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Scenes at Rose Festival Road Races Held Under Auspices of the Portland Automobile Club
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'Bert Dingley Wins First
Long Auto Race.
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M. M. COVEY ALSO VICTOR
-Otpt 25,000 People See Speed
Rvents. in licli Most Expert
rHver of Pacific Coast
Handle .Machines.
( rotiticu'd From Kirst TaKC)
tyled Class B- Chm-Ios Arnold, in a
Pope-Hartfora. won this event In 43:53.
His fastest lap beat Covey's time 8 sec
onds, rnngley was second with a Chal
mers 40, and Christophevson's Stoddard
Iayton took third honors.
Prior to staftiiip the main event of
the afternoon, the motorcycle event
was presented. If the number of en
tries in this contest Is any criterion,
motorcycling: is a grreat deal more pop
ular in Portland than had been imag
ined, for 20 of these speeders lined up
t the starter's wire to compote for the
trophies offered by the Portland Auto
mobile Club. J. J. Plttinjter. on a
Merkle motorcycle, captured the race
In 18:56. good time over the course of
14.6 miles, especially when the ma
'hlnes were given a standing- start. F.
fl'alner. on a Rod S. machine, took sec
ond place in 20:55. while third place
was captured by Vern Markell, on an
Indian machine, in 24:15.
Motorcycles Run One Lap.
Immediately after the motorcycle
raee. the fftmme cup event for the dis
(anca of 103.3 miles was called, and 18
of the IS cars entered lined up for the
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start. Fred A. Bennett's Stoddard-Day- i
ton yrua scratched, and as it had drawn
third place, the White Steamer, driven
by Seyfred. was moved up from No. 18
to Xo. 3 among the starters. The Au
burn car. No. 1 in the race, got away
with a good start, but met with mis
fortune after making one lap.
Another car of this make was prac
tically demolished by a collision with
"Wallace's Pope-Hartford before It had
completed one lap. The Auburn car
was driven by W. Cohen, but he es
caped the wreck without a scratch,
and his helper, IT. Smith, was equally
as fortunate. Wallace's car was unin
jured as far as running ability was
concerned, for it had completed six laps
when flagged by the starters, the three
first places having been established.
Peterson Far in Rear.
"Lucky" Jack Peterson, whose loco
mobile, driven by himself, was touted
strongly as a formidable contender in
the race, was a disappointment. , The
car did not at any time show speed
enough to warrant it being given a
chance with the ones driven by Ding
ley. Gill, Christopherson. Hamlin. Mec
lim and Arnold. Peterson's car seemed
to make good time on the Base Line
Road, for it flashed by the stands at
a fast clip, but lost ground after pass
ing Russelville until the hill at the
Twelve-Mile House turn was reached.
Peterson was game, however, and kept
the car in the race.
The winning car made the best time
for the first lap and managed to keep
nn a srood average. Dingley piloted
the racer about the course with all the
assurance of a winner, and whenever
he passed the stands he waved his
hand cheerfully, indicating that he was
always confident of victory. Still, the
result was by no means certain when
ChristODherson brought his Stoddard
Dayton past the stand on bis sixth lap
ahead of Dingley'8 time by 10 seconds,
and made it necessary for the Chalmers-Detroit
driver to make better
than a mile a minute on his last lap.
That he succeeded in doing this was
all that won him the race, for Dingley
brought his car home winner by 12
seconds, covering try? lap in the re
markahle time of 14 minutes and 18
seconds, which beat any other mark
made on the track. Chrlstopherson is
credited with having made the last lap
In 14 minutes and 40 seconds. This
time is disputed by him. He declares
his car made as good, if not better,
time than on the previous lap, and has
entered a protest with the judges.
Probably the most exciting eeene at
THE SUNPAl OREG0XIAN, PORTLAND, JUNE 13, 1909.
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WCTl'BE TAKEN AT AtTTO
MOISII.K BOAI) RACES.
1 Bert Dingier; winning 102.2
mlle race In his Chalmers-Detroit
car.
2 S. - ChriAtopberson in- his Stoddard-
Dayton car passing the Pope
Hartford in the . sixth lap ot the
102.2 miles event.
8 Charles Arnold winning ' the
43.8-mlle race. Class Bi In his Pope
Hartford car.
4 H. M. Covey In his Cadiliac
winning the 43.S-mile race, Class C.
5 Bert Dingley, winner o the
102 2-mile race.
the stand was the race down the course
in the fifth lap, between the Stoddard
Dayton and the Franklin car, driven
by Meclem. The cars came along neck
and neck and one passed the other
several hundred yards farther on. It
was impossible to distinguish which
was ahead because of the cloud of dust
raised.
The Studebaker cars entered in yes
terday's races failed to make as good a
showing as the year before, when they
won both places. Yesterday the Stude
baker entry in the long race behaved
very badly on. several occasions, which
SUMMARY TABLE OF 102.2 MILES' AUTO RACE FOR WEMME CUP, GIVING TIME BY
LAPS FOR ALL CARS COMPETING.
CAR.
: Chalmers-Detroit .
14 Stod-dard-Daj-ton. .
2 ; Locomobile
9 Pope-Harxford. . . .
10 J Ch aimers- Detroit .
1 franklin . . . . . . . .
16 Studebaker
1 2 - Locomobile
ft i White .
7 ! Studebaker. ......
4 Franklin
15 Cadillac -
18;Whtte
DuiHiee
Parker.
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showed that something was wrong with
the running gear. Otherwise it might
have been a factor again.
The fact that most of the starters
in the big race were able to nego-
tiate the majority of the laps served
to keep the crowd interested at all
times, for there were very few mo
ments when a car was not either in
sight or about to round the Twelve
Mile House corner and plunge into the
stretch. Another thing aiding in mak
Ing the races popular was the large
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Bert Dirgley
8. Chrlstopfcerson. . . .
Murray Page
Arnold
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0:16:1410:31:61 0:4T:25'l:i3:i5:i:lS:a0
0:15:44:0:30:3010:46:1711 :01:55 l:17:50i
Wallace ,
Hamlin
B. Velguth
Peterson .-. .
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0:ltt:ll6'0:3Z:2-l 10:48:34: 1 :04:4S 1:21 :4
0:17:5:0:35:10;0:52:27l:3n-l:26:30
0:18:2710:36 :00'0:53:3S 1:11:22!! :29:12
O:18:B2'O:35:40i0:54:3.Vl:ll :S5il:30:37
O:l:4o 0:38:57 0:58:ljl:22:35 1:41:10
Meclem.. . ...........
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ovey. . . ...
Leyfred K:18:5:
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I number of entries, and the scratches
I were very few in all the races,
j Gill's Buick and Seifert's Stoddard-
! Dayton were the only withdrawals in
j the big race, and in the lesser events
I equally few machines failed to start.
John B. Yeon acted as starter, and his
work was high-class in every respect.
Each, machine was sent away without
delay and noi-e were' st?t back because
of becoming over-anxious at the tape.
The timers, John C Alnsworth, Dr. A.
E. Mackay, W. J. Van Schuyver and
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George W. Kleiser. performed this try
ing task in the most capable manner.
At times it appeared quite difficult to
catch the time when several cars came
into the stietch at once, but the tim
ers rallied to the occasion and caught
each car. Charley Cook acted as an
nouncer, and deserves special mention
for his efforts at that strenuous task
throughout the afternoon.
Xo Injuries in Meet.
Like the events of the year before,
when road racing for automobiles was in
augurated here, yesterday's card was free
from accidents wherein .any one was
injured. While one car was wrecked, the
occupants fortunately escaped unhurt.
The only injury recorded is said to have
been sustained by Howard M. Covey, who
drove his Cadillac without gloves and at
tained such great speed that his efforts
to hold the . wheel caused the blood to
6purt from one of his hands. Covey
tried the 10-mile event, but after .one lap
he was forced to retire.
M. W. Church, Pacific Coast represent
ative of the manufacturers of the Stod-dard-Dayton
car last night Issued a chal
lenge to the Harry L. Keats Auto Com
pany for a special race between the win
ning Chalmers-Detroit car and the Stod-dard-Dayton
car which was disabled be
fore the big race yesterday and which
was to have been driven by the car's fac
tory driver, Seifert. It is proposed that
the agents of the two machines post a
wager of from $500 to 15000 and the entire
amount to be given to the Portland Rose
Festival Association by the winner of the
epecial race. '
MARRIAGE LAW IS BEATEN
Walla Walla Couple Slip. Away to
Pendleton to Wed.
PENDLETON. Or., June 12. Alex
ander Cairnes and Celia Ellen Marten
of Walla Walla, beat the new Wash
ingrton marriage law here today. He
said, "I do not propose to be examined
by a doctor, and I will not submit my
prospective bride to that insult." The
bride made Pendleton her residence
yesterday, which is sufficient time
under the Oregon law to get a marriage
license. The license was Issued today,
and tomorrow they will be residents of
Walla Walla again.
Chinese Gets Postoffioe.
Postmaster Young yesterday received
authority from the Postmaster-General
to establish substation No. 24 at 93
P'ourth street, to take care of mail for
local Chinese. This will relieve con
srestion at the main office and will do
away with the task of deciphering
Chinese names there. Wonfr On will be
in charge of the r.ew station
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HAREM BEAUTIES REVOLT
MOHAMMEPAX WOMEV SEEK
FREEDOM FROM RESTRAINT.
Demand Right to Drop Veils, Asso
elate Wltli Men and Be Court
ed in Ordinary Way.
CAIRO, Egypt, June fs. (Special.)
Mohammedan women of Egypt, Includ
ing members of the Kedivial, or reign
ing family, have started a campaign to
win for their sex the right to have a
voice in choosing husbands, to put
aside the veil which hides their beauty
and to pass at will the doors of the
harem, although their steps may lead
to precincts where men abound. Con
servative leaders are agitated, and the
native press is discussing the move
ment as of paramount importance.
There was a meeting recently in the
Giand Opera-Ilous of upward of 4000
women, representing the cream of so
ciety. Speeches were made by Prin
cess Aisha and others of prominence,
which brought out a unanimous vote
for resolutions -demanding freedom
from liarem life, the abolition of the
veil, permission to be in the society
of men and the right to be courted.
The heroine of the Grand Opera
House meeting was a beautiful Egyp
tian, who denounced trie custom which
requires a. maid to take a husband at
the command of her parents and be
conie the mother of the children, of a
man she never saw before her wed
ding. American Horses Win Again.
LONDON, June 12. Blue Belle, bred
on the Meeks farm at San Leandro,
Cal.. and exhibited in the single har
ness class of the horse show here to
day, took second honors. C. W. Wat
son, of Baltimore, with Lord Baltimore,
My Maryland, Norenna and Kitty Grey;
Walter Winans' Crack Shot and New
ton Sportsman, and Louis Winans with
Lucky Horace, also took prizes.
Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Whitmore, of Ceres,
Cel., are visiting friends in Portland cn
route to the Seattle Exposition. Mr. Whit
more is a son of Clinton N. Whitmore, an
extensive land-owner and irriftationist of
the San Joaquin Valley.