early vancouver racing, part five

A pair of race dates from 1914. The Romano Special makes its first appearance in Vancouver.

I'm not too sure about the results of the Tetzlaff date but the names Billy Carlson, Hughie Hughes and Wilbur D'Alene were pretty big in their day:

15--July 1, 1914, Minoru Park

--Mile against time
1st, Percy Barnes, Romano Special 1:00 1/2
2nd, Hugo Pagano, Speedwell 1:11
3rd, W.H. Smythe, Stearns 1:12
4th, ???, Pacific Car Special 1:13

--Vancouver owned cars for Vancouver City championship, 10-miles
1st, C.R. Thomas, American 13:01
2nd, W.H. Smythe, Stearns 13:01 1-5
3rd, Fred Franklin, Ford 15:00

--15-miles, standing start
1st, Fred Barsby, Studebaker 20:20
2nd, ???, American 20:20.55
3rd, ???, Pacific Car Special 22:40

--International free for all, 10-miles
1st, Romano Special 13:55
2nd, Speedwell 13:56
3rd, Stearns 14:15

--5-miles
1st, Romano Special 6:19
2nd, Speedwell 7:29
3rd, Stearns 7:45


16--July 24, 1914, Minoru Park

--Teddy Tetzlaff, Blitzen Benz, 56 seconds for one mile

--1st event, 5 miles
1st, Hughie Hughes
2nd, Billy Carlson
Time, 5:27

--2nd event, heat for free-for-all
1st, Wilbur D’Alene
2nd, Billy Carlson
3rd, Hughie Hughes

--3rd event, heat for free-for-all
1st, Wilbur D’Alene
2nd, Billy Carlson

--4th event, heat for free-for-all
1st, Billy Carlson
2nd, Wilbur D’Alene


17--July 25, 1914, Minoru Park

--rained out?