Here is a close up from one of my yardlongs. Don't know the location but it is kinda neat that the participants and their home towns are named. To the left of Comstock on the Waverley is none other than X factory man Goudy.
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Excellent photo!
Wait 'till Dick Werner (pem) see this if he hasn't already.
With all the names it shouldn't be too tough to figure what race this is. Goudy (Carl or Bill?) is a good marker name. We have documented many area races that the Waverley-PEM-Jefferson took part in. I have many of them but Dick probably has even more.
Cory, it is possible the Jefferson single beat the twins. We know the speedy little overhead single did beat the twins more than once on area horse tracks. Too bad the Jefferson never made the famous races like Dodge City or the big board tracks events. That would have been VERY cool.
Barry, where'd you find this photo? It's nice!
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Originally posted by Barry Brown View PostI got this photo from John Giorno in the late 1980's in Kenosha. I sold the original but had a pro copy made before that which is what you are looking at. I found it very interesting with the numbers and participant's Ids.
John told me (I think it was him) that he heard a story from old timers that in the Kenzler Hotel in Cambridge there was a blueprint drawing of the K-W motorcycle hanging up on display for many years. Old 100 year old guy told me that PEM meant "Push Every Mile" and to go looking around the Cambridge area tobacco sheds because a group of Norwegian farmers rode Jeffersons and came into town and raised hell.
By the number of Joliet and Rockford names, my guess is that this race took place at Rockford, Ill. I think there were some good sized races there. Just a guess without looking. Dick might know.
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I'm really glad you started this thread Barry. I can't get enough talk on the Waverley/Jefferson subject lately.
Herb, it wouldn't surprise me at all if that little Jefferson won that race. Did you ever go take a look around those old tobacco sheds?
Here's some 1913 race results from north of the border. The first listing is from the Sept. 1913 Canadian championships and the second is an endurance event.
Cory Othen
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Here's a link that contains the attributes of the "New Jefferson"........ interesting...
http://www.ozebook.com/azn/jefferson.htm I'm going to have to dig through my back issues and re-read the article on Perry Mack that was written by pem...........Cory Othen
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Hey Cory, check this out. What a small world. These photos are Jeff Haberman's. The sidecar photo was taken in front of the Waverley factory. Only known photo of the factory.
Dick
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Originally posted by HarleyCreation View PostExcellent photo!
Wait 'till Dick Werner (pem) see this if he hasn't already.
With all the names it shouldn't be too tough to figure what race this is. Goudy (Carl or Bill?) is a good marker name. We have documented many area races that the Waverley-PEM-Jefferson took part in. I have many of them but Dick probably has even more.
Cory, it is possible the Jefferson single beat the twins. We know the speedy little overhead single did beat the twins more than once on area horse tracks. Too bad the Jefferson never made the famous races like Dodge City or the big board tracks events. That would have been VERY cool.
Barry, where'd you find this photo? It's nice!
Cory, the Waverley single was beating twins all the time especially in 1912. Here is part of an article fromt the Janesville Daily Gazette, Friday, May 31, 1912. This is an original clipping that Perry himself cut out from the paper. It's pretty fragile. The single was also
beating twins in 1913.
DickAttached Files
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Originally posted by c.o. View PostHere's a link that contains the attributes of the "New Jefferson"........ interesting...
http://www.ozebook.com/azn/jefferson.htm I'm going to have to dig through my back issues and re-read the article on Perry Mack that was written by pem...........
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Originally posted by pem View PostHey Cory, check this out. What a small world. These photos are Jeff Haberman's. The sidecar photo was taken in front of the Waverley factory. Only known photo of the factory.
Dick
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