The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
Eight Dirt Track Speed Kings
VIII Take Part.
Attendance Today May Surpass
1920 Record for Same Day.
$4,000 WERE HERE TUESDAY
Fred HOrey, Dirt Champion of
World, on TOday's Program.
Every Effort Being Made to
Prevent Accidents.

The auto races, with eight of the
worlds dirt track speed kings partici-
pating under the auspices of the In
ternational Motor contest, were to fur
nish the premier attraction at the
Kansas Free Fair this afternoon, be-
ginning at 2 o'clock.
Fred Horey, for two years dirt
track champion of the world on the
half mile track. was entered with his
speedy Frontenac racer in three of
today's events. Horey took to the
track Tuesday afternoon between
heats of the horse races and the way
ne went around the oval made the
spectators gasp. 1t was enough to
indicate that there would be speed
and plenty of it on the track today.
The Sunflower Sweepstakes
The first event was to be the first
neat of the Sunflower sweepstak kes.
a distance of thirty-four laps with six
OF the speed kings competing for a
trophy and cash purse. In the second
heat cars and drivers that qualified in
the first heat will be barred Satur-
DAY the final and deciding heat of this
race will be run.
In the third event the entrants will
drive against time. The distance was
to be announced at the track A purse
or 500 awaited the driver making the
fastest time If he lowered the world
record for the half mile ira ack-5S 2-5
seconds for the mile A $500 purse
was offered the driver making tho
fastest time If state record was low
ered. and a purse of 500 was to 20
70 the driver making the fastest time
II no secordS We're broken.
Event No. 4, a distance of five
miles, Tor purse of 5000, was the
invitation handicap, the cars to be
sent away five seconds apart in posi-
tlons TO be determined from the show
ing in previous races.
Free-For-AH Race.
The last event was the free-for-alf
race, a distance of ten laps for a puree
to be divided, so per cent to the win
ner, 80 per cent to second place ana
20 per cent to third place.
Between the fourth and sixth event
the auto polo contest between the Pa
clf1c coast champions, and the ALI
American team was to be held This
was to be probably the most thrilling
event of the afternoon, for death and
injury turks in almost every move
ment of the roaring cars. The drivers
have no regard for machinery IN
these contests and while cars are
actually disa bled, one after another
it seems impossible that they could
Withstand the strain as long az
they do.
Try to Avoid Accidents.
Every effort will be made this
afternoon to prevent accident, either
during the races or the auto polo
events. The track has been banked
higher on the turns to permit OF
greater speed and reduce in some
measure the danger of skidding into
the fences But the crowd will be
kept well away from the danger
points. for the management does not
want any accidents to mar the Joys Of
the afternoon.
Today is farm bureau day at the
Free Fair and the agriculturists will
hold a meeting in the Peoples pa
vilion at 2 o clock this afternoon. The
old fiddlers' contest will be one OF
the premier attractions of the evening
and will be held in the Peoples pa
Marshalfs band will give concerts
after1oon and evening and there viii
be three programs on the Bell loud
speaker as usual. Dem onstrat ton
team contests in the boys and girls
club pavilion and bee demonstration
in the plaza of Agricultural hall will
also he held.
With a big program of auto races
as the premier attraction. the attend
ance at Kansas Free Fair today was
the largest so far this week. and would
evidently surpass that of "Wednesday
in the record year. 1920.
The grounds were packed at an early
hour this morning and much interest
was evidenced in the exhibits, which
are better this year than usual. Every
train going to the Free Fair grounzg
was loaded to capacity and the auto-
mobiles were lined up along the
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