Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-08-12

AUTOS IN AN
EXCITING RACE.
Novelty Event at Exposition
Track Develops Interest
ing Contest.
PETERSON GETS TROPHY
Dayenporter's Pope Hartford Given
Hard Rum by R0senfieid's Car
PETERSON GETS TROPHY

An unique and thrilling automobile
race was held at the Exposition park
yesterday afternoon, four big touring
cars competing i'm an exciting novelty
race for 2k miles. The terms of the
race required the competing cars %
carry three passengers on two of the
four laps, and made dead stop at
the wire a; the end of each lap The
rule that the cars must start from the
wire on each lap from a dead stand
still was difficult one TO comply with.
and it caused a controversy to arise
over the result The car of Walter A.
ROsenfield, driven by Martin Colvin,
on one lap went over the line, and did
not return and start from a stop at
the wire. L. NJ. Barton. directing the
Traces. accordingly declared the car dis
qualified, and threw it out of second
place. Pete Petersen of Davenport had
his fast Pope-Hartford car entered
and it easily took first place The car
would on straightaway be given a
hard race by Rosenfield's car, but the
driver was more fortunate in handling
the car at the wire. Colvin claimed
that his controlling devise broke and
prevented him from reversing the car
There promises to be an exciting race
between the cars in the five mile free
for all straightaway race this after
! noon. In that event there will be no
stops. and the cars will compete en-,
tirely on their speed and handling.
First place yesterday was awarded
| TO Petersen's car. second to o. g
Hayes of Moline in a Midland. and
third to Brandenburg of Davenport
also driving Midland
Motorcycle Race.
| DR. Perry VESSEL of Moline was the
winner of the 10 mile motorcycle race
for amateurs. He drove his Excelsior
machine over the 10 miles in 1881
and led the nearest competitors BY
nearly half mile. close contest
| for second place developed between
Roy Collins of this city. riding pow
erful Indian, and Henry Priester of Dav
export, riding a Torpedo. The Dav.
export man won the place by close
margin
4 J. NJ. Myers of Davenport entered
i the race on an Indian sbut had trouble
with his sparker. and had to Withdraw
after one or two laps. He later
mounted an Excelsior. and challenged
the winner of the race. Dr. VESSEL. 'C
a five mile race for the track record
Dr. VESSEL started. but did not Gaze
to go the five miles Myers covered
the five mile course, however, an,
made it in 1926 So. This is not n.
good mark as he made in last year:
races at the Exposition track. when h
did the five miles in I'll The tract
is not in quite as good condition now
however.
Jumping Pretty Event.
One of the most interesting event
of the Exposition horse show was tn
exhibition of jumpers yesterday afte'
noon. There were number of fin
horses entered. and they cleared tn
bars without a mishap. One of tn
horses baked at the bars three times
and then when he did go over. he di
so from almost standing jump, bu
cleared the barrier easily. The jun!
ers entered were all horses from stat
,es outside OF the three cities. Til
winner was BERTHE Adams of the !,
". Koon stables of Libertyville. Ill
md the red ribbon for second plac
L
. Anonomo. Laddie Buck of the Will
Rose farm of H. r. Crane al ST. Cha,