San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-10
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Track Records Expected in
Armistice Day
Meet Here.

The cheer that goes up from the
crowd when the winner flashes across
The finish line will be heard at the
Pleasanton road speedway, Wednesday
afternoon for the first time in three
years. -,
Twenty-one Of the heariest-footed
drivers who ever risked life and hmo
in Texas or any other state will spend
the afternoon supplying the sport
that thrills.
These drivers. at the wheels OF
specially-built racing cars, the ma
iority of which are capable of making
100 miles an hour, will flash around
the two-miIe dirt track in four sep
arate races for the $1,000 in purses
hung ND BY the San Antonio Auto
Racers association.
The pro. oect is that the preseho
record for every distance on .ne
Pleasanton road track Will go py ine
boar ds. Recent rains and plenty OF
dragging have left the track IN the
hest condition it has ever known, ac-
cording to the experts. Certlfled tlners
of the American Automobile assocla-
tion will be on the job, and any rec
ords set will be duly recorded.
TWO CARS FAVORED
Tvo of the cars entered in Wed
nesday's program are given an excel7
lent chance TO smash several recorus'
The 200 Dodge" driven by j. A.
Nais is said 10 hold the worlds rec
ord st the present time for one-mlle
dirt track, negotiating the distance
in 40 seconds. 1t won five out OF slA
starts at the recent Houston race
meet, and is reputed to De tne las''''
Dodge in the world.
Another speedster which will whirl
around the Pleasanton road track
"Wednesday will be remembered by
San Antonio race fans. 1t IL the Ole
s1S Hudson' which Glenn Breed used
70 drive on local tracks. This car was
entered in Ga races during one season es
and finished first in exactly o. OF
that number. Driver ID. haas ol W.
Hudson has as his mechanic lornei
San Antonio boy. A. Z. Jackson.
Preliminary trials OF four mlles ~,
each car will be started promptly a.
I 30. These time trials are msue
necessary through the fact tnat IN
fastest u cars will be allowed 10
compete in the first race OF 10 mlles.
while the remaining entrants VII Ign
II out in the second event OF L miles'
CONSOLATION RACE
The third race Of eight miles will
10 contested between the non-money
winners of the first two events.
THE feature event Of the afternoon
will he the final 30-mile dash for the
fastest % cars ready 10 start. WIN
uer of this race viii drag down the
neat sum of $3.50, with second place
worth $3.50; third, s125; and fourth
s75.
AS an added attraction to the regu-
lar program Of races, several OF the
drivers will make individual attempts
10 break the track record and cop the
special prizes hung up by the race
committee. "Red" Peters will at
tempt TO lower the track record for a
motorcycle.
All Of the entrants in the Armistice
Day races will meet at o'clocl
Tuesday evening at the offices Of the
San Antonio Automobile League, next
10 the Alamo, 10 receive instructions
Wednesday morning several Of tn
fastest cars will stage a parao'
through the downtown streets.
Buses will be run from Alam'
Plaza Wednesday afternoon for tn
convenience Of race fans who do moi
own cars.
The three judges for the program