Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
SPEED RECORDS LOWERED
Automobile Marks Clipped Down at
Wholesale at Los Angeles Track.
TEN MILES IN SIX MINUTES
Robertson Thunders Round Track at
Rate Of Mile In ThIrty-Nine Sec
Onds-Hundred =siIes in
BIghty-Ffve Minutes.

PLAYA DEL REX. Cal. April s.-Estab-
fishing OF many new speed records marked
the opening Of the Los Angeles motordrome
yesterday. Every worlds record for
one-mile track from one to one hundred
miles was beaten and five national speed
way marks were lowered in the trials and
the free-for-an contests.
New mile track records were expected,
as this is the first board track ever raced
on by motor cars. In addition to national
records. new marks were also set in stock
car events.
The racing was free from accidents. At
the end OF the 100 mile race a Doris car
driven by Frank Siefert turned turtle. but
this happened after the car had run into
the paddock. siefert's arms had become
numb fromN$he strain and he lost control
OF the wheel. He was not injured
The first mile on the track was record.
Caleb Bragg. an amateur sent the Fiat 80,
around in ST:5s.
George Robertson was next to be sent
away and his big Simplex Numbered after
the ten-mie record. When ne began clip
ping miles off in thirty-nihe seconds, It
was apparent that the record would go. He
finished the ten miles in s:a.T. Strangs
mark at Atlanta for this distance was
7:u.A
OIdfieId Wins Mile.
Another worlds mile track record and a
national speedway mark went giimmering
when Barney oidfield turned loose mis- zoo
horse power Benz for n mile making the
pie pan" IN 3ez seconds. This car was
never opened 20 the limit. and IL Is expected
that q still lower mark viii be set.
The racing was unusually spirited and
every contest was hard fought. The most
sensational drive OF the day was made by
0idfield. in a Knox, in the ten-mile race
for cars with El-sOO cubic inches piston
displacement Getting away 10 a bad
start. due to his position on the extreme
inside. Oldfield was an eighth OF a mile
behind the flying ddsrd-Dayton. with
Livingston up. in the first half mile. Han
shue. in the Apperson. was running second.
oldfieid began his race for the leaders and
by the end OF the fourth mile was in
command winning handiiy in 1913. The
Appers0n was second.
The five-miie free-for-ali proved a Thrill
ier with DE Palma in ths Fiat 20 and
Robertson IN the Simplex. racing hood and
hood for almost the entire distance The
Italian won BY scant length IN s;ls30
Hundred-MiEe Record Broken.
The hundred-mlle race was a fight be-
tween Harroun's Marmon and siefert' s
Doris. The cars were Tapped for ninety
five Of the 100 miles. Al the end OF ninety
miles the Doris crossed the line one foot
ahead of the Marmon. Harroun drew away
in the last five miles and opened up a
gap OF several hundred feet He won the
race IN iS;2.L which cuts as q off his
own record. made a. Atlanta
;. p. Stevens Of Boston was referee s.
Butler. chairman Of the American Au-
tomobie Contest board. vas honorary
referee +. J. Wagner Of New York did
the starting An automatic electrical timer
vas used. Summaries.
Time trials one mile. Oldffsld gBenrt
Nei, Bragg lFia0 5l6l
Two miles. kercher CDarrucqf 1lget
I'VE miles, ne Palma iFiaD. 2.l6G
Zen miles. Robertson fSimpleKl t.u 81
Ten miles stock ehassis. f6l-iN cubic
cotu. wons Buick lNihreutl. uceond. F0rd
lhamptonl. third Tine 9,olH
Ten miles. class c 5l-eo8 cubic incl -
diarlacemenfi Knox fOldfsldl won. Ap-
pcrson liianNnuel. aec1nd iso1fa Ma
qu,ei. tnird. finua. l.H&
flNe-mlie free -for~alii FiaL - fDe
lelmat 1on; simplss tHooertsonl 1ec-
90 pArfacq lheichert third Tine
Ors aundrsd mrts siock eaas.Is "a 49,
cnnic i1chea displacement Marmol ffler.
FcuHN Won norria lsIffferU. second. Crr-
nln tiiFinGstenl. taift Iine. - 4h