Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-27

also but two starters-the Oakland
and the Staver-C Chicago. The Oakland
won in 4:41 and the time of the second
lr was sos.
The fifth and last race of the day
was the big event. 1T was the Motor
drome Endurance Derby champion
ship and carries the Los Angeles-Pa-
cific challenge trophy. 1t is two-hour
race for cars of less than 200 cubic
h.ches piston displacement and there
were ten entries but only six starters
the Franklin, Duro, Buick, Parry
Cutting and Knox Giant. But one
hour of the race was finished Satur-
day and the other hour will make the
big event for today, for the entire list
of cars are eligible to contend, though
but four cars finished the hour yester-
day. The Buick was withdrawn In
the first quarter of a mile and the Los
angeles built car, the Duro, broke it's
cam shaft in the twenty-third mile and
retired. The race then settled down to
contest between the Franklin and
Knox for the larger cars and the Parry
and Cutting for the smaller ones.
There we're many sensational miles and
the last five minutes saw a clip that
resulted in a new worlds record being
made by the Knox. The distances COW
cred at tie end of the hour were:
Knox Giant, IA miles; Franklin. So
miles, Cutting 81 miles and the Parry,
So miles. Today when the fight is re-
newed a faster time will doubtless be
recorded and 80 miles an hour can be
looked for.
Aside from mechanical troubles. none
of the cars yesterday was injured, and
there was not a tire change in any OF
the contests.
The appearance of the Knox Giant,
owned by Barney Oldheld, but entered
by the DoerB Brown company, created
much enthusiasm. for this is the car
that Barney used so successfully on
eastern tracks.
Ted Tetziaff gave two exhibition
miles in the Lozier car that won the
two events at Santa Monica Thursday,
and was heartily cheered.
Today's program of events is particu-
larly strong, for there are from four to
eleven sure starters in each race. The
first event will be five miles for 451-600
cars and the entries are the Knox 40,
Buick 40, Cutting and Knox Giant.
The second race for five miles for
301 -450 cars will have as starters the
Franklin, two Bucks, Knox, Duro and
Cutting.
The third event is a pursuit race,
limited to ten miles. and will be con-
tested by the Oakland, Ford and STAY
er-Chicago.
The five-mile free-for-all handicap
promises to be a sizzler for there are
eleven entries. and with an equable
handicap II should be a compact bunch
of cars for the entire distance
The final event will be the second of
the two-hour race. and there will be
some radical changes in the positions
when finished.
The efficient handling of all the con-
tests and the prompt announcement OF
the time made were generally faVora-
bly, commented on yesterday. The TIM
ing is being done by the Warner In
strument company under the supervis-
ion of w. II. Halliwell.
The races yesterday were SO success
full that there is every indication OF q
big attendance today, and the railroad
facilities and train service will be fire.
quent and ample.
It was a big disappointment to the
public that Barney Oldfield was not
allowed to race at Motordrome. but as
he Is under expulsion by the American
Automobile association and his app1i-
cation for reinstatement cannot be
heard by the contest board until in
December it was impossible for him to
be allowed to race at the Motordrome,
which is a sanctioned meet, and his
racing as an outlaw would have put
the track in bad standing with the A.
A. A., and no registered driver would
have been allowed to race on the
course.
Barney is so much under the ban
that he cannot be on the track as a
spectator inside the lines of the con-
troll; and the races Saturday could not
be started until Oldfield had been re-
quested by the officials to retire from
the track.