Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-05
AUTOS FLY, BUT
MISS RECORDS
"CUPID" RACE PROVES FEA-
TURE OF DAY
Barney oIdfliId's Machine Goes Wrong
and r Is Unable to Continue
on the Ten-Mile
Sprint

The scene of more excitement than
even the old horse racing days Gre
ated was Agricultural park yesterday
afternoon at the Southern California
Automobile Dealers association races.
A goodly crowd was in attendance and
held their seats until the last event,
Barney Oldfied's trial against time,
which did not result successfully from
standpoint of speed.
The odds were against Oldfeld yes
terday and everything broke wrong for
him. His first attempt at all records
UP to and including ten miles came to
an end during the fifth mile, when a
tire went to pieces.
No little disappointment was mani
tested by those in attendance and Old
field agreed to try later in the AFTER
noon for the one-mile record. For
Oldfeld the time made was not phe-
nomenal, as he covered the distance in
55 ga seconds.
The first event of the day brought
out the two-cylinder touring cars and
REQ machine led all competitors to
the wire after a twenty-five mile race.
The Buick followed with the Northern
third.
Perhaps more excitement was at
tendant upon the Cupid race" than
any event of the day. The methods
employed for the four-mile race were
as follows: Each of the four cars en-
tered tore from the starting point and
Travelled one mile. In front of the
grand stand they stopped to pick up
woman passenger
Not only laughable, but thrilling re-
suits followed. The drivers were not
prone to stop and barely slowed down
sufficiently to allow strong masculine
I. lot, 81 fAr 10
and lift or throw them, as the case
might be, into the impatient chug wag-
onS
The women proved very game par
ticipants in the race, and their earnest
efforts to climb aboard excited pro-
longed applause After each mile an
other passenger was collected until the
whirling, machines carried three fem
inine occupants, who finished the race
with flying hair and dust-begrimed
faces
A Thomas, driven by Jacoby, proved
the winner, and the victorious turnout
was cheered Justify. A Pope-Hartford,
Cadillac and Tourist followed at various
distances. The four miles were covered
in minutes and So seconds.
| The five-mile race for runabouts came
next and was run in two heats. In
both instances the Packards led all the
way and won easily. A curious feature
Of the race was that the time made by
the two Packards was minutes AZ 2-5
seconds and minutes Al 3-5 seconds.
| In the final Earl Anthonys machine
won from that of e. r. Bronson in a
spectacular finish, with both cars run
ming inches apart.
Oldfield and Seibel then started on
| Ifive-mile race, Oldfleld driving his Green
Dagon and Seibel armed with his Red
Devil.
Seibel led all the way until within
yard of the final mile mark, when Old
The time was minutes IA 3-5 seconds.
Following are the events which have
been programmed for today:
First event-Fifty-mile race, touring
cars carrying four passengers averaging
$50 pounds; stock equipment, except gear
o. b. Los Angeles for $2500 or over. A
beautiful trophy valued at $10O will be
given to the winner of this event
pany; Gilmore, A. j. Smith; Royal Tour
| list, James F. Morley; Cadillac. Lee Auto
company; Thomas, Western Motor Car
company; Thomas, ]. r. Finletter.
Second event-Five-mile race for four
cylinder touring cars selling for $4,000 or
under, f. O. b. Los Angeles, carrying five
passengers averaging l5O. pounds; stock
trophy will be given to the winner of this
event.
EntrieS-HayneS, superior Auto COM
pany; Tourist, Auto Vehicle company;
Elmore, A. j. Smith; Cadillac Lee Auto
company; L. mas, Western Motor Car
company.
Third event-Ten-mile exhibition. Har-
ris M. Hanshue in Leon T. Shelters REQ
Bird, to break present records for one
and two miles and to establish a ten-mile
record for middleweight cars. One hun
dred dollars will be given to the driver of
this car in, case he breaks any world
record.
Fourth event-Barney oldheld in the
Green Dragon WI. attefapt to lower all
existing records from one to ten miles at
present held by himself.
Fifth event-Special match race be-
tween Bruno Seibel in the Red Devil and
Harris M Hansue in Leon T. Shelters
REQ Bird
Sixth event-Five-mile match race be-
tween Barney Oldfeld in Green ORA gon,
Bruno Seibel in the Red Devil and Har-
rs M Hanshue in Leon T. Shelters
Extra event-Five-mile Cupid race for
touring cars. each machine to pick up
one lady passenger at the completion of
each mile.