Salt Lake Telegram | 1925-09-08 | Page 8 | Chuck Myers Wins Pike's Peak Climb

Chuck Myers Wins Pikes Pike's Peak Climb COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Cob Sept 8 AP AP Persistency Persistency won fame for C. C H. H Chuck Myers a ayoung ayoung young Colorado Springs mechanic in the annual Pikes Pike's Peak climb here yesterday when he outdid a afield afield afield field of ot experienced automobile racers and flashed victoriously across the finish line at the summit summit summit sum sum- mit of oV the mountain Hurtling at terrific speed around twisting winding curves along the steep course of ot twelve and one one half half Myers won the victory he has waited for tor two years Twice previously he has lined up the drivers at the foot of ot the peak and twice he ho has finished fractionally behind the prize winning time His time was 17 minutes 48 2 5 seconds sec see the fastest in the history of ot the climb Bv Dv his victory Myers won the Penrose trophy and 1500 1600 In cash