The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1914-06-25
MOTOR RACES ARE
DRAWING CROWDS
FOR SPEED EVENTS
Haugdahl the Big Win
ner On Wednes-
day.
WON THREE FlRSTS
WON THREE FlRSTS
Only Accident Was Collision
In Special Motorcycle
Race.
From Thursdays Daily

Sig. Haugdahl, with his little Ford
Go Get En-" was the big money
winner in yesterdays motor races at
Hitchcock park. He won first in the
three automobile events. The Nation
al car driven by bud" Jones en-
erged with second in the 5-mile race
II would have easily copied second
in the 10-mile event, had it not been
for a blowout, when just entering
upon the last lap offthe race. Walker
with ais Mercer, placed third in tho
8 and 10 mile eyents.ti
Unprecedented crowds attended
the races yesterday, and it is believed
that all were delighted with the re-
suits of the, events. 1t is estimated
hat over $500 people were in at
tendance. The grandstand was packed
and the interior OF the racing course
was parked with automobiles. On all
sides of the track people were stand
ing and the nearby houses and barns
furnished vantage points for many
to view the speed contest.
Ten Mile Race Feature.
The feature of the days racing
was the 10-mile automobile event,
which was won by the little Norwe-
sian, Haugdahl. The National took
the lead and retained this position
until the ninth lap, when Haugdahl
passed and kept in the lead during
the remaining. lap and a half. Fate
was against the big National, and in
the beginning of the twentieth lap a
tire was blown out, losing second
money. The competition also was
keen between the Mercer and. the
yellow Ford, driven by Gilbert OF
Mitchell. Walker with the Mercer,
lead until the seventeenth lap. when
he vas passed by Fugle, who took
second money In this event.SW walker
coming in third place. 9'aSt isDbiYi
In the one mile fyingl,start uraee
against time, Haugdahl with his Ford
won the silver cup. The time was l
minute 16 AS seconds. The next best
time was made by the National, l
minute, II ,1-5 seconds. Others who
entered were Gilbert, Ford, time /
minute 21.1 seconds; Walker, Mercer
time 1 minute % 3-5 seconds; Fugle,
Ford, time 1 minute 90 "a seconds:
Excel, with a Studebaker also entered
but a Off the track and did hotifih-
ish in the race. ibg o. LsII .YRb ii
s@ Motorcycle Races Fast! lis s
~ The 5-mile automobile race cwas
Won by HaugdahlssrBud" JONES' with
the National ~wasvsecond and Walker
with. the Mercer was third. The time
was minutes, 35 seconds.
The 5-mile ~free-for-all motorcycle
race was won by Herberd, of Sioux
City, with a Indian; Sig. Haugdahl,
of Albert Lea, second, and third by
Billie Dorr of Sioux City, both using
Indians. The time was 6 minutes, Al
3-5 seconds. In the 10-mile motor
cycle event, Herberd again. took first
money, with Dorr second, and Haug-
dahl third. Time IS minutes, II sec
onds. ee "a aea ,sas aais II
In place of the novelty automobile
race, which could not be staged, a
special 5-mile motorcycle race was
entered between Markham and Ores
selhuys, with stock machines. Mark
ham won with the'time z minutes. 8
seconds Markham rode "a Pope ma
chine. tEsi ! tIo3 ,nIadj 10
The,little 4GGo. Get4'Em,eFord that
was yesterdays winner, is a 1909
model and has been racing for the
past four years. Its driver Sig.
Haugdahl, is said, to be one of the
fastest and ~nerviest drivers in the
middle west, He made a remarkable
showing in all the events that he
entered last year. He had the advan-
tage yesterday over the larger cars
because he could make the turns
much easier with the light Ford.