Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1915-06-25
BIG AUTO RACE
International Five Hundred Mile Auto
Race at Chicago Saturday June 26
The Worlds Fastest Two Mile
Course-Barney Oldfeld Makes a
New Record, One Hundred and
Eleven Miles An Hour.

With arrangements completed for
the worlds greatest 500-miIe automo-
bile derby over the worlds fastest
two mile course, the first annual
motor race on the Chicago Speedway
Park track will be held on Saturday
June 26.
Trlals cE every nature and descrip-
ton have presented themselves in the
arrangements of this great race but
reward finally favored the Speedway
Park officials. The postponement
made necessary by the great Chicago
street car strike, which fortunately
ended after two days of hardship up
on the Chicago populace, did not mar
the great contest. In fact it furnish
cd the contractors, rushing the work
at the park, more time in which to
properly complete their work and
when the automobile enthusiasts from
all parts Of the United States gather
at the haywood course on Saturday,;
a most wonderful sight will greet
their eyes.
Three worlds records have been es-
tablished on the new Chicago course
since the first day of the trials and
with each new record, mile was ad-
ded to the speed average on mile. In
the first place. Earl Cooper, driving
Stutz, ground out two miles at the
rate of 100 miles an hour and this
speed was pronounced the very great.
est ever attained on circular track
A few days later Dario Resta, in q
Regularly sanctioned trial, which was
presided over by Starter Fred Wagner
clipped seconds off Cooper's time. The
Italian driver dashed madly around
the two mile oval, bettering Cooper's
mark and establishing new record
His average was 110.1 miles an hour
It fell to Barney Oldfeld, perhaps
the worlds most famous driver. te
lower the time made by Resta. Hav.
ing agreed to attempt the task Of
lowering Restass record, Oldfeld was
featured on the Sunday Afternoon
program of dashes at Speedway Park
He appeared upon the track driving
his famous old speeder, the Christie
which is front wheel drive, and al
though it was necessary to tow the
Oldfield machine around the first hall
mile of the track to heat up the en-
gine, once the car got under way
there was speed unheard of. Barney
took several spins around the cours,
before finally waving for a tim,
watch on the speed and when he cross
| ed the electric timing device taps fol
the finish new record was announc
ed The cigar munching driver hat
spun for an averaging of III miles al
hour, and although few hope to Sc,
that record beaten, Resta has express
ed determination to clip off the nev
time.
The big Chicago race, which will b
over the wooden course of two mile
| for a distance of 500 miles promise
to bring out many surprises and grea
speed. The fastest time ever made il
a five hundred mile grind was es
tablished at Indianapolis on May g.
when Ralph DePalma, winner of tn,
contest, showed an average of eighty
nine miles an hour for the five hundre,
miles. The Chicago track is second
| faster than the brick course at In
dianapolis and if the trial speed i
to be accepted as a criterion, ther
should be startling events come t
pass here next Saturday. The bi
race, which should consume about fiv
{, and one half or six hours. will be start
ed off at ten o'clock in the morning.