The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-06-07
RAIN IS AID
To DIRT TRACK
TRACK AT FAIR GROUNDS Is IN
BEST OF CONDITION FOR
TOMORROW.
Speed Demons Begin Tryouts Today
Mcclure Handicap Il tho Big
Event,

",;,y, us u little more ram and II
ruaruu,,c tho boys the fastest dirt track
The" flrr raced over is tho word SEC
-,,or, Su.ariz sent To Inc weather man
lasl night. H." has tt" course IS Smooth
ax gas; now aud with yesterdays raHa
',ho surface is nearly hard enough.
The MrI.Y:c Hrirl handicap. at a dis
lance Of ten laps. will II" tho principal
r;,r. of th, hIE automobile meet cardcn
for tic state far grounds TOMORROW at'-
'rrnrun. Handicap races ar" IN" T7"S'
thrilling race; OF Il nerve .tinElinE sport
and have replaced tn" long distance en-
,lurancc dcrh;eG on til" big board sr"co-
WAYS In these races III" slower cars
,rr started ahead e.! tn" faster ones
and Tn" scratch man or men nave 10
nrh, every inch II Inc Way Ia prevent
Tho DRYERS in front from staying there.
we'll handicapped RAJ" brings III"
drivers int" III, h"mcs;r"ich III Il h'an-
kct finish
Tho Mcclure rae" wIll carr: $1,000 IN
cash and a beautiful trophy 10 he re-.
raiurd hy tho winner long after tic cash
has hcrn spent or invested in Liberty
;onde. Il is probable TIA; Carney Old
field VIII h placed 81 scratch. Though
Tommy iiIrnu rann"t l." given more
Imam a r"w length; start "vrr the mari"r
II re Ii"ld"n Submarine. T"fi. Hickey.
rrI .lovd Thompson and In" others VIII
! 10 siv"n >urh :'iar:s e" Ihrir TIM" III
the record irIair show ;h"y ar'' crflti"'i
The iirSt cyrul "n Saturdays program
Will II" one mil" imuc trIaiS by all IN"
drivers =" ..tirui;:i" tho pilots IN mako
the. h.S, pn:slhI" time. $1,000 III cash
viii be divided AMONG III" ihrc" fastest
men. $500 /" FIRST. t%"" 20 second and
! S.nN 10 third.
Following the handicap event. an Aus
lraIian pursuit rae" VIII l." run; Win
lhr four LEADING cars started from DIR
frrrnt points "c IN" track. onc-"iGhfh
ri a mill apart. At tho crack "l the
pistol ";uch driver VII try 1" catch the
! ono ahead 81 h!n and keep from being
caught by IN" ear behind. As - car. -
oycrtai;"n Il drops out AMI wien only
,vn cars arc .l"ri. ono must ovrriakc
tho niirrr before tn" race * won This
- truly - speed hI;il" "a The very limit.
and resembles II haill" royal ~ the tight
arcu:,,
y tcn-ipp ir.'"-f": AL N which all
driver. will start f""aI N" same mark.
will hc thu, third racc "n IN" program.
The events will h., electrically timed
h, tho lni"ninwu speedway timing de-
vice. Charles W. Johnson. president 81
, tir l'ni"ninwn Speedway. Will he
rcfrr"r Frank R"sh"r1 official repre-
sentative rf ~" American AUTOMOBILE"
ASSOCIATION. Will "ftirIatc for the GOV
! trnlnE body Of tn sport
With thr ram "f Yesterday came lot
I'm in tho work ~ IN" mechanics. Most
ri. ;hc cars wrr" read: for practice lato
III ,hc afternoon and with no workouts.
I the boys had time for Il l'ttlc card game
during showers
Don't lc: my friends get The idea
! that | am going 10 clran up all those
speed hnyS.'' said n"Ll"yd Thompson
last night 81 will go tho limit Of my
ability hut ! am II" proven hearcat at
aulomuhil" racing yc;. would rather
rr1vc an agreeable SuTnris" Than IN have
cvcryon. 'hoppcd Oh III" and 'h"n nor
win
/ ThnrnpSnn4 car ~ showing Ersht
! snCrd in his workouts On III" Washing
| ION pike white the lraCh is vet.
! thu city received as compensation tor