Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-08-07
|MOTORCyCuSTS HAVE
ENJOYABLE OUTING
Sports and Other Activities at
Thompson's Bridge on tho
Brandywine.~

dance well over 1,o0O, the motorcycle
rally, picnic and field meet held yes
terday, from II n. m. TO y. M. at
Thompsons Bridge. was big auc-
cess. The affair was held under the
auspices of the Wil-Del Motorcycle
Association and motor cycle dealers
OF Wilmington. There was n brief in
terinlsslon on the program, for lunch.
More than 80 motorcycles and ten
automobiles. carrying 100 boosters,
made the run from Rodney Square.
All the events were open to the spec
tators and many took part and won
prizes. All events were closely con
tested. and In more than half II was
necessary to run two eliminations and
a final try-out To decide the winners.
The pillow fight for men and the
chicken fight for women were very
amusing. Mrs. G. Dawson was awarded
a cake and Mary Angelo. n little girl
from Rockland, n crocheted basket.
q. Woods was awarded 2s mo-
torcycle shoe. and II came In handy.
because he had trouble with his tires.
T.. ". Cloud scored.the largest num-
her of points for the day. winning out
DN WHY NUe lVifl NNFI lNt bln'iNs
who were tied Tor second place. Miss
Burns and Miss Debsbaugh We're tie
for the largest number of points FOR
the women's events. and decided hy
Tipping a coin, Miss Burns winning
T.. H. Cloud started winning early,
getting first place In the neat rider and
Cleanest machine contest.
Dealers Mckinney, Mlnnick. Sch
nepfe and Van Sire acted rs referees
and Judges They generously disposed
of free refreshment tickets among the
riders. The refreshment stand was
ably conducted by the associate ladies'
under the direction OF the social com
mittee.
The purpose Of the rally was TO pro
mote motorcycle activities and SO
clability, and 10 show the riders and
public the enjoyment that can be de-
rived from riding as sport Affairs
Of the kind also promote good fellow
ship and friendliness among the riders
Those who won prizes but left I've
fore they were distributed can secure
them from T.. IL. cloud. 1900 West See
| ond street. Tire winners Of prizes In
! the various events and their rewards
were as follows:
Man securing most points, r.. ~
Cloud. prize, spot light; woman So
curing most points. Miss Burns, elec-
trio lamp; holder of lucky number
-. Wooda. motorcycle shoe; neatesi
! dressed rider. T. ". Cloud, parking
! light; Cleanest machine, r. II Cloud
electric side cly light; solo plank ride
j. Clarke speed wrench; motorcycle
slow race, !. Gallo, motorcycle tube
/ motorcycle stop ur lcse, J. SlaVin, mot
orcycle tube; eide car potato plcklnE
race-C Sadler. driver, electric side eat
light, r. Greene. paeeenger. pair pli
crs; side car walking the Murphy
g. Sad,er, driver. tube repair kit. Y
Greene, passenger, tube repair kit
womenE cushion elimination contea
Mrs. Hambleton, pair goggles, Mis-
Rosie Dever. pair goggles; meme pig
back race--E. Dauphin, tire putt,
outfit, A. Dauphin. tire putty OUTFIT
ladies' chicken fight, II. Defibaugh
fancy center piece: mems pillow fight
u. 7. Van Slice, electric eide car light
mems three-legsed raCe--E. Dauphin
tire putty outfit, A. Dauphin. tire putt,
NNftiAs idhtes Spptn luft--Ni h@N iNli lS
pair goggles, Mrs. Lucas, pair goggles
mems spoon race, a. Reed. sparl
plug; thin ladies' so yartie, Miss Burns
rair goggles; stout ladies' so yards
Mrs. Van Sice, pair goggles; men
100 yard dash--J. Connor, pair pliers
u. NJ. Chimes, tube repair OUTFIT; men,
backward race, II. G Hail. spark plug
thin ladies' potato picking race. /
Defihaugh, pair goggles; stout ladies
. potato picking race, Mrs. Van Slice
pair goggles; mems potato pickin
race, c. Maxwell. electric eide ca
light: ladies cracker and whistle race
Mrs. Huber, box candy; little girlt
race--Gertrude Dawson, pair goggles
|. NJ. Cammellio, pair goggles; little boys
race-L. Maske, pair goggles: ]. Max
well, pair goggles.
The Wil-Dcl Association exends Il
! thanks to the Woodlawn estate and /
Passemore for the use of the ground.
Next Saturday the motorcyclis,
= leave Cor RiveSdale Park. nine mile
from Millsboro. at the head of India
River Bay, about 100 miles from Wi
mington, on their annual camping va
: cation,