The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-11-28
Rain Causes s Postponem mems
 OfELks Racet

Rain, wet and constant, was a winner at the state fair grounds yesterday and is re- sponsible for the postpone ment of all events of the Elks' benefit auto races, including the motor style show and auto polo matches to next Saturday afternoon, December 4.
 Larry Stone and his Premocar Special Duesenberg seemed all set for a good afternoon of dashing speed. when Mister party. After two weeks of sunshine, the clouds came into their own yesterday and murk prevailed
 At noon a conference was held between the race drivers, State Fair officials, Elks and the assisting officials, and it next Saturday The programme will be the same, with the motor style show events in conjunction and the polo con- tests as planned
 TO RACE NEXT SATURDAY
 Some favored an earlier day in the week. but the absence for a few days next week of President R. A. Brown and Secretary James l.. Dent of the fair board, Starter Ralph Hankinson and other race officials brought out next Saturday as the favorable date for the contest. M
 The sport-raving public will then have football off their mind and should be in favor of watching the dirt track speed stars flirt with danger and aspire to the records and purses which will be at stake.
 Stone is anxious to tune up his new Premocar Special and will have ample time. Following the announcement that the champion driver had been secured by the local manufacturing concern to build up the large race team of Premocars, much interest has been manifested by local fans.
 Rountree's Essex, which did not per form as anticipated last Thursday, will be given a complete overhauling and with some slight changes to adapt it to the mile track, should be up in the run ming. On haIf-mile ova1s this car has been the 1920 sensation of American made cars, and will be an entry well worth watching next Saturday,.
 WATCH ROBINSON
 Lamar Robinson. whose fast clip in the free-for-all last Thursday gave Stone the race of his life, will be figure well worth watching. It is thought Robin sons great driving the past week has also attracted the attention of the Pre- mocar clan and that the dashing' Mis- sourian may get a chance to pilot one of the three Premocars which will be built in Birmingham this winter at the Preston factory
 Permission has been received from Secretary Art Corey of the International Motor Contests association, allowing the postponement of the franchise for the local meet to December 4.
 Both Sarles and Gray of the RaJo race team will put forht efforts this week to 'shop'' up their small cars in order to turn the mile oval with the propor- tionate speed they are able to do on the half mile tracks, on which the Rajo and Rajo ' each hold worlds record for this class.
 Sarles is delighted with the showing made by Roscoe Sarles at Los Angeles Beverly Hills Turkey Day classic on the speedway at an average of over 100 miles an hour and within two seconds of the worlds 25o-mi1e record.
 Telegrams of coincidence have been sent by race drivers now in Birmingham to relatives of Gaston Chevrolet and Ed die ODonnell, the two race stars killed at the Los Angeles speedway Thursday. Many of tine local entries have had mar row escapes on the dirt courses during their racing careers