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SHORTY SWOOPS 'EM AT ASCOT Plletes b7 Deaais Gree_ Friday DiBht. alter IaIoclcin6 Ure dooI' all sea8OlI', Asco('s most ill/PCoved first year Expert. Shorty LB~ 08 Seabourne, became tlte nintIIJ rider to win a 15-Lap MaiD Event aUhe lamed Cardena" CalifDrrtia hall-mile tltis year. And it wasn't easy. eithem. seabourne,now 5th in Ascot point standings. has worked long and hard to earn his position in the winner's circle. A three-yeaD Novice. then a three-year Amateur, Shorty took a year and a half's retirement before returning to the Ascot smokepatb in July of 1966. riding BSA for tuner Dick Kelm. 0 •• &1' a.d Up...' Since progre'ssing to Expert tbiis year at age 3l>. the sbortest '(5'Yz-) rider in AMA profe ssionaE competition bas racked up two Main ,Event secondl places. one thirdl and two four~ during his steady upward climb. And, tbough yet to wiD! one. Shorty bas arso made tbe Tropby Dasb sill times. Dicit Kelm's tuning talents have keEt pace with seabourne's progress as we 11. and tbe pair is now sponsored by Hockie's Motorcycles. Friday's Main Event found Shorty dogging sammy Tanner for eight laps before taking over the lead and going on for the wi n. Mel L.icbe. got by Tanner on lap 13 for second. Dan Haaby grabbed third on tbe last lap. and Tanner wound UP fourtb, abead of Jim Nicbolson. SeasaU•• iIJ Troplly Dull By far the closest finish in Trophy [)asb mstory took place the same evening. BlacJtie Bluce dropped out early in the three-Iapper. but Seabourne, Tanner and Lacher put on a three-way go that will long be remembered. Only the accuracy of the timing clocks gave tbe winl to Tanner over Lacber andl Seaboume at tbe nnish. AflIIr _ _ yean ., ",,"1_1 com".tl.... SII~ Sallow. . , * , Dlcll Kelalr$ 8SA to Ill. lIr$t E~ lbln E".1It will. Laeller Leads Ama.te.rs Mel Laeher's BSA-mounted younger brotber. Ron. took home the root in the 1Q.-Lap Amateur Main. despite some determined tries by second place Carl Patrick (TrilllDpb) and Gary WaldO (H-Ji). wbo had! to settle for third. Halley-mounted Len Earl and Gaylord Emick (BSA) ran 4-5. Do.llle For nartee Just to !J'ove that his Novice win tbe previous week was no fluke, Suzuki rider Rick Durkee tUlned back Honda-mounted Alex Cbinowski f~ tbe a-Lap Novice bonors in fine style. A surprisingly adaptable out-ofstater. Danny are from Oklahoma, made his way from the semi to the back row of tbe NOTice final. tben pushed his Harley Sprint to a welldeserved third place finish. Watcb him! (Resalt . . Pace 1&) •••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ~ ~~: ~ (C)tIGPS"OI11. • ••• On JOU' fits! • • ASCOT EXPERT MAIN EVENT • IINI • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • .' .' • .-. '-',.., spoIlsor HOCKIE'S OTORCYCLES Sale. & SartI.e 10. BSA &_".. OSSA Hodau& UHdlllku 221125 S. FI ....... T - . F1...... " lie ....... T.., DaIII .. 11&"'" ...... T _ (1) . . . . .., allal. 0_ Lac• • (37) aIId SeaGI..... (47r). (2U)UI-12G • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••