The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-28
Secretary of Atlanta Association
SAYS Sped King Shall Not
Race There.
BROkE RECORD HERE
IN BIG Benz RAJ EE
Made Mile ia n, Seconds Baby
Benz I'll the Way 10
Atlanta Fer
Races.

barney Utdtl.1d. the speed King.
who is touring the country van his
fiyers, giving exhibitions at state fairs,
ignoring The rules and orders of TIVE
.Aasornghiie Association 81 Smeficas
aasa spinning Agaa1a tie tracks With a s
agar STUCK in tire corner 5f has month
md "A oiiip en- Ills shoulder left Rich
ssesai THURSDAY ulsh fer Atlanta
MAera 10 expects 10 start something
Z IN the NAY al 2 sIsht VIII The ASsocia-
fs8n
oiafgeld has sraHi2 de6sd the Auto
mobile Association and Is m0 longer Ia
good standing. II Is nost- likely that
he viii hGtr ap against trouble when
ne grys 10 enter his cars III the bis
races 81; Atlanta next week. Ii - Ger
sain that the officers ~ the Atlanta A.
ISOLATION are laying fer hua and he VIII
a~arn something men b. arrives,
O. =. Nse Secretary If the Atlanta
Automobile Association asked
@ Thnrsday concerning thu possibility N
Barney oldnsld competing III TIC auto
mobile races neat week At the Atlanta
rpeeaway III reply n said Ne
4 driver vii i,e allowed IL cu'upelc here
h II he is not IN good standing Win
n the Automobile Association 81 Amer
lcA.f
uidhela Was disqualified hs tie A.
sociatiun for entering All Unauthorized
& race with Jack Johnson. He Is one Of
VI the 81 entries already made fer the Al
Il ianta meet Il is rumored around Al
q lanta that he nltsnt choose that meet
rs ~ an occasion for court action Ia pre-
Il cure the restoration Of his standing IN
Il The Association.
To use Darraca.
II allowed on fhe Atlanta speedway.
" Didfield Will compel" IN his zoe horse
power Darracu racer This powerful
car WAS not used here Ia his exhibits
hut WAS kept in the private railway
garage,
He also has Il 'Babse Ben4. a new
\ car just built for him This car is be-
i,4g sent to Atlanta and he viii .usc IL
there in the raees unless he IS barred.
Made record Here
"a Oldfields l.esIorInance at ttle Color
VI ed State FAIR Thursday was the most
wonderful ever seen IN Virginia with i
large margin. He cireled ire track at
an amazing speed his best time for
The distance being - seconds for the
% mile. This WAS made III his 2aD horse
Ell power Benz car
This breaks all former Southeastern
A Records and comes within i Of a SET
ond OF the Southern record TOR dirt
VI tracks.
DiaheIdes first start was IN the Knox
stock caf, the one with which he de-
n feattd Jack johnson in their recent
Il race. Before making the circuit Sey-
81 sTal bolts were broken and the driver
WAS forced to give up the race and
E have the car taken to the enclosure
VI for repairs While these We're being
W made ne brought ont ms rig bitten
III Benz
Going aniy III une-t third speed the
" hig car flashed around the track,
seeming 10 return almost sifnultane-
\ uusiy with the time II left,
After the run Dld1leid stated thai
VI i WAS necessary To eat of the power
z and apply the brakes when opposite
81 the judges stand in order IL make the
turn He said that III the straight
Il away the car was going at the rate
VI loo miles an hour. and this Was
& only at one~third speed.
The Knox car was repaired and the
u Speed king circled the track twice
s in = minutes and seconds. even
Il then he did not seem to pe letting
Il the car out for its best speed He ex-
poets to use this car IN the Atlanta
NJ races III the stock .ar class and did
u not wish to risk any injury to lis
NJ mechanism.
Mrs. 0Idncid Here
Mrs. oidfield Is on the waS ia At
ianta with the speed King and &C
ssS com panied him In the fair grounds.
n She talked in an interesting manner
concerning oldtieid and his achieve
IS lnents. She stated that she has often
u ridden with her husband In his speed
d exhibits and said that she has
travelled IN the big Benz at rate
I vt i50 miles an hour.
HI While here Air. and Mrs. Odflelti
n sfppped al the jefferson hotel They
u left Thursday night for Atlanta
sH where the Speed King is facing
# trouble on account ri his suspension
M ~ The association.
Motor Cycle Races.
Two fast motor cycle races formed
M an interesting feature II the after
II Apons speed exhibits. In the first
AN race for miles, T.. T. Gentry. drfv-
h Ing an Indians. 1910. defeated b
NO. =. Bivins, driving Tnor-4. 1910.
Both were stock machines The time
NQS 7.2s.
The second race was for ten miles
NJ a0Q WIS won by Gentry on the same
machine. Bivins. riding his Thor~4
N.Y. - close second In this race also.