The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-26
Speed King Will Perform Thurs
day at Colored State
Fair.
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WILL CIRCLE TRACK
& WITH THREE RACERS
Crowds Will See Knox, Darracy
and Powerful Benz Cars
Defeated John
son.

With the three fastest automobiles
devil driver that ever lived to pilot
them as a special attraction for the
white people at the colored state
Fair Thursday, all attendance records
should go by the boards. n in all
probability a couple OF the worlds
dirt track speed marks will be an
INITIATED.
When Giles b.. jackson. director
general of the colored fair. failed in
his plan to secure the appearance OF
ex-President Theodore Roosevelt for
white peoples day. he began look
ing round the country for an at
traction that would offer the white
folks the greatest amount OF enter
tainment.
At the Minnesota state Fair. the
greatest annual exhibition held i'll
this country. both Mr.. Roosevelt and
Barney oldtteid were special attrae-
tons. on oldffeld day Saturday. rs
600 people paid extra admission
money to secure q place OF vantage
10 see the great driver send his car
against the records. while over 100
900 people paid admission te the
grounds,
ON Roosevelt day the attendance
VAS not nearly as large and Only
about half as many paid TO get n
the grandstand AS on auto day.
1t was largely on. account 81 Old
fields wonderful drawing powers at
the different fairs where he showed
that Itireetor-lieneral Jackson aseid-
ed To hid for him Finally King Bar
ney agreed to come Ia Richmond on
white peoples day. and there was
t1x I'm the RANK. - rtE tapiyr4i Ye4s-
pie. 9
Worlds Greatest Driver.
oldfieid holds a unique position in
the racing world lie Is recognized
as the greatest driver in the world
of tracks and straight-away and
speedway courses. He fias TO his
credit All the short distance marks
and for travelling faster than any
other human being ever did and lived
10 tell about ii oldiietd received the
title of worlds speed king. The
speed attained IN that occasion was
at the rate OF lac miles an hour for
y kiiometer and in the miie trial
Oldield travelled the standard Amer
lean distance In - and 33~iao .sssts-
onds. eciipsing the speed of the fast
est electric and steam propelled raa-
chimes by several seconds
In the races Thursday 9Idneld Will
be seen In four different events lie
will drive his Knox stock car Ia a
time trial Of five miles and his bar
race In u special exhibition, and will
wind mp the afternoons program with
two special events tn which ne will
shuw his great -ue~- hors.puwer Fem
racing creation. the fastest thing TN
earth with the single exception ef Il
bullet shot out Of Il gun.
oidfieId's arrival in Richmond to-
day was the signal for a display Of
considerable enthusiasm among the
auto fans. Barney liz as well known
To the autoists as any man in the
world to-day.
The program tomorrow will start
at : o'clock and King Barney viii
be seen in his last exhibition late
In the afternoon.
The entire grandstand has teen
turned over to the white folks. and
every ~precaution will be taken to ac-
comuaodate the big crowd that Is
expected to turn out.
Defeated johnson,
oldfield nm here fresh from his
victory on Tuesday over Jack John
son the heavyweight champion pu-
gilist. oidfleid walked away from
the big smoke winning the Eve.
mile race in two straight heats. In
tHS HTst neat ne ilIShed n quarter Ell
u mile ahead of Johnson and took
the second with II margin OF fifty
yards
Speaking of his ace to-day. old
field said: II found IL an easy task
to beat Johnson. He has the nerve
all right. hut he lacks experience In
the racing game. ] did not race
him at this time either for money
or glory, but simply In get him out
OF my way"
Oldield's race with johnson will
make him especially popular among
the colored visitors to the fair here.