| Show DIRT TRACK WILL RACE ilace AT LAGOON LABOR DAY A C ill bring ira yail vail to ro lawon labor day to meet ch allenaer for purse the eyes of the entire racing world will be centered on lagoon utah labor day when ira vail acknowledged dirt track champion of the world will risk liis bis title in in a special series of match races with clair sprague the salt lake lioy boy wonder who has cleaned up all intermountain racers and has won the right to try at the crown manager A C christensen Chrls ot of lagoon resort has made this race possible by posting a purse sufficiently large to interest the worlds champion and with william H swanson president ol of the swanson swansea theatre circuit and well known racing enthusiast backing the nervy salt lake pilot arrangements have been completed for a three heat heal match race in which vail will protect ills bis title against the challenger christensen has agreed to post a purse of several thousand dollars to entice the famous dirt track champ to come to lagoon for the labor day event and has deposited a certified cheek check for one thousand dollars with TV D ehhel secretary of the utah state automobile association who mho Is the utah representative of the national contest board this money represents a forfeit to bind vail to place his world crown at stake and insure that the track will be in the condition required ly by the A A A for or a recognized championship meet labor day was selected as the date for or the big event and INIa manager nager christensen hopes to make of the meet a thrilling climax to his 1921 season at that the worlds championship event which will he be the only jonly main feature ot of an extensive professional speed card will be the first sanctioned and official race meet held sn in utah it will be conducted under the rigid official rules of the contest hoard board of the american automobile association an and d any records made on that day will be recognized and stand as omelah lal every pilot and participating will viii be a registered professional the indomitable sprague himself passing bioni a seasoned amateur into the professional fess ional lonal ranks ranka in this event the famous mile oval at lagoon will be put in perfect shape tor for the event the surface is extremely hard and a score core I 1 of workmen and heavy machinery will plane the surface to a perfect smoothness according to christensen Chrls in compliance with a racing rule of the A A A the inside fence rails will be removed and the turns scientifically treated with a solution ot of calcium chloride and oil A dustless dirt course is one of the first requisites of sanctioned racing spragues ea new mount a car of hla his own design and conception has proved the mechanical phenomenon ot of the season it has attained a speed of nearly miles an hour on the straightaways and it was especially built tor for a mile course the worlds dirt track speed king will bring to salt lake his famous philbric dusenberg a special racing job powered by one ot of the famous motors and said to havo have cost nearly to complete |
