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Then it 1I'U aU BUIley, with Ed-.rda try1nc to catdl and pUS. The pair rode the ftDI1 two IaP8 ute SJam_ hr1DII with Utile Jobn taIdnr tile win tor tbe th1rd time in tour web. Amateurs and experts return to IUIr ~ ways ap1n tb1s FridaY IliPt with all of tile riders l:aek from tile north and ready to ro 1Pln. It wW be a three class show all the way. It was tun and ditferent to watch tile amateurs try 011 the veterans tor tile tlrst times. Dooaher and Randy Smith both looked exceptionally rood consider1nr their lack of experience. Ascot and the half mUe events COIItlnue to run ewry FridaY night trom now until November. 15 LAP "A" Combined final: Geezer Emick Sammy Tanner Terry Danaher Dl.ve Smith Ron (92m) Lae/ler. Geezer (27r) Emick. Terry (43) Donah.... and Mel (37) Lacher at the start 01 the colllllined Trophy Dash. DoIIah., was the wlnn.,. Mel Lachet' Timm Harris Tragedy Takes Geezer Emick's Life Aft r Big Ascot Win Ralph White Randy Smith Bob Ba1ley Paul Cooserriere 8-LAP NOVICE FINAL: JoIIIl Hateley Freddie Edwards Phil H1nIde T ed Longwith Rick Talbot Denny Palmgren Chuck Hart Milo Waiz Ric Georre H-D Nick DelapnIs By Dewitt Thuett GARDEN..... CALIF. July 18 - The 500's week1y Ascot half m11e out:!r4 ~:;>!" !be pratess10aals last FridaY bad three 500' s l"lIIlIl1Dc ooe-~ three abe8d r1 !be lqger 65O's and ain't rODe yet! The 75O's 0DCe 1Pln. First Jar upert Geezer Emick and his 500 ElSA Gold star tuned by Dick Kelm WOIl tile feature tor !be tlrst l1me tb1s Jar. VeteraD Sammy '1'aDDerCR.EJ ran secoad and amateur Terry DNwber (Velo) 1I'U lb1rd. Daft Smith and his 750 NortIOll passed Mel Lacber 011 his 750 H~D tor tourtb 011 !be last half lap. 5 .._ Ealdt·s . - a _ I . s1ldllll s17le will be s _ 110 _e. He _ hll first EllPert Main at Ascot FrldllJ nlallt .Iy to be killed In a desert rldlnl accl ...t SuIlClIJ. Quiet, IIkullle Geezer's delllt II a hale loss. led tile open1IIC lIPs but could not hold Amateurs and experts ran a combtned back the experience and smooth rid1nC &bow tor !be t1rst time oWiDC to many st;yle of EmIck who bad been kDOcldnr 011 riders belnc IIOI'ih in Castle Rocktor!be tile door most of the sason and was ll:lp FridaY IliPt time trials. 011 the Dick Kelm raclnr t8&m that uPs1art amateurs did !be experts in 1ncludes three ElSA 500 s1nrles. run apln, with DNwMr w1nDlnc !be trophy dub tor tile secood straIIht week. TanDer and DNwMr raft EmIck arun tor tile mODeY most of the way. Dooaher Closest race of tile night IPln went to the DOrice riders. JoIIIl Hately was turned back twice by Freddie Edwards before the main event rolled around. ~ ~ IioJ ~ U ~ - ElSA Eot Vel Nor H-D ElSA ElSA H-D Trl H-D Suz Yam Suz Kaw H-D Yam Bul Hoo H-D Yam Gen. Emick Fatally H - While teIt1!Ic his motorcycle in tile California desert SIIIldI¥. Ascot'. FridaY night EJIPlIJ't winner crubed and sustained a brain coocuss1on. He was pronollDCed dead 011 arriftl at the h~ pital, No details are aft!lable at prtime. Emick was the th1rd praIuslnaI1 uPIIrt to die in non-rac1n& accident tb1s past week. ROAD RACE DOUBLE FOR NORTON COMMANDO orton scored a great double win in the AFM National Road Races at Orange County International Raceway on SundaYe George Kerker and Jack Simmons took first and second places in the Heavyweight Production Race Castle Rock Pro TT July 12, '69 1st Expert Main Steve Holton Norton Norton COllmando~.e.the bike the winners ride. -