The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-09-05
SPEEDY DRIVERS
WILL COMPETE
STATEF RACE
Records Are Expected to Fall
When Disbrow, Burman and
Others Start CONG
MOTORCYCLE CONTESTS
ARE ADDED TO CARD
Detroit Motordrome Riders Try
For New Marks Over the
Dirt Tracks

WITHOUT doubt the annual race
w meet which opens the Mich
igan State fair and which
Will be held on the mile track at the
fair ground, will be the greatest au-
tomobile event ever held In Michi-
gan. The entry list includes over a
score OF the greatest drivers of Amer
lea, who will compete In the best ar
ranged program ever known in this
city, including events at all distances
for all classes of cars and many rec
ord breaking attempts.
The greatest race OF the year on a
mile track Is to be contested In three
heats. This is known as the Michi-
gan State Fair sweepstakes and is a
free-for-all event with two heats of
rs miles each and the final of 10
miles. The purse for the event is
$4,000. The first 25-mile race with
10 starters will be held on Sunday,
and will be the closing event OF the
program. The three winners of the
first heat will not compete In the sec
ond heat, and the three winners from
each event will be the competitors
In the 10-mile final. It is believed
by the management that this final
event will result In q worlds record
owing to the prominence OF the driv-
ers competing.
Included In the entry list are Lee
Cunning In the Fiat Tornado, car
30 fast that 1t has proved fatal to
many drivers. Opposed to Cunning
In his man-killer, will be Louis Dis
brow In the Simplex Zip, Bob Bur-
man, the speed king, in the Peugeot
car, which won the indianapolis 900
mile race In 1913; Farmer Bill Endi-
colt In the Burman Special; Heine
Ulbricht in a 120-horsepower Special:
William In the Milford Special: @.
Mayday In the Lozier: Frank Horey
In the Bullet: Eddie Hearne In the
Case Comet, and Joe Ramiey, also
In q Case.
The program for Sunday includes
one-mile trials for the Michigan state
record OF 40 As seconds, fve-mile
race for cars OF 800 cubic inches and
under, 10-mile race for cars OF $50
cubic inches and under, and Aus
tralian pursuit race OF unlimited dis
lance. q novelty race, and other
events
The races of Monday include rec
ord drives by all cars, fvecornered
match race, q record drive by Louis
Disbrcw In HIS 300-horsepower Jay
Eye-See, and many other events.
In addition to- the automobile races
there will be motorcycle contests
with all Of the prominent drivers who
are now in Detroit participating In
the contests at the motordrome as
Among the corps of
drivers whose entries have been Sc
cured for these contests by Joseph F.
Adcock. secretary OF the Detroit Mo- |
mer. Kenosha. Wis: Fred Luther, |
Fort Worth, Texas: Henry Dongher-
ty, Detroit Archie Mclean, Detroit; !
+. j. McMann, Detroit; w. Kemp,
Detroit: Don Clark. Detroit: Lee Win !
ship, Detroit; V. Ash. Detroit, and r.
M Young, Flint. Mich. The motor
cycle events will be held under the
sanction OF the Federation OF Ameri.
can Motorcyclists, with Joseph Ad-
cock as referee.
The automobile events are held
under sanction of the American An. /
tomobile association which reinstat.
ed the Michigan State fair track for
the two days OF this meet. the track
having been suspended on account
OF the cycle and light car races held
July 4, under sanction OF the Cycle
car Association OF America. Clihord
Ireland. OF Peoria, Illinois, will be
present as the Official representative
OF the American Automobile .associa-
ton, to see that the laws of the A.
A. A. are rigidly enforced. The con-