recent research finds

Haven't gone to the microfilm much lately. Holidays and trying to catch up with all the loose pieces of papers stacked up around here.

Two older bits of information that will have to be incorporated into what is already known:

May 22 and 24, 1915 -- Motorcycle races at The Willows in Victoria. Vancouver riders including professionals "Sandy" Bennett, Alan Ross, George McEwan, Fred Bell, C.H. Edwards and amateurs Rayner, Kenneth Craig, Pat Pettipiece, Bob McEwan and W. Olson. Olson was said to be the present holder of the B.C. 5-mile championship. Will have to get the Victoria newspapers out for further details.

June 12, 1915 -- First automobile race of the year at Seattle's Madison Park. Some drivers scheduled to race were Joe Thomas, Rae Lentz and Charles Latta. Eddie Pullen, of the Mercer racing team, was supposed to officiate as starter. No results found but worth digging for.

under the "em", for the Emerald City, Seattle

A few ads from the pre-World War One era, out the Seattle PI. Two tracks: Madison Park, a half mile; and the Meadows, a mile.

I've read that the Meadows was located at what became the Boeing Field but I'm not positive on that. Been looking for a map from that era online but haven't found one yet.

Most of my research has been done around the July 4th AAA races at Tacoma. Seems like the racing at both Seattle tracks involved the same cars that competed at Tacoma. Bob Burman, in 1913, and Teddy Tetzlaff, in 1914, both carried on further north to race at Vancouver, BC's Minoru park.

More about Minoru soon. But first, a beginning on what little I have on Madison Park and the Meadows in Seattle.

(I understand that Seattle was known as the Queen City until just recently. Now it's known as the Emerald City. History....)