Wednesday, November 19, 2008

early vancouver, part ten


The two other major races held in 1919, one in Victoria and the other at Vancouver. Gus Duray was the hot driver. He won all the feature races (4 of them) held in B.C. in 1919. And that Stutz he was driving, formerly owned by Jim Parsons of the Seattle/Tacoma area and a winning driver and dealer in the Stutz automobile himself, was hot as well.


22--August 16, 1919--The Willows, Victoria

--mile against time
1st, Henry North, Romano Special 1:09
2nd, Gus Duray, Stutz 4 1:11 2/5
3rd, George Lott, Lott Special 1:12 1/5
4th, Harry Hooper, Vulcan Kewpie 1:17 4/5
5th, Louie Nelson, Victoria Special 1:18

--heavy cars, 8-miles
1st, Henry North, Romano
2nd, Gus Duray, Stutz
time, 10:00 1/5

--light cars, 5-miles
1st, Henry North, Comet Special, 6:54 1/2
2nd, McDonnell, Ford, 7:21 1/5

--20-miles, Victoria free for all
1st, Gus Duray, Stutz
2nd, Walter Blume
3rd, Henry North, Romano
time, 26:00 2/5

--small cars, 4-miles
1st, ???, Comet
2nd, McDonnell
time, 5:40 2/5

--5-mile dash
1st, Gus Duray
2nd, Henry North, Romano
3rd, Walter Blume, Mercer
time, 6:26 3/5

--amateur, 2-miles
1st, W.J. Rennie, Ford
2nd, R. Graham, Buick
time, 3:30


23--September 18, 1919--Hastings Park

--mile against time
1st, Walter Bloom, Lott Special 1:07 3/4
2nd, Gus Duray, Stutz Special 1:09
3rd, Jack Ross, Stutz Special 1:11
4th, Henry North, Seattle Special 1:13

--290 cu. in. and over, 6-miles
1st, Gus Duray, Stutz Special
2nd, Walter Bloom, Lott Special
3rd, Jack Ross, Stutz Special
time, 6:52

--230 cu. in. and under, 5-miles
1st, Henry North, Seattle Special
2nd, ???, Comet Special
3rd, ???, Marvel Special
time, 6:49 1/2

--25-mile free for all
1st, Gus Duray, Stutz
2nd, Walter Bloom, Lott
3rd, Henry North, Seattle Special
4th, ???, Haye Special
time, 30:33 1/4

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