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TRIALS • By Geor ge Maness • This las t Sunday the Standard Oil Copany , indirectly , hosted the Southern California T rials Association in the Baldwi n Hills. Although the weather was a bit wa rm for most of the competitors , e veryt hi ng e lse was in good shape and the sections were good a nd rough. All but one 01 the sections were la id out al on g a na rrow di rt roa d that runs al on g the bottom and si de 0 1 a deep gully near the northwest co mer 0 1 the area. Only one 01 the traps wa s easy (to keep the beg inners lrom bein g too emba rra ssed to re turn), and throughout the day one co ul d hear s uc h co mments as: "Thi s I like ," " I hate it - but I'll co me bac k • for mor e," " . haven't worked so har d si nce the Greenho rn!' • • • Th e Masters class, as expected , provided the thr ills and beauty. If yo u've never seen these boys rid e you're rea ll y missing something. J i m Wilson was the man of the day - only 30 marks were charged against him in his MASTE Rful demonstration of moto rcyc ling grace. He was closely foUowed by Bill Landefeld with 42 marks. Bob Lers c h and J ack Milne tied for third with a score of 50. Th e winne r of the Exper t class won't be decided until the next trials because J im C amer on and Dick Murray both lo it but 50 marks a nd ha d the s a me numbe r )f .. clean rides . " Th ird place went to Ha ry Brat ti n, only four marks down from t he le ad er s . cl, .s s T he Amate ur Heavywei ght s howe d the bi ggest s epara ti on in t he score s of thefinisber s witb wi nne r Leslie Ch ester fourt een poin ts a bead of SE> .ond pl ace Dennis Sea man at 42 and 56 r er pee ti vely . Tbe closest fin ish of t he day came in th e Amateur Lightwe igbt ~Iass wber e only six points separa ted tb fir s t thr ee fin ish e rs . Th ey were Ro bert ~ ll e n, 19 points; ses Ers on, 23 point s; RaY W er. 25 points. The Ultra-light .veigbt arn class SaW anotbe r close finisb wrn E .C. Birt comin g out ahead wi tb a tall I of 30 , and ri ght behi nd him was Al Me ~ Do na1d witb 34. Any of yo u rid er s who want -he th rill of co mpe titio n without the thrill )f risking you r neck s ho uld try this gam' '. An 0 bs erved Trials is a true trial r.ien ce tbe nam e} of a rider' s skill . Her e is whe re you ea rn yourself a li tt le glory a nd are a bl e to tell yourself, " I'm bet ter tha n be Is! " No real expe nse is nec ce s s a rv: no special bik e, no leathe rs , no weekly ove rhaul , you don't eve n need a traile r yo u can rid e your bike to t he event , compete, a nd ride home. All yo u need is a bik e that is suitable for the dir t and the des ir e to compete or improve yo ur ridi ng s kiJIs. T hink yo u' re a good rid er ? Come on out the next time a Tria ls is listed in the calendar and we 'll see just how good you a re. • SOUTHGATE SPEEDWAY • EVERY THUR. MOTOR· CYCLE RACES Practice 6 pm - Races 8 pm TI's Coming Soon Just all the Long Beach Freeway between Florence and Firestone. Larry Bergqui st found another Bonanza in the hills near Las Vegas when he rode a BSA HORN ET to victory in the 100 Mile California-Nevada Championship Hare and Hound ~o1l W ING rlt~ .. WEST C; First Overall Larry Bergquist BSA HORNET BSA WINS THIRD ANNUAL CALIFORNIA-NEVADA 100 MILE CHAMPIONSHIP HARE AND HOUND Dept. CN, 3014 B adway, Oakland, Calif. tF~J"dJ;~;~;~;;~;;~;~;d?·~~~;~~,§'~t ~\\\'t'( right out of : ! 1f\"~V : · W1NABILlTY • ONLY BRIDGESTONE HAS IT! ': . - - - .. BOX! ~ - ... I I ~ ~ ~ ~ IS SPELLED : 'lie BRIDGESTONE : ~ / e • NORM : ELLEDGE DID IT AT SOUTH GATE SPEEDWAY l~~~~ ~~:nl~6:nt • • YOU ~-t.f~ ~ : _'0~I I WILL __- BE NEXT? b-t.t-tO-t . ~ a • ~tt 4)tt SptJIIi (JenJgz, ~Q~J'~ ~-tc~ ~I : q" 0-t~ () I~ /J' II • VI./l'; .--------- -------------- -------.-. -- --- ----., 6027 Whinier Blvd., East Los Angeles, Calif.