Norwich bulletin., 1916-07-05
MOTORCYCLE MEET
 AT THE FAIR GROUNDS.
Norwich, Bridgeport and Springfield Riders Entered in Six EVents-Bicy- cle Race a Feature.

The ninth motorcycle meet held by the Connecticut Amusement associa- tion at the fair grounds was a. premier Fourth of July attraction, with good racing and a. fair crowd which attend cd in spite of the cool weather and some difficulty in getting transporta- tion to East Great Plain. Tubbs' band occupied the bandstand for a time and their music and the purring of the machines made the track an active place.
 The six events on the programme opened with a five mile professional race, 30.50 Uc. in. class, in which these men were entered: H. F. Burdicl1, Nor wich, Indian; H. H. Baldwin, Norwich. Indian; James Palazzo, Bridgeport, HID; Joe Blake, Bridgeport HID; John Rush. Springfield, Indian; Noble R. Stoves, Springfield, Indian.
 Burdick was slow in getting off, but before the first lap was over he had the lead and kept it all the way, until he ended an eighth of a mile to the good. Stoves was second, and Bald win was the other money winner, the prizes being S20, S10 and $5. Palazzo was fourth in this race.
 The first heat in the bicycle race was run at this time, and little Johnnie Olaf of YantiC flats, jauntily attired in a bathing suit, took the lead and set the pace for his half dozen cOmpeti- tors. His efforts began to tell on him after he had gone the half and then he dropped back slowly but consistently to the tail end of the procession. He consumed some soda pop before the next heat and again essayed the role of pacemaker, The little chap pedalled away as StrenuOusly as any of them for one of the times around the track and he was putting up a game fight at the half. Then the sOda-pOD per- 1cr hpcraT1 tn work and certainly bigger chaps lOOsened up, and Johnnie gain became a trailer He came back strong in the third heat and his blue bathing suit led the bunch once more. But his beef simply wouldn't keep up with his fight and he was ignominOusly sent back to sixth place again. The three heats and the race went as fol- lows:
 Bicycle race: one mile:
 c. Bother, North Franklin. 4 Edward Wood, Big Mac Cycle
 Ed Gl2R: sfogiund Ei II Big Mae i:.'.; Cycle
 Club, L. I. .................. 5 Dan Shearer Big Mae Cycle
 Club, L. l. -...-............. ' James Farrell. Worcester ..... William Grady, Worcester .... 5 ? 3 John Olaf, Yartic ............ 6
 Time: 2.34. 2.52, 3.10.
 Wild Bill started out to win the ten mile race, with it's prizes of $40, $20 and S10, but engine trouble put him out of the running in the third lap and Palazzo circled the track comfortably adead of all the others for the balance of the race. The real fight was be- tween Baldwin of Norwich and Stoves of Boston, who seesawed back and forth with a few feet between for the gretear part of the last five miles. Baldwin lost at the curves and made up again on the stretches and finally nOsed out his rival for second money. Rush took fourth place. The time was
 In the sidecar race of three miles. Palazzo defeated c. V. Pendleton by 50 yards. The time was 4.4O and the prizes $1O and $5.
 Another five mile race for prizes of S30, $20 and $10, and after Burdick had been pushed a lap or two by Palazzo, he opened up and won the race with a big margin in sos. Stoves caught the Bridgeport man mapping and drove his machine into second place, while Pa lazzo took third. Baldwin was fourth and Rush fifth.
 The officials of the meet were: c. V. Pendleton, IT,, starter; M. B. Ring and A. J. Bailey, timers; Andrew Hill scorer; John Hart, checker, and Con- stable Gus Lambert exerted his au- thority to keep perfect order and tran quility on the track.