The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23

under the fair associations auspices,
are given with the consent of that
body for the purpose of helping de-
fray the expenses of the visiting auto
| lists who came here to. participate in
the events. Practically the same card
of events arranged for the state fair
4 will be put ON and those in charge
promise to give the lovers of auto
MODELLING some splendid sport.
While it was not generally known
during fair week, the Pope-Toledo
Automobile company had planned
John f. Fisher, one of their profess
sional racers, was sent here with a
special racing car of forty horsepower.
Mr.. Fisher has remained over to take
part in the races Sunday and prom
Uses to give the Topeka lovers of auto
mobiling a rare treat. Mr.. Fisher last
year managed the Vanderbilt races in
New York and is a thorough man at
the racing game. He will endeavor
to lower the worlds record of 1:17 for
Star says of Mr.. Fishers visit in that
city:
John T. Fisher, until two years ago
one of the best sprint and middle dis
| lance cyclists in America. now auto
mobile speed merchant, is in the
city visiting friends. Fisher was
scheduled to annex d few purses at
Topeka Sunday, but owing to rain the
automobile races were postponed
Fisher is well known here, having APP
peared at races at the old Veledrome
at Fifteen street and Troost avenue,
and later at Convention hall During
the eight-hour race at Convention hall
in 1893 Fisher eSta blished q new
worlds record for "a paced mile over a
twe1ve-lap course, covering the dis
lance in 1874. Later he went east and
won everything in sight for nearly two
years. -
Fisher has given up cycling for good
and says that pedal pushing is doomed
as far as the professionals are con-
7 cerned. 1.-THE American public is sim
ply speed crazy said Fisher, land it
takes an automobile to give the re-
quired result. great many of the old
cycling stars have deserted the board
| and cinder path for the more danger
Gus branch of sport and those who
have not lost their nerve entirely are
very successful. However, believe
! that there will not be much more
track racing. They are making ma
! chimes that go too fast for circular
| tracks. The fad in the future will be
road racing. Just think of it! All
! Ormonde beach last winter we were
Keeling off miles in the neighborhood
of forty seconds and they will be faster
| than that next winter
! W. H. Gilmore will also be one of the
stars of the meet. Gilmore drives q
Ford car and he took Barney Oldfield'
place at the helm of the famous Ford
car 999, when Oldheld went with the
Peerless people. Gilmore will drive q
Ford racer tomorrow and he and Fisher
are entered in a mile event in which
they will try to lower the worlds record
of 1:17 for a mile on half mile track.
Probably the most interesting race OF
i the day will be a five mile dash ir
! which will be entered Gilmore and Fish
err with their Ford and Pope-Toledo cars
1 They will compete against a racer of the
Smith Automobile company of Topeka
which will be driven by a chauffeur not
yet selected. This race promises to be
most exciting as there is a great deal OF
rivalry between Gilmore and Fisher and
the Smith representative will make the
effort of his life to establish reputation
for the local cars.
The races will be called promptly al
2:30 O'Clock and the following pro-
| gramme will be run off:
Five mile race for light power run
abouts.
Three mile novelty race for touring
cars with full equipment carrying fouI
passengers. The novelty feature of this
race will be that the cars as we'll as the
engines must be stopped at the tape al
the end of each mile and the passengers
must all alight and reenter the car be-
fore it is started anew.
Five mile motor cycle race.
1 One mile race between J. 7. Fisher
and W. H. Gilmore in an effort to break
the worlds record for half mile tracks
One mile handicap bicycle race.
| Five mile match race between Gilmore
and Fisher and the Smith representa-.
tive.
All Topekans owning automobiles are
invited to enter any and all of the races
except the five mile race and the mile
record race.