The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-13
Speed Demons Expected to Make S5 or 90 Miles an Hour This
 Afternoon
RUTH LAW RESTS
 ISEMINGER'S AUTO
 IN RACE FRIDAY
Eight Thousand Seated in the Grandstand-B Biggest Crowd of Week to Be
 Out Today

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 Today two of the oldest racing driv- CTS in the wor1d-both of them cham pions-will turn on the gas and take a layoff from their nerves until one or the other of them eats up 10 miles for the first race, and 15 for the sec and, and 25 for the third, at the Ala bama State Fair grounds. Barney Old field, the worlds master driver, will race Louis Chevrolet, speedway cham pion of the world.
 Barney-on this has third trip to Birmingham for racing purposes-will drive his big Golden Submarine" hav- ing in reserve French Delage, while Chevrolet will use his first Frontenac, having in reserve a second car of the same make and style. The time of the local track is mile in 51 and i've eighths of second, but the boys who will climb into their speed wagons to- day expect to make the track yield about S5 or 90 miles an hour.
 THRILLING EVENTS
 This is going to be one of the most thrilling events Birmingham has of fered her visitors in many days. Tho races will begin at 8 o'clock and will probably last until o'clock, but there will be no dull moments, as the big benzine cars will be kept busy warm ing up. The racers will be on the ground at noon, and begin trying out their cars, and it would be wisdom for every one to get there and get seats early, states the management Of the fair, as a record breaking crowd for the days attendance is expected. The track was treated last night for the dust, and it Is expected that 1t will be in fine shape today, following the scraping off of dust, sprinkling and use of chloride on the surface
 The management of the fair an- nounces that the Osceola entrance of the fairgrounds will be open today to automobiles, and the drivers will be allowed to enter at this gate and go into the infield of the race track and park their cars. This will be especial ly convenient for those coming out to the fair from the city.
 AVIATOR WINS
 Fully 5000 people were seated in the grandstand at the fair yesterday when Ruth Law, flying close to the ground. easily outclassed Dan Iseminger, local racer, who essayed to beat Miss Law in a mile race around the track, riding in Stutz Bearcat roadster, owned by John Strang. Iscemingcr made a good first mile, though Miss Law was leading, but in the second and third, fourth and fifth he had fall en back constantly until his car was a lap behind the aviator when the flag went down for the winner. Ise- minger stated that he was not able to get his engine going good, and that there was some trouble with the gaso- line feed, all of which made it impos- sible for him to hope to win after the first mile. His car was hitting and missing when he was making the last three miles.
 Miss Laws work in the race with lse- minger was spectacular, as she at times seemed to be about to alight, but never for moment was such an idea in her head. It was just case of coming just as close to the ground as possible. to make the race a thriller. Her husband Charlie Oliver, stood in the middle or the track, and it seemed every time she passed over him that the machine Woulo cut his hat off, but she was bit higher than she looked to be. The purse of se5c for this race was easily won
 FREE ATTRACTIONS
 The free attractions seemed to grip the visitors again yesterday, the ap- plause being frequent and long. Today, the last big day of the fair. there Will he the largest crowd in Birmingham that has ever passed through the fair gates, and it will tax the capacity of the grounds to handle them, but there never was better natured, better behaved crowd than the one that attends the fair
 The Midway is great mecca for the youth and is very popular with the moth CTS and dads also. There is every kind of a show imaginable and most any Kind of a freak that one could think of on the Midway.
 The woman's department, Mrs. Jonn E. Reid in charge. Is about the most at tractive place in Birmingham TOT .ns women. and you don't see any of the men shying off from the beautiful ex- hibits. for as much as they are used to lodging the issue, the beautiful and dainty hand work crowds this spacious hall Mrs. Reid never allows anything in the hall that is over a year old. no exhibitor being allowed to bring back anything for the second exhibition This feature causes a natural curtailment or the number of exhibits, but insures fair play to all.
 AUTOMOBILE DAY
 All of the exhibits will remain intact for the whole of the day, nothing being removed until 12 o'clock tonight when the fair closes it's 1917 showing-the most successful in it's history.
 In view of the fact that today Is au- tomobile day, special arrangements have been made for automobiles and their oc- cupants, and they will be allowed to en- ter the park from the Osceola street entrance. and park in the infield of the race track.
 The usual offerings will be served up to all visitors at the fair today, and they will he given the biggest day Of the fair on the very last day-Saturday. VETERAN, IN CITY FOR REUNION, DIES Thad Wright. Confederate veter- st>S ~,,lHan1v at bo hav,nA nf