Show OLDFIELD IN BENZ SMASHES RECORDS Clips Fractions From Mile and Marks at Cheyenne Cheyenne Wyo May 11 Barney Oldfield driving his Benz clipped a fraction of ot a second from the worlds speedway records over the Cheyenne Motor club course today After Atter one unsuccessful attempt in each event Oldfield drove dr ve a mile mUe In 36 sec see seconds seconds Hat flat and a half halt mile in 17 seconds The Tile former mile mUe record was 2622 36 and the halt half mile mUe 1775 The course Is a fourmile circular dirt track and as the timing was done by electricity and the meet properly sanctioned the records will stand standI I I Oldfield In a Knox I II beat Bronson in a Buick in the eight eightmile eightmile I r mile handicap by the closest of mar margins margins margins I gins Time 84 25 Bronson had a II minute handicap I Ben Kerscher in a Darracq also at attempted attempted attempted tempted to break the mile record but was unable to seconds I The course was wan patrolled by 2001 troops from Fort D A Russell and a 3 I great crowd from around the state wa wt w present Oldfield and party leave tot for l Denver tomorrow Summary One mile mUe time trials Oldfield Benz seconds 36 seconds Kerscher Darracq 43 n seconds time trials Oldfield Benz 18 IS seconds 17 1 seconds Mile Wyoming amateur championship American Time 57 sec see seconds seconds Eightmile handicap stock cars Old Oldfield field Knox first Bronson Bul Butki ki second Time 40 handicap stock cars Brinker r American Time 7 11 |