Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-30
fine EVENTS ON
THE PROGRAM
FOUR AUTO RACES WILL BE
HELD
LARGE CROWD EXPECTED TO
ATTEND
New Records Probably VIII Be Made
by Cars Which VIII Compete
at Agricultural Park
This Afternoon

Fair weather and large crowd will
undoubtedly greet the drivers of the
various cars entered in the card Of au-
tomobile races to be run at Agricul-
tural park today and Sunday after
noon.
This afternoon there will be four
events. In the first, which VIII be at
three miles for runabouts of $500 ana
under the jackson and the Ford are
the only contestants.
Touring cars of $1,000 and under Will
go three miles In the second. The cars
that will contest in that event are the
Tourist and the Cartercar.
Event No. is for touring cars OF
$1,000 to $4,000, and will be run by a
Tourist, Jackson and a Stoddard-
Dayton.
The fourth event will be the last and
will be the feature event of the day.
Nine cars will line up to go the fifty
miles and fast time for that distance
is expected, as the track record has
been beaten in the tryouts.
The Tourist standardization,
Franklin, Pullman, Jackson, Cadillac,
Cartercar, Stearns, Haynes and the Mo-
line are the cars that will fill the
track when the starter sends them
away for the half century run.
dred-mile race, that will be the only
event on Sunday. Never before has
a century track race been held on the
western coast, and as the track Is in
fair condition the chance for setting
some new records Is very good.
The entries for the hundred-mile race
include all of the cars entered in the
fifty, with the addition Of one more
Haynes and Ford runabout.
r. <N..t yot In Voc
terday afternoon to try out. and in
several instances made better time
than of the day before. showing that
the drivers are getting the motors lin
bered up and tuned to the proper
pitch.
A race between the little Cadillac
roadster and the Franklin Six made
considerable interest for the spectators
during the early part of the afternoon.
and 1t can be said to the credit of the
Cadillac that the Franklin had to
do it's best to pass 1t.
Franklin Beats Record
Ralph Hamlin did one mile during
his tryout of the Franklin that the
watches got In 1:05 fiat, said to be
better than the record for stock cars
on the local track.
The speed bug got under the Cog
they had speedy cars and they tore
around the track. burning up tires and
gasoline with a fine disregard for ex-
penses, but their disregard for the dust
that they raised and which had to be
endured by those who had some occa-
sion to use the track occasioned sar-
castle comment from those who stood
by and watched them usurp the PRIV =
ileges OF the entrants in the races
The ever-present fool was there and
rode a motorcycle around the tracl
giving fine exhibition OF foolishn ae5
Just In front OF the grandstand when
he turned directly in front of two ears
that were having a hot brush tn ms
to beat each other to the turn and
rolling nearly sixty miles per hour
For a moment the motorcycle rider
was lost in the cloud of dust and it
was with a sigh OF relief the crowd
saw him emerge unhurt. Tic sigh
was quickly followed by the ilnpreca-
lions of the crowd and more than one
bystander longed for an oppor unity TO
express his opinion Of su IA crazy
stunts to the wheel rider personally.
Gar a FavorIte
The performance of the Cadillac
placed It favorite with a great many
of those who watched its performance
of thirty-seyen miles, which It maa,
without the least troubla and wita7
out a fan.
The pullman is another car that pun
up high grade exhibition OF con
sistent travelling. 1t, too, haa no far
and the motor ran SO cool that III q
water was hardly more tnan luke b.
warm when 1t stopped running.
The majority OF those who watche q
the cars workout concluded that the
medium powered car mat could run
consistently at ciip Of from l;l0 .
lis would have Tho BEST chance OF
winning the long ra
The rules that have been adopted
for the regulation o. the races are from
the A. A. A., and are simple and pla a..
The races will starr promptly at 2
o'clock, and after 1855 no cars ia
spectators will be allowed 10 cross ne
track to get insi6a the oval
No extra adm sl0n viii be char9 "a
for the cars, but only FOR each pas
senger at the same rate % II not Ni&h
the car.
The followins officials win re in
charge of the cars and the course;
Referee, Ere derrick Fabst.
Clerk of thu course and starter, w.
S. Ruess assistant, George Adalr nd
Floy Perdy.
Race scorer, Guy West.
Judges, W. H. Bush, Leon u sltat~
tier and w p Newer.
Timers, j. H. Dyas D. r. Robe W.
son and George Cline.
Announce Wallace Robo.
BERRY WINS a BET FROM