Norwich bulletin., 1917-05-26
MOTORCYCLE RACES.
We'll Known Riders to Appear at the
 Fairgrounds on Memorial Day.

C. V. Pend1eton returned last night from trip through Connecticut and Massachusetts looking up riders for the Motorcycle meet to be held at the Fairgrounds on Decoration day.
 The riders will include Herbert F. Burdick, better known as Wild Bill, of Norwich. who is always a big fa- Vorite with the local people, and who always manages to hold his end up with the speed boys from other cities. James Palazzo of Bridgeport. who has appeared here for the last three or four years on his Harley, and always makes a good showing. will again be on hand and he states that this time he will go home with more than one first prize Teddy" Carroll, of Spring field. we'll known by local motor cy- CIc followers told MT Pendleton on Thursday that he would positively come down here and race on Decora- ton day and that he was also trying to influence Charles Verrfl1, known world as Crazy Horse55 Verrfll- Yer rill is considered by far the most dar- ing and spectacular rider that rides a motorcycle on a half mile track He is at present employed in the Spring field factory and the Connecticut Amusement association will make every effort to have him here as an added attraction. Noble R. Stevens of Boston. also well known to motor cycle followers will also be on hand with a specially constructed racing machine that he has built himself and which he guarantees as some speed" This is g freak machine and parts of several makes of motorcycles are used in it's construction. He has named 1t the ~'M. M Red" Potter of Spring field who was here on Fourth of July other riders of national motorclcle fame-Clyde and Corbin-are coming to Norwich on Sunday morning to see Mir Pendleton in regard to getting z- H. rI1r1 won the machine for racing here last year. will not be on hand. as he is now located in Georgia An effort is being made to secure Freddy Nixon Manufa curing company in Toronto, Canada Nixon's brother is also anxious to enter here if he can secure a machine
 The difficulty encountered this year is not so much to secure riders. as it is to secure machines. The leading mo- torcycle factories have made an agree ment between themselves that in the future they will not enter the racing game and will not furnish racing ma chimes to any riders or agents, neither will they sell racing machines to any riders or agents For this reason all of the famous motorcycle racers are "out of jobs" so to speak, and most of them did not own the machines they rode in the races, in the past. They are only too glad to pick up little extra money if tEey can and many new faces will appear at the meet Dec oration day, if machines can be secur- cd for them MT. Pendleton has four racing machines of his own BUrdick and Carroll will each have one of them and the other two will be given to riders who the management think will make the best drawing card and the most interest for the spectators.
 Tubbs' Military band will furnish music The price of admission will be & cents for grown ups. and 15 cents for children under twelve. The meet is being advertised and the manage nent expect to have the best exhibi- ton of riding that has ever been put on at the Fairgrounds.