Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1915-09-04
SPEED DEMONS
ALL READY
FOR ''CR|ND"
Dario Resta Will Have to Drive
His Best to Win Today's
Race
TWIN CITY SPEEDWAY
Is REMARKABLY FAST
New Record fer 500 Mile Grind
May Re Established To-
Day

Fort Smelling, Mimi. Sept. 4.--Fam-
GUS speed ki,l~s a"n +; measure
strength here t. i 4 in the
o00-mile mot i. !, l .tlis the
opening Of IL" cH ~ dollar
Smelling spec 1Hay @',n g.. lway
betweet the Twin "I :
Such stars IS /: =, .alma.
winner at India a. Carlo .testa,
victor at Chicag1. all nlany other
tracks, this seas narnay Ollfeld,
Eddie O'Donnell, - lurman and
and many others VIE expected to
christen the new tw" lie, concrete
course in competition TO: tie purse Of
5000.
The track, sixty feet vide most of
the distance, and eighty feet wide on
the home stretch, is declared by eX
perts to be one of the fastest in the
country. They even predi2ted that
100 miles an hour will be made.
Nineteen machines will face Starter
Fred Wagner when the final bomb is
exploded.
Resta Is Favorite.
Resta's long record of victories this
year places him .ligh among the fav-
orites today. In the preliminary trials
he pushed his French Car over the
course in record time.
Earl Cooper, who won one race and
was second in the other at the Elsin
races recently, is another faVorite, as
also is Gil Anderson, who carried off
the Elgin road lonors two years ago
and again this year captured the El-
gin National trophy and the prize
money in the second days event at
Elgin.
Barney Oldfeld, who made poor
showing in the four-cornered match
race of August Z at Chicago 0ut who
lcomed up brighter at Elgin, has his
foreign car in the best Of shape and is
the center of admiration of large
number of the old lime followers Of
the sport
Previous records and fast time at
the preliminary trials also place in
prominence Ralph Mulford Burman
and O'Donnell.
The car in which Joe Cooper was
killed at Des Moines few weeks ago
has been completely overhauled and
is to be driven today by c. E. Haibe,
a new man in the game.
Although agitation for a motor
speedway in the Twin cities started
nearly a year ago, work on the new
structure did not begin until six
weeks ago. Since then 1900 workmen
have been busy on it.
The advance sale of seats indicate
the largest crowd ever present at a
sporting event in the Northwest will
witness the race, which is set to
start at / o'clock.
Speed Records.
The highest speed at which motor
car ever travelled is 1929 miles an
hour, and was made by -.rtlur Duray
at Ostend Belgium, in 1913.
The worlds straighta'"ay mile rec
ord of 141.73 miles an hour was made
by Bob BurTan at Dayton-Ohmond in
1911.
The Brooklands two-Eli!e record
of 1889 miles an hour was made by
Chassange in 1914.
The Chicago speedway two-mile lap
record Of Ills miles an 'our was
made By Barney Oldfeld in exhibition
in 1915.
The indianapolis speedway two-and-
a-half-mile lap record of $685. miles an
hour was made by George Boillct in
a qualifying trial in 1914.
The Chicago 500.mile record of 9l.6
miles an hour was made by Darla
Resta in June, 1915.
The indianapolis 500-mile record of
1854 miles an hour was made by
Ralph De Palma in 1915.
The American road racing record,
3O1 81 miles, or SIS miles an hour,
was made by Eddie Pullem, at Corona,
in 1914.
The American dirt track two-mile
record of III miles an hour was made
by Louis Disbrow at st. Louis in 1914.
The Los Angeles motordrome two
mile record Of 61.5 miles an hour,
was made by Caleb Bragg in 1910.