Evening journal., 1922-05-29
6 AUTO RACES
ON HOLIDAY BILL
Bicycle Events Also Sched-
uled for Fair Grounds
Tomorrow
McFADDEN MAY
DRIVE SPEED CAR

All is in readiness for the auto
mobile races at the State Fair
ground tomorrow afternoon. Six
big events are carded. including
three State championship events.
The program follows:
Fifteen cash prizes aggregating
greater sum than ever before paid in
this city will be given to the winners
of first, second and third places.
This program will consist OF at
least fifty miles of racing. including
the extra heats which will be neces-
sary in some of these events. Among
the cars entered are such makes as
the lie Pauless Special, williams
Special. Duval, Dodge Special (16
valve) Frontenac, Chevrolet Special,
Hudson, Stutz, Ford Special, Dusen-
berg, etc. with such noted drivers
as: La zette. Snowberger, Zeiglcr
Bros, Banks. Reed, Reckstein. Rol-
land, Dawson, Jackson, Smith.
Brown. practically all record holders
or winners of important events.
In addition to the Delaware boys
who have entered the race for State
championship, there are twelve of
the best cars end professional driv-
ers ever gotten together for any one
program.
During the past week the track
has been given a general overhaul
ing and is in the best Of condition,
with every indication of It being
faster than heretofore"
Event No. 1-Five-mile State
championship delaware cars only.
Event No. 2-Five-mile Profess
sional Glass B (two heats).
Event No. 3-Five-mile Profess
sional Glass A (two heats).
Event No. Especial match race.
Event No. 5-Ten-mile handicap
Gree for alb N. NJ R. A. cars
Event No. 6-Time trials.
These six events with the extra
heats means at least 40 miles of rae
ing or so circuits of the track.
Preliminary to the automobile
races which start at p. m, there
will be several bicycle races by Della
ware entries for the different cham
pionship classes. One feature will
be race on two old-time high
wheel bicycles.
Complete arrangements have been
made by the management for the
and comfort OF the ca
pacity crowd which is expected to
attend. Uniformed officers will be
stationed along the main highway TO
expedite the moving OF traffic to and
from the grounds. transportation
facilities will be increased by the
public service companies.
The officials of these races will
be:
Judges-Norman T. Smith, Ma
-ional Motor Racing Association;
Coleman Johnson, Delaware Motor
Sales Company.
Starter-David B. Coke, National
Motor Racing Association.
Announcer-Bobby Calhoun, Point
Breeze Velodrome.
Timers-Robert Johnson Will
nington Automobile Company; Har-
is Samonisky, Every Evening.
Scorers-A. c. Davies, Evening
Journal; Joseph Mclaughlin. Morn
ng News; Alexander ]. Abrahams.
sunday Star.
Track Manager-Pat Williams.
Business Manager-A. W. Spring
r. American Motor Racing Associa-
ion (Inc.); sanctioned by the Ma
ional Motor Racing Association.
II is understood that Percy Nc
'adden. who is interested in the 16
alive Dodge special which is pne
( the entries in the races has slgni-
ed his intention of witnessing the
erformance of that car.
McFadden who was injured soma
ears ago. walks with the aid OF
rutches, but regardless of this han
leap he is considered among the
op notch drivers of the country.
Ie has not participated in any races
nce last Armistice Day when. az
N. j., the car he was
irving was smashed up in an acci-
ent, his mechanician was killed.
ut McFadden escaped with a few
linor injuries.