San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30
FORD OWNERS
! HAVE FRoL|C
At SPEEDWAY
Reunion Sponsored by
Light Attended by More
Than $4,000.
HOLD BIG PARADE
Flivvers Chug Down Hous-
ton Street as Thou
sands Cheer.

Ford owners OF Bexar county had
had their day, last Sunday. At the
invitation of the local authorized ForC
dealers and the San Antonio Light
more than $500 Ford owners partici
pated in progra Of interesting
events at the Speedway on the Pleas
anton road which was witnessed by q
crowd estimated at $4,000. There
were approximately 1000 cars packed
in the big enclosure at one time, at
least $500 of which were flivvers.
A big street parade with more than
1000 Ford cars in the line featured the
big reunion of flivver owners which
was held under the auspices of the San
Antonio Light. Led by Grand Mar
shall William G. Tobin and a twelve
piece brass band and accompanied by
a special police excort, the big caravan
of Ford owners which had assembled
on Avenue G at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon paraded the downtown district
before going out to the Speedway on
the Pleasanton road where the main
events on the program were held.
The route followed was from Avenue
f to Houston, Houston to North
Flores, North Flores to Commerce.
Commerce to South Alamo. South
Alamo to Flores, thence to the Pleas
anton road and on out to the Speed
way. Thousands of pedestrians who
lined the route applauded as the fliy-
vers passed by.
Thrilling Races Held.
The first event at the Speedway was
d tire changing race with cars entered
by various local tire concerns compel
ing for handsome prizes. This race
proved highly exciting and the thou
sands who packed the big grandstand
and lined the Speedway enclosure
cheered as the winner crossed the line !
A race open to all type of Fords, ]
without regard to equipment and en- /
CINE arrangement was next held. This |
race proved just as thrilling as the |
first. An accident marked this event |
when a racer occupied by Richard +,
Dobbyn and Richard Strand over
turned, pinning the occupants under
meath. Neither is believed to have
been seriously injured.
The last event on the racing pro-
gram was a stock car race open TO !
Ford stock cars only. Some real speed
was shown in this race as in the pre-
ceding races and the winner was
tagged in amid the cheers OF the thou
sands Of spectators.
Judging of the oldest Ford, most
spruced-up Ford, Ford carrying pref
tiest girl, etc.. took place next. Awards
were made by a judging committee
composed of Porter Loring and two
other prominent business men. There
were numerous entrants in practically
every class and the judges found their
task no easy one.
The entries, especially the latest
woman and the most comical Ford
highly amused the crowd and decisions
were announced by the judges amid
screams of laughter from the specta-
tors in the grandstand.
Santa Claus There.
Even old Santa was out Sunday
afternoon, arrayed in his best. He
rode an improvised steed mounted on
a Ford wrecker and announced that
Ford cars may be purchased with
small payment down-an ideal Christ
mas present"
Local Ford dealers which sponsored
the Ford Owners Reunion were the
Clifton George Motor Company. Jor-
dan-Ivers Motor Company, Yantis Mo-
tor Company, Morgan-Woodward Auto