The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-09
QLDF F|ELD CUTS
TRACK RECORD
Shaves Two FifthS of a Second
From Former Mark, Made
by Himself.
kERSCHER BEATS CHAMPION
IN SPECIAL MATCH RACE
Automobile Racing Men Com
pete Today on Ogden Half
Mile Track.

About 1000 people went to the automo-
bile races Sunday afternoon al tho Buena
Vista mile race track, Barney Oldfcld
the worlds champion. who holds many
records, and Benny Rerscher, the Ger
man champion, proved the big attraction.
while much interest ccntcrcd in the hand
icap races in which many OF the local
boys had entered with stock chassis II
was me day for racing, but the large
olouds oil dust. stirred up by the big cars
and carried through the grand stand and
over The people standing along the home
stretch, made IL anything but agrcca BILE
and proved very uncomfortable for many
oil me spectators who had their eyes, ears
and hair filled with alllali dust and came
nome weighing several pounds more than
wnen they went out. Over 100 automo-
oiies were seen at The track many OF
the machines taking positions near the
home stretch.
Notwithstanding the sharp turns on the
track and the poor surface for automobile
racing, the days sport was closed with
out an injury or accident. The handicap
races were risky events. The cars were
strung out around the track making an
entire circle OF dust and only occa slonally
could the spectators see the racers Every
moment IL was expected 10 see some driv-
er go through fence. but all held the
track well
Breaks Track Record
Barney Oldheld clipped two-fifths Of a
second from his track record made Sat
urday. circling the track In "a 3-6 sec
onds. Oldhcld had TO shut of all the
speed on the turns, the car being carried
around by lis own momentum. but on the /
stretches the racing machine went at the !
rate Of ninety-hve miles an hour. and
the sunboat shaped car appeared like !
huge bird flying low over the ground |
Old6eld tried his best TO get close TO !
The record of 30 as seconds but could |
not make it.
Benny Kerscher drove faster Sunday 4
than he did the day before. his time for
nile exhibition being So 20 seconds.
The eighth event. five-mIle handicap
fvee-for- all. was the most interesting
race OF the day. Billy Pickens did the |
nanoicapping and seemed 10 underrate /
Ine speed OF the local cars. Old6eld and I
kerscher started in the race but failed 10 .
ger near the front. Frank Irving. with f.
iorty seconds handicap, made a pre.sy |
drive and won the honors by nfty feet
from \, F. Savage, who had a handicap
of 2:i0: Carl Winters finished third with /
handicap OF l:i0. OldfieId and Kerscher
Drought up the rear in an immense cloud
The special match race between Old
netd ana kerscher proved surprise for
the champion. Coming down the stretch
Just before he hit the tape. Kerscher
Increased his power and shot ahead, win
ming the race by tires width.
Races at Ogden.
Oldfeld Will race In Ogden today. The
Randall-Dodd Automobile company win
irving, Will drive the Thomas and Win
ters the Buick. Savage will also enter
the races with his little hupmobile. Old
field will drive TO Ogden early this morn
ing in his Knox Six and a large party
OF Salt Lake auto fans will also make the
trip 10 see the races on the fast half
mile track Oldheld says that the Ogden
half mile track is one of the best In the
country and he is confident that he can
break the half-mile track worlds record
which Is los 3-5, made at Findley. o,
August is, 1909 PickenS has scheduled
a good race card for the Junction City
and he expects TO see a large crowd at
the races.
The summaries;
First event. mile record trial by Barney
Oldheld Time. 81 3-5 seconds
Second event. mile record trial by Ben
ny kerscher. Time, Sc 2-5 seconds
Third event. flve-rnile open. stock chas
sis-Ben kerscher tAmerican), won:
Frank Irving (Thomas). second; Carl
Winters (Bulck lo). third. Time Sol As.
lin Qndlan); won; II Peck Gndian), sec
ond; Dutch Hiatt Gndian). rear tire
punetured Time, 7:1s.
Fifth event. special match race-Ben
field (KnoX Six. second Time. 3:3l.
O!dheld was given seven seconds handi-
cap.
Sixth event. match pursuit race-Jack
De Camp VS.; c. Miner. Millners Amer
lcan car cylinder caught first mile. De
Camp won. No time taken.
Seventh event, FIVE mile handicap, open
blle). 2:so won; Carl Winters (Ruick).
] 80, second; Frank Irving (Thomas).
third Time. $50 2-5
for-all-Frank Irving (Thomas), 40 sec
onds. won; =. f.. Savage IHupmobiie).
10 81 o. second; Carl ,h Winters {Buiek). lao,
fourth; Ben Kerscher DarracD, scratch,
NTH, Time, 5:07 AS,
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