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Show Fastest Autos in World to Race Here August 8 I Carlson and Ellis in tlielr racing car. - - V ' i --. , i ' . 'V r , J " - i . wurl'-. 7,.'.-'.-..-'. I -.' . , :. .-"":.: ; 1V:;:', ( ' , ; L" --J, Teddy Tetzlaff VilI Go After Record in 300 ( Blitzen Benz. SALT LAKE CITY is to have an opportinity to viow , from clos6 range at least six of the fastest automobile racers in tho world", and; also, perhaps a number of local aspirantc. What promises to ba the greatest auto racing meet between Chicago and tun weste.rn coast will be staged here on August 8, when Teddy Tatslaff, Hugbio Hughes, Frank Brock, Arthur Klein. Earl Cooper and-. Bob Burman will race against one another for a record on a half-mile dirt track. Carlson Carl-son and Ellis will also participate. Plenty of excitement and sensational driving is assured, and between the racing ovents a four-period auto polo exhibition by the four greatest auto polo stars in America today will be played. Hie fastest car in the world, and what will probably remain the fastest car ever built, will also be s,een on the local track in an effort to establish a new half-mile record on a circular dirt track. This machino is known as the 300 Blitzen Benz, .and gets its name from tho 300 horsepower it develops. It has a record of 25.40 seconds per mile, mads by Teddy Tetzlaff, who will make the attempt to lower this mark if possible. During the raco meet Tetzlaff Tetz-laff will drive a Maxwell, which he has ;just lately received from the factory. fac-tory. This car is the fastest American car ever turned out by an American automobile manufacturer. , Among tho local aspirants who have declared their intention of entering the races, is one wno at one time had a promising future before him in the racing fiebj, but a serious . accident in New York City. during one of the an. nual events there .caused this young fellow to give up the racing game. Lee Olrtfield is tho "comeback," and it was he who ran over the embankment at the New York race course, and in doing so killed nineteen people. Old-field Old-field has constructed a car tinder his own supervision,, and thinks he has a speed annihilator that will cause some of the big fellows to tako notice, Up .to the present time there have been seven applications received from local driver" for nomination in the local races, and if the A. A. A. will sanction a race with the local boys at the wheel, a very interesting programme may be arranged with some of Salt Lake's favorites fa-vorites as speed demons. ' |