Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-04-03

during the reign of runners in the
pari-mutuel regime. The events, held
on Labor day, were a success, with
Paul Clancy rs the primary speed
king.
Billings had four days Of auto rae
ing at the Midland Empire fair, with
the Final Saturday events showing
time near world record speed. Claude
Currie, Felix De Setback, Babe Ad-
ans, Roy Ketcham, Harry Nichols and
Jean Mandeloff were among the entries.
After Billings, races were held at
Whitehall on a half-mile track and
on both the mile and half-mile track
at the State fair. Missoula had auto
racing for five days of the Western
Montana fair, with Babe Adams car
rying off leading honors. Eldon TORI
OF Missoula was the only Montanan
to compete in state events that year.
He raced at Deer Lodge and Missoula.
Deer Lodge was the lone spot in
Montana in 1927 to stage auto races.
Roy Lampkin, always a Treasure state
taVorite, clipped an exceedingly fast
record on the Deer Lodge track. Irving
Hoffman. who had raced in Helena in
1916; Ray Dashback, a veteran driver;
Barney McKennan, and George Tib-
belts were among entries at Deer Lodge
in 1927.
Most drivers who have raced in
Montana since the advent OF auto
racing are living and some are still
active in the game. Currie, who COM
peted around the state in 1924, was
killed several years later at Kewanee
H., and Adams, his brother-in-law
quit the game. Besides Currie, LeCocq
Costa and Roundtree, it is believed the
rest of the speed invaders are living
Still In Business
"From latest reports the majority are
in some branch of the automobile bust
ness. Roy Lampkin has a machine
shop in Pueblo, Colo, Larry Stone was
last reported at SaWtelle, Calf. II
charge of an automobile service branch
Paul Clancy was last heard Of operat-
ing a fleet of trucks in Indiana, Der
! Gotoff has a substantial business a
Chicago, Babe Adams has a repair
shop in Chicago, Roy Ketchum run.
a garage at Morgan Park, ILL.,; Free
HOrey retired from racing to conduct {
service station at Tampa, Fla; Loul!
Disbrow has an important automotivt
position in Detroit, Bill Endicott wa.
recently a traffic cop in Miami, Fla.
Cleo Sarles has a garage IN Lorimer
Ia; 'Swede' Anderson is at Iron Noun
tain, Mich; Jean Mandeloff is in thu
tire business in Chicago; Tommy Mil
ton, who earned wealth behind thu
wheel, is interested in ST. Paul, Min
neapolis and California real estate, ant
Eddie Hearne is likely basking as pc
his custom in sunny Cal
Jimmy Reynolds of Boulder wa
probably MOntana'S most outstanding
race driver, although the late Stanle.
Smith Of Meagher county was also
figure in Montana's early speed lore
The state has never produced a drive
who really made auto racing his bust
ness and competed widely over tn
country. The difficulty of holding aut
races in Montana is in lack Of cars an
drivers of class in the state. For tn
most part they must, Of necessity, com
from the east or the coast and it ]
only in intermittent years when sue.
places as Spokane, Yakima, Salt. LAX
City and Salem, Ore, sponsor ace
that Montana cities are included in
professional racing circuit.
ut will interest Montana speed fan
to know that the following knight
of the roaring road, whom they hay
seen in the Treasure state at some tim
or other, were active in 1920: JAG
Murray, Jean Mandeloff, Irving Hoff
man, Roy Ketcham, Cleo Sarles, 'SWedt
Anderson and Harry Nichols