Salt Lake Telegram | 1916-07-02 | Page 4 | Twenty-One Motor Riders in Long Grind

ONE MOTOR I RIDERS IN THE lONG GRIND Twenty-one Twenty riders were to start on I their way this morning at 6 o'clock fromI from State and Exchange streets In the I second annual motorcycle road race from Salt Lake to Blackfoot Moving I ing pictures were to be taken of the j riders at the start and the boys will also be photographed as they go through Pocatello and finish at Blackfoot The Te course mapped out out for the riders Is as follows South on State to Fourth South west to Second West and north on the state highway to Brigham City thence to Malad by way or OT and Fielding thence to McCammon and to the finish at the electric score board on Main street at Blackfoot The speed limit for the race is 3 32 33 miles per hour and anel the time is 6 hours 2 minutes All riders were instructed to check at Brigham City distance miles time 1 I hour 53 minutes Malad distance distance dis dis- tance miles time lime 1 hour 33 minutes McCammon distance miles time 1 hour 6 minutes and at the finish at Blackfoot distance miles time 1 hour 30 minutes This is a total of ot 2004 miles and the rider doing the distance in the 6 C hours and 2 minutes will win the thera ra raca I At each station the men are given give a three-minute three leeway over or under the the required time to check and take gaso gaso- line The riders entered are J. J L. L Farrow Indian L. L A. A Tindall Excelsior II A. A Harley David son R. R Excelsior Earl Excelsior Mark Lane Excelsior Excelsior Excelsior Excel Excel- W. W H. H Udy Merkle Dewey Pearson Pearson Pear Pear- son Excelsior Jack Simons Thor Ray Peck Excelsior H. H L. L Cratchley Excelsior Excelsior Excelsior Excel Excel- J. J Louis Anderson Thor William Edgington Indian II A. A Lund Thor Frank Merkle Merkie George Gorbett Harley-Davidson Harley J. J S. S Machold l Harley Harley- Davidson James Taylor Harry Cooper CooperS Irvin Larsen Al AI Ward Indian The Blackfoot Automobile club has hung up a purse of ot which will go for tor first 60 for second and 40 for tor third The timers rs and starters were C. C W W. V. V Brewer E. E B B. Heagren Sid Ski Theobald Norman ran Hopper Lon Lou Claflin and Harry Scott Many of oC the riders wi will stay at Blackfoot Blackfoot Blackfoot Black- Black foot for July 4 4 to tale take part in the races to be held at th the fair grounds on the half halt mile dirt track