Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-18
SATURDAY WILL
START INTEREST
IN BIG FLIGHT
ASCOT PARK IS IN PERFECT
SHAPE FOR EVENTS
TRACK is IN BETTER SHAPE BY
LARGE ODDS THAN EVER
When Cars Clip Mile Gait on the
Outer Bend Public May Look
for Some Desperately
Fast Time
BY ID. W. sEMPLE

The American public Is always seek
ing something new, and this element Of
newness, as we'll as the sensational
features Is what makes automobile rae
ing popular the country over In ev-
cry large city there is or is being con-
structed a motor speedway. Los An
geles has the Ascot Park speedway and
with eight of the fastest cars in the
country entered for the meeting next
Saturday there will be plenty of thrills
for the sensation lover.
The tryouts at Ascot yesterd y
brought out a crowd of enthusids
who watched the cars speed around.
The Corbln with Al Livingston at the
wheel did the fastest miles. The little
Peter Pan" also showed some speed,
Some Of the speed monsters Will make
their initial appearance on the track
this afternoon, but others will not be
able to appear before tomorrow. The
Isotta Fraschini, which made miles
in better than 56 seconds on the Phoe-
nix track, will be unloaded from the
train this morning and Frank Free
may be able to get this whirlwind out
for a trial run this afternoon.
The Pennsylvania is another late ar
rival which will not be ready until
today. This car won the flfty-mile race
at Phoenix and was started back by
freight the next day. Freight moves
slowly and il has just arrived. The
car is in good shape and will need
very little attention before going on
the track. The Pennsylvania will race
twenty-five miles against the Corbin
Saturday.
The Palmer Singer, which is being
made ready by Frank Seifert. will not
be ready until tomorrow, and the Ca
dillac Will probably not get on the
track until Friday afternoon. A few
slight alterations were made in the
Franklin Greyhound and this speedy
machine may be ready today, but Guy
Irwin does not expect to have much
time for tryouts. The Franklin is en-
tered in the fifty and $50 mile races.
The cars were not permitted on the
incide half of the track yesterday, but
some fast miles were reeled off on the
outside. The inside, or part next to
the rail, is in better shape than ever
before. The track was better last
month than it has been at former
meets and since then men have been
at work constantly eliminating bad
places and making the course as
smooth as possible. The rain proved
n great thing for packing down the
surface and all former records for any
and Sunday.
The sport will begin each day at
o'clock and there will be special min
ute street car service on all lines.
There have been many wagers placed
on the result and more interest than
usual is being shown throughout the
city
With n total of ten cars entered the
paddock just opposite the grandstand
will be a busy place. All the space
will be filed with cars, and Manager
Hempel instructed Control Marshal
William Shredder to keep all pleasure
vehicles out of the inclosure and per-
nit no person on the inside without
the proper badge. The quick tire
changes and the other repairs which
are made in full view of the grand
stand are always watched with inter-
est. The crowds will be kept back to
afford everybody a good view and give
the men a chance to do their work in
a hurry.