Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-14
RACER WH|RLS CAR
INTO FENCE AT FAIR,
BUT is UNSCATHED
AL. D'Allenc, Dirt Track
Champion, Has Narrow
Escape From Death.
HAUGHDAHL CUTS RECORD
FOR MILE TO Sd SECONDS
Exhibition Closes Tonight.
Everything to Be in Full
Blast Until End.

Fifteen thousand speed fans saw
the first half of the State Fair auto
racing program yesterday and rose
To the highest pitch OF excitement
when Al D'ASenc, dirt track
champion. blinded by dust in The
third hca; OF the championship race
OF the day. tore into the outer fence
on the southeastern corner OF the
track. uprooting three posts. Hun
drcds left their seats and ran toward
the smashed car before the driver
was seen waving his hands through
Was un!njurch.
The Fair closes today with the
second half OF the auto contests. The
grand stand yesterday held close to
1900 people and officials believed
there were more people in i; than n
week ago on Richmond Day. An
other rccord-breaking crowd is cx-
pccted today. Boxes of all dcscr.p-
tion and even egg crates and barrels
we're TO be seen In the enclosure be-
fore the stand yesterday, with many
women mounted on them. The en-
thuusiasm during the final l0-milc
race. won BY Louis Diabrow, the
Championship heats. and the lap IN
which Sig IIaughdahi established a
new track record OF ffty-tour sec
onds fiat. was'deciared to be without
parallel in the city's sporting and
amusement history.
WiIson In Movie. Here.
Great interest was stimulated, by
the circulation Of a rumor yesterday
to the effect that Ar Wilson, who
for four successive days performed
before fair audiences his dcath-dc,y-
ing feat Of changing planes in mid
air. while flying better than mile a
minute, will probably return to the
city within six or eight weeks.
The plan as IL now stands Between
tho flyer and several representatives
OF the motion-picture interests here,
ilight here added TO those taken in
other cities and exhibited in one of
tho local theaters for week, the
aviator himself TO return at the time
of the engagement and speak on his
experiences.
Wilson made many friends In his
short stay here. Though his regular
season is now over he is going to
Texas for some flights. He was TO
have left the city yesterday. but
stayed over. purposely. it is under
stood. TO discuss the picture prbpo-
sition.
All Exhibits Arc Intnct.
General Manager w. c. Saunders
said last night that not single ex-
hibit will be taken from it's place
before this evening, and the midway
will be in full operation up to the
time OF the closing of the gates on
NirSinias fifteenth fair at II O'Clock
tonight. The railroads have per-
fected arrangements for the quick
removal of all exhibits that are pro-
cccding TO other fairs.
No estimate OF attendance for the
ten days of the fair is put below
100000. and there are many who say
the figures will mount we'll toward
the midpoint OF the third hundred
thousand. They point TO the perfect
weather that has lasted from the
opening 10 the closing day. No knowl-
edge OF the actual attendance can be
obtained for some time yet due to the
scattering of ticket Offices all over
the city.
-hiihS W III SdHu "lCn IN a
few flights today between the races.
concerts and vaudeville 1t is also
expected that another parachute
jump will be attempted.
Disbrow Wins Ten-MfIc Race.
Driving an Essex, Louis Disbrow.
one OF the best dirt-track drivers in
the country. came home the winner
in the ten-milc race at the State Fair
Grounds yesterday. The race was a
real fight and during the ten miles
first position was always in doubt.
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