Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-27
OLDFIELD BREAKS
ANOTHER RECORD
AUTO KING IN SENSATIONAL
DRIVE
kerscher Is Defeated In Fivq.Mile
Handicap Race Two-Day
Meet Proves Great
Success
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IContinusd from Pare OnsI
re-echoed his power over the people
through daring efforts and keen judg-
ment of the day previous. His success
appears to be as much attributable to
the public as to his own superiority
over others. The people like Oldheld
because Oldfeld never disappoints
them. His efforts are to please and
satisfy, and having done this he has
accomplished what Is today his life
work.
Returning to the program, 1t may be
said that the entire program was one
Of the very best the management of
the track has as yet scheduled for the
patrons. And they surely obtained
their moneys worth yesterday
Darracq Goes Mile
After the preliminary run by the
Darracq of three miles she was shot
away on her trip Of one mile against
track and worlds records, but Kerscher
did not have the speed which he
showed in the preliminary trials, for his
record was at So 1-5 seconds.
The next number on the program
was mile trial by Oldfield, but ii was
at this point that he stated to Man
ager Hempel instead he would go
against the ffteen-mlle worlds rec
ord just to give the crowd a still bet
ter opportunity to witness some longer
event and fast driving. and 1t was i'm
this run that he broke De Palma's $
time of 1912 20 and incidentally
smashed his own mile time in this run
by lowering his previous days time FOR
one mile by making the circle In
SO s-5 seconds-a fifth of second bet
ter than his performance of Christmas
day. 1t was a beautiful exhibition of
driving Barney did in this event, and
Il is well to call the attention of the
public that he picked out the outer
side OF the track on which to operate,
for by doing that he Travelled one hun
dred feet farther TO the mile than he
would have done by hugsing the pole.
oIdfield Wins in Knox
Following this came the five-mile
handicap with the big racing Knox,
the local Corbn and the Darracq at
the tape The Corbin was allowed ff-
teen seconds and the Knox ten and the
Darracq at the scratch In the first
mile the Corbin baked and came back
10 the pits with magnetic failing TO
perform its functions, which left Bar
ney with the Knox leading the Dutch
man I'm the Darraeq trying to head
Kim off, but 1t was demonstrated again
that oldfield is the king of all drivers
and that the Knox was selected by
Oidheld because it is a wonderful car.
II did what ii was bought TO do-make
records. and it has done it every
where that Oldfield has taken II.
TIE Benz and Darracq were next
scheduled to a five-mile race, and the
cost of admission was paid for in that
event alone, for Oldheld went on the
track rather warm under the collar
in the language of the day. Oldfeld
understood that some genial gentle
s...- H.. -.
ears that he could beat Barney with
the freak. and without saying a word
to anyone Oldheld made up his mind
that he would teach the Dutchman a
lesson he would remember, and prac-
teal one at that.
Dutehman Bites Dust
As the two cars tore away in the
first mile they held wheel to wheel in
beautiful time. but when Barney got
into the second and third miles he be-
gan to let the Benz feel her oats q
little stronger and the Darracq began
TO take the dust of the big racer.
Given a little more of the juice the
monster plunged into the track faster
and faster till we'll in the lead. when
Barney began to throw shovelfuls of
dust dirt and rocks into the Dutch
mans face like rain, which plainly
showed in his driving, for he was com
PEELED to slow up quite a bit, while
the Boss plugged ahead as though
his life depended upon it, and when
his time was recorded at 4:T fiat and
came back to his station coolly re-
marked: II guess that will hold that
Dutchman for while at least. Some
PERSONS have been coming Ben into
the belief that he could trim the Benz,
and / just thought l would give him
taste of what the big car can do to
him." and the Dutchman acknowledged
that the 'old man" was there with the
driving game.
The last event was the fifty-mile
race, with the Corbin, Buick, Maxwell
and Cadillac up. The Corbin still
showed her troubles were to mean her
withdrawal from the race, and al
though much work was done on her
she refused to perform as she can when
i'm condition. Spark plugs and minor
difficulties beset her from the start
and although she made several at
tempts to get back in the game and
was received with applause she refused
to go through. This left the Buick,
Maxwell and Cadillac trio on the
oval alone
Nikrents Are Experts
Once more it has been demonstrated
that the Nikrent brothers are experts
Y tie white streak as well as driving
\These two boys have always been ready
TO go against any OF them on the track
and in any event they were scheduled
and the popularity of the Buick and
her drivers showed plainly by the ap-
proval of the audience in handclapping
and cheers when she took her place on
the line. A faithful, consistent car it
is. Humming along at a straight,
steady gait, her motor tuned to perfec-
tion, sang It's song as steadily as hui
man intelligence could direct it. Never
a slip, and although she broke her
rear axle and threw a wheel on Satur-
day, a nights work by Frank Howard
the Buick local representative, and his
crew Of mechanics had her in the best
shape she has been in for long time,
and at that she always made good
Not a tire trouble, either, notwith-
standing the fact that she used the
same Goodyear tires on this occasion
that she wore in the six-hour race,
and two of these in the Phoenix run,
which the car won by eleven hours
and a half over the previous record.
Buick Wins Fifty Miles
The time of the Buick for the fifty
miles was 54:37 2-5, and although the
Buick won the race, she had a hard
chase with the little Maxwell--a car
which in two races only has made a
host of friends for the clever perform
ance of the car itself and for the eX-
pellent driving of Clarence Smith, who
drove it--for the Maxwell followed the
Buick across the line in just thirteen
seconds behind her. Smith took up a