The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-09-12
WILDS WIN EVENTS.
Two Columbia Men Garry OF Auto.
mobile Prizes.

Columbia, Sept. S.-Wilic and Rob-
crl Wilds, brothers, driving Bucks.
mad things pretty well their own u,,v
in the Labor Day automobilc r,ccs
yesterday afternoon and the latter
was leading in the 2O-milc event whom
Il siN-car smashup brought the pro-
Sramme to Il close.
Willie Wilds. driving a Buick %.
won the five and 10-mile races. and
in each Of these Robert Wilds fin
lShed second. In the first event of
the AFTERNOON, tWo-mile race, Rob
crt Wilds won the money i'm his Buick
SO.
The racing between the Wilds
brothers was exciting. Especially
was this true of the live-mile, Rob-
crt Wilds leading until the middle Of
the fifth lap, when his brother passed
him and crossed the winning line
about so yards ahead.
In each of the races Of the after
noon w. w. Swygcrt, driving a Stu
debaker 80, gave the Wilds brothers
their best opposition. In the first
race Swygert finished second, ahead
Of Willie Wids; in the second and
third events he was third money.
About 1000 persons iourneycd to
the State fair grounds for the races.
l,nf
were fast and interesting, fully re-
paying the visitors for coming. The
fourth and last event started we'll,
but in the midst of the first lap six
of the eight cars participated in a
general miXup and it was necessary
to flag down the two other cars, and
racing was not resumed. The crowd
swarmcd on the track, anxious 70
view the wreck
Nine cars entered the first race.
two miles. Robert Wilds, driving a
Buick So, won this event in 223
Swygcrt was second and Willie Wilds
third. Robert Wilds took the lead at
the outset and easily retained it. Will
lie Wilds was handicapped by draw
ing a position SO close to the fence
that he could not get off in a hurry,
which is a draw back in n short race.
The entries were: Kccls i'm Buick
"a; w. Wilds in Buick %; Robert
Wilds III Il Buick 3S; Il. Crcnshaw in
Il Buick 10; G.. B. stevens in Il Regal
20; j. Reynolds i'm Ford; j. Brisscy
in Nybcrg 6; w. w. Swygcrt in a
Studcbaker so; McGrcgor in an T. Nj.
II.
The second race was the best race
of all. Willie Wilds made the five
miles in G:O3 %, and his brother,
Robert. finished about 80 yards be-
hind him. 1t was neck and neck be-
! tween these two, Robert leading for
four or the five laps. Swygcrt ran
second for the first lap and finished
third for the five miles The entries
were Nervy Sullivan in an Only;
w. Wids in a Buick 22; Il. Wids in
Buick 3S; Crcnshaw in Il Buick 10;
G. L.. stevens in Regal 20; j. Rey-
nolds in a Ford; j. Brisscy in Ny
berg s; w. w. Swygcrt in a Studc-
baker 80; McGrcgor in an j.. Nj. f.;
kccls in Il Buick 81.
The 10-mile race, the third event
Of the day, was won by Willie Wilds,
in u Buick %, in Hal Robert
Wilds was second and Swygcrt third.
| Willie Wilds lead the whole way.
SWNSert WAS second for two rounds,
but was passed by Robert WildS on
the third mile. The entries were: y.
sullivan in an Only; w. Wilds in Il
Buick %; X. Wilds in a Buick IS; j.
Reynolds in Il Ford; j. Brisscy in I,
Nyberg 6; Swygcrt in Studcbakcr
so; kccls in a Buick "a.
! Robert Wilds was leading the first
mile of the 15-milc race by Il good
margin when the accident occurred.