Los Angeles herald., 1907-05-12
.OLDF|ELD MAKES
LAST APPEARANCE
RECORDS MAY GO UNDER THIS
AFTERNOON
Much Interest Attendant Upon the
Scheduled Race Between Ham
shue and SeibeI at Aeri-
culturaI Park

Barney Oldield will make his last ap.
pearance at Agricultural park this af'
ternoon, and asserts that every en-
deavor will be made to lower the RECORD
which he made over the local course
three years ago.
The friends of Seibel have taken VI
the defy of Shelter and are prepared
tC cover all the money Shelter will bet
that Bruno will defeat Hanshue in his
REQ Bird. These cars are so evenly
matched that it is practically a ques-
tion of who gets the pole which should
decide the outcome of this race.
1t will be remembered that the REQ
Bird did not arrive from the east until
late Saturday night last week and had
only a few hours in which to prepare
for the race of last Sunday. Hanshue
has put in the entire week getting his
machine in shape and accustoming him
self to the course.
The contestants il. the Cupid race,
which will be five miles, are Eddie
Maier's new Peerless; Jacoby's Thomas,
which won both the Cupid races last
Saturday and Sunday; Smiths Gilmore
and Don Lees Cadillac. This race
proved one of the most diverting on
last weeks program.
The management has decided to mark
off the space in front of the grand stand
in which these cars will come to a stop
to take on their lady passengers. In
case the car runs over the mark it will
have to come back. In case they should
stop too soon they will have to move up.
It is expected that this rule will make
the race a more even contest.
Oldfield has been laboring all week in
repairing the damage to his crank
shaft which occurred Sunday. and re-
ports his machine in fine condition. He
spent all day yesterday on the track
His first event today will be five-mile
exhibition. AS this is Oldfeld's last
time, if not for good, he is desirous Of
breaking the record which he made at
Agricultural park three years ago, and
which stands today.
One of Oldf1eld's miles was in 54 and
a fraction seconds last Sunday, and he
promises that his worlds mark of SO
seconds for a mile on a circular track
will be broken today.
A new race to be introduced today
will be three-mile novelty. Each ma
shine starts with three passengers, runs
a mile, comes to a stop within a desig-
mated space, drops its three passengers
starts, runs a mile, stops, picks up it's
three passengers again and finishes
fve-mile race between Oldfield in the
Green Dragon, Seibel in the Red Devil
and Hanshue in the REQ Bird.
The fifty-mile starts at 1:30 sharp.
Machines and vehicles will be admit
ted to the inclosure previous to 80
and again after the end of the first
race. At 2:3O, after the second race
has begun, no more machines will be
permitted to cross the track
Geo. A. Walgren. editor of the Denver
Motor Age. and A. D. Mclaughlin,
treasurer of the Royal Motor Car COM
pany, Cleveland, Ohio, are in the city
and will act as two of the officials.
First-5O-mile endurance motor Derby,
open to any fully equipped stock touring
car carrying four passengers.
Second-5-mile, open to stock roadsters
Third-Hanshue and REQ Bird vs. seibel
and Red Devil.
Fourth-3-mile, open to touring cars.
Fifth-5-mie exhibition; Oldfeld in the
Green Dragon.
Sixth-5-mile cup race.
Seventh-3-mile novelty race, open.
Eighth-5-mile. between Oldfeld and the
winner of race No. 3.