Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1916-07-13
OMAHA RACES TO
&c REAL CONTESTS

Omaha, Nab., July H.. History
in the automobile racing game will
be made here Saturday, July ~
The Omaha mile and a quarter
board race track. admitted by OFF,
cialS of the American Automobile
association To be the fastest
speedway i'm the world, Will be the
stage upon which, on this day.
every famous auto pilot in the
world Will try to wresi for him
self he distinction Of worlds
championship laurels.
Never before in the history of
aniO racing have 50 many stars {
motnrdOm been gathered on ono
track for the same event Here
Darin Rrsta. Eddie KicEcnhar her
Ralnh llr Palma, Ralph Mmlfori
Earl Cooper. ANn ifranchi. Pete
Hrnhcr an Jack Gable and man,s
other pilots whose names are
mentioned with awe in connection
with an automobile race. Viii per
form.
Rickenbacler and "Ralw" Pete
henderson,. comprising lhrfam
Gus Maxwell team cancelled other
r,l"-a@rmcnts ina order t0 he here
ten DAYS in advance OF he race
i'm order tn become familiar with
The track. Rcsta arrived SATURDAY.
afternoon. and De Palma came
Mondav All Of the other entrants
with their cars will he i'm Omaha
before 'lh,lrsdaN. and will make
their qualifying tours of The tracl'
IN order tn compete next Saturday
Director Of Contests T. j. Nc
batr .Ir.. signed mi nearly
thirty five drivers. being espec-
ialiv careful in choose only those
with acknowledged grand circuit
cars and populations. This pre-
caniinm however, is not enough
In HE qualifying tests. which are
hnin@ held every day up to Sal
tudaY. each driver must register
an average nf 90 miles an hour i'm
order To he permitted to go on the
track Saturday. u is expected
that al least eighteen machines
and drivers will qualify.
Rcsta DE Palma and Rirhen
h.,ciler. il course. Will he he
Stars of The meet These three
men are leading for The American
Automobile Association trophy
and championship. a win for any
oil these at Omaha will practically
insure the sought for prize, and
race that spells battle of men,
tires, cylinders. track machine
and pit helpers is the only way to
victory
During the speed irials, Sunday,
lie Palma broke the worlds %
mi!e record previously held by
Barney Oldlflrld, made at Indian
apnlis in 1917. The time was
I 36.i, al. a rate OF 1925 miles
an hour. Rickenbacher broke the
five mile record OH the same day
by pacing he course i'm 2.aa.42,
or at a rate of 1922 am hour.
Tins record was previously held by
Tom foln Orr. who hung il mp
here III 1915. by doing the loop in
three minutes flat
Here is the entry lsi To date:
! Darlo Rcsta Peugot. French.
Ralph DE Palma, Mercedes,
German
3. kalTh milford, Pengrnt.
French
{, Eddie Riekrnhacher, Max
Well, American
- Pete Henderson, Maxwell.
Americans
q. Earl Cooper, Stmtz, American
:. Jules DrNigne, Delage.
French.
8 NlNo Franrhi,' Pnsnn. Eng
fish.
o Iiphh> Moore. nrla9e. French
10 llii@h;r Hughes, Dncsenl,rrg
Nnlrriran.
III Wilbur 10 Alrne. Dhasenlarg,
Anrriean.
lummy Milton. lmesenherg.
Nnitri,.ln.
lt'i'v chandler, Crawford.
american
I lIAe lrWi.,, Crawford.
Alm..riran.
Nrl johnson, Crawford.
Anr!iran
4, I'm Na'! .luAs.n. american
Fred Mr'iarihN. Hudson.
Nni,.,,iran
Mel S;tlinsrr, Mercer. amer
~ .!arl, t::,i IL. Hurman Special.
French
-. j J liawIir"~. Nest Duluth
snrr'ai american.
e. Ari Klein, Krnart, .Ameri-
? liilv Muller. Dams I.irGeni
B. G. W. Thompson. Olson
lm..ia.
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