Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-01-12
FIELD
IS EXPECTED
Interest Centers on Russo,
Adams and Clark, Last
Sunday Stars

AoptCldl 70 Inc ECTdlQl
HARLINGEN, Jan. 10 With
several new faces IN the lineup
and with all the cars in tip-top
shape from the practice yesterday
afternoon the a tomobile races
slated for the Harlingen dirt track
Sunday afternoon have all the ap-
~pearances OF being better than last
Sunday Nh more cars and bet
ter time.
In the practice ses.Jn held
Thursday. the rail birds" caught
Adams one lap in 80 seconds flat.
taking more than ore SC "a off
the record set last Sunday by him,
Russo and Clark were unable 10
get under the time Of any ,f their
fastest laps, but were turning them
faster than last Sund Y. On one OF
his laps. Russo took a bad id and
went into a fence. but escaped
without injury TO h!r or car.
Drivers Hold Over
The second days races were made
possible by the fact tn the drivers
from the Northern and western
tracks were able TO -1m1in owe In
Harrington before mo; ng into Mex
leo where the racing circuit Goes
not start until Jan. 26.
Interest will center on the DASH
eS Joe Russo. Howard Adams and
Maynard Cl-rk who were unable
10 convinCs the spectators last
Sunday just which one was en-
titled to the days driving homo :
Russo and Clark defeated each
other once during the afternoon
but Clark, who drives a faster time
trial than Russo. had motor trouble
early In the afternoon. After losing
a match a TO Adams, Clark did
not meet Russo until the last
event of the program. In this he
lost to both Russo and Adams
finishing tn. d. in the field.
The six event program will car
~ another three heat race which
will throw the six fastest cars In
the last ant C-cidirT heat. Time
trials will be held in an attempt
to set another track record which
last Sunday was lowered TO 3l.4
seconds by Adams. A consolation
race and anoth- match race will
make up the program.
Evans Entered
"Hotfoot" Evans OF San Antonio
who formerly lived in the Valley
and whose driving ability Is vel
known TO race fans Of this section
Is expected 70 have his car In
c1 Va ~ rt0rH Na- arnsw1uf tAn -
ign pack Sunday.
The program is under the aus
picles and with the 5ancation Of
the international Motor Contc-t
association.
Event No. !
Distance one lap.
Kinsey Special, SD Adams
Cedar Ra?i N, Ia; Fronte &c, Joe
Russo. Indianapoli Ind; Fronty,
George Barringer, Austin; Chew
rolet, Ed Langham, Port Arthur
Isotta Jr., Art ChallanGer, Chicago;
v. F. Special, s. FITZGERALD, Gales
burg, Ill; Chevrolet, G. Cheatum
san Antonio; Olds Special, j. Alex
ander, Beaumont; Frontenac, NJ
Clark, !.ock Island, Ill; s. o. Spe.
cial, Frank Sands. Minneapolis
MINI. Chevrolet, II. F. Evans, Sar
Antonio, Fronty, J. Reese, Austin.
Event No. 2
Valley championship, first heat
distance Eve laps.
Conditions: To be run in two
preliminary heats and a final
Winners t. .lalify for final. Posi-.
tons to be determined by timt
trials.
Event 80. 3
Valley championship, second heat
distance seven laps.
Conditions: Winner to qualify
for final event. Positions determin.
ed by time trails.
Event No. A
Match race, distance TO be an.
nounced.
Conditions: Entries to be an.
nounced.
Event No. 5
Consolation race. distance . laps
Conditions: pen to non-moneJ
winners in the previous events
Winners to qualify for final.
Event No. 6
Valley Champion ,, fin.l heat
Distance 10 be announced.
Conditions: Open TO cars tina.
qualified in events 3, and
Prizes divided: so percent to first
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