Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-04-14
DOUGLAS AUTO
RACERS ENTIRE
PHOENIX SHOW

The Goddess of Good Fortune how
cred over the Arizona state fair
grounds track Sunday in Phoenix
during the running of probably the
most spectacular series of automobile
races in the history of Arizona.
Thrills followed each other in rapid
succession as on four different oc-
casions cars plunged into what looked
like almost certain disaster. Two
cars crashed through fences from the
track and two others spun round and
round on the oval when their drivers
lost control of the machines at the
southeast turn. All were accidents
of the type racing driver most
breads but the program ended un-
marred by even minor injuries to any
participant.
Jimmy Randolph did the expected
in driving his Ford special to victory
in each of the three events he was
permitted to enter, setting two new
track records for Arizona drivers as
he captured the big end of the purse.
He won the 20mile feature race, the
10-mile open event and the mile time
trials. His new records were the 10
miles, in a time of 8:01 3-5 and for
the mile time trials in As 2-5. His
time for the 20 miles was 1922 3-5,
short of the record time of 1916 1-5
held by Slim Harper. The former
record for the mile was 46 1-5 sec
onds, held by Harold Peterson, of
Phoenix, and for the 10 miles was
8:07, held by Harper.
The track record for the five miles
also was broken during the afternoon
when Peterson reeled off the dis
tance in 4:02 AS in the first half of
the 10-mile consolation race, which
he won in time of 8:13 1-5 seconds.
The former record was 4:03 2-5, held
by Harper. Randolph probably bet
tered Peterson's record in the first
five miles of the 10-mile open race,
but failure to take the time on the
distance deprives him of any new
mark he might have set.
Chuck Anderson, of Douglas, driv-,
ing the Globe Miami Ford special,
finished a close second to Randolph
in the 2O-mile event, with Jimmy
Thomas, of Phoenix, we'll up in third
place with the Hudson special. Har-
per in the Overland was fourth.
Many in the Hudson Bluebird, fifth,
and Boody in the Holloway special,
sixth. Goldtrap in the w. & c. spe-
cial and Peterson in another w. & c.
failed to finish.
Anderson ran second to Randolph
in the 10-mile open, with Peterson
third, Thomas fourth and Nanny
fifth. Harper, in a Chevrolet spe-
cial and Goldtrap failed to finish.
Peterson captured the 10-n1ile con-,
ISOLATION race, from which drivers fin
ishing first and second in the 10
mile open were barred. Goldtrap ran
second, and Thomas third Nanny,
Boody and Harper, who had shifted
to the Overland special, failed to fin
ish. Peterson's time for the 10 miles
was 8:13 1-5.
Harper took first with the Over
land in thef five-mile consolation,
open to non winners in previous race.
Boody was second and Nanny third.
Harper's time was 4;10 1-5.
Harper, driving the Chevrolet, and
Anderson, were tied for second in
the time trial, each with 46 2-5. Peter
son was fourth with AZ 2-5.
Harper, Goldtrap, Latham and
Many figured in the near accidents
which were distributed through the
afternoon Harper's was the closest
call, in the 1O-mile open event when
he crashed through the outer rail at
the southeast while fighting with
three other pilots for the lead in the
sixth mile of the race. Harper swept
wide on the turn, attempting to go
round other cars on the outer edge
of the track. His steering gear
broke, he reported later, and the car
went through the rail, leaped an ir-
rigation ditch, crashed through
wire fence and stopped, still upright,
100 yards from the track on plowed