Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-06
HONSHUE PROVES
DARING DRIVER
CADILLAC WINS FIFTY MILE
EVENT
oIdfieId and Siebel Engage In Exciting
Race, but the Formers Machine
Goes Wrong In the Final
Mile

Another large crowd attended the
automobile races at Agricultural park
Yesterday afternoon, and although but
one event furnished anything along the
line of thrills some very interesting
sport was witnessed.
Harris Honshue, in Leon T. Shelters
REQ Bird, proved popular hero, thougn
he did not return a winner in the five
mile match event In which the REQ was
entered against Bruno Seibel and the
Red Devil.
Honshue gave an exhibition OF dare
devil driving which exceeded anything
shown by Oldfield or Seibel during the
meet which has just passed into his
tory. The big fellow had the crowd on
edge as he grazed the corners, usually
half length behind the flying red car,
which clung to the rail. Honshue took
as much risk as was possible without
crashing into Seibel's car, and evidently
Il was the speed proclivities of the Devil
and not driving which lost the race for
Honshue.
Away to a flying start, the Devil as
sumed a short lead with Honshue
tackled on, drawing very close at the
first half mile.
Honshue Daring Driver
Suddenly Seibel drew away and was
five lengths ahead at the mile. Before
another half mile had been reeled the
REQ cut the distance down materially,
and the two cars were flying along at
great rate. But two lengths parted the
cars as the second mile flashed away.
Rounding the first curve for the third
mile Honshue came within an ace of
cutting into the eDvil. The red ma
chine still held a slight lead coming
again into the stretch. For some rea-
son or other Seibel swung wide and then
shot to the rail as Honshue tried to get
through
Apparently the occurrence gave re-
newed lead to the Devil, which ended
the fourth mile four lengths to the
good. Again Honshue endeavored to
make time at the turn and fairly tore
around on two wheels. The effort did
not eventually cut down the distance,
and Seibel finished the five miles five
lengths to the fore.
The time was minutes 7A seconds.
The first event, a 50-mile race for
touring cars carrying four passengers,
proved exciting in that the repair
brigade was called into play as the race
drew to a close. Several cars whizzed
by the grand stand with tires Tapping
off, some on the rims only and others
with great white streaks in the rubber
which betokened near disaster.
A stop and a quick operation sent
them on their way again. A victory for
the Cadillac, which made the fifty miles
in 66 minutes and 80 seconds, proved
popular. The officials became somewhat
confused before the finish Of the race
and appeared unable to award second
and third places to the satisfaction OF
those Immediately concerned Unofhc1al
record gave the Thomas second place,
the Royal Tourist third and the Elmore
fourth.
Honshue then started on 10-mile
exhibition with the REQ Bird, but flat
tire ended the affair during the fourth
mile.
Four Cylinders Fly
Jacoby, who drove the Thomas Satur-
day and yesterday, is evidently much
to the good v-I,o- it comes to flying
away with the fair sex, as he repeated
his initial victor in the Cupid race,
winning as he pleased.
A Haynes, Tourist and Gilmore car
started in the five-mile race for four
cylinder machines. The Haynes won, |
with the Tourist and Elmore following.
The time was minutes 10 seconds;
Z minutes 25 seconds. and 8 minutes II
seconds.
Barney Oldfeld again started on his
ten-mile record smashing event, which
came to an end after seven miles had
been burned in the following time:
O:56A, 1:511s, 2:47h. S:44, 4:401s, 5:37,
6:33.
A special five-mile race between
twenty horse power Cadillac and thir-
ty horse power Haynes occasioned a
false start, the Haynes cutting in front
of the Cadillac. After one mile had
been raced the Haynes was tagged and
a new start ordered. The Haynes won
in hollow style by over quarter of a
mile, covering the distance in minutes
and 5S seconds.
Visions of desperate finish between
Oldfield and Seibel in five-mile race
between the Red Devil and Green Drag
on were blasted when Oldfeld's ma
chine was pulled up with but scant
distance separating the two cars. Seibel
took the lead and was always about
two lengths ahead of the Green Dragon.
There he goes" shouted the crowd
as Oldfeld made ready to bear down
on Seibel Just before the four and a
half mile point had been reached. The
next second saw Oldfield draw up and
come to standstill Seibel finishing
alone.
Another race meet has been planned
to occur next Sunday, when Oldfield,
Seibel and .Honshue will enter, along
with drivers of the stock cars.