The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-01

Considerable interest is being shown
in the automobile racing program
which will be staged here Tuesday and
Wednesday, July and A, under the
auspices of the Carter County Free Fair
Association. Nine events are scheduled
on the cars and indications are that a
large number of fast cars, not only local
but from outside points, will be entered
in the races.
The races will be run on the track at
Wilmington Park. j. o. Ellis shows
will be here for the event and the Cham.
Der Of Commerce band will give three
concerts on the two days.
On the evening of July 4 a display Of
fireworks will be shown and other spec.
ial entertainment features are being
provided. Moss Patterson, president Of
the Ardmore Motor Car Dealers Asso.
ciation will have charge Of the races as
referee and starter Ray Peterson and
Oscar Ritter will act as judges, and Bert
Estes, c. G. Whitchurcn and j. X. wn.
Hanson will officiate as time keepers
The racing card follows.
First Day, Tuesday, July 3.
First event: One-mile race, free for
all. Prizes-first, S15 second, So
Second event: Five-mile race, free for
all. Prizes-first, $50, second, $1O third,
$500.
Third event Ten-mile race, free for
all strictly stock cars. nothing removed
or changed except windshield and tops.
Prizes-first, $25; second SIS; third,
$1,000.
Fourth event; Fifteen-mile race, free
for all. Prizes-first, $50; second, $40;
third. $40.
Second Day, Wednesday, July 4.
First event: Race against time for
one mile. Best time, SIS.
Second event: Five-mile race, free for
all Prizes-first, SIS; second, $40;
third. IS.
Third event: Ten-mile race. free for
all. Prizes-first. $40; second, $40; third.
$500
Fourth event; one.mile race. between
Patterson Motor Company Special and
Crow-Elkhart Special. Drivers. Moss
Patterson and Lew Rice. Match race.
Fifth event: Twentyfive-mne race,
free for all. Prizes: First $50; second.
s25: shird. $40.
An entrance fee of IS per car will be
charged. All cars must be entered be-
fore midnight, July 2. with Moss Pat.
terson, referee.
Hal Spragins. OF Spragins & Twombly. |
has gone to Galveston for a vacation
trip OF several days. He drove through
in a Wflys-Knight
Tom Cooper, local Ford representa-
tive, left yesterday on an automobile !
touring trip. Going first to Amarillo, |
Texas. he will meet Mrs. Cooper, who |
is visiting friends there, and will pro. |
coed TO Colorado Springs, Boulder, Vel. |
lowstone Park. Salt Lake City and 9th. |
er western points. The trip win require |
two months.
Froman Grant. OF Pauls Valley, |
bought a new Dodge touring car during |
the week from the Patterson Motor
Company
p. =. Parker. OF the Be Saw Tire & |
Rubber Company, arrived here the first |
Of the week from Kansas City. He |
motored through in his Lozier, and al |
though the roads he Travelled over, in |
some sections, were enough to make |
any driver weep. he made the trip with.
out accident.
Mrs. Buck Garrett is driving a new
Buick D-45. purchased from the Palace /
Garage, local Buick dealers.
A new Dodge roadster was deliyered |
during the week TO Mr.. Cocay, OF the
Prairie OH 4 Gas Company, by the Pat.
terson Motor Company, local Dodge
dealers.
Plans for extensive Improvements to |,
the garage and salesrooms OF the Moore.
head & Telford Company. local Reo.Cad.
illac-Stephens dealers, have been made
and work Is already under way A mod.
ern office and salesroom win be con.
structed at the corner OF A street and
First avenue southwest. and considera.
BILE Improvement viii be made In the
garage. New machinery will be in.
stalled and the building now in use will
be overhauled
Tom Cooper. local Ford dealer. deliv.
cred twenty-five Fords during the week.
Those who received cars are: A. w. Cof.
fey. b. NJ. Robinson. Palacine oil Com.
pany, Roy Bowman. II. T. Meeker. Ar.
thur Jones. ID. T.. Booker Coca Cola
Company. Jake l.. Hamon and Pioneer
Telephone Company. Ardmore; Gllmer
Oil Company. Fleet Cooper. Ben Geddes,
j. w. Massey. DIR. l.. III. Miller and
Clarence England. Writ. and six were
delivered TO residents and business men
In Healdton.
Leo Thompson. OF Durant. bought
new Dodge roadster from the Patter.
son Motor Company. local Dodge Hud.
son dealers. during the week.
r. A. Peterson. OF the Palace Garage.
spent several days in Oklahoma City,
arranging for more prompt delivery OF
ears for the local trade. lie returned
here with three new Buick roadsters.
irving them overland TO Ardmore.
Jack Munroe. OF the Crow.Elkhart
'actory' spent several days here during