Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-10-15
LEON DURAY WINS WITH
LOCAL KLINE sPEEDSTER
Easily Romps Home First in Three
Mile Race Against Noted
"Spccd Kings"
GREATEST RACE OF FAIR
He Gets Worst of tho Start, but
Is Awarded Newspaper Victory
in the 1cn-NIilc Sweepstakes.
Handicapped Seven Lengths.
GREATEST RACE OF rAlI'
ny JOE COIN.

Giving her" everything he had,
Leon Duray. the French Speed King,
furnished the thousands who at
tended tho State Fair yesterday, thrill
after thrill. and brought Jimmy
Junior" the local Kline Kar. home
first in the three race and the
newspaper winner Of the ten-mile
sweepstakes.
Just before the first auto race We'd
nesday afternoon. Duray had the mis-
fortune OF breaking the chankshaft
of his Briscoc Submarine and was
unable TO compete in any of the
events CT the day. Early yesterday
he visited the Kline kar Company
and. although knowing nothing about
what the local car could do and the
Kline people not personally knowing
Leon, both locked good TO each other,
and deal was made to enter Jimmy
Junior" in the days races.
Kline vs.. Briscoc.
The tcn-milc sweepstakes. the bis
event OF the day. was purely race
Streigel. in Briscoe. The others
entered were either soon eliminated
or did not stand up as real con-
tenders.
which Jimmy Junior" won. 1t was
discovered that more gas was needed.
and the local car was pushed up the
track near the other end Of the grand
stand. The starter would not wait for
more gas to be secured and Duray
took chance with hardly enough
fuel for the distance: Jimmy Junior"
was a good seven lengths from the
wire when the signal to start was
given. and, although IL was to be a
speedway start" II looked like eN-
ceptionally hard luck for Duray, who
was. therefore, Obliged to overcome
seven lengths from the heOin-
ming.
Wonderful Driving.
Leon handled his car in manner
to do credit to Barney Oldneld or
laps. In getting used to the car and
what she could do around the curves.
he became real contender. The
Briscce was showing wonderful speed
and the fourth lap became a match
race between Streigcl and Duray
StreiGel would lead going by the
stand; but. after the first curve. Duray
would gradually crawl up in the back
stretch and so Ivy him like the
Empire state Express passing an
army mule. Not knowing his car he
would lose a little. on the curves. but
in the open was in class by him
self. II they had started on even
terms ii would have been one
car race and no doubt the track rec
ord would have been broken.
The last mile was the fastest and
most exciting OF any staged during
the present series OF races. 1t was
neck and neck all the way. Coming
into the home stretch StreiEel led
by length. but this was gradually
overcome until the wire was reached,
the EriScoe noSinS out Jimmy
Junior" by less than six inches.
Gets Newspaper Decision.
TakinS into consideration the rough
treatment handed the local car by
the starter and the Scven-length
handicap purposcly inflicted. n vote
was taken By the dozen members OF
the press present and Jimmy Junior"
was awarded the victory. The time
for the ten miles was ten minutes,
ten and two-nfths seconds.
In the thrcc-milc race Jimmy
Junior" had very little trouble after
once getting warmed up and used to
the track. OF the four cars that
started only thrsc ;inishcd-Iiaugdahi,
in an Essex, dropped out early In
the gam". Ehc King car. driven by
King, was no, real contender. as
his brakes burnt out 4 few minutes
before starting and he was afraid OF
the turns II was another duel be-
tween Durav and Striegel. in which
tho Frenchman showed marked
superiority in the handling Of his car.
The time for the three miles was
three minutes, and two-nfths sec
onds.