Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-14
RACER WHIRlS CAR
INTO FENCE At FAIR.
BUT is UNSCATHED

Il Five cars started. but only three

Getting away 10 q nice start Dis
;.brow lost no time in opening up
wide gap and led the field for the
rs-urst four miles. Al. Striegel, who
was at the wheel of a Briscoc. took
Tho lead at the nth mile post. Dur
5 ling these four miles Striegel had
been holding down second position
steadily. while Jimmy Toft and Sig
Haughdahl was battling It out for
Third place. The Mooney special,
(which Toft was plotting. began los
y ing its hold in the third mile, and
Haughdahl moved up leaving loft
and king 10 come tearing along in
Tho dust to make UP lost ground
through n mishap TO one of the lead
!. ing cars.
80 Striegel led the field for one mile
when liaughdahl came through in an
. Essex and took the lead from the
sRriscoe which moved back into second
position with Disbrow pressing them
10, the limit In the seventh mile
Disbrow again pushed his Essex to
the front. but dropped back in the
eighth lap when S.rieEel "s,cpped
on IT, and dashed into first position
The next mile showed Disbrow's car
again in the lead with the Briscoc
following uncomfortab!y close and
Haushdahl closing in rapidly from
me rear. Tearing down the stretch
IN cloud Of dust il was impossible
to SEQ who was leading, but in front
OF the grand stand Disbrow's Essex
: nosed out StrieEers Briscoe who had
IN . ts.ssA IL sst
Haughdahl following close behind for
third money. Emil King came
across the line fourth and Jimmy
Tort last. The time for the ten miles
was 104S
Huughdahl Noses Out Disbrou.
In the first race on the program.
"a -Fhree-mile contest. Sig Haughdah,
carried away the honors. Emil King,
IN his King special, finished second
The race was close and until the
maj mark was passed il was any
oody's Dishrow, in his Essex, proved
close contender. but bad turn
into the stretch put him out OF the
running. The time was 3O2l-o.
az Inc next event on the afternoon
= DIN was speed exhibition Of one
mic, in which Sig Haughdahl went
out after the track record In his
hrst attempt to lower the mark Sc,
bv' Louis Disbrow in 1912. he was
unsuccessful, but in his second trial
nc lowered the timc for one mile by
two-hfths OF second. Disbrow's
time for the mile was ga 2-5, and
liauGhdahl covered the lap in 81 fiat
one OF the most enthusiastic rootcrs
along the rail was Disbrow himself
who Immediately CONGRATULATED
Haughdahl for the feat.
Durny's Car Fails Him.
The third event on the card was
the first heat for the championship.
Leon Duray, who was scheduled to
drive against Les D'Alienc, was un-
able TO race owing to broken
crankshaft which was put out OF
commission during one of the trial
laps The mishap caused him TO
withdraw for the day. Sig Haugh-
dahl took his place in the event. The
initial race was won by Haughdahl
The second heat went to D'Alienc,
VINO closed in from the rear at tho
end OF the third mile and succeeded
in nosing Haughdahl out. In the final
heat the cars tore around the track
Tor three miles almost side by side
= 'and IL was only in the stretch that
Haughdahl pushed his machine ahead.
10 win by about foot. AS cars came
Tipping past the grand stand at full
" speed they continued on to the next
;. curve, where Haughdahrs sDcedster
T, started TO swerve and 20 sideways
on the track. raising big cloud OF
( dust. D'Allene in attempting to
"a VOID a collision pulled toward the
outer rail and then. blinded by the
dust. went crashing ntR. the fence
80 great was the spe,AI ..f the car
that IL tore up three fence posts be-
-sfdsa IL was finally checked D'Auene
was not injured and his car was only
damaged slightly.
The last race held was the Aus
-liralian pursuit. Four drivers brought
their cars out for this event Emil
King. driving his King special. tore
around the track for five miles and
succeeded in overtaking all the other
entries and won by TWO feet. Each
car was given a second start.
striegci caught the Mooney in the
third mile disqualidnG that entry. In
she fourth he overlook the Essex and
put that machine out of the race. and
II was during this lap tina; the spec
tators witnessed another holly con
tested lap. Striegel led until the
turn into the stretch where he swung
wide. allowing the King specia! TO
axe the rail and come tearing down
the stretch, beating him out by a
wheel length.
Leon Luray, whose Rr!scoc sus-
aimed broken crankshaft. viii drive
~ today's attempts in a Jimmie, Jr..
Kline Mar. loaned 10 him hy James
y Kline. The loan is 10 cnahl.
Duray to continue in the contest for
the big prizes and Is not considered
an official entry OF the Kline cars
Duray will 20 after the track record
ioday.
Official Program for To-day.
Event No. l-Introduc;Ion Of cars
and drivers:
Name OF Car. Name OF Drivc-.
Briscoe' Leon Duray,
r~Buick. Bob Cline.
maxwell. Les D'Allcnc
Essen, Louis D!sbrow
! I1ssea, Johnny Raiiney.
FIAT, SIG. HauGdahi
2tE,lnG, Emil King.
. Mooney, Jimmy Toft
= Briscoc. al Striegcl
Event NO. 2.-Distance. three
miles. Consolation race-Prizes, $500
first; 500, second.
~ Event 40. Assistance, two miles
< Match race: Special prize and medal
Name OF Car. Driver.
y Rrjscoe Duray