Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-06-21
AUTO RACES WILL
FEATURE JULY 4
OTTUMWANS WILL HAVE OPPOR-
TUNiTY OF WITNESSING HIGH
BRoWs IN RACING GAME
BIG ONES TO STEER
Automobile Owners Of This City Are
Arranging Monster Speed Gard
for Independence
Day.

Ottumwa is to have big Fourth OF
July celebration this year. The OBJ
servance of the nations birthday Will
be different from that of former days
and will be a step in the movement
for safe and saner fourth. mere VII!
be no addresses by orators, but real
automobile and motorcycle races VIII
furnish amusement and entertainment
for the thousands of visitors who Will
be attracted to the city. The races
will be under the auspices OF several
local automob:lists. e n. EN-
cry will be secretary OF the
races. The automobile owners
are busy arranging plans for the
event, which will be the biggest and
best automobile races ever held IN
Iowa. Purses of $1,000 for the races
have been hung up. The different
events will ne held at the fair grounds
and workmen will commence Monday
morning getting the track in snap; for
the various events.
Fnty-Fourth Band Will Play.
The committee made arrangements
with Director B. o. Wo:rell this morn
ing for the Fl1ty-Fourth band for the
entire day. The band W.. play con
certs in the morning and at the fair
grounds in the afternoon with an en-
Pertaining program in the park IN the
evening. The entire band, comprising
fifty pieces, has been engaged. IT IS
not definitely decided whether there
will be fireworks In the evening: May
or Phillips states that the small poy
will not be molested who shoots the
small crackers and the cannon crack
ers, but dynamite canes. pistols and
big cannon crackers will be tabooed.
To Rebuild Grandstand.
TO accommodate the large crowds
which will be in attendance at the
races workmen will commence some
time next week rebuilding and en-
larging the grandstand. 1t will be put
in good condition and additions added
40 that It will seat from 5000 to 1000
people. Booths will be erected on the
grounds and there will be displays OF
automobiles. It will in reanty DO
small auto show The track Will pc
mt in fine condition SO that there can
be fast racing.
Many Cars to Enter.
There will be a large number OF en-
tries in the six races. "he local gar
ages will enter several macnlnes'
while automobile dealers In south
eastern Iowa have signifled their In
tentions of entering. Oskaloosa and
Albia car dealers have notified the
committee that they will enter ma
chimes. The races will not be fake
affairs. and purses amounting to $1,000
will be given to the winners IN the
events. All of the cars which partici-
nate in the races must be stripped.
The cars will be driven by experienced
drivers who have participated in some
Of the big racing events OF the coun-
try. The local agents Of the big auto
mobile companies have received as
surances that they will send drivers
here to steer their cars In the races.
Parade to Be Feature.
One of the features of the celebra-
ton will be the automobile parade at
1870 o'clock. It Is proposed to have
many cars in line and the parade Will
be over two miles long. The process
sion will be headed by the Fifty
Fourth band and will pass over the
principal streets in the down town
business district The committee pro-
poses to give prizes for the best dec
Grated machines in the parade. The
races will be advertised statewide and
thousands Of visitors are expected to
attend.