The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-09
WORLD REC0Rl|
EASILY BRO.
Los Angeles MOtOrdrome |
to BE Fastest Auto Tr
in Country.
BARNEY Ol.DFIELD DOES
MILE IN 1922 SEC
HarrOun Wins Hundred
Race in MEmon Car Fr
Big Field.

PLAYA DEL RAY. Cal. Aprl, 4
establishing OF many new snssd
marked the opening of the los 4
motordrome this afternoon. Everv
record for a mile track. from ons.
miles, was beaten and five i
speedway marks were loweres
trials and the free for all contests
The establishments OF new nil
records was 10 be expected as
the first board track ever raced.
motor cars. In addition to tho 4
records established. new marks ws'
set In the stock car events
The racing was free from sccide
the end of the 100 mile race 81
car driven by Frank S;cfcrt turnl
tie. but this did not happen unt.
the car had run into the paddocp
ferts arms mad become numb n,
strain and he lost control OF thei
He was not injured.
The FIRST mile on the track was
ord. Caleb Bragg, an amateur. q
Flat 30 around In 3I.55.
George Robertson was next 10
away, and his big Simplex tht
after the l0-milc record. When I'D
clipping miles of In 80 seconds
apparent that the record would Z
finished the ten miles in G:31:57. s
mark at Atlanta for this distan,
T:0l:94.
Barney Turns Loose.
Another worlds mile track reco
a national speedway mark went
mering when Barney Oldncld turne
his 200 horse power Benz for A
making the "pic-pan" In 36.22 "a
This car was never open Ia the lin
IL is expected that this mark v
set still lower.
Ralph De Palma i'm his 100 horse
Fiat car cut the fivc-mile mark TO
He WAS followed hy Ben Kerchei
cut the two-mile record 10 lis ?
Darracq
The racing was unusually spirit
every event was a hard fought (
The most sensational drive of Il
was made 10y Oldtield in a Knox,
inches piston displacement.
position on the extreme inside.
was an eighth OF a mile behind I'D
Stoddard- Dayton with Livingston
person. was running second. Oldd
gan his race for the leaders and
end of the fourth mile was In COZ
winning hsndily in 1851 H-5. III
person was second.
The 5-mile free for-all proved a
with De Palma in the 30 Fiat an
ertson In the Simplex racing ho
hood for almost the entire distanc
italian won by n scant length in 3
Fight For Big Race.
The 1O0-miIe race was q fight
Harroun's Marmon and Sieferts
The cars were lapped for % OF
miles. At the end OF 90 miles u
ris crossed the line one foot ~
the Marmon. Harroun drew away
last five miles and opened up al
several hundred feet. lie won Il
in l:25:22 /. which cuts i:i6,2l of A
record. made at Atlanta.
In the 1O-mils race for stoc7
with 1920 displacement Endlco1
Cole won In 9:O3.25. The former
for this class was 9:lS.46, made j
lanta.
The weather was cold and cloul
a strong wind blew off the occau
the track.
:. b Stevens of Boston was
=. \. Butler. chairman OF the a.
contest board was honorary refer
J. Wagner OF New York did the
ing. An. automatic electric Inn
used.
summary:
Time trials.
One mile-Oldheld (Bcnz). S6.22;
CFiaD. 1856.
Two kerchsr (DarracO.I
Five miles-Dc Palma tFiaD, 81
Ten miles-Robertson (Simplexls
Ten miles. stock chassis. 1el-2Y
inches piston displaccment-Cole1
cotu. won. Buick tNikrent),- 4
Ford CHampton). third. Time, -
Ten miles, class G.. i5i-6D0 cuoiq
dlsplaccment-KnoX (Oldfcid). va
person (Haushue). second; lsotta|
uuis). third. Time. 7:i9 -: i
Five miles. free-for-all-Fiat
PaIma). won: Simplex (RobertsonI
ond: Daracq tkercher). thlrd.
3:16.3O.
One hundred miles. stock chass
500 cubic inches displacementT9
(Harroun). Won: Doris tSieieru' |
Corbin (Liyinsstonl, tnlrd.
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