The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-07-03
BEST PILOTS IN
NORTHWEST ARE.
ENTERED HER E.
Northwestern Match Derby Is
Feature Race; Special
Matches Arranged
BEGINS AT 3 O'CLOCK
Automobile Style Show and
Parade Is First Event on In.
dependence Program
BEGINS AT 3 O'CLOCK

King Speed will reign supreme on
Bismarck's new dirt speedway to-
morrow. independence Day. when a
half score professional TX cling stars
will compete in six events for purses
aggregating $4,000.
Auto races with thrills galore are
promised the thousands Of speed
fans who are expected to come to
Bismarck for the mammoth celebra-
ton. Officials are predicting a
crowd from 5000 to 10000, at the
program. which is scheduled to
start at 800 o'clock central time.
Stars Are Entered
The call for entries, open to all,
had been sent broadcast and due to
the liberal purses offered and the
early date Of the local meet, an
array of record holding stars has
been listed.
Heading the field are Emory Col
Inns, the Canadian favorite; Swan
Peterson, Scandinavian star, and
"Putty" Hoffman. the flying
Dutchman," from Racine. Wis. Next
in line are such pilots as Evers OF
Des Moines, Duray OF I,-ilwaukee,
Mandelhoff of Detroit. Mich, Don
Schoenert Of Minneapolis. Art Peter
son of Minneapolis and others. The
machines entered inclu e Frontcn-
acs, Templars. Puegeots, Frontys,
Rajos and others.
With an array Of speed talent
combined in six event card, motor
fans are due for an afternoon of
thrills if not spills. Fearing that
more ambitious youngsters will be
willing to take many chances on the
hazardous turns to win over the
favorites and cop off share of the
prize money, fair officials are max
ing preparations for additional polio
ing at the track and every precaution
of safety to keep the expected record
crowd away from the danger zones.
Parade Is Scheduled
Vieing in interest with the auto
racing program is he ''motor style
show and parade" with nearly 80
Bismarck and Mandan girls and
women at the wheels Of the latest
creations in motordom. The drivers
will be introduced to the spectators
by George Shafer. state attorney
general and Republican nominee for
governor.
The cars and drivers are as fol-
lows:
Tenplar, James Evers, Des
Moines; Rajo. Glen Price. Milwau-
kee; Frontena,, Gene Mandelhoff
Detroit; Fronty Tod Lockhal :.
Tulsa; Frontenac. En.or Collins
Sioux Falls; Badger Bug. Eddie
Hoffman. Racine; Puegeot, Swan
Peterson, Galesburg; Ricardo, Don
Schoenert, Minneapolis: Fronty,
Art Peterson, Minneapolis, and Ford,
A. c. Narcotic, Dickinson.
Derby Is Feature
Conditions of tn Northwestern
Match derby are as follows: To be
run in three heats--t' preliminary
heats to be of seven laps each and
the final heat five laps Winners of
first and secord places in heats will
start in finals.
After the two hea in the first
race have been completed, three
cornered light car match race takes
place. The winner is awarded a
trophy and $125 prize money is
divided. Lockhart. Hoffman, and
Evers are entered in this event.
The final heat of the Northweste 4
Match derby follows he three-cor-
nered event. Following til. final
heat, a special chall ge match i; on
the program.
The closing event is IN invitation
handicap race. The following
drivers are entered: Schoenert,
Peterson, Hoffman, Collins, Lock-
hart, Evers, Price, Peterson, Man.
delhoff, and Narcotic.