Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-06
Olympic Club
Races Were Fast

Closely contested races with I'M
usually fast time were the result OF
the annual automobile track races
held lately at Tanforan Park under
the. auspices of the Olympic Club.
No automobile contest in this city
during the present season has
has brought out so many fast ma
chimes. Even the small cars came
close to record time for circular
track racing, while such machines
as the Stearns, six-cylinder Stevens
and Winston cars covered the mile
on the minute mark. -
The honors of the meet were cap
tured by the winton. Maxwell and
Stevens-Duryea. Harry Owesney,
local agent for the Winton, started
the winning by making a runaway
race OF the first event for stock cars,
covering the i've miles in 8 minutes
and 20 seconds. defeating II. l.. Han
sen In Palmer-Singer several see
onds.
The second automobile event
brought out three competitors--two
Maxwells and Buick. c. o. King
at the wheel Of a thirty horse power
Maxwell made a fast start and as
sumed the lead. which he main
tained during the race. The con-
test between Frank Murray with his
Buick and Earl Cooper with another
Maxwell for second place was one
OF the prettiest exhibitions of driv-
Ing ever seen on the local track. For
the first seven laps OF the ten mile
race these two cars ran as a team.
neither driver being able to get a
lead over the other. On the eighth
lap. however. Murray swung into
the lead and easily took second
place. King made the distance in
II minutes 80 2-5 seconds. Max
Rosenfeld In a Palmer-Singer won
the handicap race for members of
the Olympic Club.
Fifth Race Close.
The nth race also found the Buick
and Maxwell cars competitors and
again proved close race. Murray
at the wheel Of a forty horse power
Buick showed his experience in track
driving by hanging on to the rear
wheels Of the Maxwell. which Jump
ed away at the start for the first lap.
then. taking advantage OF a wild,
turn on the part OF King. the Buick
driver took the lead and reached
the finish line well ahead. The time
for the ten miles was 10 minutes 10
seconds.
The unusual speed OF the winton
caused a great deal OF comment when
oWesney won the FIRST race, hui
when Mcdonald took the machine
and defeated all corners In the ten
mile race for stock cars costing UNI
der $4,000 and again won the ten
miles for car costing over $4,000.
the local enthusiasts congratulated
Owesney In having one OF the fast
est stock cars ever seen In this city
The time for the ten-mile big car
race was 10 minutes SO seconds.
The Maxwell captured another
trophy by winning the novelty race.
The largest number OF cars ever
entered In a free-for-all track race
on the coast faced the line In the last
event OF the day. From the start
the big six-cylinder Stevens uryea.
driven by II. o. Ontank. took the
lead, and although the Winton.
Stearns. Palmer-Singer and Chal-
mers- Detroit cars clipped OF the
laps In less than one minute and two
seconds. the big six Stevens was new
or In danger OF losing the lead. On
tank made several miles at the sixty
seconds mark. The time for the
ten miles was 10 minutes II sc =
onds. 50
rust on Turns.
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