The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-25
Bud Jones Makes
Fastest Time With
National Car.
1000 PRESENT
Sig Haugdahl, in Ford. Close
Competitor in Events
Motorcycle Events.

bud" Jones, with his big National
showed the fastest time yesterday, of
any of the events in the speed con
test. He took first in the smile race
and won the money in the event
staged between the two cars show
ing the fastest time in all the pre-
ceeding events.
This race was between the Ford
go Get En-" with Sig. Haugdahl
as driver, and Jones with the Ma
tional. 1T was the s%peediest contest
that was pulled off in the two days
of racing. The time for the five mile
was 6 minutes and % seconds. One
lap of the ace was made in 3S sec
onds. The cars were at their best,
and the competition was keen throu-
ghout the event.
Record Attendance Yesterday.
Estimates that over 1000 people
saw yesterdays races We're made by
the officials of the Mitchell Racing
association, which staged the two
days of motor speed events. The
gate receipts yesterday were double
ove Wednesday and the financial
success of the races assured. The
complete success of the races, both
from the merit of the events and the
satisfaction of the crowds which
visited Mitchell, has insured the
staging OF n larger and faster meet
for next year.
OF The free-for-all automobile
races, the 5-mile event was the fea-
ture. First money was won by Jones,
after a hard struggle with Haugdahl
and his little Ford. In the get-a-
way, the National took the lead and
kept the initial position, until the
fifth lap, when the Ford passed,
and retained the lead, until the sew
meth, wheAFthe National again forg-
ed to the 'front.' Haugdahl lost ground
in the nihtNdi ftp and was holding
third place. Giloerbm withooanotller
Ford, vas in second position.e Gill
bert did not retain this position for
more Than th~rec-Guarters of Il lap,
when IIaugdahl passed and finished
second to. the National. The time was
6 minutes and 42R SECONDS.
The -i0-miie froe-for-all was not so
interesting, as the Ford GO Get
EN-" and the National were in the
lead Of the other cars in the event.
Jones had to content himself with
second position, Haugdahr winning
first money. The tiFnei wa5l 2aahinu-
ties land SO seconds,o ssttss e lsdts@@
w. or Motorcycle Events Good. dqla
The motorcycle events We're good.
In tho 5-mjies faee HebeId, again
COPIED first money, with an Indian.
Dorr took second. The time was 6
minutes and 40 seconds.
In the 10-mile stock motorcycle
race, Dorr finished in first place,
with an Excelsior machine, Heberd,
second, and Dresselhuys third, with
indian machines. The time was 10
minutes and 10 2-5 seconds.
The novelty race furnished amuse-
mont as we'll as sport for the spec
tators. The distance was two miles.
The novelty of the race was the
driaking of a bottle of pop by all
the drivers who entered the race, in
front of the grandstand, at the Gloss
of each lap, with the exception Of the
last. The riders were compelled to
stop their machines in front of the
grandstand, empty the bottles, and
resume the race. Heberd was the
winner. Dresselhuys was second and
Dorr third.
Mitchell Races Best.
Fred 7. Vetsch, of the, Sioux City
Automobile association said yester-
day in regard to the races: ."This
race meet that Mitchell is pulling
Off, is the best that L have cver seen
for any city of similar size. | was
really surprised when l saw the en-
tries and fast cars you have here"
No accidents occurred yesterday
in any of the events. One or two OF
the cars hit the bank of the track
but with no serious mishap. The big
Mercer, with w. A.. Walker as driver
was not in, the races yesterday, hav-
ing sprung one of the .axels of the
car the day before.