Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-10-03

tOmOblle race can ever be.
Chairman Rex Rice, of the racing.
commission, reported yesterday that
it was impossible to give any definite
estimate of the number of cars that
will be entered until just a few
days before the races, but he expects
plenty of fast cars to show up for
a. try at the money: There is not
as much money UP this year as there
has been at some past meets, but
winners will have the price of a
new car and a few meals out of it
at any rate and the sport is what
calls most of them anyway.
Whether racing has made the
Cochise county fair a big thing or
the fair has made racing is ques-
ton, but one thing is certain, both
attractions have grown up side by
side from little dabs to real man
sized, main event positions the
Douglas dirt track originally was
an oval of rock surfaced bumps on
which a bunch of drivers tempted
death every so often before a little
crowd that was not seated nor tagged.
Now that track is rated the best of
its kind and size in the southwest
and has board fence entirely
around it, A new fence has now
been built shutting the track off
from the rest of the fair, SO that
tickets can be sold for the races
alone.
Around this track there are parking
spaces with good vision for al who
wish to see the great events and
down on the track during the fair
will be collection of speed wagons
and drivers who will cut seconds oft
the track record and make a grilling
run for money this year in faster
time than it was ever made beforc.
The racing faction of douglas pro-
duced the present state champion,
Jimmy Randolph! He holds the state
records for everything that. would-
be suicide can do with a gasoline
go-devil" on a mile oval. Randolph
is a favorite in the DougCas district
and will show this year with his
little special all togged up with
half dozen new super tantllizers on
the carburetor and a special coat o.
paint for the judges to hang the
first prize on
Randolph Will be the favorite with
the Douglas fans, but he is going 20
run into some heavy driving this time
if he stays IN the money. He has
always had the greater part of the
breaks in past races, it seeming that
he could take a curve faster ana
skid further without leaving the
ofI4 n mt IN
times he has taken the money after.
throwing tires and stopping to slow
dust out Of gas lines have made his
style of driving popular.
The stage is all set for fight
for the money this time and the last
few laps of the main event are going
to see the crowd with its heart IN
it's throat if steel and rubber hold
together for lot of the outside boys
are getting tired of seeing Randolph
win all the races.
on the other hand Jimmy is going
to be a tough child to drive around
because he hit snag over in New
Mexico this summer and had to drop
a little of the first money to some
Of the other boys and it hurt his
pride. Jimmy is furnishing his go
cart now and training it down 70
take the north curve at 1O5 and the
south curve at SO. When he gets in
the race he may cot do so we'll as
that but he has his neck bowed and
don't expect anyone to pass him
either on the curves or the stretches.
Several good little cars are going
to be rung' in from over the county
and Tucson and Phoenix both have
some drivers who want to warm UP
the oil in Douglas. The coast will
send a couple of big boats and New
Mexico and Texas are very much
interested The elimination run should
show about u or Is cars lined up
and the fans can bet on seeing somet
thing to hold their breath over.
WOMEN SHOPLIFTERS