Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15
HORSES OF IRON O|sPLACE
HORsEFLEsH ON TRACK
Automobile Races at State Fair
Prove brilliant Event, Attract
ing Large Crowd.
SOME GOOD RECORDS MADE
lIline Car Wins DO
Mile Speed Trial-Raccs Are Run
Without Serious MISUNDERSTANDING
Test Interests Car Owners.

horses of flesh on the mile course at
the Virginia state Fair Grounds yes
terday afternoon and furnished thrill
ing entertainment for the largest Sat
urday crowd ever gathered inside tile
Enclosure in the eleven years existence
Of the Virginia State Fair. "Automu-
bio bay WIS naupuratcd with per
feet October weather, and the entire
race course had been treated 10 oil
| overnight, which IN way allaycd
dust from the machines. except at the
difficult curves wh"r. ,he wheels cut
deep into the ""rthwork. No mishaps.
cAccp, of minor nature, married the
afternoons program.
Distinctively featuring the program
was the twenty-five mile race. in which
the two speedy cars OF the Kline Mo-
tor Car Corporation. of this city-"Jtm-
my and Jimmy. Jr.'-a Buick sub
marine. owned by the VI. -. Stone Mo-
tor Company: a Mercer. owned by L.
4. Bromm, and Fiat Jumbo, owned by
". l.. Shaw, were entered. The Fiat
Jumbo went out on the first lap as
the result Of bending an axle when the
fence Was scraped In making the first
turn past the grand stand. and the
Mercer car dropped out in the nth milo
on account Of tire trouble and the en-
CINE being ovcrhcatcd.
KLINE CARS MAKE
WIDE SWINGS AT CURVES
The Buick submarine. while not In
tho power class with the Kline racers.
remained throughout the twenty five
mile grind. and was driven by l.. L.
Shannon, who deserves credit for his
splendid driving. Shannon's mistake
was in holding TO the inside. which
gave him a sharp turn ut the curves.
while the drivers Of the Kline kars
took a wide swing, which threw their
machines in alignment for speedy work
on the straight-away. Jimmy. Jr."
driven by T.. French. took the lead nj
the drop Of the flag. and WAS never
overtaken. laping the Buick submarine
In the eighteenth mile. Jimmy"
driven by II. w. kriner. pressed Jim
my. Jr.." closely on several occasions,
but tho four-cylindcr car pulled away
from the siX-cylindcr in beautiful
fashion. which caused the spectators
10 give vent 10 whoops. yells and laugh
ter Jimmy" Tapped the Buick car
in the ninetccnth mile OF the terrific
grind. and then INC contest settled
down to "klinc race" Jimmy, Jr.'
recl"d OF the first mile In one minute
and thirteen seconds; Went the first ten
miles in eleven minutes and nifty sec
oids. covered fifteen miles III seven
teen minutes, twenty-five and oue-half
seconds. and finished twenty miles In
twent:-,hrc. minutes and sixteen sec
Dnds. and won the race in twcnty-niue
minutes three and ,wo-6fths seconds;
King the final mile in one minute
seven and thrcc-hfths seconds. Jim
NY finished second in twcntyninc
minutes and five seconds, and the Buick
submarine ended lis twenty five miles
run.jn ihirty-One minutes and two sec
onds.
ECONOMY TEST PROVES
INTERESTING EVENT
An interesting feature OF tho pro-
gram was tn" economy test, IN which
cars % four, six and cieht-oylinder
were supplied with half a gallon OF
gasoline and sent around the course
10 which would cover tn" greatest dis
lance. In four-cyitnder class. a
Maxwell ear driven by Bell. covered
thirteen and three -tenths miles. In tho
six-cylindcr class an Oakland car.
driven by &. i. Cook. covered ten and
nne-tenth miles. and in the eight
cylinder class Scripps- Booth ear.
driven by ~ l.. Donnsn. Jr.. covered
eleven and one-tcnth miles.
Only Ford cars were entered in the
flyer race. Class r. nonstock. and
William Booker drove a ford owned
- by the Mayo Auto supply Company 10
victory in six minutes forty-twu and
onc-fourth seconds. John r. Calium.
Of Norfolk. was second Booker was
never IN danger from tho drop of tho
dag. his best mile being made In one
minute and eleven seconds
In the nvc-mile event for cars with
piston displacement Of 23l cubic in
chcs and over Jimmy the Kline car.
driven by II. W. Kriner. covered the
distance in five minutes fifty-cight and
onc-ifth seconds, after overtaking
Jimmy, .r.." in spectacular dash
In the fourth mile ut tho three
quarter post. Jimmy. r. driven hy'
=! French, finished second.-rn six min
utes and nine seconds; Fiat Jumbo,
driven by II. l.. Shaw, hniehcd third
in six minutes fourteen and orc-half
seconds, and Mercer, driven by II.
Bromm finished fourth, in seven min
utcs and two seconds
QUICK GETAWAY CONTEST
WON by s. r.. DOMAIN, JR.
The quick getaway contest, II,
which the cars were lined up at the
starting point, motors stopped and
drivers on tho ground alongside, tho
latter entering the cars on signal for
A uuarter-milc dash. proved interest
ing \ Hudson car. driven by n. IL.
Donnan, Jr., won the race In twenty
fn,r and one-lifth seconds. and the
cadillac car, driven by Charles Shu-
bridge. was second in twenty-five and
onc-half seconds.
The slow race, one -Quarter Of mile
an high. was creepy affair. as
.areful study OF the summary Will
shows The winner was the King car,
,wned and driven by Robert j.. kaehler.
If the Kaehler Motor Company. ten
minutes and ten seconds being requtr-
I'd to cover the uuarter-mlle. In the
individual owners class. an Owen
Magnetic ear, owned by c. +. Sauer
md driven by Il. T.. Tignor. won. ten
minutes and thirty-one seconds being
'eauired.
The final automobile contest of tho
lay featured Ford cars in a three-mile
lash. with flying start. William Book :
.r again sent the Mayo Auto supply
,ompany's car to victory, covering the
distance In three minutes and ffty>
light seconds. and John r. Callum, OF
Norfolk, finished second.
MOTORCYCLE EVENTS
ShNDWICHED IN PROGRAM
Four motorcycle events were sand.
viched in the program. Each event
vas closely contested and held the
pectators in almost breathless state,
specially whom the machines dashed
,ast the amphitheatcr and took the
dangerous curves ut n high rate Of
,pecd. Gray, riding an Indian, won
he nvemle race for the champion
hip OF Virginia. defeating Fletcher
II an Excelsior. making tho distance
n five minutes and forty-fiye seconds.