| Show I I I ROAD RACE ENTRIES A ARE E TO CLOSE TONIGHT With Their Long Trails of Dust Asked to Please Stay Off eff Entries for the nineteenth annual Decoration day road race over the Lagoon Lagoon Lagoon La La- goon course will close at 6 0 o'clock clock this evening Many late arrivals signed blanks this morning and the tho entry eutry listis list listis listis is now a recorder breaker for numbers Promoter E. E B B. B and the tho com corn of ot handicaps will meet tonight and dope out tho the start 11 It is hoped that all fair minded lovers loyers of sport will lend to the tho officials officials dab and nud refrain from interfering with the contestants in an any manner Automobilists Auto Auto- and motorcyclists who attend tho the race and follow tho course courso to Lacoon Lagoon La- La goon coon are arc requested not get ri right ht in front of the riders or at their side throwing trails of ai dust in in tho contestants contestants contestants contest contest- ants faces Last year vear several automobiles and motorcycles Jes were wem present at the start and aud then followed the tho riders over the miles imle One 01 the deplorable features fea lea tures hires of the race raco was the tho lack hack of courtesy courtesy cour cour- tesy paid raid the riders b by milD many of those who followed the tho race rac in benzino ve ye- bides Some Somo few tew amb ambitious tiou speed kings kings' J j got ot in tho the lead learl of tho the first group ro of riders in the raco and left a tra trail l o ot duat luot behind for thu boys to cat eat grinding over the tho course Others fot ot besides the riders taking the tho bt best st portion portion por por- por tion of at the tho road themselves and forcing the tho racers to work in tho the soft part atthe ot at the tho road Tho The road to Lagoon is much mitch better than last season an and faster time by five minutes should be made Saturday morning morn morn- in jag ing than ever he before fore However er it if automobiles automobiles auto auto- mobiles an and motorcycles interfere with the tho riders this thit will be impossible iblE Whites White's hill bill which ha has always al been the dread tl of every Ulan man who competed in tho the annual Decoration day road races has he hen been en cut down to a gradual grade rade and arid is macadamized This will make possible a fast and exciting finish unless unless un un- un less Ies the contestants are aro fati fatigued b by dust from machines and plowing through tho the poor parts of the road while the benzine rn wagons ons take the good parts All contestants have hare trained faithfully faithfully faith faith- full fully for the race more race more than for an any previous yearS year All have O covered cO tb the course courso at least once and many man more than once in pr preparation t on for final grind Tho The race rare is sanctioned b bv br the N. N C C. A. A and nfl all contestants are Ire af assured its protection Only amateurs will com coin pete I |
