point al 5 30 ana was OK
aCtiH on time. From 5.s0 70 80 they
arrived iu the city and were checked a.
the lnt"lngenccr onicc. where tho run
ON the outbound course accidents u.ro
Few and far between as FAR a. concern
90 the riders. MANY automobile arci-
a'hl~ Were seen and az o. point near
hi"WnsNiie. Ford machine was wreck
"a while attempting 20 pass some OF m.
- .N-l- u ne car turned turtle and "a
ouslv injured. n was near tbis roiut
that Rob Campbell was forced out -
inc race with engine and chain trouble
= u hcrisford end William Phillips.
both riding single speed machines ~.
p'-l"uc'd considerable trouble buf HON
pulled through tho entire distance Win
out serious mishsp.
- C"nnciisyiils : Tandon bier was
iorcgd out ~ tho rec" with marnItn
trouble. with tho exception of Efrr ali
rid.fs nat checked In AZ Bedford COM
Davis Slightly Injured.
~ ih" mountains near tnioutown. 4
z. Davis missed 10, road ON sbaru
CNrN" and sustained slight INJURIES a.
BITS right hand BE- was assisted b,sk
tg lh' road by other riders ana COM
Ered Grub,r lost control OF hts ma
chino twice between West AIcxandcr and
WI'.IiuE on the return trim Roth times
ng was thrown. bur fortunately sus-
ono f'atur" Of the run b. the fact That
fHrl hraunlich. driving sfdccar cover
on lLe "Efirf distance from CUunpIizrfIIa
Z" Whe'l ling without the Gid of n broke
Lt Iilir lost The brake connections nd
vlnr tn Do. regulations OF the race 10
VIII Do IwUD-S IhIs Co. ascertain fuet
ION ~ fns rider. have finished With
perfect scores. All time sheets from
th. checking point~ win b. mailed i1
AMI To- Oh probability a special m.sf.r.
WI. p, held Wodrssd4E evening al
WHICH tine ali tim" win ba checked ami
Riders who Finished.
'H|IUWIrE bel On Iia. OF fh. rIHrrr that
fn.shsd. their time due. lime on arrival
enc 'h' kind az machine that vas rid
Time tr-
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