Arizona republican., 1916-11-14
,JOHNS CLEANS
 UP MILL, FIVE
 AND TEN EASY

state fair grounds yesterday afternoon when Ray Greviston, riding an Indian eight cylinder machine, covered 73A miles in 60 minutes, breaking the for mer worlds hour record by four and one-half mnes According to motor cycle critics at the track, this record will undoubtedly stand for some years to come The former F. A. M. cham pionship record was 66A miles,
 Both Morty Graves and Dave Kin ney. who finished in second and third positions, respectively. broke the for mer worlds record mark by covering 72ih miles in one hours running time. Only inches separated these two rid CTS at the finish, their battle for sec i ond and third positions being the fea- i ture of the race.
 | Crevistons was not sensational | race. Rather it was consistent grind, from start to finish. He took pace on the second lap that he con tinued throughout without variance. | According to Timer Baker, , seconds did not separate the winners fastest ], and slowest mile. His victory can be 1 attributed to this fact.
 Weather and track conditions were 1 not the best for establishing a new worlds mark and before the start of the long grind, those acquainted with the conditions about abandoned hope ] for seeing lowering of the record es- 1 tablished at the Bakersfield track ! three years ago by Glen Stokes one of the starters in yesterdays race. i The track was too hard to permit the riders taking the sharp curves at i a great rate of speed. Then strong | wind faced the riders up to back stretch. These conditions combined, it ] was thought, would keep the riders from establishing a new mark for the | hour.
 Six starters faced the wire at 3:04 o'clock, when the riders were sent away Don Johns, who had won all three events staged earlier in the af- ternoon, was scratched from the sheet because of injuries sustained the pre- vious day in q fall.
 The Indian team. composed of Crev- iston, Graves and Kinney, jumped into the lead at the start, Stokes following in fourth position, with Meaeham and l Wolters drawing up the rear in the order named The last three named rode Excelsior machines.
 Stokes was the only man to finish outside of the three men who figured in the money. the others being forced to drop out because vr machine trou-
 
 was forced out, but he returned after repairs.
 < The race was devoid of features ex- ! ccpt for the battle between Graves and Kinney for second and third positions l Kinney maintained the lead for the first ten miles. at which point Graves took the place position and was never i headed
 Considerable enthusiasm was in stilled by Creviston when he Tapped his own teammates and attempted tC pass them on the fifth lap directly 1T front of the grandstand. Both Graves and Kinney fought to hold him back the three riders crcling the track necI and neck for three miles, Crevistor finally passing the other riders wheI rounding into the home stretch on tho 50th lap.
 During two of these laps, four rid CTS were punched. Stokes riding witt the three Indian mounts.
 Keen disappointment was felt by thu audience because of Johns inability {, participate in the hour ride. When tn new worlds record was announced however. q wild cheer rent the air. continued for many minutes and ii, not cease until Creviston alighte, from his mount at his pit, in iron of the grandstand.
 Crevston's record is the more re 1 markable because he rode the last 3 l seconds on a flat tire. He was con stantly signaled by his pit workers am knew that he was establishing a ney mark
 When he blew tire after runnin 8 minutes and 30 seconds, he decline to leave the track. Instead, he took hi life in his own hands and finished a
 
 whcp he first started.
 Even after the race was concluded the riders continued around the trac at a great rate of speed for three ( four miles, evidently being unawal that the finish had arrived
 After 10 minutes and II seconds ( riding, Creviston, in first position ha covered 12 miles. The other rider were in the following order: Kinne second, Graves third. Stokes fourtl Meacham fifth and Wolters sixth.
 After 15 minutes of running, Crevis ton had lapped both Wolters and Mea cham and was within a few rods Stokes. At 20 minutes, Creviston wa leading with 23H miles to his credi Graves was in second position, Knne third, Stokes fourth, Meacham lift and Wolters sixth
 Creviston covered. 36A miles in minutes, with Graves and Kinney second and third positions respective ly; about three quarters of a mile be hind. Stokes was in fourth positio WOlters in fifth and Meacham. sixt
 In Al minutes and 53 seconds. Gre, iston had covered 50 miles. Grages, second position, had covered a frat htiOn under 49 miles, as had Kinne in third place. Stokes was fourth this point Wolters fifth and Mea cha sixth.
 At 50 minutes. Creviston was on h G!st lap, approaching the home stretc Graves was second. Kinney third, Wo ters fourth and Stokes fifth. Mes cham went out on the 41st lap. b, cause of spark trouble. He was O, eight minutes and returned to the rae
 Stokes also was forced out on u 56th lap. because of engine trouble, b, returned in two minutes. After circ ing the track once, Stokes was aga forced out and for a second time returned. Then Meacham was force = to drop ort. because of aSbroken chai y Wolters followed him into the pit C the next lap, because of engine troubl
 Creviston had covered 70 miles 57f2 minutes. He was maintaining u pace which he had established at fl outset. Graves and Kinney were sti summing neck and neck
 The hour finished with Crevisto first. having covered distance , l73% miles; Graves second, and Xii ney third. Stokes, the only other rid