The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-04
EVERYTHING SET FOR
ARDM0RE AUTO RACES
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
GROUNDS AND COURSE HAVE
UNDERGONE MUCH IMPROVE
Mt9NT; SUNDAY ELIMINATED

Automobile races will be held at the
race track near Wilmington Park IN
this city on May . and 10. Arrange
ments has been made 10 hold them on
Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and II,
but on account of objections TO sun
day racing the date was changed.
To Ray l., Beede, president of the
Southern Motor Company and also presi'
dent of the Southwestern Racing Cor
poration, goes the credit for the races
being held in Ardmore. Mr., Beede,
who is an enthusiastic racing fan and
who has been devotinS large portion
of his time to that business, has made
all the arrangements for the races and
gone to a heavy expense In repairing
the old track and getting things IN
readiness. Mr.. Beede used to be well
known racing driver. \ high board
fence has been built all around the race
court at Il cost of more than $1,000 ana
the work of leveling the track and re
pairing the grand stand will cost almost
that much more.
Wide publicity is being given the
coming races. Moving picture slides
are being run at the theaters in Okla
homa City, Madill, Marietta Davis, SUI
phur, Waurika, Enid and this city.
Large posters are placed in several OF
the cities and the promoters are eX-
pecting the largest crowd that ever
has assembled at the fair grounds.
There are 10 entries for the races and
some of these are racers of prominence.
Glenn Breed of Salina, Kans., will be
here with his Hudson about the middle
of the week.
Oscar Ritter, Roy Shores, Buck Gar
rett and Sam Shelburn, the latter OF
Enid, have been chosen as judges and
Guy Harris will act as starter. tff-
teen policemen will be on the ground
to insure order.
The grand stand will accommodate
about 500 people and the infield will
accommodate about 5000 cars. There
will be % box seats and the grand
stand is so located as To insure a per
feet view of the entire course by every
one.
Automobiles will be allowed to park
on the infield, but all ears will have
tops down in order to not block the
view of other cars
The track is in perfect condition
Grading is being done and when com
pleted the course will be rolled and
oiled to prevent dust
Two cars from Ardmore will be enter
ed and the attention Of the racing fans
is about equally divided between these
cars. one of them is the white
Dodge owned by the Southern Motor
Company and the other is the black
Buick owned by Ray Peterson. These
cars have been matched together
several times and both are very fast
Leo Rice, of Suggs, Rice K Rice Gar
age, will drive the Dodge and Kay
Peterson will drive his own car Mr..
Rice recently returned from Enid,
where he was entered at the races with
the Dodge car and succeeded in pulling
down some big stakes there. He Is n
local driver and is known to be fear
less and able to stand the "gaff' of
fast driving
Ray Peterson also is a well known
driver and it is expected that the race
between these two cars will be a hot
contest.
Thoce races are put on at heavy
expense and if the citizens turn out
for them it is probable that there will
be more races in July.
Don Cochran of the NJ. & c. Auto
Supply Company will act as official
timekeeper.