The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-16
TRYING OUT FLYERS
ON HAML|NE TRACK
Auto Club Members Preparing for
the Race Matinee of
Saturday. "

Automobile races Of more interest
than any ever seen in Minneapolis are
promised by the Minneapolis Automo-
bile club at it's racing matinee on the
Aamline track Saturday afternoon.
Everything is working smoothly with
the racing committee and they promise
about twenty hotly contested races,
cause they will be between local anna
teurS.
Never in it's history has the Hamline
track been in better condition than this
season. S. M. Colburn, chairman Of
the racing committee, tried it out Fri
day and found it speedy up to the top
notch. Sprinkling wagons will be driv-
en- over the track just before the races
begin and if it becomes dusty it will
The races will begin at 2 and last until
about 5 pm.
Tickets to the boxes Of the grand
stand will be issued to all members of
the club at the club rooms in the Plaza
Wednesday. Tickets for non-members
will be on sale at all garages and at
the CLUB rooms. The entry blanks are
already out and can be obtained at any
garage or at the club rooms.
Many Entries.
Already many entrants are applying
for leave to try out their machines on
nounced yesterday that the club had
control Of the track only on the after
noon given over to the races, but that
those who wished to take trial spin
might easily obtain permission to do
80 by applying at the administration
building at the fair grounds.
The challenge races will be the feat
ure Of the day. Many who have met
In the restricted rivalry Of the road or
have been debating the relative merits
ing adVa1age Of the yft to t pnt
their claims to the final test. J. J.
Barclay has decided to call the, claims
advanced by the Wilson brothers for
their freak steamer, which made such a
sensational showing at the hill-climbing
contest last spring, by entering his
Stanley steamer against it. It is re-
ported that the freak made half mile
this is true 1t looks as if the Oldfeld
record for the Hamline track will go to
smash next Saturday. The Oldteld
record is Sc is seconds.
The rules, drawn up to govern this
contest and all others to be held under
the auspices of the Minneapolis Auto
mobile club, are modification Of the
Iu1cS VI tu0 AmcIlCdu AuGOmOD1l0 aSSO-
ciataion, adapted to local conditions,
They are as follows:
Receipts and Acceptance of Entries-No en-
try shall be accepted after midnight Of the da,
| set for the closing of entries. No entry shall
be accepted unless accompanied by the entr,
fee, and all the details required to be set forth
| in theentry blank. r-E -. 49, d.. -
Standing Start: In standing start the ca,
must be stationed with the front wheels on the
| tape, until the word or signal to go. Time will
be taken from the word, or theh drop of flag
or the firing of a pistol. 49,
/ Moving Start.-1n moving start cars must
start at a point between 200 and 800 yards bach
of the tape. The pace from this point to the
tape must be taken from the pole or inside car
| Flying Start.-In flying start, the car may
start at any distance back Of the tape and cross
the tape at the highest possible speed This
method of starting may be employ ed only where
a single car is running for a record, or in {
\ time trial. .-.t5 n I@
Positon.-In all races the position of the con
| testants at the start shall be decided by lot
Delay.-A contestant who fails to respond
promptly to the call Of the clerk of the course
shall forfeit his right to his position and shall
| take the outside. Their SHALL be no delay at the
start on account of absentees and no contestan,
shall be permitted to take place in the line
after the contestants have been reported to the
| starter by the clerk Of the course.
Starting Cars.--Starting cars must be affected