The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23
Speed FIENDS
TO ATTEMPT TO
BREAK RECORDS
Barney Oldfield to Drive zoo
Horsepower Car 10 Miles
Against Time
Committees From Islam Temple
Complete All Details for the
Meet to Be Held Today

Every detail in the plans for the
lngleside auto meet, which will be
held today at p. m. under the aus
plces of the Islam temple, Mystic
SHRINE, at Ingleside has been COM
pleted and not a phase of the program
mas been neglected by the numerous
committees which have had charge
Onder the personal supervision of
j. A. Sloane, director of contests. the
program of events was finished at
noon yesterday and the official list of
entries closed. At the last moment
FRANK Free, the coast speed wizard
who has been performing at the Los
Angeles meet, arrived in town and i'm
medlately got in touch with the COM
mittee, with the result that Free and
Nick Nikrent will be sent speeding
over the course today in an effort to
reduce each others record. Both men
are lights of the first magnitude in
coast auto racing, and a spectacular
performance from these two ,drivers
is expected.
AS an index to the crowd which is
expected, over 5000 tickets have been
sold in the advance sales and another
thousand were released yesterday. At
the track 10000 tickets will be put in
the box offices and arrangements have
been made to accommodate about
10000 persons.
To expedite the travelling to and
from the meet the Southern Pacific
will run Is coach passenger train
from Third and Townsend streets at
l o'clock. At the track arrangements
have been made TO park 1000 autos.
AS precaution against accidents and
Injuries, the entire approach and field
will be patrolled by police officers, uni
formed Shriners, Pinkerton men and
plain clothes detectives from the local
department. In the event of any Sc
rious mishap on the course or among
the spectators immediate medical at
tendance will be afforded at two emer-
gency hospitals installed within the
grounds. Here will be in attendance
physicians and nurses, two ambulances
and a corps of assistants.
Following is the program for today:
Saturday
Event No. l-one mile special, class C,
Brownie cars only:
Ne. s tBrowinekarl entrant and driver George
No. tBrowinekarl, entrant. George W. Hugh
No. 10 (BrowinekarJ, entrant and driver
No; a tBrowinekar), entrant and driver,
First prize. loving cup, value $50; second prize.
Event No. Five miles, special free for all
motorcycles:
No. 20 qndianl, entrant, c. c.. Hopkins;
No. (Peugeot), entrant and driver H. Kohl
No. ID tThor seven horsepower), entrant, A
Freed; driver, Charles Bake.
First prize, S25 cash value; second prize $40
cash value.
Event No. 3-Five miles, class C cars listing
81 200 and under:
No. (Ford) entrant, Norman Cowan; driver,
Frank 0'Brien
No. s (Bulckl. entrant C. S. Howard; driver,
No. (Ford). entrant STANDARD motorcar com
pany; driver, A. Ruddle.
prze bf oTng Rse cup osE 9aue eSB s value $780, second
Event No. 4-Five miles. class c. cars 81, POL
to 81 800:
No. IL (Maxwen. entrant. Maxwell. Briscoe
Pacific company; driver, c. o. King.
No. Ii toakandl. entrant, Fernando Nelson;
driver. George Nelson.
No. Is tMaxwelp, entrant and driver, T. F.
Holmes.
No. (Ford), entrant standard motorcar com
pany; driver. A Rudde.
First prize, loving cup, value SIS; second
prize, loving cup, value $40.
Event No. 5-Flve miles. class C, sl.601
to $1,000:
No. , tAutocsr). entrant and driver. Walter
No. % (Buck), entrant. c. S. Howard; driver,
Frank Murray.
No. % McFarlan), entrant, ]. A. Brown;
driver. Frank Bryant
First prize loving cup, value SO; second prize,
speedometer value $40.
First prize loving cup, value SIS; second prize,
speedometer, value $40.
Event No, 6-Five miles, free for all handicap:
No. l ford runabout). entrant, Norman
Cowan: driver, Frank O'Brieu.
No. IL (MaxwelD, entrant, Maxwell Briscoe
Pacific company; driver. c. o. King.
No. > (Autocar), entrant and driver, Walter
c. Morris.
No. 4 Brush runaboutl entrant Brush run
about agency; driver, Bert A. Rothschild.
No. 16 (Oakland), entrant, Fernando Nelson;
driver, George Nelson
No. IS (AIaxwell), entrant and driver T. F.
Holmes.
No. . fFord). entrant Standard motorcar COM
pany; driver A. Ruddle.
No. 81 (Matheson), entrant and driver, w T.
Warren.
No. 26 tMatheson). entrant and driver. Sid
Star.
prize, field glasses. value $40.
Event No. Two miles. handicap match race:
No: tknox Giant, entrant and driver, Bar
ney Oldfeld.
No. II (Darracq), entrant and driver, Ben
kerscher.
Event No. $40 miles free for all handicap:
No. / (Ford runabout entrant Norman
Cowan; driver Frank 0Bren.
No. IL (MaxwelD. entrant, Maxwell Briscoe
Pacific company; driver, G. o. King.
No. (Autocar), entrant and driver Walter c.
Morris.
No. (Knox), entrant and driver, Barney Old
field.
No. II Darracq), entrsnt and driver. Ben
No. 2 (Ford). entrant. Standard motorcar COM
pany: driver, A. Ruddle
First prize 500; second prize $50
Event No 9-One mile, time trial for worlds
circular track record:
No. IL Darracq). entrant and driver, Ben
kerscher.
Event No. 1o-One mile, time trial for worlds
No. 10 GOO horsepower Benz} entraut and
driver Barney Oldheld.
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