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Cycle News 1967 10 19

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I'.ut yoII ride over 156 miles acnnrs lOCks Mel llesen sud to llave YOfU .-e eagtaved Oil an old maer's bat? Y OQ bet. if t.IIat till hat is tile perpetual UOphy 0/ tile RiVe7side Bombers' CactBs Derby. The Cactus Derby dates all the way back to 1935, wilen It was bosted by the Pomona Valley M.C. This was the year that Dave Livingood won the right to be the ftrst to bave his name Immortalized on the old miner's bat with a cactus mounted on its top. This old bat, which bas now become the historical symbol of this enduro, was actually found in the desert many years ago. There is also another perpetual trophy whicb is awarded the low point man. It's an old rallroad lantern with a motorcycle mounted on its top. The lantern was aiso found in the desert. It was recovered from an old abandoned mine. This trophy was lost in 1955, but it bas been recovered and wilI be awarded this year for the ftrst time in 12 years. The Riverside M.C. took over the running ot the Cactus Derby 31 years ago and sponsored It each year until World War There were no runs beld from 1941 trbougb 1946 due to the war, and when Johnny came mucbing bome and kicked tile dust otf his bike, the Riverside M.C. was reorganized and called the Bombers. This year's run made 20 in a row for the Bombers, and also 20 daylight starts instead ot leaving !rom town at midnight like they did in Dad's day. Frank McCartney won the derby in 1936 and '37, makiIIg him the first two-time wiDDer. This feat _ ' t eQlIa11ed How about Ills fer .otMr IlIIlISlIII troplly. T1Ils ani... rillraad I.tan Is jut _ ._1. . . .pl. of tile InplIlllty RI_sld.......n clu. . . . . .s IaYl.. .. tIIelr classic n. un. I • .... • -.IIInI ....... RlIId.18 VI........... IS ~ ~~. ~~ ~ I c.etu Denr. ~,,-~ "'-.....:Af...._-::... . ~ (CoatiDued on pace U) ,..-_-_-_~,.·_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-:L-_-_-_-_-_-_-I1_-_-_-_"_- FOR CUftOII IRSTALLA!'IO S, see *e _clrjeists lislell tier SERVICES . e Cycle He 8 Dealer 81 Semen Directory• • _.T§.T.T.TAT.T.T.T.T.T.T.T:.-.__-G.T.T.T.TAT.-",-.'W ADd bow lid . . Itden Ik. It? TIlls 1/111 Is oW.sl, IlIYlol I pod t1_ SO'I' of II• LAWNDALE CYClE .atrtes t1nlslled tile DIn. 15324 HAWTHORNE BLVD. LAWNDALE. CAUFOIlNIA 676-0161 (-::

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