The Sentinel=record., 1914-03-15
AUTOMOBILE SPEED KINGS
 HERE WITH THEIR BIG CARS

boro on the north. Many are driving through in their pleasure cars, while special trains and extra equipment on the regular trains will bring thou sands from nearby cities of Little Rock and Pine Bluff
 A wire was received from w. l.. Tedford last Saturday night stating that five entries had been received for the Arkansas state championship race, which has been added to the big program of professional races. This will mean that the afternoons speed entertainment will run late into the afternoon, but those who want to may get away early for the hotel sweepstakes will be staged promptly at 4:30 D. m, Tuesday afternoon.
 When the auto races were first sug- gested for St. Patrick's day celebra- tion it was planned to have only one big race, but the demand for an as- sortment of events to increase the in- terest and satisfy not only the thous- a1ds of visitors in Hot Springs. but the residents of the state as well, caused change to be made. The program will include eight events in addition to the Arkansas state cham pionship race, and there will be every sort of competition, from the mile time trials to the big free-for-all events.
 Eddie Hearne, the famous Chicago and Detroit driver, who is known per sonally to many of the visitors in Hot Springs, was the first driver to visit Oaklawn track Saturday and after the arrival of the racing men and tneir mechanics in the city, he pronounced the course one Of the best in the country and backed up his statement by driving big racing creation around the track faster than any ma , chine has ever travelled on the same oval before.
 be out trying out their machines and | by tonight all the cars will be tuned up and ready for the speed battle of Tuesday afterenoon. Monday the track will be closed to allow the man. agement time to work upon it and
 prepare it for the real contests Tues
 day
 l The program was originally an- nounced t. begin at o'clock on the afterenoon of St. Patrick's day. but because of the exercises in connee- ton with the dedication of the new Memphis, Dallas & Gulf railroad, the first event, which will be tha inrro- ductory time trials, will be staged at 2:30. The first official competition event of the afterenoon will be staged delayed will miss none Of t1e racing. From the moment the official start CT sends away the machines in the initial event there will be some.Ling doing every second until the flag drops at the conclusion of the after noon's speed annihilation efforts. The climax will be reached when tite ho tel sweepstakes is run. All the cars | will be entered in this event and to the winner will go the largest purse of the afternoon. The prizes were donated by the Arlington, Eastman and Majestic hotels, and the drivers will be paired and each will wear the colors of the hotel he represents in the race. This will mean considerable more interest on the part of the spec tators who will be pulling througAout the race for the hotel that he favors.
 Two interesting features to the pro- gram will be the novelty race and the Australian purusit race. Both events are included on the program at the request of the Little Rock speed en- thusiasts The former will show the public how the tire and wheel changes are made il the great roadway and speedway events. The latter will take the place of the handicap race which was originally included on the pro- gram.
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 MAY BE DOROTHY ARNOLD.