Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-02-28
speed demons
FAIL To MAKE
RECORD MARKS
Slow Track at kapiolani Slows
Up Fast Racing Cars on
Saturday

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Close 10 5000 racing fans assembled
al Kapiolani Park on Saturday after
I.moon to witness the exhibitions given
| by the auto drivers and motorcycle
riders i'm the first meeting staged IN
| Honolulu 10 those who love To SEQ
the ears hurry around the track. down
tile stretch and around the turns the
| exhib .tion was good one. but to those
| who love speed the meet fell down IN
every particular as the track was Ia
no shape for speed tests.
| The weather was perfect Tor racing
and at / O'Clock there was large
crowd IN the stands waiting Tor ina
first event. The events were run of
| in good shape and no accidents oc-
CURED during the meeting, which was
! the one feature of the day. As pre-
tdicted some time ago, the track would
/ never be placed in shape for speed
tests, and this proved TO be true, as
none OF the drivers we're able TO go
Under mile minute over thelcourse.
Track in Poor Shape.
There are many racing enthusiasts
| in the city and these commented on
1 the various events, stating that II was
unfortunate that speed could not De
shown here Around the first turn
there were many holes in the track
| and big bumps where the roller had
been used. The same condition pre-
vailed in the back stretch, making 1t
impossible for the drivers TO get any
| speed out of their cars.
The last event vi ire Gay between
| the four cars here was the feature.
Lou Candy in the Duesenberg set the
lace and held it to the nineteenth
mile, when Id Waterman took the lead
in the National. Wenz was getting
plenty of sped out of the Fiat but
| could not catch the leaders. Moosie
in the little Maxwell was Tapped IN
the eleventh mile, but after that kept
the position and made the turns bet
! ter than either Of the other cars.
Joekeyins on Stretch.
! There was plenty of jockeying and
the drivers arranged 1t in such way
/ that the bursts of speed were made IN
front Of the crowd, which was most
pleasing. The Duesenberg showed the
most speed on the stretches and had
| the race in hand all the way, al
though Waterman drove a nice race
In the National The crowd always
likes to see the cars come from be-
hind at the last OF the race, and this
| feature brought out many cheers as
the National passed the Duesenperg In
| the final dash. In the last mile the
| Duesenperg was close to the National
] end this made a pretty finish. When
| Waterman was gwen the checkered
| flag the time for the 20-mile event
! was announced at 30 minutes and y
seconds.
| Joe VOTERS on an Excelsior motor
/ cycle made the fastest time OF the day
tor a mile when he took the turns
we'll and speeded to the flag in the
third lap in / minute and 10 OF sec
cnd MoIters showed plenty OF speed,
tut with the condition OF the track he
was unable to make fast time for the
distance Lou Candy IN the Due5en.
berg made mile exhibition from u
flying start in | minute l-J seconds.
j Honolulu BOY Wins.
Honolulu jumped into the limeliSht
| in the first race when Eddie cum
mings on an Excelsior won the ten.
mile motorcy Gle race from Joe VOTERS
OF Chicago and +. w. Ropero OF this
city, who finished second. VOTERS
Was leading until two miles from the
finish when he dropped out Of the race
On account of mechanical trouble. Cum
mings showed plenty OF speed, an
average of l minute and Z seconds for
the mile.
| In the third event Wolters averaged
the best time for the day when he
made five miles in minutes, 40
seconds. He had to lessen his speed
\ a lot on the turns, but he made great
1 tiiae in the straightaway and demon
| strated that he Is one of the leading
riders of the country.
| Eddie Cummings OF Honolulu gave
the visiting cyclist great race in the
! l5-mile event. He made his turns
nicely and took many chances on the
soft turns that looked like plowed
ground after Gandyis exhibition.
Wolters finished in the lead, but after
! the green flag had been dropped Cum
mings showed daring on the turns and
finished the last lap close behind the
Chicago man. -Ropero eff Honolulu was
in third place.
Waterman Stars in Relay.
The relay event was interesting and
Waterman in the National and Wenz
in the Fiat finished ahead OF the
Duesenberg-M Maxwell pair. The mocha
nicians had to exchange a block or
| wood at the finish line, and although
| Candy got off in the lead the National
gained and quick work on the last lap
gave the National start which it kept
to the finisc.
MORE
1t is certain that if Honolulu is to
have automobile races in the future
some arrangements will have to be
made. Saturday the track was in no
condition for speeding and the events
naturally were SLOW The drivers
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