San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-06
SPEED DEMONS
PRACT|C|NG
FOR RACES
Scocters and Pushmobiles
Being Limbered Up
for Lights Classic.

Hurry M, fcllcrs, fill out the entry
blank and get in The Lights biz
scooter and pushrhobile races SEIZED.
uled for August %, for that Richard
Dix automobile is waiting for some
boy just like the 30 other prizes.
In addition to this automobile, Ed
Mabrito of the Hex company 304
West Commerce street, is giving two
ball bearing scooters to the winners,
driver and pusher, of the best home
made pushmobilc. The Rex company,
321 West Commerce street, will give
similar scooter for first prize in
Clnss 3 of the scooter races.
Then the Broadway Sporting Goods
company is giving a ball and bat as
prize in the pushmobile races and q
fielder's glove in the scooter race.
The Enterprise will also give a prize
and there are 80 prizes in all to be
given away.
RACERS PRACTICIN6.
Jim Long. seven years old. 1911
North Palmetto, as driver, and Frank
Carroll, also seven. same address, in
Number 200 are going to give all the
entries in Class / of the pushmobile
races a chance to show some speed for
they are practicing up for the big
classic.
Then there is Driver Ralph Tucker,
10, 80 West Quincy. and Pusher Au-
gust Lassicn, Is, 215 johnson street,
in Number 400 in Glass 3 of the push.
mobile races who have a demon speed.
ster that is guaranteed to eat up
space. Any boy who gets in the Is to
IL class in this race is going TO have
to meet some real competition.
Now in the Scooter Races Edward
Mabrito. s, 1873 West French Place,
is practicing for speed on his Scooter
No. l and expects to meet all corners
on the big day.
In Glass 2 of the scooter race Den
mis- Heitkamp, Il years old. 303 Mont
clair, out on Alamo Heights, is in the
swim with a homemade scooter No.
81, made to capture the Richard Dix
automobile.
Herman Haag, II, No. 80. $50 Del
mar street, and Edward syers, 10, No.
80, 100 West Magnolia, are entered
for the speed test and both are sure
In Glass 3 of the scooter races, John
Mckay. No. 100. 227 Florida street.
and Arthur Jones. IA. No. 101, 1017
West Agarita street, are among the
first to sign up for the racing classic
and No. 100 is entered in the best
home made scooter contest for the
Richard Dix automobile
FILL OUT BLANK.
Day by day, the big races are com.
ing nearer and boys all over San
Antonio are working on their scooters
and pushmobiles to enter them for the
big event ..
Baby buggy wheels, bicycle wheels.
express wagon wheels and all sorts of
wheels are being placed in remodelad
racers. All kinds Of prizes will be-
given and every body has chance to
win one.
Now is the time to fill out the entry
blank, mail it in and get in the big
gest racing classic Of the year. The
Race Editor is busy hunting a street
in San Antonio that will stand the
strain Of the terrific speed expected,
and picking out judges who can fol-
low the screaming racers over the
course and check them in as they pass
the finish line at nothing flat.
Be sure and write your name plain
ly on the entry blank, say whether you
are entered in the homemade con-
test and get 10 work building that
and try practicinE for
speed, for all records for asphalt
tracks are going to be broken when
future Barney Oldfields meet on Aug
ust 30 to decide the 1925 Light Scooter
and Pushmobile Classic.