imca, 1925 part one

First part of 1925. Appears that Fred Horey and Emory Collins were the big deals of this season. Interesting to see a match race between Collins and Louis Rogers at Regina. I think it was for the championship of Western Canada.

And Hoot Gibson, movie star, was in attendance as well doing a lap with one of the cars.

It was, after all, entertainment.


June 29, 1925, Brandon, MB, exhibition grounds, 1/2 mile

--heavy car race for cars of 450 cu. in. and under--5 laps--1st, Fred Horey (Briscoe); 2nd, Bud Putman (Fiat)--time, 3:11 1-2

--match race--5 laps--1st, Fred Horey (Miller Special); 2nd Hal Cody (Al Cotey?) (Duesenberg)--time, 3:14

--Australian Pursuit--7 laps--1st, Horey (Miller); 2nd, Putman (Duesenberg)--time, 4:38

--special event to beat track record over two miles at 2:14 4-5--1st, Fred Horey--time, 2:10 2-5

--free-for-all--1st, Horey; 2nd, Putman; 3rd, DePalma--time, 6:03 4-5


July 1, 1925, Regina, SK, exhibition grounds, Dominion Day, 1/2 mile

rained out


July 2, 1925, Regina, SK, exhibition grounds, 1/2 mile

--1st event--Firestone Sweepstakes--5 laps--1st, Bud Putnam (Fiat); 2nd, John DePalma (Mercedes)--time, 3:22

--time trials--Louis Rogers and Emory Collins--Collins, 33 3-5 for 1/2 mile

--2nd event--match race--Collins and Rogers--1st, Collins--time, 1:43 3-5

--3rd event--Firestone--2nd heat--5 laps--1st, Al Cotey (Elcar); 2nd, Emory Collins (Briscoe); 3rd, Red Maley (Miller Special)--time, 3:06

--4th event--match race--one mile--1st, Miss Marion Martin (France); 2nd, Miss Elfrieda Mais (Indianapolis)--time, 1:11 2-5

--5th event--final heat of Firestone Sweepstakes--7 laps--1st, Emory Collins (Briscoe); 2nd, Bud Putnam (Fiat); 3rd, DePalma (Mercedes)--time, ???


July 11, 1925, Calgary, AB, Stampede, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--match race--5 laps--1st, Elfrieda Mais (Briscoe); 2nd, Marion Martin (Frontenac-Ford)

--Jubilee Handicap Sweepstakes--15 laps--1st, Fred Horey (Miller Special); 2nd, Emory “Spunk” Collins (Briscoe)

--1st race--5 laps--1st, Collins; 2nd, Bob Green (Frotenac-Ford); 3rd, Bob Wallace (Parker Special)--time, 3:07 3-5 (?)

--3 cornered match race--3 laps--1st, Al Coty (Elcar); 2nd, Horey--time, 1:58

--5 laps--1st, Johnny DePalma; 2nd, Red Maley--time, 3:30 4-5

imca, 1924 part one

We here at "racin' thru the raindrops" aren't above commercialism, it helped racing flourish from day one. And, of course, the month of May is the month of the Indianapolis 500. The "voice of Firestone" used to be considered the squealing of the rubber around the brickyard, also the sponsorship of the radio broadcast of the 500.

It has been said before, probably by me on this blog, that the IMCA ruled the racing world of North America for every day except the day of the Indy 500. So we will continue with the IMCA, 1924 part one this time.

Monday, July 1, 1924, Brandon, MB, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st race--light cars--2 miles--1st, Sarles (Collins?); 2nd, Daily (Duesy Special)--time, 2:33 3-5

--2nd race--elimination--5 laps--winner to meet Haugdahl--1st, Disbrow (Duesenberg); 2nd, Stone (Simplex)--time, 3:06

--3rd race--match race with Haugdahl--2 miles--1st, Haugdahl (Miller); 2nd, Disbrow (Duesenberg)--time, 2:17 3-5

--4th race--free-for-all--7 laps--1st heat--1st, Stone (Simplex); 2nd, Walters (Crysler?)--time, 4:18 1-5

--5th race--free-for-all--2nd heat--1st, Disbrow (Duesenberg); Purvis (Wisconsin)--time, 4:20 4-5

--6th race--free-for-all--final--5 laps--1st, Disbrow (Duesenberg); 2nd, Stone (Simplex)--time, 3:41 2-5


Friday, July 4, 1924, Brandon, MB, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--results unknown--


Saturday, July 12, 1924, Calgary, AB, Stampede and Fair, Victoria Park, 1/2 mile

--mile--Haugdahl (Miller Special)--1:01 (New Canadian record)

--Stampede Derby--25 laps--1st, Larry Stone (Simplex); 2nd, I.M. “Speedy” Walters (Maxwell); 3rd, Louis Disbrow (Duesenberg)--time, 15:25 2-5

--match race--2 miles--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Disbrow--time, 2:15 2-5

--light cars--5 laps--1st, Pop Daily (Duesy Special); 2nd, R. Hood; 3rd, Elmer (?) Collins (Ford)--time, 3:03 2-5

--3rd race--1st, Disbrow; 2nd, Stone; 3rd, W. Purvay (Fiat)

imca, 1920 part two

Second of what will be three parts to the 1920 Canadian IMCA season. This part finishes out the prairie provinces. Interesting to see a town like Yorkton, SK on the schedule. Wish I had some info on what happened there. As I remember I couldn't find anything in the Regina newspaper.

And why I have nothing from Winnipeg, MB is a mystery right now. Hopefully it'll get sorted soon. But, to this point, we have what we have. And we have:


Saturday, July 17, 1920, Saskatoon, Saskatoon, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--time trials--half mile and mile--Haugdahl, 32 4-5 and 1:05 4-5; (old records 33 1-5 and 1:06 4-5)

--1st event--3 miles--1st, Claypool; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Ted Rick--time, 4:05 3-5

--match race--2 miles--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Duray--time, 2:39 1-5

--4th event--pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, Ted Rick; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, LaPlant; 4th, Brainerd--time, 6:54 4-5

--Saskatchewan Sweepstakes--1st, $1000; 2nd, $500; 3rd, $200--1st, Leon Duray; 2nd, Lampkin; 3rd, Claypool; also ran: Rick, Brainerd, LaPlant and Haugdahl--time, 6:00 4-5


Saturday, July 24, 1920, Brandon, Manitoba, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st event--1st, Brainerd; 2nd, Claypool; 3rd, Duray

--mile--Haugdahl, 65 seconds

--3rd event--1st, Claypool

--match race--1st, Haugdahl; 2nd, Brainerd

--10 mile race--1st, Haugdahl

--special race--2 miles--1st, Lampkin


Saturday, July 31, 1920, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon:

--1st race--3 miles--1st, $200; 2nd, $100--1st, Brainerd (Briscoe); 2nd, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 3rd, Ray Claypool (Paige Special)--time, 4:06 3-5

--time trials--one mile--Haugdahl (Essex), 1:10 2-5

--pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, Claypool (Paige); 2nd, Lampkin (Essex)--time, 6:46 2-5

--match race--2 miles--1st, Haugdahl (Essex); 2nd, Brainerd (Briscoe)--time, 2:40

--free-for-all--3 miles--1st, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 2nd, Claypool (Paige Special); 3rd, Lampkin (Essex)--time, 4:06

--International Sweepstakes--5 miles--1st, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 2nd, Haugdahl (Essex); 3rd, LaPlant (Wisconsin Special)--time, 6:51


evening:

--free-for-all--1st heat--2 miles--1st, Disbrow (Chevrolet Special); 2nd, Haugdahl (Essex); 3rd, LaPlant (Wisconsin Special)--time, 2:43

--free-for-all--2nd heat--2 miles--1st, Lampkin (Essex); 2nd, Claypool (Paige Special); 3rd, Brainerd (Briscoe)--time, 2:29

--time trials--half mile and mile--Haugdahl (Essex), 33 1-5 and 1:07 1-5 (new record); Claypool, 35 and 1:10 1-5

--free-for-all--final heat--1st, Lampkin; 2nd, Disbrow--time, 6:35

--consolation race--3 miles--1st, Claypool (Paige Special); 2nd, LaPlant (Wisconsin Special); 3rd, Rick (Stephens)--time, 3:57


Wednesday, August 4, 1920, Winnipeg, Manitoba

unknown


Friday, August 6, 1920, Yorkton, Saskatchewan

unknown

imca, 1919 part two

To continue with 1919:

July 26, 1919, Brandon, Manitoba, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--half mile--Ellingboe, 34 1-5 (NTR)

--3 miles--small cars--1st, $200; 2nd, $100--1st, Putty Hoffman; 2nd, Bill Endicott; 3rd, Ray Claypool--time, 4:03

--2 miles--medium class cars--1st, $300; 2nd, $200--1st, Dave Koetzla; 2nd, Bill Endicott; 3rd, Jules Ellingboe; 4th, Billy Adolph--time, 2:44

--Manitoba Derby--1st, $1000; 2nd, $500; 3rd, $300--1st, Jules Ellingboe; 2nd, Bill Endicott; 3rd, Spencer Willard--time, 9:44

--time trial--one mile--1st, Jules Ellingboe, 1:09; 2nd, Bill Endicott, 1:11 1-5; 3rd, Dave Koetzla, 1:11 1-5; 4th, Spencer Willard, 1:14

--half mile--1st, Jules Ellingboe, 34 1-5 (NTR); 2nd, Bill Endicott, 35 1-5; 3rd, Dave Koetzla, 33 (?) 1-5

--match race--2 miles--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Jules Ellingboe--time, 2:25 1-5

--Australian Pursuit--3 miles--1st, Spencer Willard, 4:01

--2 miles--flying start--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Dave Koetzla; 3rd, Spencer Willard--time, ???


Friday, August 1, 1919, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile

afternoon races

--1st race--2 miles--light cars--1st, $200; 2nd, $100--1st, Hoffman; 2nd, Willard; 3rd, Ellingboe; 4th, Adolph--time, 2:45 3-5

--2nd race--3 miles--medium cars--1st, $300; 2nd, $200--1st, Koetzla; 2nd, Endicott; 3rd, Ellingboe; 4th, Adolph--time, 3:53

--3rd race--pursuit handicap--5 miles--$300 and cup--1st, Hoffman; 2nd, Claypool; Endicott and Fosser DNFed

--4th race--time trials--one lap--$100 for fastest lap; $200 for car breaking track record of 34 3-4--1st, Ellingboe, 36; 2nd, Endicott, 37

--5th race--Western Canadian Sweepstakes--1st heat--15 laps--free-for-all--1st, Ellingboe; 2nd, Endicott; 3rd, Willard; 4th, Claypool; Adolph and Koetzla DNFed--time, 9:53


evening races

--1st race--2 miles--light cars--1st, Willard; 2nd, Hoffman; 3rd, Fosser (extra heat necessary)--time, 2:47 2-5

--2nd race--2 miles--medium cars--1st, Ellingboe; 2nd, Endicott; 3rd, Koetzla; 4th, Adolph--time, 2:36 1-5

--3rd race--time trials--one lap--Ellingboe, 35 2-5; Willard, 37

--4th race--time trials--two laps--one mile--Ellingboe, 1:12

--5th race--Western Canada Sweepstakes--5 miles--1st, Ellingboe; 2nd, Hoffman; 3rd, Koetzla; 4th, Willard; Adolph and Endicott DNFed--time, 6:19


Saturday, August 2, 1919, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile

--1st race--2 miles--light cars--1st, Ellingboe; 2nd, Willard--time, 2:40

--2nd race--3 miles--1st, Koetzla; 2nd, Endicott; 3rd, Hoffman; 4th, Adolph--time, 3:54 1-5

--3rd race--pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, Ellingboe; 2nd, Adolph--time, 6:20 2-5

--4th race--time trials--one lap--Endicott, 37 3-5; Ellingboe, 36

--5th race--Western Canadian Sweepstakes--3rd heat--5 miles--1st, Koetzla; 2nd, Adolph; 3rd, Hoffman; 4th, Endicott; 5th, Fosser


Tuesday, August 5, 1919, Weyburn, Saskatchewan, fair

--2 miles--division 3--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Red Fosser--time, 2:30 3-5

--2 miles--division 4--1st, Jules Ellingboe--time, 2:34

--3 miles--pursuit handicap--1st, Putty Hoffman; also ran: Bill Adolph, Red Fosser and Dave Koetzla--time, 3:44

--half mile--Jules Ellingboe, 33 3-5 (new Saskatchewan record); Bill Endicott, 34 3-5

--mile--Ellingboe, 68

--5 miles--free-for-all--1st, Endicott; 2nd, Fosser--time, 6:50 1-5

imca 1918, part 3

Will get this year finished and then have to miss a few days. (I'm not very good at planning far -- like a day or three -- into the future.)

I like the closing line about Winnipeg knowing who J. Alex Sloan was. He had ties to the area.

So the finish of 1918:

July 26, 1918, Brandon, Manitoba, exhibition, 1/2 mile

rain delayed


July 31, 1918, Brandon, Manitoba, 1/2 mile

--event #1--3 miles--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Ben Gotoff; 3rd, Verne Soules--time, 4:12 1-4

--event #2--5 miles--1st, Clifford Toft; 2nd, Jules Ellingboe; 3rd, Leon Duray--time, 6:41

--event #3--Australian Pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, Ben Gotoff; 2nd, Vern Soules; 3rd, Sig Haugdahl--time, 9:31

--one mile time trial--Jules Ellingboe, 1:13

--event #5--2 miles--1st, Bill Endicott--time, 2:42

--event #6--Dominion Sweepstakes--5 miles--1st, Leon Duray; 2nd, Clifford Toft; 3rd, Jules Ellingboe--time, 6:31 1-2


August 2, 1918, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibtion, 1/2 mile

afternoon events

event #1--3 miles--1st, $200; 2nd, $100--1st, Ben Gotoff; 2nd, Bill Endicott; 3rd, Larry Doyle--time, 4:02

event #2--5 miles--1st, $300; 2nd, $200--1st, George Clark; 2nd, Cliff Toft; 3rd, Leon Duray--time, 6:25 4-5

event #3--Australian Pursuit handicap--5 miles--1st, $200--1st, Verne Soules; 2nd, Sig Haugdahl; 3rd, Ben Gotoff--time, 6:38 2-5

event #4--time trials--half mile and one mile--
Bill Endicott 34 4-5 1:10 4-5
Cliff Toft 35 1:09 4-5
Leon Duray 34 4-5 1:09 4-5
Sig Haugdahl 33 1-2 1:07

--Saskatchewan Sweepstakes--5 miles--1st, $1000; 2nd, $300; 3rd, $200--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, George Clark; 3rd, Cliff Toft--time, 6:18


August 2, 1918, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile

evening events

--2 miles--1st, Bill Endicott; 2nd, Verne Soules; 3rd, Larry Doyle--time, 2:44

--Australian Pursuit handicap--2 1/2 miles--1st, George Clark; 2nd, Larry Doyle--time, 3:03 3-5

--Dominion Sweepstakes--1st, George Clark; 2nd, Ben Gotoff; 3rd, Leon Duray--time, 6:41 4-5

--time trials--Endicott, 33 3-5; Duray, 34; Clark, 34


August 5, 1918, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, 1/2 mile (?)

results unknown, was it actually run?


August 8, 1918, Winnipeg, Manitoba, River Park, 1/2 mile

--1st heat--unknown

--2nd heat--unknown

--3rd heat--1st, Clifford Toft

--last heat (heat winners)--1st, Bill Endicott; (Ellingboe and Toft also ran)

--Australian Pursuit handicap--1st, Bob Cline; 2nd, Bill Endicott--time, 3:39 3-5

--time trials--one lap--Leon Duray, 35 3-5

--note: from Manitoba Free Press: “The genial Alex Sloan, who was in charge of the auto party, is well known in Winnipeg, as he spent some time here several years ago as manager for the Happyland amusement place.”

IMCA 1917, part two

Quickly, before the scheduled power outage.

Second part of the 1917 IMCA race results from the prairies.

July 20, 1917, Brandon, Manitoba, Provincial Exhibition, 1/2 mile (?)

afternoon:

--time trials--George Clark, 1:09; Fred Horey, 1:09

--free-for-all--1st, George Clark; 2nd, Fred Horey; 3rd, Chad Jewett; 4th, Floyd Willard

--Ford match--1st, Willard; 2nd, Jewett

--3 cornered--1st, Ellingboe

--Australian pursuit--1st, Ellingboe

--free-for-all handicap--1st, Floyd Willard (Prince Henry)

evening:

--Horey won two races

--Willard and Koetzla won a race each

note: that’s all the Manitoba Free Press had to say about that


July 28, 1917, Regina, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile (?)

event #1--3 miles--for cars of 300 cu. in. (?)--1st, Floyd Willard; 2nd, Dave Koetzla; 3rd, Bob Klein--time, 4:12

event #2--3 miles--1st, George Clark; 2nd, Dave Koetzla; 3rd, Ben Giroux; 4th, Jules Ellingboe--time, 4:06 1-4

event #3--3 miles--match race between Floyd Willard (Prince Henry) and Bob Klein (No. 7 Scat)--1st, Willard--time, 4:15

event #4--pursuit handicap--1st, Jules Ellingboe; 2nd, Fred Horey; 3rd, Ben Giroux; 4th Dave Koetzla--time, 6:52 1-2

event #5--novelty race--3 laps--1st, Ben Giroux; 2nd, Fred Horey--time of wheel change 10 seconds--new world’s record (hooray! announced by Billy Rogers who raced in Regina as far back as 1907 so it must be true)--old record 11 2-5

event #6--5 miles--free-for-all--1st, Fred Horey; 2nd, Jules Ellingboe; 3rd, George Clark; 4th, Ben Giroux--time, 6 minutes flat


August 4, 1917, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, exhibition, 1/2 mile

event #1--3 miles--1st, Dave Koetzla (Case); 2nd, Floyd Willard (Ford); 3rd, Bob Klein (Scat)--time, 4:03

event #2--3 miles--1st, Ben Giroux (Sunbeam); 2nd, George Clark (Case); 3rd, Jules Ellingboe (Briscoe); 4th, Dave Koetzla (Case)--time, 3:55

event #3--3 miles--match race--1st, Bob Klein (Fiat); 2nd, Floyd Willard--time, 4:00

event #4--Australian Pursuit Handicap--4 miles--1st, Jules Ellingboe; 2nd, Fred Horey; 3rd, Ben Giroux; 4th, Dave Koetzla--time, 6:00

event #5--novelty tire change--1st, Fred Horey, 14 3-5; 2nd, Ben Giroux, 19 1-5

event #6--free-for-all--5 miles--1st, Fred Horey (Fiat); 2nd, Jules Ellingboe (Briscoe)--no time given

event #7--mile for time--George Clark (Case), 1:08 4-5; Fred Horey (Fiat), 1:09 3-5