then it took a second look, the hot old desert sun having turned his skin to a rich brown and he having thinned out a bit around the ribs. But ”twas the 3ame old “Hap,” with his ever present smile.

“Tell us all about it, old timer,” was the chorus that went up after we had given his mount the once over and had satisfied ourselves that she was none the worse for her trip across the continent. We kept ”Hap” pretty busy for a couple of hours, just talking, telling of his Three Flag record, made on the Harley-Davidson Sport Model, which record no doubt will stand for some time, it being a most wonderful feat for a lightweight to perform.

Scherer stopped off in Marion for half a day to confer with Glenn A. Scott, local Harley-Davidson distributor, and incidentally, one of the main men connected with promoting the big International Road Race Championship at Marion, on Labor Day. “Hap” left Los Angeles on the Fourth of July on his same little Sport Model, for the east, coming through by the way of the Santa Fe trail, hitting a little mud here and there where big autos were mired and abandoned, but he came right through in ship-shape order.

“Hap” brought the good news along to us here in Marion that the country over was highly interested in our big title race, so far so that he learned on his trip from Los Angeles, that motorcyclists were already organizing tours to journey here from Albuquerque, N. M., Dodge City, Kans., Kansas City, Kans., St. Louis, Mo., Terre Haute, Ind., etc. All of these big motorcycle centers will have many tourists through to Marion for the big event, and this is only from one direction. Just think of the thousands of tourists that are going to Marion for this event, from the northwest, north, east and south. We have already had scattering reports of tours from other directions, but the news from the southwest, as brought in by Scherer, is the first definite word received.

Quoting Scherer, “Without a doubt, the Marion race will be the feature classic of the year in motorcycle circles, there being more of the big men of the industry in attendance and the largest number of tourists than at any similar meet during the year. There should be perhaps ten thousand tourists in your city for one to three days for this race, because motorcyclists over the country realize its importance and the great time that will be had here. Then, too, you have a splendid course, over which a vondcrful race will be run, and where you can accommodate the thousands to good advantage.”

After having solemnly promised to be on deck for the big race on Labor Day. “Hap” cranked up and bid us all adieu.