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Show rjTu . 0 VREIS-TQ- GIVE. - r' 0LDHELD1 WELCOME i s t World's Champion to Race With Bert Fuller at . Agricultural Park Saturday Aftcrneon. The automobile owners of the city are making" gre it preparations for the arrival ar-rival of BaiRty Oldfleld. Barney was a well-known figure about town during the summer two years ago, before he Btarted the auto-driving game and when he was riding at the Salt Palace track Oldfleld was most popular with all the cycle fans and, Indeed, with all with whom he came in contact. He will re-. re-. celve fa rousing reception. He will arrive on Friday and will be greeted with a big auto parade Friday night O. L. Stevens has offered a $50 trophy for the most artistically decorated deco-rated car, and there is keen competition to win this priie. The Salt Lake Electric Elec-tric company is making a bid for the money, and has chartered a car which it will use to make a big electrical display. dis-play. Dr. Scott, the head of the auto club, has issued an urgent letter to the owners of cars m. this city requesting them to turn out to a man, not only on account of the reception to the world's champion auto driver, but because It Is -desired to let the authorities and people of the city see how strong the auto enthusiasts en-thusiasts are, as a preparation for a demand de-mand for the .improvement of roads at the coming Legislature. Bert Fuller has now got next to all the kinks of the "S99." and Is reeling off miles at an alarming clip every afternoon. after-noon. His skill as a mechanic Is already al-ready evident, for he has put the big racing machine in better shape than it has been at any tlms since It was brought to this city, and there has not been the slightest difficulty in starting the machine or In getting the full power pow-er out of It. Oldfleld and Fuller will race at Agricultural Agri-cultural park Saturday afternoon. |