Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-26
A GREAT AUTOMOBILIsT.
barney oIdfleId, Athlete by Choice and
Daredevil by Nature.


Barney oldfeld. who was In Salt
Lake few 81 rs ago on his way east
after breaking worlds records at Los
Angeles with his bullet" automobile,
is not yet 30 years OF age, an athlete
by choice and daredevil by nature,
and has experienced sensations that no
other man has experienced on land or
on sea. II Is the experience OF riding
around a circular track a mile In less
than one minute.
On Nov. 20 in an effort to reduce his
own record of So AS seconds, he cover
ed the mile In So Id seconds. Ten min
utes later he improved upon this new
mark by speeding the mile In 80 Sec
0nds. Still unsatisfed that he had
reached the limit of speed possible with
the Bullet he endeavored later TO show
a further increased momentum, and In
the course of a 10-mile journey he
traversed three successive miles In 90,
81 As and "a 4-5. Thus in three days
he had FIVE times beaten the worlds
record, after II had already reached
an exceptional figure.
lou Dillon holds the one.mile trot-
ting record at l:5Sh. If Lou Dillon and
Barney Oldheld were TO be OH the same
track at the same time, both travelling
at worlds record speed, having started
from the tape az the same Instant
Barney would circle the course twice
to Lou billions once, and when she
had reached the finishing wire he would
be nine fiftyiifths OF a mile in the
lead.
All told. Oldneld holds the worlds
record from one to II miles inclusive.
III no trial has he ridden beyond 10
miles, consequently there Is no record
which he has attempted to gain that
II not now placed to the credit of him
self and the Winton Bullet.
Following Is n summary OF Oldfeld's
work during 1908
Louisville, Aug 15,-Flye-mlle match
won. $685. lye-mile match-won, d;l3 20;
one mile against time, 1903 3-5.
Columbus Aug Is -Flve-mile open
won, 5 30; five mile match, second, 5:l9 20;
| nye-mile match-won, 5;g5 30.
Columbus, Aug 2e,-4ive-mlle match
won, 5;l4 30 ten miles against time, L.
SoO-pound car 1925 AS, worlds record,
Cleveland, Sept, 4.-Five-mie open--won,
| 6:e6; ten-mile open,-won, 1925 4-5 hive
mile open-won, time by miles. o5sS:5;
| 1889. 9:Ol 3-j. 1906, worlds records
Cleveland, Sept. j.-One-mile open-won,
| az 10; one-mile open-won,, l'O6i hye-
| mile open-won, 5.23, ten-mile pursuit.
won at 7-l6 miles In 6;S, S-b; ten-mlle
miles against time, b:OS.
Detroit, Sept. S.--Five- opensecond
| Cos ?-5; fve-mlle open, third, b.32 30; ten
| mile open-won, 1919; fye-mile match
| won, 5;i6
Detroit, Sept. 9--Five-mlle match. sec
| ond, 5;1s 3-5; hve-mle match-won. 5'l5 20
Empire City Track, New York, Oct D.
| Hteen-mlle open-wOn; time by miles,
| iOi, 2:05, 1904. 400 As, 5:0l, 1851 ~, 6i5i 10
1852, $40, $50 1874 As, lbs As, 1885, 1885,
| worlds records
Philadelphia, oct, 13.-Track bad. Five
mile open-second; five-mle open-second
| five. mile handlcap-second from scratch,
| 6.ib Ave miles against time, 1858 SO; ten
| miles against time 1890; fifteen miles
| against time. l7;22 S-5
| Denver oct 29.-Flve-mlles against
time. 522; nve-mile handicap, won from
| scratch $685. ten-mle handicap fourth,
| from scratch; fifteen miles against time,
| Time by miles worlds records);