Things get busy for the IMCA in Canada in 1918. Racing in both the prairies and central Canada. Gonna have to break this up into more manageable segments.
The inclusion of aircraft during these tours, west and east, just adds to the "show biz" aspect of the International Motor Contest Association.
June 29, 1918, Toronto, Ontario, exhibition park, 1/2 mile, under auspices of Sportsmen’s Patriotic Association
event #1--3 miles (flying start)--1st, Disbrow; 2nd, Chevrolet--time, 3:33 3-5
event #2--3 miles (flying start)--300 cu. in. piston displacement or less--1st, Wonderlich; 2nd, Woodbury; 3rd, D’Alene--time, 3:35
event #3--against time, one lap (flying start)--1st, Wonderlich, 33 3-5; 2nd, Woodbury, 34; 3rd, Disbrow, 34
event #4--handicap pursuit race--5 mile limit--1st, Disbrow--time, 6:07 3-5--2nd, D’Alene; 3rd, Woodbury.
event #5--cancelled (Disbrow with Christie car?)
event #6--novelty and wheel changing--1st, Chevrolet; 2nd, Disbrow
event #7--free for all--3 miles--1st, Chevrolet--time, 3:50 1-5
July 4, 1918, Calgary, Alberta, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile
event #1--3 miles--1st, Leon Duray; 2nd, Verne Soules; 3rd, Bill Endicott--time, 4:12 2-5
event #2--5 miles--1st, Jules Ellingboe; 2nd, Leon Duray; 3rd, Cliff Toft--no time given
event #3--Australian Pursuit--5 miles--1st, Sig Haugdahl; 2nd, No. 31, Verne Soules; 3rd, Leon Duray--time, 7:19 3-5
event #4--time for mile--Bill Endicott, 1:16 3-5; Jules Ellingboe, 1:16--cancelled after that due to poor track conditions
event #5--3 miles--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Jules Ellingboe; 3rd, Bill Endicott--no time given
event #6--Canadian National Sweepstakes--10 miles--1st, Sig Haugdahl (Fiat)--no time given
July 5, 1918, Calgary Alberta, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile
afternoon events
event #1--??
event #2--Special Division--5 miles--1st, Jules Ellingboe (Briscoe); 2nd, Clifford Toft (Maxwell); 3rd, Verne Soules (National)--time, 7:07 1-2
event #3--1st heat of free-for-all--2 miles--1st, Leon Duray (Case);2nd, Bill Endicott (Hudson); 3rd, Larry Doyle (Case)--time, 2:48 1-5
event #4--2nd heat of free-for-all--2 miles--1st, Jules Ellingboe (Briscoe); 2nd, Clifford Toft (Maxwell); 3rd, Verne Soules (National)--time, 2:47 2-5
event #5--consolation handicap--5 miles--1st, Bob Cline (Bullet); 2nd, Verne Soules (National); 3rd, Larry Doyle (Grant)--no time given
event #6--final free-for-all--5 miles--1st, Bill Endicott (Hudson); 2nd, Jules Ellingboe (Wisconsin Special); 3rd, Clifford Toft (Maxwell)--time, 2:43 1-5
event #7--Calgary Sweepstakes--5 miles--1st, Clifford Toft (Maxwell); 2nd, Leon Duray (Briscoe); 3rd, Jules Ellingboe (Wisconsin Special); 4th Verne Soules (National)--no time given
July 5, 1918, Calgary, Alberta, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile
evening events
event #1--2 miles--1st, Leon Duray; 2nd, Clifford Toft (Maxwell); 3rd, Bill Endicott (Hudson)--time, 2:41 2-5
event #2--Australian Pursuit Handicap--5 miles--1st, Sig Haugdahl (Fiat); 2nd, Verne Soules (National)--time, 6:37
event #3--championship drive--2 miles--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, tie between Jules Ellingboe and Sig Haugdahl--time, 2:41
Saturday, July 6, 1918, Ottawa, Ontario, Lansdowne Park, 1/2 mile, Great War Veterans’ Association
event #1--3 miles--match race--1st, Gaston Chevrolet (Sunbeam); 2nd, Louis Disbrow (Zip)--time, 4:12
event #2--3 miles open--1st, Braren--alsoran, “Red” D’Alene and Wonderlich--time, 4:19
event #3--time trials--Gaston Chevrolet, 37 3-5; Wonderlich 39; Waldo, 39 3-5
event #4--handicap pursuit race--5 miles--1st, Gaston Chevrolet--alsoran, Disbrow, D’Alene, Wonderlich--time, 7:19
event #5--novelty and wheel change--1st, Louis Disbrow (assisted by Wonderlich), 15 seconds; 2nd, Chevrolet
event #6--Louis Disbrow in Barney Oldfield’s old car, a Christie front-drive 200 h.p.--got a flying start from Chevrolet, in his Sunbeam, and did the half in 40 3-5
event #7--free-for-all sweepstakes?--cancelled due to damaged cars
event #8--1st, Eddie Emmerson (Oldsmobile); 2nd, Walter Delsher (Chevrolet)--5 laps
event #9--Ruth Law over Gaston Chevrolet in air vs. auto race
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