Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-15

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Jimmy Junior" a Kline car. made
: in Richmond. finished first Yesterday
afternoon III the twenty-five-mile race
At the state Fair Grounds. making the
! trip at nearly mile for the minute
I The official time was aa:2 3-a for the
I course. The first mile run at break
. neck speed. was run in n minute and
/ thirteen seconds. The last mile was
made i'll one minute and seven seconds.
| The finish was Of the whirlwind order.
Jimmy Senior" rushing up close be-
! hind. with only u few seconds lacking
+ In the economy test. run on Il half
| gallon OF gasoline. the prize was won
by G. y. Cook. in an Oakland for the
siN-cylindcr class. making ten and one
tenth miles This cup was donated by
The Times Dispatch. y Maxwell car.
lour-cylinder. made thirteen and
three-tcnths miles on the half gallon
OF gasoline. y, L.. Donnan. driving an
eight cylindcr Scripps- Booth car. ran
for eleven aud onc-tcnth miles.
In the automobile contest chief fca-
ture of the fair, he quick getaway
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Hudson car, in twenty four and. one
! .ifth seconds. The slow quarter mile
; contest was won by i King car in ton
minutes and forty seconds. The indi-
ridual-Owncr prize was won by C. f.
Sauer. with All owen Magnetic. in ten
minutes and thirty-one seconds The
three e-inilc race for Fords was won by
William Booker with John l.. CalIum,
! OF Norfolk. second. the latter winning
/ the cup offered by the jefferson Hotel.
GRAY WINS MOTORCYCLE
CHAMPIONSHIPS OF VIRGINIA
The nvc-mile race for ,notorcycles
for the championship Of Virginia was
won by Gray, who made the distance
III ':45. The hvc-milc open contest
vas Won by Dcnhaln, OF Washington.
IN 1:lS. Another open contest was won
by Walker in 5:l$ai.
In spite OF the terrific speeding, there
were no serious accidents One or the
motorcyclists. Gee Walker, fell from
his machine on the eastern turn in the
raceway. He was lifted back by DR.
Green and Driver Roy Ford. Of tho
city ambulance corps, and was again
| started on his way. He finished sec
| ond. negotiating the wire at IA speed
which brought the grand stand crowd
to it's feet.
The automobile and motorcycle races
were the feature Of the day. All other
acts were given. Miss May Egglcston
the high diver. who was injured in her
performance on Friday afternoon. made
yesterday Il successful leap. The wind
had died down. and she was unhnm-
pered in her descent. Her blind hus-
; band sat by Ia hear her when she
ct, ,.,t-
moved. so as TO show that he knew
she had dropped in proper form
Miss katherine Stinson the nineteen
terday. her contract with the associa-
ton having been completed on the day
before. She was on the grounds how
ever and in the afternoon was visited
! 10y students Of the aviation schoo! AT
Newport News
MARRIAGE TAKES PLACE
N FRONT or GRAND STAND
During an interim between the races
BILLY" Danube. OF The -Four Danube
Brothers, who appear in IL casting act,
and Miss Olive Ellis, Il member of the
Tnsnanian Troupe, were married by
"Parson" Mike Macon on the eastern
platform. Mr. and Mrs. Hal Baker
of the Four panubes. acted as at
tendantS. and the immediate Witnesses
were policemen. The Fair Associa-
tion presented the couple with n
check for 500 as n wedding present.
and other gifts were bestowed on
bride and groom by their personal
friends. Afterwards Mr.. and Mrs
Danube took an automobile trip in
front Of the grand stand and the
young woman. thrilled with the new
experience, rose from her seat TO wave
her hands ut the crowds thronging tho
fences and the stand
Throughout the afternoon the grand
stand was packed. and the paddock
was filed with extra hundreds. Other
thousands lined the track fences, all
taking interest in the automobile races
When the features were finished. when
the last diving girl had left her pool,
when lack" DriscolI and Misses van
Dcinse an9 Root had sung their last
songs for the day and when the last.
automobile race had been run. the
crowds bctook themselves to tho ex-
hibit buildings and the amusement
lanes To look upon things Of educa-
tional interest. More than 10000 pco-
pie. il is estimated. We're in attend
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