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ui a ou-iuiie gait: uuu ruin, iasi limewas made.The riding of Aubrey Archer, of Aberdeen, was the feature of the racer. He had rode the beach a few days before and had familiarized himsel: with the sand conditions, which enabled him to make as high as 7.) miles an hour on the straight stretches, and win the fifty mile race in 41* minutes and 15 seconds. Avid Anderson, of Hoquiam, came in second, and \V. S. AIcKean. Aberdeen third. The fifty mile race was for 7 H. i\ machines.The 30-mile race, for 4 h. p. motors was won by Lawrence Larson, of Ho quiam in 36 minutes and 51 and two fifths seconds, with Win Sherk, Aberdeen, second, and (iscar Gould, Aberdeen, third.In the free for all 10 mile go, Ed French of Hoquiam, hit the tape first in 8 minutes and 10 and three-fifths seconds, with Albert Drago, of Aberdeen, second and It. M. Seater, Hoquiam, third.The officials of the races were; Referee in charge, C. J. Ritchie; Judges,A. W. Featherly, F. A. Poison, and Ewart Lobdell; timers, G. J. Ritchie, E. Lobdell and Claude Gould, clerk of course, E. W. Morningstar; starter, C. J. Ritchie; chairmen of committees, Ed Otis, Aberdeen, Clem. Feizer, Hoquiam.The following entries were made in the 7 h. p., 50 mile race:Ed French, Hoquiam, Indian; Al. Dragoo, Aberdeen, Indian; Vern Bennett, Aberdeen, Indian; Aubrey Arch er, Aberdeen, Excelsior; W. S. Me Kean, Aberdeen, Indian; Leon McNeil Aberdeen, Thor; L. L. Luce, Hoquiam, Yale; Arvid Anderson, Hoquiam, Ex celsior; R. E. Barnes, Aberdeen. Pope; R. M. Seator, Hoquiam, Indian; Carl Bruce, Cosmopolis, Excelsior; Dr. Bowlby, Aberdeen, Thor. 30-mile, 4 horsepower, entries: OscarGould, Aberdeen, Indian; H. R. Pren tice, Aberdeen, Indian. Lawrence Larson, Aberdeen, Indian; Win Sherk, Aberdeen, Wagner; Martin Freder-ickson, Aberdeen, Indian.juver a level sireicn oi iracK.The dead:F. A. Town, Tacoma.C. E. Reynovaan, Woodland, CalAndrew* Nilssen, Portland.R. H. McMurray, Seattle (brake-man.)The injured:Mrs. Maggie Jordan, Ilillhurst, \Vash.Francis C. Rae, Seattle.Adolph Swanson, Portland..1. W. Warden, Sacramento.T. J. Quinn, Sacramento.Elmer Johnson, Marshall, Wash.Charles Bennett, Dryad. Wash.All the killed were ridiir.; in the three front seats of the smoking car and were crushed beneath the steel baggage coach, which jammed its way 12 feet into the smoker. The bodies were not recovered until several hours after the wreck occurred.'Officials of the Nspthern Pacific and Oregon-Washington Railroad Navigation company investigated the wreck all afternoon, but were unable definitely to state its cause. General Superintendent I. B. Richards of the Northern Pacific said the probable cause was spreading rails.The engine and eight cars left the track, the engine plowing its wav 200 feet before it turned over on its side and burie ditself in five feet of earth.Trains Are Delayed.The wreck disarranged train service on the Grays Harbor branch, a special being made up at Cosmopolir to take the place of the regular train to Moclips. This special left Hoquiam at 7:18 and returned at 10 p. m. The train due here from Seattle and Tacoma at 10 p. m., did not arrive until early this morning.SPLENDID OYSTERS AREGROWN IN HARBORHOQUIAM, May 12.—Ralph L. Phil-brick, R. W. Craig, H. P. Aubright and Charles Wolfe the latter of Portland, inspected the oyster beds of the Damon Point Oyster company,
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Aberdeen Herald
Aberdeen, Washington, US
Tue, May 13, 1913
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