Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-19
24-HOUR RACE At PIE
PAN TRACK POSTPONED
Winning Drivers at Recent Meet
Rewarded with Prizes.
Harroun Heads List

The Motordrome management has been COM
PEELED to arrange a postponement of the
twenty -four-hour race planned for April so and
May l. owing to the impossibility Of retaining
the number Of drivers desired to make It a
big affair and the desire of the local men to
get their in the best Of shape for the
Santa Monica road race. After canvasslng
the situation yesterday the management an
nounced that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. race will be
held later In the summer, when 1t probably
Will be possible to combine races at Los An
geles and San Francisco to bring all the big
eastern drivers to the coast again.
This will give opportunity for making
extensive improvements at the Motordrome
found necessary through the experience in the
inaugural meet. The seating arrangements
will be revolutionlzed TO bring all the spec
tators practically in front of the start and
finish, while the grandstand will be improved
to give a much better view of the remainder of
the track. Numerous other improvements will
be instituted at once including alterations
in the track itself tending to make it speedier
for all classes of ears.
The winners were given their checks and
trophies yesterday Among the latter were FIVE
silver statuettes thirty inches in height. Ray
Harroun won s1975 in cash and four trophies;
Barney Oldheld was awarded s1O25 and two
cups; Ralph De Palma, $50; Nick Nikrent,
5000 and two cups Al Livingston, $500 and
two cups; George Robertson, $500; Ben Ker-
scher, 5000; Bill Endicott, s225 and three cups;
]. b. Marquis. s275 and one trophy; Frank
sefert, s1625O; Frank Lescault, $50; Scott
Wade s25; Roger Stearns. SIS and one cup;
Harris Hanshue, s25 and cup; Caleb
Bragg trophy, two shields and jewery to be
selected by him,
The New York officials who came to Los
Angeles to witness the Motordrome inaugural
will tour California and the coast before re-
turning east. Barney Oldfeld Ben Kerscher
and Bill Plckens will go to San Francisco
this week. Ralph De Palma and Caleb Bragg
Will be in Los Angeles a week and will then
leave for Atlanta. George Robertson is suffer-
ing severely from abscess back of his
ear and may find an operation necessary.
Until his condition Is better Mrs Robertson
and the daring driver viii remain in Los An
gels. Frank Lescault has not determined
where he will go, but expects to remain in
Southern California some time. Al Livingston
expects to take a fishing trip, after which he
will go to Rowardennan to see Jim Jeffries in
training. Ray Harroun has his plans laid to
go TO Atlanta. Marquis and Nlkrent will re-
main in Los Angeles and Endlcott will go TO
indianapolis. Frank siefert will leave the last
OF the week for Dayton, O. Other drivers
will bend their energies toward preparations
for the Santa Monica road race.
In spite of the extra expense attached to the
opening meet and the bringing of world S
champion drivers to the coast for the first
time, the inaugural meet paid a small profit
above all expenses. In addition It gave Los
Angeles an unprecedented amount OF adver-
tsing throughout the country. especially in
New York, as the experiment of racing high
powered cars on an inclined board track was
watched by the automobile world with great
interest.