Wednesday, November 26, 2008

early vancouver, part eleven


1920 in both Victoria and Vancouver with AAA cars and in late September IMCA cars. First off two races featuring northwest drivers like Jack Ross, Gus Duray, George Lott as well as some interesting local names like Arleigh Pilkey.

More about Arleigh can be found elsewhere on this blog.

24--May 22, 1920--The Willows, Victoria

--mile against time
1st, Jack Ross, Stutz 1:06 1/5
2nd, Gus Duray, Stutz 1:07 4/5
3rd, Geo. Lott, Lott Special 1:11 1/5
4th, J. Healey, Stutz Special 1:12 4/5
5th, W.R. McDonnell, Ford Special 1:15
6th, J. Buttera, Buttera Special 1:18 4/5
7th, C. Erickson, Erickson Special 1:19 3/5
8th, B. Giddings, Oh No Special 1:21 1/2
9th, G.W. Stewart, Pepp Special 1:30

--heavy cars, 5-miles
1st, Jack Ross, Stutz, 5:51 3/5
2nd, Gus Duray, 5:52
3rd, Geo. Lott, Lott Special
4th, Carl Erickson, Erickson Special

--light cars, 5-miles
1st, W.R. McDonnell
2nd, Bill Giddings, Oh No Special
3rd, James Buttera, Buttera Special
time, 6:53 2/5

--heavy cars, 8-miles
1st, Jack Ross
2nd, Gus Duray
3rd, Bill Giddings, Lott Special
4th, Carl Erickson
time, 9:19 1/5

--small cars
1st, W.R. McDonnell
2nd, Jim Buttera
3rd, Jim Healey, Oh No Special

--20-mile Victoria international free for all
1st, Jack Ross
2nd, Carl Erickson
3rd, W.R. McDonnell
time, 21:24


25--June 12, 1920--Hastings Park

--mile against time
1st, No. 8, Jack Ross 1:05
2nd, No. 7, Gus Duray 1:07
3rd, No. 11, Jim Healey 1:09 1/2
4th, No. 10, Charlie Latta 1:10
5th, No. 14, MacDonald 1:13 1/2
6th, No. 9, Erickson 1:16 1/2
7th, No. 2, Buttera 1:19
8th, No. 5, Arleigh Pilkey 1:19
9th, No. 12, Stewart 1:25

--290 cu. in. and over, 10-miles
1st, Gus Duray, Stutz, 12:52
2nd, Jack Ross, Stutz, 13:43
3rd, Erickson, Erickson Special

--light cars, 15-miles
1st, Latta, Dodge
2nd, Pilkey
3rd, Gordon Stewart, Chevrolet
4th, Erickson
time, 20:38 1/2

--20-miles, free for all
1st, Jack Ross, Stutz
2nd, Charlie Latta, Dodge
3rd, MacDonald, Ford Special
4th, Erickson, Erickson Special

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