The Washington times., 1906-06-17
HONORS DIVIDED
IN AUTO EVENTS
-Four Makes Show Up Well
at Benning.
MANY TIRES0ME DELAYS
Sporty Spectators Amused Themselves
by Racing With COps-Eddie
Bald Star Attraction.

Eddie Cannon" Bald. "the white
flyer" former champion short distance
professional cyclist of the country,
proved the star attraction at the auto
mobile races at Benning yesterday after
noon. under the auspices Of the Wash.
ington Automobile Racing Association.
Bald showed the same ability and dex4
terity I'm driving a motor car that made
him famous as a bicycle racer, and made
a remarkable showing in a "a
horsepower mchine against cars near
ly double that power.
Four Divided Honors.
Packard and Columbia cars divided
honcrs in the heavy touring car class,
while the Buick and REQ were the goods
among the smaller machines. About half
the entries in each event scratched, and
racing was not of a quality to keep up
enthusiasm. nor were the inexcusable
waits of from thirty minutes TO almost
an hour between events.
There was a goodly number Of people
on hand when the races started but
after the third event the crowd began
10 dwindle A large share of the auto
mobile element of the city was present
and the clubhouse grounds and pad
docks We're filled with machines of all
kind.
Kept Cop Busy.
The police department had anticipated
that many people would attend the
races in their machines, and all the
way from Fifteenth and II streets to
the race track bicycle police were sta
toned to see that the speed limits were
not violated. The autoists derived all
sorts of amusement by seeing how fast
they could run between cops without
being held up. In fact, this was about
the best sport of the day. and those
who escaped without having their num-
bers checked down in an officers mem
orandum book, more than made up for
the sport they didn't get at the track.
The one best bet of the day was ''23''
before a cop sees you. 1t was a long
shot. but nearly everybody cashed on IT.
Bald Wins Heat.
The only two exciting races were the
first and final heats of the free-for-alI
event In the first heat Eddie Bald
won from q Peerless car in a close fin
ish. The final heat was won by NJ
Bird in Packard. with C J. Hearst
OF Baltimore. a close second in a Co
lumbia. Bald finished third IN a "a
horsepower Columbia. while the other
two cars were both above 4O-horse-
power.
The races were scheduled for 2:30. but
ii was nearly an hour later before n
ssart was made. After a delay Of nearly
au hour the second event was pulled
or.
The Officials.
DuvHll, referee; s. w. Stinemetz. r.
y. Caverly. and c. W. Frank. Judges;
!. A Lutz. H ". Woodward, and G. r.
IIouEh. timers; w. Foley. starter; r.
jose. clerk of course; S. Nichols and o.
jacob, uDpires, and J. Hansen. scorer.
The Summar--.
Three miles-Fo- gasolene runabouts
listing at Sl.009 or less; stock cars, reSu-
lar equipment; first prize. Edmonds 3
trophy; second prize. silver cup. Won
by John Fister, in Buick; ]. R Thomas,
in Maxwell, second. Time, sd
Three niles-For gasolene touring cars
listing at $500 or less; stock cars. regu-
lar equipment; first prize. Washington
Times trophy: second prize, silver cup.
Won by s. l.. Harris. in Req; II. A
Rhine. in REQ, second. Time, 5t2S as.
Five niIes-For gasoIene touring cars
listing AZ $1,000 or less; stock cars. reg
ular equipment; FIRST prize, Evening
Star trophy: second prize. silver cup.
Won by Eddie Bald, in Columbia. Z. d
Eeeler. in OldsmObile. second. Time,
7:26 2-5-
Five miles-For gasolene touring cars
listing at $500 or less; stock cars, regu-
lar equipment; first prize, Gait trophy,
second prize, silver cup. Won by G. J.
Hearst. in Columbia: VI. Bird in Pack
ard, second Time. 7:12 10
Five miles-Free for all stock cars
with regular equipment first prize Har-
Tis trophy; second prize, silver cup.
First heat-won by Eddie Bald. in CO.
lumbia; Peerless car, second. Time.
7:29 40
Second heat-Won by c. j. Hearst, in
Columbia; NJ Bird. in Packard, second
Time. 7.l6 3-5.
Final heat-Won by NJ. Bird: c. J.
Hearst. second; Eddie Bald, third. Time,
7:l0 As.
Three miles-For steam cars; stock
y cars, regular equipment; first prize,
Washington Post trophy; second prize,
silver cup. Won by Roland Morgan, in
Stanley; Charles Nance, in White, sec
ond- Time. 5:17.
Three miIes-Open: for motorcycles;
FIRST prize, silver cup; second prize sill
yer cup Won by . c Campbell, on
Indian, II. T. Mangold, on Indian, sec
ond. Time. 5:51 3-5.