Show RIVAL SPEED STARS MAKE MAKEFAST FAST TIME Both Oldfield and De Palma Do OneHundred Mile Clip on Los Lo Angeles April 3 A speed of practically miles mUes an hour In the preliminary h of the duel be between between between tween Ralph Da Do Palma Palms and Barney Oldfield for the worlds automobile racing championship was made on the new circular plank track of the Lou Los Angeles today Oldfield had his horsepower Benz and made a mile mUe In 36 25 seconds aver averaging averaging averaging aging 37 seconds for several miles mUes He was followed on the track by De Palma Palms who used a Caleb Braggs Bragga 90 Flat De Palma turned the tha mile cir circuit circuit cult In 36 15 seconds The time was wag taken by a number of ot experts and Is not disputed Racing authorities here believe that three races on the next week to decide whether r Oldfield or orDe orDe orDo De Do Palma Is the champion will pro produce produce duce a record of mlles miles an hour for the new track The race will be berun berun berun run on three different days so that it will be necessary for tor the winner to secure two heats Oldfield time Is a full second faster than Strang who in a Fiat Flat made tho the record over the Atlanta speedway last October mile was then tho the American record Oldfield used the same car today in which he drove the fastest mile ever traveled by a man manover manover manover over the Florida beach two weeks ago Today was wan his first trial at the new track and he declares he will beat the 35 seconds before the close of the meet here |