The Topeka state journal., 1922-09-15
SPEED DEMONS
TO CONTEND ON
OVAL SATURDAY
Six Big Events Are ON After.
noon Race Program.
Also Hold Last of Thrilling
Auto Polo Contests.
BIG HORSE RACE CARD TODAY
Thursday Attendance Broke All
Former Records.
Estimated That $4,000 Persons
Visited Grounds.
BIG HORSE RACE CARD TODAY

With a huge program of auto races
arranged for Saturday. the closing
day, this afternoon will be the last OPP
portunity for the lovers of fleet horse
flesh to see the trotters, PAGERS and
runners on the Free Fair race track
this year.
The championship automobile races
will be held Saturday afternoon at
O'Clock. Louis Disbrow. in his Fiat;
Fred Horey in his Frontenac; Jimmie
Craft, driving King special, and
Larry Stone, the southern fayorite,
plotting Deusenberg. will run the
final heat of the Sunflower sweep-
were held Wednesday,
A Special Auto Race
The ambition of Louis Disbrow to
defeat the Champion, Fred Horey, has
led Secretary Phil Eastman to arrange
a special race for these two veterans
for a $500 purse. The distance is to
be announced. This doubtless will
be one of the most thrilling events of
the afternoon for Horey doesn't pro-
pose to see any car negotiate the
oval at a faster clip than his heavy
and speedy Frontenac.
These two well known drivers also
will be the principal contenders in tho
final heat of the Sunflower sweep
stakes for cash purse and trophy.
They divided honors in. the two heats
run Wednesday afternoon, each TAX
ing a first. This also should prove a
formible contest, for Disbrow's speedy
Fiat is causing the champion no little
worry this week.
A Sever- Lap Race
The first event of Saturdays pro-
gram will be the seven-lap class race
for purse of 5000. In this event are
entered Murray, driving a Stutz; Kei-
ley. driving a Bugatti, Harry Petticord
and his Essex and Larry Stone In his
Deusenberg. Horey. Disbrow and
Craft will compete in the three-miie
invitation match race for a purse 1e
$3.50, which is the second event.
A five-lap race open-to cars that
failed to qualify in the Sunflower
eepstakes-Murray, Hoffman, Kel-
ley and Petticord-wil1 comprise the
third event. A purse of 5000 will go
to the winner and 500 to the driver
placing second.
Hoffman. Murray, Horey. Stone and
Craft are entered in the free-for-all
prove one of the best events of the
afternoon. The distance will be five
miles.
Auto Polo a Feature.
Between auto races the alI-Ameri-
can auto polo team will play the Pa
cific coast champions in two periods.
the team scoring the most goals in the
playing time to be declared the vim
ner. This dangerous match will ada
materially to the thrills of the auto
matches.
In the evening the usual big night
show. with a fireworks display as a.
climax. will be held in front of the
grandstand.
Big Racing Card Today. s
The races this afternoon should be
good-if not better-than have been
seen this week. In the 2:12 trot foF
a purse of 800. three horses are en-
tered, These horses started in the
heats. One of these horses is Fair
May, the brown mare from Coffey-
Vile. who lowered the track record In !.
the second heat of the trot, aithos:
Ellie Baird, in the next heat, set the
new record of 2:11 u And there IL
Grafton. the black mare from
Quenemo, who compelled Fair May to
step a clip of 2:11A in order TO take
the heat. There is also Edgar
Worthy. owned by the Derby stables
of Wichita, and who. altho he finished
the 3-year-old record of 2:11Z. ana
may become a contender today If he
starts.
In the 2:17 pace probably will ba
Minnie PInkerton. the Topeka mare,
who won the 2:2O pace Monday in
three straight heats, and Charlie c.,
the bay gelding who won the 2:14
pace Tuesday. also in three heats
Spooks, who finished second in the
2:20 pace is also scheduled to start in
this event. The purse for the 2:17
pace exceeds $1,000 and the event
should be very hotly contested.
New Attendance Record Set.
Today promised to be the bannss
day of the week, altho the attendance
reoords were smashed Thursday, when
1t was estimated that $4,000 persons
were on the grounds during the morn
ing afternoon and evening. The crowd
at the horse races Thursday was
equal TO that at the auto races We'd :
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