imca, 1924 part two

Final part of the information I have on the 1924 IMCA season in Canada, bracketed by Saskatoon and Regina clippings on Emory "Spunk" Collins, from Regina, Saskatchewan.

Oh yeah, Sig Haugdahl made a world's record (* -- take that with a grain of salt) for the mile at Edmonton.

Monday, July 14, 1924, Edmonton, AB, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Miller Special), 60 seconds flat (new Canadian record)

--1st heat--Canadian championship match race--5 laps--1st, Speedy Walters (Maxwell); 2nd, Daily (Duesenberg); 3rd, Wood (Ford)--time, 3:06 2-5

--2nd heat--5 laps--1st, Disbrow (Duesenberg); 2nd, Stone (Simplex); 3rd, Purvay (Fiat)--time, 3:04

--final--5 laps--1st, Disbrow (Duesenberg); 2nd, Walters (Maxwell)--time, 2:57


Saturday, July 19, 1924, Edmonton, AB, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--Stampede Derby--25 laps--1st, Speedy Walters; 2nd, Louis Disbrow--time, 15:10

--match race--1st, Walters; 2nd, Stone--time, 1:14 4-5

--light cars--5 laps--1st, Daily (Duesy Special); 2nd, Collins (Frontenac Ford); 3rd, Stone (Ford Special)--time, 3:10

--Australian pursuit--7 laps--1st, Disbrow--time, 3:14


Saturday, July 26, 1924, Saskatoon, SK, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--no results--the sports page was missing--again!!!!


Saturday, August 2, 1924, Regina, SK, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--mile--Haugdahl, 1:01 3-5 (new track record)

--feature--unknown

evening:

--mile--Haugdahl--1:03 1-5

--sweepstakes--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Collins


Saturday, August 23, 1924, Toronto, ON, CNE, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--division one--light cars--5 laps--1st, Ed Daily (Duesy Special); 2nd, Dick Woods (Mooney)--time, 3:00 2-5

--no other results--


Monday, August 25, 1924, Toronto, ON, CNE, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st race--1st, “Swede” Anderson (No. 51); 2nd, “Pop” Daily (No. 17 Duesy Special); 3rd, Emery (sic) Collins (Fronty-Ford)--time, 3:03 1-2

--2nd race--5 laps--1st, “Speedy” Walters (Maxwell); 2nd, Louis Disbrow (Duesenberg); 3rd, Larry Stone--time, 3:05 1-4 (also ran: Walter Purvy)

--mile--Sig Haugdahl (Miller)--1:03 2-5 (new world’s record--???--by 2 seconds)


Wednesday, August 27, 1924, Toronto, ON, CNE, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--no results--