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Show MOTOR RACES AT FAIR GROUNDS BIG CROWD WITNESSED VARIOUS - . EXCITING EVENTS. Parade of Decorated Cars An Imposing Impos-ing One Race Between Howell and Glasmann the Feature. Fine weathor prevailed at the fair grounds yesterday and those Interested Interest-ed in things motoring were favored by a program of racing and exhibition such as hag never been offered offer-ed In this city. Promptly at 2 o'clock, according to schedule, an imposing array of motor cars of all sorts, kinds, colors and descriptions were lined up along Washington avenue, preparatory prepara-tory to the parade about the city and thence to the fair grounds where a carnival parade was held, the gaily decorated cars making several rounds of the track. More than one hundred cars were lined up in the procession. This part of the program disposed of, the track was cleared and the first of the races wcro lined up at the post This was originally scheduled as a two mile motorcycle race, but It was decided to make it five miles. Many of the owners of motorcycles in the citv were, entered, but "first honors and a prize of $10 went to W. S. Stewart. Stew-art. Arthur Thomas was second, receiving re-ceiving a gold medal, while the consolation con-solation was given to Glen Tout. Time. 8:50. The second event was at five miles for automobiles costing less than $1,000. This was won by J. Baumois-ter Baumois-ter in handy fashion, who received a prize of $25. Second place was given to Dr. F. S Osgood, the prlzo being a silver cup. Time, 10:53. In the third race cars costing from $1,000 to $2,000 were entered for a ten mile spin. j. c. Jensen in a Cadillac, Cad-illac, won first money, $25, and the cup offered for second prize went to Mr. Cortez in a Maxwell car, j. W. Duffln running third in a Buick. Time, 16:17. This race was in the order of a long drawn out procession, Jensen being one mile ahead of. Cortez at the finish, who in turn led the Duffin car by a mile and a half. The fourth event was a five mile exhibition by Dodd of Salt Lake. In a 70 horsepower machine. The time for the distance was given as 7 minutes min-utes and 12 seconds, which is considered consid-ered remarkable on a half mil track. rhe next feature on the program furnished the same sort of amusement to the spectators as clowns arc expected expect-ed to furnjsh the patrons of a circus, being a "slow race," at one half mile. All speed levers were set at high gear at the start and the rules of the race did not allow their being changed. There are few ears which can be successfully suc-cessfully operated at this tension and the regulations stipulated that any car getting stalled was to drop out of the race. Archie Browning, in a Cadillac, Cad-illac, finished first, winning a gold medal, while Cortez, in his Maxwell, finished second. No time was taken of this event. ... The race between Judge HoweTt with his - thirty, horsepower four-cycllnder four-cycllnder Maxwell car against ex-Mayor ex-Mayor Glasmann and his two:cyclln-der two:cyclln-der Maxwell, twenty horsepower, proved an' easy victory for Ju.lge Howell. It was considered nervy, however, by many v ho knew that Mr. Glasmann had recently received his car and had pocted with it less than a dozen tfmrs, with no previous experience. ex-perience. One thing sure. If Mr. Glas-man Glas-man Is ever brought up before Judge Howell for violating the speed law the Judge will popse6s the knowledge that Glasmann can go fast enough. The sixth event was a match race at three miles between' Phil Kohn and J. W, Duffin in their respective Buick cars, for $25 a side. The match was won by J. W. Duffin in six minutes and 15 seconds. The ladles' race did not take place owing to the non-appearance of Miss Rita Williams, who accepted the challenge chal-lenge of Mrs. Phil Kohn, earlier in the week. This was the only disappointing disap-pointing feature of the program, and the opinion prevailed among the au-toibts au-toibts that Mies Williams is not a "good sport," and will be barred from participation in any later events should they be held. t |