Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-18
OLDFIELD AND
SEIBEL TO Be
BIG FEATURE
Will Race at Lakeside
This Week
New Track Near San Diego Said to
Be the Finest In the World.
Fast Time Is Exc
pected
speclal TO The Herald.

SAN DIEGO. April 1.-THE eyes of
the auto world are turned toward San
Diego and Lakeside inn, for on Satur-
day and Sunday, April 20 and 81, the
greatest sporting event Of it's kind ever
held on the Pacific coast will take place
there. Bruno Seibel, famed as the
Flying Dutchman," and Barney Old
field, whose daredevil actions in an
auto are known all over the world, will
race against each other April 20 and 21
on the new Lakeside speedway 1t will
be real race, too, for each contestant
has made a solemn VOW that he will
scalp" his rival.
Built at a cost of nearly $4,000, the
Lakeside Inn speedway stands without
a rival in the world. 1t is a circular
track, two miles in circumference. 1t
is located at Lakeside, twenty miles
east of San Diego. The track was con-
structed by John Gay, one of the
most ardent autoists in the west. He
has made it one of his hobbies and has
spared no expense in perfecting the
speedway. 1t is easily reached by the
finest of highways as we'll as by the
San Diego, Cuyamaca & Eastern rail-
road, standard gauge line with ade-
quate facilities to handle any size
crowd.
The track is situated at the foot of
the Cuyamaca mountains and is sur
rounded by some of the most beautiful
farming country in the southwest.
Lakeside inn, the large hotel, which is
part of the track is one of the most
comfortable outing places in the west
Every convenience is to be found there
Today Lakeside inn Is the favorite re-
sort of autoing parties, and there is
never a day but that at least a dozen
drivers, seeking to test the real speed
of their machines, do not take whirl
around the speedway.
Lakeside Speedway a Wonder
AS has been said, the Lakeside inn
speedway is without a peer in the
United States, if not in the world. 1t is
the only two-mile circular auto speed
way in this country. There are many
straightaway courses, such as at Or
monde Beach and the Vanderbilt speed
way on Long Island, but there are no
other circular tracks so far as known
devoted exclusively to automobile
races.
April 20 and 81 will be the grand
formal opening of the Lakeside track.
Bruno Seibel and Barney Oldfield have
consented to race against each other
and against time on each of these days.
Ahol OOAllG WOIlu TeCOIuS Will go is q
foregone conclusion. Both men are now
here and have given the track try
out, and as each is confident of victory
a true sporting contest will surely re-
suit.
AS a prize for the winner S25OO has
been hung up by the Lakeside Inn
Track association. This purse is in ad-
dition to several others ranging from
S100 to $1,000 which will be given for
r. or
judging, quick stopping and starting,
etc.
Was Thaws Companion
Seibel will race in his reconstructed
1893" He has dubbed his machine
The Red Devil. This auto was built
several years ago. 1t broke all records
at that time, and in fact was so fast
that no driver could be found who
would undertake to pilot the machine.
Seibel, who is one of the best known
drivers in the west, secured 1893" and
completely rebuilt it. Today it is ready
for another trial after records. SeibeI
says there never was an auto built
which he is afraid to drive. His state
rnent will be proved Saturday and Sun
day. He was the companion who made
tour of Europe with Harry K. Thaw.
accused slayer Of Stanford White, about
three years ago.
Green Dragon for Barney
Oldfield will drive his Green Dragon
in the races. Not so long ago Oldfeld
drove the Green Dragon in races at st.
Louis. While going at a terrific pace
he ran into the grandstand fence, kill
ing several persons. He was badly in
Jured, but his nerve did not leave him.
for he is back in the auto game and will
go after every record he has ever made.
He has. after a thorough test of the
Lakeside speedway, said that he can
easily lower his record Of a mile in 81
seconds on the Lakeside inn track He
VIII drive against time in races from
one 10 twenty-five miles.
When the pistol report sends these
two great drivers on their wild way
every auto owner in the world win he
on the qui viVe for news of the re-
suit. From indications there will be
thousands at the track Saturday and
Sunday. Already there have been hun-
dreds of applications for rooms at fhe
Lakeside inn. The manager of the inn
says he win be able to take care of ali
who attend and will gladly welcome the
great crowd.