Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-28
AUTO RACES NEXT WEEK
Track is Ready for the Big Events to
Be Scheduled.
PROGRAM IS NOT MADE OUT
Committee VIII Arrange Details This
Weeks for Owners Auto Races
ana for Motorcycle Races
ON the New Track.

with 5000 hung up in prizes, the first
meet OF the Omaha Motor Speedway COM
pany, which is scheduled for September
and o, promises to be wonderful success.
Saturday evening the work of constructing
the track was finished and work upon the
section Of the grandstand which is to be
constructed prior to the meet has been
begun.
The track should be one OF the best in
the west. Constructed as II is with highly
banked turns and with an especially oiled
and otherwise prepared surface some fast
work may be expected. even though the
track is a new one, for special effort has
been made to pack the dirt solldly and
give the track the firm condition which Ia
often lacking in new tracks. Although the
work OF construction is finished, yet the
track will be worked constantly until the
days OF the meet.
TIVE better days could not have been
picked for the event than those which the
Speedway people have selected. The first
day falls on Sunday and the second on
Labor Day. Barring unfavorable weather
conditions there should be a huge turnout
at the races. And the crowds will all be
accommodated The handbills which the
Speedway company has issued claim that
5000 people can be accommodated and that
seems easily possible for the track is stu
ated in sort of a natural ampitheater and
nom the small hills which surround it an
excellent view can be gained. The grand
stand will seat $50 people.
Owners Races,
Just what races will be run is, as yet
undecided. If the track is in good condition
within reasonable time before the meet,
the races will be OF one sort. and IL it is in
poor shape, they will be of different sort
1t is decided, however, that there will be
races for privately owned cars and for the
cars belonging to the local dealers which
will be stripped for racing. These will
probably be run by classes, this cassifica-
ton being made on the basis of cost. There
will also be series of motorcycle races and
among devotees of this sort of machine, the
announcement of these races is creating a
good deal of interest as that line Of sport
is comparatively new to Omaha. There
will also probably be race for women
drivers, and this is expected to bring out
number of the fair drivers, anxious to
emulate the efforts of the sterner SEX along
racing lines. The distances of the different
races WILL of course. depend upon the con-
dtion OF the track.
The officials of the company have re-
ceived from Barney Oldfield a statement
VI tHS udtCS "AiNh Cdh BlNS lhChi bhli
~ data. they have not notified him, which
dates are wanted. Whatever date is Sc
lected for Barney to be here will be the
time for one of the biggest professional
meets which the west has known and 1t is
expected to put Omaha more prominently
upon the motor map than It has been in
years past.
The technical committee headed by Otto c
Nestman and comprising Albert Biehler
Louis Schmitz, George Coe and MelcheI
did not get to work on the cars until late
Saturday morning. These men will make
a minute examination of the machines and
expect to finish work Saturday. but 1t vii
probably be Monday before the results are
tabulated and announced.
The cars received road penalties for any
repairs which were found necessary, for ar
irving late at the controls or for taking or
water or gasoline at any other point thar
the controls. To these road penalties will
be added those given by the technical com
mittee. In judging all the points the rules
OF the American Automobile association
will be followed.