Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-15
MOTORDROME PROGRAM
OFFERS CLASSY RACING
Managers Profit by Preceding
. Events and Arrange Card
of Excitement

Profting by what has gone before,
the officials in charge of the Motor
drome promise to give the public to-
day what is looked on as the best card
programmed since the wonderful new
track was inaugurated. The promoters
of the meet were facing an entirely
new issue when they took up the pie
pan course, and thus far their work
has been of exceptional merit
Wednesdays racing showed the re-
suit of the experience of the preceding
days, and today's program is finished
one in every detail. 1t is snappy and
full of excitement through every
minute, and will show the most sensa-
tional racing yet witnessed at the
Motordrome.
Champion Barney Oldfeld and Ralph
De Palma will compete for honors in
two races, and the Buick and Cole
which have been making such sensa-
tional finishes in the light car races
will meet again today. The fifty-mile
championship brings together the big
Buick and the Chalmers for the first
time.
Today's program is as follows:
First event-World's record trials. distances
to be announced, by Ben Kerscher' George
Robertson, Ralph De Palma and Barney Old
field, and trials to make new amateur world S
records by Caleb S. Bragg.
Second event-Ten-mile stock chassis, class
c, division 2, 1920 cubic inches displacement
for which the worlds record is 9o322, made
by Endlcott with the Cole. Entries: Buick,
Nick Nikrent; Ford. L. ]. Hampton; Cole Bill
Endicott Warren Detroit Arthur Miller; Fire.
stane- Columbus, o. c. Linthiwaite.
Third event-Ten-mile free for all, stock
chassis. class T., under 600 cubic inches dis
placement restrictions. Entries: Fiot, Ralph
De Palma; Knox, Barney Oldheld; Stoddard-
Fourth event-Ten-mile free for all, class d,
for which the present worlds record is 6:5l' 81
made by George Robertson at Los Angeles
motordrome, April 10. Entries: Ftot 9O &. >.
Bragg; Simplex, George Robertson; Darracq,
Ben Kerscher; Fiat Cyclone. Ralph De Palma.
Fifth event-Ten-mile stock chassis, class c.,
division s, 451-6O0 cubic inches displacement.
Entries: Fiot so, Ralph De Palma; Knox,
Barney Oldfeld; Stoddard-Dayton, Al Living
ston; Great Western, Peter Desseran.
Sixth event-Fifty miles, stock chassis class
ment; championship. Entries; Buick, Nick
Nikrent; Marmon. Ray Harroun; Calmers,
Frank Free; Marmon, Scott Wade
The second period of the Motordrome
meet, which begins today, will continue
Saturday and Sunday. The Oldfeld-
Robertson championship match will be
on the program tomorrow and Sunday,
and will be fully as sensational as
though De Palma were matched against
the speed king" Bets which have
been made on the event average about
even money, for many authorities be-
lieve that Robertson has the advant-
age in the freedom from tire trouble
because of less weight in his car He
has shown by marvellous driving on
the board track that he is as thoroughly
at home on the Motordrome as in a
road race, and in events like the Van
derbilt cup race he is considered equal
to any driver in the world.
Al Livingston, the popular local
champion, has the Corbin repaired and
fitted with the new gears which were
ordered from the factory especially for
motordrome racing, and the car will
be seen on the track again tomorrow.
On the other hand, John Marquis has
been compelled to announce that the
Isotta cannot be repaired and will not
be available for further racing during
the present meet. He will have it in
shape for racing again next month,
but by that time may have a superior
car from the east.
Robert C. Graves, a millionaire and
notable figure in New York racing cir
cles, is in Los Angeles to witness the
motordrome races. and is stopping at
the Alexandria. His car was twice
winner of the Vanderbilt cup race.