Wednesday, February 18, 2009

early vancouver, part 21


1927, and all I can find is a rain-out in May and a two day series during the Exhibition, the second day ending with the fatal accident of Seattle's Phil Churchill.

46--May 24, 1927, Hastings Park

--rained out


47--August 18, 1927, Hastings Park

--mile against time
1st, Art Hines 1:00
2nd, A.D. Smith 1:00 1-2

--6-miles
1st, Art Hines
2nd, Howard Wills
3rd, Swede Smith
time, 6:20

--free for all
1st, Swede Smith
2nd, Churchill
4th, Pradella

--5-mile special
1st, W. Bloomgren
2nd, Devon Smith
3rd, Vic Pradella


48--August 19, 1927, Hastings Park

--no results, Churchill fatality

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