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Show OLDFiELD MAY RETURN. Celebrated Speed Merchant May Appear Ap-pear in This City Next Summer. . Barney Oldfleld, the renowned auto-moblllst, auto-moblllst, may visit Salt Lake on hla way to the coast next fall, and If arrangements ar-rangements can bo made, an exhibition run may be made here. Oldfleld Is well, known here on account of his performances perform-ances some years ago on tho saucer track. Before entering the auto game, Barney was as ardent a pedallst as ever straddled a wheel, and while In this city he made many friends by his work on the cycle track. Oldfleld is at present in New Orleans and is amusing the sport lovers of tho Crescent City with his whirls against time In his celebrated machines, Bullet No. 1 and 2. From New Orleans Barney will go to the Florida sand beach, where he Is slated to give some speed exhibitions. exhibi-tions. Oldfleld says that J. J. Ryan's challenges chal-lenges to race him for $10,000 are based on stage money, that ho has never received re-ceived a communication from Ryan and that Ryan will have to post real money before he (Oldfleld) will give the alleged challenges serious consideration. Barney also says that Col. Billy Thompson, Charlie Mitchell's cx-man-ager, has nothing to do with his affalr3. Tom Cooper, the former champion of the cycle path, Is Barney's racing manager. man-ager. After the Florida beach engagements Oldfleld will go north for a season of track racing, beginning May 20th. Ho has arranged to go to California again next fall, leaving the East immediately after Labor Day and appearing on the trip at Omaha, Denver, Salt Lake, Seattle, Seat-tle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles An-geles and one or two smaller places in California. |