Motorcycle Races
Cowley County Fairgrounds
Winfield, Kansas
Attendance: 2,000
The program consisted of automobile races, motorcycles races, and bicycle races.
Results of the Motorcycle races:
Time Trials
Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Indian |
4 |
2:31.50 |
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This event was originally to have been a challenge race between the automobiles and the motorcycles but the automobile owners declined the challenge so each automobile was given a chance to run by itself against the clock instead. Only two automobiles participated and only the time turned in by Dr. Lemuel B. Kimball has been located to date, but his was the quickest time for the distance of the two automobiles participating. Ray Weishaar then ran the same distance on his Indian motorcycle against the clock and turned in a time of 2:31.5 so he was presented with the $100 purse for running the fastest 4-laps of the day. The identity of the other automobile driver that participated in this event, has yet to be learned.
The Slow Race – 1 Lap |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
A. C. Bland |
Winfield, Kansas |
Excelsior |
1 |
7:20.00 |
Race Open Only to Residents of Winfield or Arkansas City, Kansas – Purse: $15 |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Pete Hickerson |
Winfield, Kansas |
Thor |
2 |
1:27.00 |
Race Open Only to Residents of Winfield or Arkansas City, Kansas – Purse: $15 |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Pete Hickerson |
Winfield, Kansas |
Thor |
4 |
3:16.00 |
Twin Cylinder Australian Pursuit |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Ray Hockaday |
Wichita, Kansas |
Reading Special |
13 |
9:40.00 |
Novelty Race |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Ray Hockaday |
Wichita, Kansas |
Reading Special |
6 |
5:58.00 |
Single Cylinder Race |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Indian |
4 |
2:17.00 |
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Single Cylinder Race |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Indian |
6 |
4:32.00 |
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Twin Cylinder Race |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Ray Hockaday |
Wichita, Kansas |
Reading Special |
6 |
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Single Cylinder Race |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Ray Hockaday |
Wichita, KS |
Reading Special |
10 |
7:55.00 |
Twin Cylinder Race |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Ray Hockaday |
Wichita, KS |
Reading Special |
10 |
7:39.00 |
Final |
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Place |
Rider |
Hometown |
Motorcycle |
Laps |
Time |
1 |
Wichita, Kansas |
Indian |
20 |
13:27.00 |
The purse for this final race consisted of a $50 gold watch to the winner.
Race Officials
Manager – James A. Whitty of Chicago, Illinois
Judge – John Parman of Arkansas City, Kansas
Judge – Wilmer H. Billings of Arkansas City, Kansas
Time Keeper – W. N. Harris of Arkansas City, Kansas
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