Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-03
FAST TINE Al hOTOR RACES
Saturdays Events Bring Out Great
Field of Automobiles.
GREAT CROWDS AT SPEEDWAY
Cheers Split the Autumn Air as
the Cars circle the Track. Going
with the speed of the
, Wind.
GREAT CROWDS AT SPEEDWAY

auto speed meet under the auspices Of the
Omaha Motor club on the Omaha motor
speedway Saturday
With such daring abandon did friedrich
son drive in the twenty-mile free-for-all
his determination to snatch victory from
E. Reichenberger in the Firestone- Columbus
that three times his car almost left the
track and the crowd, watching breathless,
tried in vain to penetrate the dust clouds
that for few seconds prevented their
knowing whether Fredrickson and his car
still were in the race or had met misfor-
tune.
The Chalmers won the first event. five
mile free-for-all, In sos flat the Midland
crossing the line in second place. In the
hve-mile event for cars selling for S1,eOO or
less, the Hudson won in 6:25, the Oakland.
It's only contestant, meeting with an acct
dent that caused 1t to miss fire badly. The
Observation-Disclosures won the ten-mle race
for cars selling at ST. 500 or less in 1S:134s.
The Hudson was second and the Hupmobile
third. Protest against the entry of the
Observation-Disclosures on the ground that IL
sells for more than $500 was entered. In
case 1t is upheld the purse will be divided
between the Hudson and the Hupmobile
The Firestone-C Columbus won the ten mile
race for cars selling for 5000 or less in
ll:Oe flat, the Velie getting second place.
George Gamble, on an Indian won the ten
mile motorcycle event in IL :4s1s. Otto Ramer
was second and Ralph Bates third The
Firestone-Columbus won the contest for the
flying start mile, making the distance in
1:0I%. In the seventh event the Firestone-
Columbus made the twenty miles in 81 454s.
The Chalmers took second place.
Every race on the card was we'll run and
in events in which one car had easy VIC
tory there were exciting contests for places
| by the others.
In the first race, a flve-mile free-for-all
for stock cars fully equipped, for the Omaha
| Motor club cup, the Chalmers, driven by
H. q. Frednckson, got away first, followed
quickly by the Midland, driven by ]. A.
Ashley of the Freeland Bros.-Ashley COM
pany. The Stevens Duryea, owned BY
Forbes Of Sioux City, Ia, and driven by
| Harry Woodruff, was the third entry. The
| Chalmers held the lead to the end. The
Sioux City entry was hot competition for
tbs Midland on the straightaway, but lost
ground on the curves.
The first two laps of the five-mile race
for cars selling at $1,000 or less was in
| tensely exciting. The Hudson. driven by VIII.
liam Bruner, and the. Oakland, f. Strahle
were the entries. The oars were well
| InSy
We're neck and neck, Toward the end OF
the second mile the Oakland began to miss
fire. Heroic efforts were made to correct
the trouble without stopping the car, as tn,
race was so short a one that to stop and re
adjust would have been TO sacrifice al
hope of victory. The winning Hudson made
the distance in 6:25. Automobile experts
who watched the Oakland's performance
declared the belief that the car had beer
trimmed down" too closely for the race
1t had been adjusted to so fine a point II
| order that every ounce of power in II might
be used that the slightest disadjustmen
| was sufficient to make II miss fire,
The Firestone-Columbus and the Hudson
see-sawed for first place in the ten-mil,
event for cars selling at 1850 or less. Tit
Firestone got away first, but slowly thu
Hudson crept up until the cars were nos,
and nose. With the crowds watching anc
the friends of the two drivers urging then
on, the cars kept abreast until near the enc
of the fourth mile. when the Hudson
spurted ahead, and as the cars swept dowI
in front of the grandstand and the judges
stand Burners car was 100 feet ahead o
Reichenbacher's. The Hudson could no
hold the lead, however. and In the fifth mill
the Observation-Disclosures again took the LEAF
and held 1t to the finish. Only in the las
mile did the chances for victory Of tn,
Hudson fade away. for the car kept within
a length OF the leader. In the last mile tn
Firestone heightened the distance between
them and the Hudsons last chance disap
peared. On the whole the race was on
of the best on the card.
Just before this race was started A. X
Chambers, referee received from Chairman
Init 81 arN oF
Automobile association. a telegram to tn
effect that the Firestone- Columbus was no
eligible in a race for cars selling for 81 go
d or less, as its price was 1880 Drive
Reichenberger declared that he is able l.
show that his does sell at 81, 500 and wa
permitted TO enter with the understandinI
that II he fails to prove his claim he viii
not be credited with winning the race. Ref
cree Chambers will refer the matter to LIE
McShane, official representative of tn
American association.
Trouble with the carbureter of the Henry
driven by Walter Smith, resulted In a near
accident in the ten-mile contest foT car
selling at 1900 or less. In the third la
the Henry went, wrong and Smith stoppe
the car on the inside OF the track near tn
three-quarter stretch to readjust. While n
was working on the car 3 moment late
the Cadillac, with Nygaard at the vince
swept around the curve. NygaaFd saw IN
red danger flags just In time and avoide
crashing into the disabled Henry only b
clever operation OF his wheel. The Fire
stone-Columbus won the event In Los. tn
Velie being its nearest competitor. In tn
drawing the Velie got the outside OF IN
? track. Here sprinkler had just passe
and the Vehe made complaint on tn
ground that the mud prevented its gettin
off well. formal protest may be file
by the Velie Auto company. which entere
the car.
, Five miles, for stock cars: Chalmer
= II. =. Frederckson, first Midland Ash
[ ley second; Stevens-Duryea, Harry WooC
ruff third. Time: 600 6:24%, 6;s1zS
1 Ten miles. for cars selling at $500 {
a less: Ftrestone-Columbus, e. ReicheT
: berger, first; Hudson, William Bruner, SCI
ond; Hupmobile, Walter Smith. thir'
Ten miles. for cars selling at 5000
less: Flrestone- Columbus, E. HeicheI
I berger, first; Velie, ]: stickney, second
l Cadillac. Nygaard. third. Time: l;O
. Ten miles. for motorcycles; Indial
George Gamble, first; Excelsior. Oh
Ramer. second Excelsior. Ralph Bate
= third, Time: n:tsh, IL ;5ess. 12:isN
Flying start mile, for Rome Miller Fri
9 ply: F1restone-Columbus. Reiehenberge
e first; S61h Frederickson' secOn
I Twenty miles. free-for-an: Fireston,
II Columbus. ReichenberRer first. Chaimer