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| The Kansas Short Grass Motorcycle Club tour gets ready to leave Larned on July 15, 1913. |
In honor of Motorcycle Awareness Month we found a few photos from the
Kansas Memory collection from the
Kansas Historical Society.
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| Around 100 motorcyclists from 11 states toured in 1913 stopped in Dodge City on their way to Denver. |
These photos highlight the Kansas Short Grass Motorcycle Club's annual tour from Hutchinson to Denver, which was the host city for that year's national convention of Federation of American Motorcyclists. According to the Kansas Historical Society, the Short Grass Motorcycle Club was founded in Rexford in 1910, and received national attention because of their long-distance motorcycle tours and called themselves "the most famous motorcycle club in the world."
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During the stop in Dodge City motorcycle races were held on a two-mile track that drew 1,000 spectators.
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The club was founded in Rexford, Ks. Dr. Patterson and his daughter were quite active in it. We have some information on this club and a few pictures in our archive at the Prairie Museum of Art & History.
ReplyDeleteIf you would like to share more photos, that would be great. You can send them to publicinfo@ksdot.org with blog photos in the subject title. THANK YOU.
DeleteI have a great panoramic photo of the 1912 tour showing the group crossing the Smoky Hill River. My Grandfather Harry S Quine was there selling tires for Goodyear. He wrote an article in Leslie’s Weekly about the tour that year. Contact me if you are interested in this. jquine@gmail.com
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ReplyDeleteMy great grandfather was a member of this club and it would be really cool to learn more about it.
ReplyDeleteWe'd love to hear what he had to say about this, and would be happy to share the information we have.
DeleteI have a membership card for shortgrass club dates 1910 with members name any info would be great
ReplyDeleteWe'd be grateful if you would be willing to scan and send a copy of the card to prairiem@st-tel.net! And we'll be happy to share what we know as well.
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