Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-09-25
Jcwett and Essex Are
Ditched in Austral-
ian Pursuit Race;
Ed Refs Rendere |
Unconscious
CAF1ISCH WINS
FARMERS RACE
Red SOx Of Sank CITY
Take Close Victory
From Reedsburg by
5 to 4

The largest crowd in the 20
years the Sank County fair has
held it's annual exposition was at
the fair grounds Thursday after
noon, according to the officials.
The grand stand was packed be-
fore three o'clock in the afternoon
and every vantage point nearby
was occupied by the spectators.
Besides the regular stage attrac-
tons and free act program a
baseball game between the SOrge's
Ice Creams Of Reedsburg and the
Twin City Red Sox was another
feature. The contest ended af-
ter nine innings with victory for
the Red Sox, to 4.
Farmers Ford Race
Ike Caflisch, stepped away from
the other four entrants in the
five mile farmers Ford race and
won the purse of $40. Ike's time
was sos. Immediately after this
event Caflisch and l.. G. WEIGH
ran their respective Fords in
three mile event which was easily
won by Welch.
Australian Pursuit Event
The five mile Australian pursuit
race with five entrants ended in
victory for r. w. Prothero in his
Baby Buick Randall Herfort in the
Fronty Ford held the lead over
ProtherO in the final heat for sew
eral laps but was finally overtaken
| by the veteran driver.
Cars Dtched
Two Of the cars were ditched in
the preliminary heat of the Aus
tralian pursuit event just as the
race had reached it's most thrill
ing stage. AS Ed. Refs in an Es-
sex special was rounding the south
east turn in the course his car
skidded in a slippery spot on the
track which had been sprinkled,
and shot toward the inside bank
and careened back again to the
outside Of the track as the driver
/ 80 = MI
! Rotzoll in a Jewett was close be-
hind the Essex and tried to avoid
an accident when the Essex skid
ded to the inside of the track by
staying we'll on the outside, but
when the Essex again shot to the
outside of the track it was i'm
possible to avoid hitting the car
although Mr.. Rotzoll drove hts
car off the course in an effort to
do so.
The left front wheel of the Je-
welt struck the right rear wheel
of the Essex and both wheels were
shattered. The Essex turned Il
complete somersault and landed
right side up. Refs was thrown
from the car and was picked up
from in front of the Jewett by
Rotzoll, who was first to reach
the injured man. William Stone
| siefer, motorcycle policeman, who
was at that point of the race
track, assisted Rotzoll in carrying
Refs a short distance from the
wrecked cars and he was soon af-
ter taken to st. Mary's Ringing
hospital by Joseph Corners in the
latter's car. Mr. Refs was rem
dered unconscious for short time
after the accident but fortunately
did not sustain any apparent SER
ious injuries. He was badly bruis-
ed but was able to leave the hos
pital this morning and expected to
attend the races today as spec
tator.
r. w. Prothero in his Buick was
close behind both Rotzoll and Refs
but saw the trouble ahead in time
to steer clear of it.
The pursuit race was resumed
after the accident by the three
remaining racers, H. H. Grub.
Randall Herfort and r. w. Pro-
there, Grubb, with his Golden Fly
er, was obliged to drop out of the
contest at the beginning of the
heat due to losing a bolt off his
car.
Cars Will Be Ready
| The Essex and Jewett racing