Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1921-07-20

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The automobile 1aa motorcycle races
held at the fair Er;opndz last Saturday
afternoon at O'Clock proved to be OK
citing and interesting. The attendance
was light and numbered only i 3 few
hundred people. one @af the reasons
for the meagre crowd Was the threaat-
ming weather durinssthe day. S. s>
The program given included @eieht
numbers. Two slight accidents occur
red during the afternoon. , Butler, mo-
torcycle rider. went Oh the track and
had 4 narrow escape from serious; IN
Jury. The other accident was Witness
ed on the race track when tire was
torn of from a wheel -, s,tS< 49, e. :. :
The program was given by numbers
as follows: ID 's'F,f =.
Event No. was one half. mile time
trial. Four participated in this num-
Der. The winner WAS A., HigEinboth-
am of.:vahey Cttyrs,s & waa = Ford sne-
IS seconds. z -" =
The local boy, Robert Anderson. driv-
ing his Maxwell. came OUT second, time
40 and y3-5 secondk. II : -, 80 -
Leonard Olson. Wahpeton. Chalmers
car. was third. time ~ and rs seconds
; and David Bradford, tGhevrolet, fourth,
time 4S seconds.s@ e@S$es~
Event No. 2 was two mile race. This
race was between Robert Anderson.
Leonard Olson and Bradford. Anderson
was the winner IN two minutes, 81 and
AS seconds. Olson second and Brad
I'D irH ~
trial did not take part in this event. -
t. Event No. was the five lap race be-
tween two Fords driven by local boys
Nygaard. Violin came out the; winner
in four minutes and II and Us seconds.
It was made only Ave laps on account
Of an accident sNygaard was rounding
the Northeast corner when the car
slid and the right front wheel tire
was torn of. 5s & 49, -,
Event No. was a one half mile mo-
torcycle time trial. Ellsworth Butler
came out ahead. He was driving a
Yellow Cyclone>and made the lap in 40
seconds. Tiny: Maranta-driving q Har-
ley-Davidson Special won seconfl, time
81 seconds. Harry Kelly With sE. p.
Special ran OF the track but made the
lap In 46 and 1-5 seconds. e..
Event No. S was four mile Aus
tralian pursuit race. Four cars parti-
clpated in this event. They started at
each corner Of the track. The~car that
was passed by another car was out
OF the race. AL. Hfggfnbotham won this
race. time for laps was minutes and
seconds. g - {, -. a3sss.-.s...
= Event No. Was two mile motor
cycle race. Three motorcycles were in
this race but Butler ran on the track
in the last lap at the Northeast curve
OF the track. The cycle came in the
loose gravel and the driver lost con-
troll. He had a narrow escape Of run
ming into the fence. The cycle turned
over on the side. The driver injured
his left hip. The winner was Maranta
who made the two miles In minutes
and 81 and 1-5 seconds. Kelly was SEC
ond. = e. e. i.
Event No. was = five mile free for
all race. This was between Higginbo-
than. Anderson and Bradford. Higgin-
botham overlook Bradford in the sec
ond lap in the Northwest curve and
also overtoak Anderson in the third
lap. But this number was called of
before 1t was over because OF Z foul
on E4igginbotham,sd driving. 81
Event No. and last was . one and
one-half mile race between the cars
who participated in No {. sHtGginbo-
. than csn1e out ahead IS The time waa
minutes and s and z-5e seconds. An
derson came. ont second and was hut
I than. This number concluded the af-
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