Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1911 — Thirteen Members of South Chicago Motorcycle Club Completed Run. [ARTICLE]

Thirteen Members of South Chicago Motorcycle Club Completed Run.

The endurance run of the South Chicago Motorcycle Club took place Sunday. Thirteen of the contestants arrived at Rensselaer, nine falling out before reaching here. The time of the run was set at four hours, and the rules were that no contestant was to arrive at the stopping point, the Maxwell garage, before the expiration of ’that time. The first contestant reached town a little ahead of time and waited at the depot to kill time. He arrived at the checking station exactly on time, 11 o’clock, and was checked in. The contestants were supposed to arrive two minutes apart and eight or nine of them arrived on schedule. The first wheel started on the return promptly at 12 o’clock and the others followed at 2 minute intervals. Those who failed to arrive were this year’s members of the club. One of the non-arrivals was thrown from his wheel near Shelby and rendered unconscious. When he recovered he resumed his journey and was met by one of the returning contestants. He started back to Rensselaer with the injured man, but they were overtaken by the rain storm and their wheels became clogged with mud and refused to work, and they were left at a farm house and the men came on to town in an automobile, and later returned to Chicago by train. The machines were shipped by express.