imca, 1920 part one

Missed yesterday. Oh well, trying to keep it to one a day and I got busy the previous two days. Do too much and people get tired, me included.

Here's the beginning of two, maybe three posts for the IMCA in Canada for 1920.

We like world's records and Sig Haugdahl allegedly set one for 5 miles at Edmonton. "Allegedly"? Well, it is the IMCA of the hippodrome days so everything, including clocks, are suspect. But the show was probably exciting as all heck.

Here's the Alberta races. Some two a day shows. You had to work if you were with the IMCA in those days.


Friday, July 2, 1920, Calgary, Alberta, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--1st race--2 miles--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, Rowe Brainerd; 3rd, Ray LaPlant--time, 2:33 1-5

--2nd race--3 miles--1st, Leon Duray; 2nd, Ray Claypool; 3rd, Sig Haugdahl--time, 3:36 1-5

--3rd race--time for mile--Haugdahl, 1:03 1-5

--4th race--5 miles--pursuit handicap--1st, Duray; 2nd, Claypool--time, 6:08 1-2

--5th race--Canadian Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Rowe Brainerd; 3rd, Claypool--time, 9:28


Saturday, July 3, 1920, Calgary, Alberta, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--event #1--half mile time trial--Brainerd, 35 4-5; Duray, 34 4-5; Haugdahl, 33 (new record)

--event #2--3 miles--1st, Duray; 2nd, Lampkin--time, 3:27 1-5

--event #3--consolation handicap--3 miles--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Brainerd; 3rd, LaPlant; 4th, Rick--time, 3:38 1-5

--event #4--free-for-all--3 miles--1st, Duray; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Haugdahl--time, 3:45 4-5

--event #5--Canadian Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Lampkin--time, 8:56


evening:

3 events--two won by Brainerd


Tuesday, July 6, 1920, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st event--mile--Haugdahl--1:03 4-5

--2nd event--free-for-all--1st heat--1st, Sig Haugdahl; 2nd, Ted Rick--time, 2:49 1-5

--3rd event--free-for-all--2nd heat--1st, Rowe Brainerd; 2nd, Leon Duray--time, 2:20 2-5

--4th event--free-for-all--3rd heat--1st, Ray Claypool; 2nd, Ray Lampkin--time, 2:36 3-5

--5th event--heat winners--3 miles--1st, Haugdahl


Saturday, July 10, 1920, Edmonton, Alberta, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--2 miles--Haugdahl, 2:09 4-5 (new Canadian record)

--mile--Haugdahl, 1:04 3-5

--1st event--3 miles--1st, $200; 2nd, $100--1st, Brainerd; 2nd, Haugdahl; 3rd, Ray LaPlant--time, 3:39

--event #4--pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, $300; 2nd, $100--1st, Ray Lampkin; 2nd, LaPlant; 3rd, Ray Claypool--time, ???

--match race--2 miles--1st, Duray; 2nd, Haugdahl--time, 2:23 1-5

--Dominion Sweepstakes--15 laps--$1500--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Duray; 3rd, Brainerd


evening:

--1st, event--consolation handicap--1st heat--1st, Claypool; 2nd, LaPlant

--last event--Midnight Sun Sweepstakes--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Duray--time, 3:36