Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-01-15
OLDFIELD NOT
SCHEDULED TO
APPEAR HERE
Waterman, Parsons and Candy
Possibilities for Automobile
Races During Carnival

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That Honolulu will have an automo-
bile race meet during the Carnival is
certain. Z. S. Waterman, driver
well known on the coast, has been.
lcCnferring with the Carnival commit
tee in regard to a race meet, and pre-
| liminary plans have been arranged for
one days racing at Kapiolani Park
The dates has not been set as yet,
but will be February % or &c.
The proposition OF Barney Oldfield.
Pulen and Harry Grant coming here
is visionary Barney would want
heap of the filthy lucre to come, and
Honolulu could hardly afford to pay
the eccentric speed merchant a price
that would include q valet, three or
four assistants and some OF those 81
cigars Pullen never thous~ht of COM
ing here this year, and Harry Grant
died in New York on October T. So
that ends that angle TO the situation.
Will Fix Track. I. ..'. .~.,e..
The Carnival committee has agreed
to look after putting the track in
shape for a number of speed events.
and should this be done the people of
the city would no doubt flock to the
track TO watch the speed demons in
action. As it is now the track is in no
shape for auto racing and will have to.
be improved heap to make it safe
for the drivers
There will not be any worlds rec
ords broken on the track at Kapio-
lani Park. and the neonle of this city
cannot expect it, If the speed man
can negotiate mile in So seconds, ii
will be fast enough for. the citizens
here. as that is about all that the
track will stand. But the track will
have to be in good shape to make the
races a success. -.s ....-. ...:
Good Men Coming. T. Hill
Regarding the personnel of the
teams. Waterman has The right idea
on bringing a CORPS of drivers here
He has announced that Lon Candy
and Jim Parsons are the logical men
to drive on a dirt track. He also
states that he will have two Duisen-
bergs. one Fiat and a National. which
will be shipped on the Manoa jan
uary IS. u. >>..-
Waterman is anxious to make a
good showing here, and in Justice to
the former University Of California
student it might be said that he has
the right idea on the men. to come
here. If the track is in good shape
and the meet is a success, then it
might be good idea to bring Old
field, Burman. Tetzlaff, Cooper and
others here later on.
Fooled One Man. -.
AS a matter of act Waterman or
Parsons would be able to get as much |
speed as Oldfeld on the Kapiolani |
Park tract, without doubt, and the |
fans would be satisfied One time a
youngster who had been making good |
in the road races used one of Old |
fields cars, and burnt up the track |
Isn't Barney a wonder?' said one |
of the hangers-on.
Yes, but Brown can drive just as |
well for five miles," said the other
You're crazy; look at Barney make |
that turn said the first speaker; and |
when he found out that it. wasn't Bar
ney at all he beat a hasty retreat
Waterman finished second in the |
Los Angeles to Sacramento road race, |
which was won by Frank Verbeck |
Barney Oldfeld finished third Water
man mas never been defeated by Old |
field in the races to date. Jim Par
sons was the winner of the Inter,City |
road race at Tacoma last year. and |
has very good record on the dirt |
track Lou Candy is a veteran driver /
who has made a good record on the |
speedways and is considered one of |
the leading dirt track drivers in |
America
1t would require a, big sum to bring |
Oldfield here, ard should the three |
men mentioned appear. it would give |
the racing game in Honolulu big |
test. TIC those who like a good fast
driver without thinking of the star. |
the races will be feature, but the |
track must be placed in the best con
dition first. -.'.