The Glenwood post., 1916-08-12
BICYCLE
ROAD RACE
Mr.. Floyd kIever an Unknown
Rider Captures Both First
Time and Place Prizes
Big DAY IN GLENwooD

Notwithstanding the heavy rains
which developed into a coludburst, the
nineteenth annual Colorado Midland
road race from Basalt to Glenwool
took place last Sunday and was a
great success. The city was thronged
with people even though hundreds of
autos were kept away by the condition
of the roads.
An unknown rider captured the first
place and time. Grand Junction en-
tries won all the time prizes and all
but two place rewards.
Floyd Klever of the Junction, riding
the last 16 miles in drenching rain,
was the man to win first time and
first place. His victory was the sur
prise of the race as he had never ridden
in the great event before and was
never conceded chance. His time for
the 23.35 mile course was l hour and
81 minutes. Paul Knight, scratch man,
won second time, hour, IS minutes
and Is seconds, and seventh place,
while Lloyd Wixon also of Grand
junction took Third time, / hour, 35
minutes and 81 seconds, and second
place.
nn 10 kt,n
race except that Chris Anderson, Jr.,
of Aspen fell from his bike and res
cue party found him lying beside the
road in dazed condition and suffer
ing from overexertion and the heavy
rain. Charlie Keck brought him in
and DR.. Crook soon had the young fell
low as good as ever.
At the finish of the race the riders
were SO bespattered with mud they
could not be recognized and the judges
had to ask their numbers, as the rain
had poured down during almost the en-
tire race. Angelo vitro broke his bike,
got another and put that out of conf
mission, SO he was out of the race.
Stallard Of Aspen made a good run
with broken bike and secured ninth
place.
On the return trip the Midland train
ran into mud slide and owing to the
delay most of the riders reached Glen
wood ahead of the special.
The judges were H. @. avn Hoore-
beke, Grand Junction, and G. A.
Meline, Denver.
Following is the list of riders and
the order in which they crossed the
tape:
Floyd Klever, Grand Junction, first
place, first time. Time 10000.
Lloyd Wixom, Grand Junction, sec
ond place, third time. Time 1:35:37.
Clarence Rhoads, Grand Junction,
third place, fourth time. Time 1:62:O
Paul Padia, Grand Junction, fourth
place, fifth time. Time 1:36:45.
Elmer Terrill, Grand Junction, fifth
place, sixth time. Time 1:39:50.
William Simpson, Grand Junction,
sixth place, seventh time. Time
1:41:36.
Paul Knight, Grand Junction, sev.
enth place, second time. Time 1:35:15,
George Gutierrez, Grand Junction,
eighth place, eighth time. Time
1:41:5s. -. ar .-.
James Bradbury, Grand Junction.
ninth place, ninth time. Time 1:47:s4.
Charles Carpendale, Cardiff, tenth
place, tenth time. Time 2:12:43.
Angelo vitro, Aspen, eleventh place,
eleventh time. Time 2:19:1O.
The awards to winners were as fol.
lows:
First place, $50; second place, $50;
third, go; fourth, $3.50; fifth, $3.50;
sixth, @c, and down to $3.50 for elcv-
snth place.
Tho prizes for time wore $50 for
first, ts5 for second and 90 for third.
Tho Grand Junction ssxaphone band
added greatly to the enjoyment Of the
day.
Other sports Of the day were under
more favorable conditions % the rsia
ceased about noon and the skies
cleared. The ball game between Rifle
and Glenwood stood 4 to 3 In. favor Of
lRikls.
In the miners' t'First Aidn contest
held on the stone bath houss lawn Ds-
tween the teams from cuich, Sunlight