The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-30
Spectators. at State Fair
Track Thrilled at Daring
of Racing Drivers
DISBROW IN SIMPLEX
WINS CHIEF HONORS
Little Kline Car Proves Sur.
prise to Crowd Which In
cludes City Dignitaries
Football Heroes

Never was seen such a racing meet
as that which was given the citizens
OF Richmond at the state fair track
yesterday, under the auspices or the
Richmond Automobile club. When
the cars Of the speed kings rolled our
on the track with roar like machine
guns in action, the spectators began
to feel thrill of excitement. wnich
increased in the luiI that followed
while the drivers waited for the crack
Of the starters pistol
Then when they bounded away
from in front of the judges STAND.
dashed down the straightaway into
the sharp turn. swept around the pena
with the speed Of runaway engines OF
destruction, flashed down the back
stretch and the upper turn ana tnen
with a laundering roar swept by the
grandstand again. small wonder that
men. women and younger ones VINO
were there. stood up on their feet ana
chaered and yelled on the drivers
s.s Fsvess the ,slaAa Mayer ssAinsite De-
came inspired with the excitement 81
the moment and stood Mp and cneeTea
with the rest, while elderly gentle
men stood axhast at the reckiessness
Of the dare devil drivers who seemed
IL, care nothing far their nsckr.-
Not An Accident.
s4s Tssssa " AS. aaas an accident and the
entire card was run of with dtA1
patch that spoke volumes for the effi-
cheney OF Referee Bassett, Starter
AiIport and his assistant. j. Alex
Sloan, who also acted as announcer.
r mr. ~4tse-t,fa% ~ tAe- extra sXenfH
scheduled did not come OF OWING
i, The Paige Detroit ear experiencing
d little trouble In stripping. but driver
Shannon Lees says he will nave the
speedy machine ready IN tackle tire
handsome Warren red racer today
OF course the honors OF the first
days racing went In Louis Dishrow,
but the way that the little Kline bug
gave the worlds champion the baftle
OF his career opened the eyes of the
experts.
Car Throws Tire.
IN the fnal race Morton in the
Kline sailed away in front and DIS
hraw ON scratch might never have
saught him had not the bug thrown
a tire. On this the Simplex demon
rushed at once into the lead. amid
roar OF delight from the grandstand
and the flying Disbrow finished well
in front of the rest Of the field.
Richmond, or a part Of 1t. has seen
Barney Oldfieid and the Bitten
rt-tfx. bat LEGAL motorists never have
seen driver who showed the racing
form displayed by nisbrow yester-
dag.
The simplex car is an ideal track
car, IL has a short wheel base ana
can slip around the turns in great
shane on the straightaway its
speed is awful II zlps along like
red and gray streak and why Il IL
called the zip" is perfectly clear TO
everyone.
Mayor starts R:se.
MAYER Atnslie started the first race.
With "A number of other civic dig
nftAries from CITY hall the mayor was
supposed To occupy a box, but when
he was called upon TO start the race
he had 10 take q place among the
officials of the meet and after that hs
found ii hard work to get back To the
box again Most of the time he spent
In The judges stand
The crowd was more Than fair
sized assemblage and the enthusiasm
was immense. Never had the spec
ta.ers seen such a thrilling exhibition
OF speed and they fairly went Wild
with excitement in the last event when
n.shrow beat out Morton in the
Kline car.
The Kline stable came near put
ting one over In this event. for the
Jimmy, Jr.." showed a burst of speed
that made Dishrow go the limit.
Nishart Has Sympathy.
Wishart was barred from the handi-
cap race by technicaiity in spite OF
the expressed wish of majority OF
the drivers 10 have the Mercer in
this event The yellow car is fast
and measure will be token to see that
the crack New Yorker Will have every
opportunity TO show the qualities Of
his racer today. Wishart and Meme
4, .ghniti are. by no means pleased. over
s. s5Ahxs
was barred from a chance to win d
prize through the technicality re-
ferred TO and y protest by the owner
~ c~e a M e'.sr ats e.st' SNs-e-
pocke,ed by one Klinduear. while the
other sailed in front and won ~ II
pleased Meneghetti says there will
be no team work today.
The spectators could not understand
WHY the Mercer was not allowed to
compete and were somewhat disap-
pointed, hut they soon forgot TIE In
cident fr~the excitement that follow
Cd. the girls from the MADAM
sherry company caeered and sang
themselves hoarse. while the mem
hers IT the University of Virginia
football Team. who we're also guests
OF the management, enjoyed them
selves thoroughly. especially in that
long TO be remembered last event
with It's thrilling finish The mem
hers OF kessnich's band actually drop
] ped their instruments In the excite
ment ard forgot to play
Nikrert Wins Prize.
Joe Nikrent, the Los Angeles
driver, won special prize. He en-
tered his Case Bullet" car against
BARRIERS Warren and won the Royal
Laundry prize. put UP by Manager
Fiorsheim.~
To-day the Big Day.
Today Is the big day of the meet
Only one race will be given over to
the amateurs. and that will be the
hrst event. All the rest will be for
the professionals. There rsill be a.
match race between Barber. In the
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Cpntiaued "A Fifth Paxe,l