The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-18
TRACK TO Be RECORD BREAKER
Company Expends Thousands Of DOL
lars in Rebuilding Track and in
Completing Plans for the Opening
Meeting at Kenosha.

The Kenosha Motordrome company
is now about ready for business
and with track second to none in
the United States the local amusement
company plans to make it's first bow
to the racing public ON June 3rd and
4th at which time a series of motor
cycle races will be given with match
race between two crack automobile
drivers as the feature for the two
days meet. This will be simply the
opening event of the season and during
the next four months the plans of the
company which are backed by the
officials Of some of the leading motor
clubs in the country provide for the
making of Kenosha the automobile and
motorcycle racing center of the middle
west if not of the entire country.
The new Kenosha company has
made elaborate arrangements to take
care of the racing game. The Balm
track noted as one of the best in the
country has been widened to more than
sixty feet. The turns have been bank
ed and the track placed in perfect con-
dition for the development of high
speed. The promoters have done
everything to eliminate the element
Of danger in connection with the
track. The fences have been set back
a long distance from the top of the
track and the grand stand, which for
the coming meet will have a capacity
of 1000, is SO placed as to make it
absolutely safe. The assurances of
support given the company are such
that already plans have been made for
a grand stand to seat 5000 people and
this is to be ready for use ON the big
meet to start on July 4th. To add to
the safety Of the drivers and the COM
fort of the spectators the track will bs
oiled throughout doing away with all
dust.
Experts in the racing game from all
parts of the country have come to
Kenosha to make an examination Of
the track and they declare that the
track will be the fastest in the
country. The record is now held by
the track in Milwaukee, but the pro-
moters of the sport in Kenosha feel
certain that before many months the
Milwaukee track will have to give the
speed record to Kenosha. u
The promoters of the company are
now negotiating with big clubs in sew
eral cities who will aid in the promo
tion of the new racing game in Keno
sha. The meet set for the first part
of June will be in the nature of a
preliminary meet, but at that prizes
aggregating more than a thousand dol
lars will be offered for these events
and it is certain that these prizes will
draw some of the famous cycle cracks
to the city.
About the middle of June the first
automobile races will be given at the
track and at the meet set for July
4th the prize list will be between
$4,000 and $4,000 and it is expected
that these prizes will draw to the city
the most famous drivers of the
country. Already the promoters have
been promised many entries from these
drivers and it is certain that after the
track is given its first tryout that
there will be no trouble securing en-
tries. The railway companies have
taken up the matter and they have
agreed to run special trains to Keno
sha to take care of the crowds certain
to come for the big race cards and it
is expected that fully ten thousand
people will be here for the big meet
on July 4th.
The plans for the remainder of the
summer have not been completed, but
auto races will be held several times
during each month and it is planned
to close the season with an aerial meet
The grounds about the track are per
fectly suited for such a meet and
there is no place about Chicago which
can offer such splendid ARRANGEMENTS.
The Kenosha company headed by
Milton A. Kent has spent thousands
of dollars in getting the track in con-
dition for the big meets and it. is GER
tain that the races will prove a win
ming card.
The best known motorcycle riders
in this section Of the country includ-
ing Fred HuycB, the American cham
pion, have already entered for the
opening meeting at the track. The
schedule of events for this meet is
as follows:
List of Events Saturday, June 8.
5 mile novice 1880.
mile private owners, 30:5O, strip
ped stock.
10 mile open 1880 flying start.
5 mile open start and stop novelty
race.
10 mile open 6100
10 mile onan handiean