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Best Ever Held in Sumter—andWitnessed by a; LargeCrowd -BETHEA, OF BARNWMX,WINS THREE FIRSTSIn the One Mile R. J. BnrketteWins, Bethea and Norton-TieFor SecondA large crowd attended she ante, races Friday and saw Da vender ,Bethea of Barnwell win first prise in three of the four big events, Be- .if #thear a former Sumter boy, usually. .took the lead and maintained At throughout the entire race. However, in the thirty mile race he was .forced to drop behind for a while because of a blowout Bethea ran about fif-; teen miles on the rim, having refused the cry of his supporters to stop ahdrput on another-tire- -These races were better than aiiy yet held in Sumter. The taarefc JfcWk in much better condition than on the Fourth of July, causing the resu$tg;io~ be good. On two or three occasions rain threatened to delay the races.In the one mile race, which carried a purse of twenty-five dollars, R. j Burkette, driving, a National, won with the time of one minute and seven seconds. Dav.ener Bethea driving a Chalmers, and Norton driving a Hudson, tied for second place, both maic- ing the circuit in 1:12. The othe*v racers came as follows: Jesse Reynolds in a Hudson, time 1:13; M. Brice in a Chalmers, thne 1:15;Criston in a Roamer, time 1:16; W; J3t‘ Brown in a Studebaker, time 1:17:1-^ Bob Norton in an Oakland,.time1,3; * R: C. Blackstel in a 1:20; Bob Wiles in ;a Bord,- Ittoiers 1:22 1-2; * *■In' the ■; five mile race there we*e eight cars. Bethea f»- the: Chalttieti won first prize, fifty dolUra,-with .thp; time .6:23. Brown in thev^udebaiercame secondhand got 6:23, Bunn? in the Roan^eri third with 6; 27. The national hy Willie Austin was forced-to th*tire .from the' race. . , :.. - ‘ ; tBethea also : won the 15 mile race and the $150, with the time 1$: 05./The second man, Jesse Reynolds,’in a Hudson, was one minute behind Bethea with 20:05. Brice, in the Chalmers, won third place with 20:11. The Oakland was forced to retire from the race. - ■ •* / * 77 rThe thirty-mile r^ce, with aWu of 400 for first prize,’ was again- won by Bethea. His time was 4 ii5 £.Bunn,in the Roamer, won $200 as second prize, with 47:47, and JesseTReJnolds, with the Hudson, got the $50. with47.48.. * _ . . *f '7 a t I , *L? ■»%■£ /i/% itfa n 1 A « rv 4 iii'U /vnVoLXLVin. Ho.AUTO
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Sumter Watchman and Southron
Sumter, South Carolina, US
Wed, Aug 13, 1919
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