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Show RECORDS BROKEN AT LOSANGELES Los Angeles, Cal, A-pril 8. Within an hour after the bos Angeles motordrome motor-drome Is opened this afternoon, now world's records, cutting down official time In startling manner are expected expect-ed to be established. Barney Oldfleld. Ralph Do Palma, George Robertson. Ben Kerfrber, J. B. Marquis and other prominent drivers will try for records rec-ords for from one to ten miles. Tbe practice work on the new plepan tr;:ck in the last week Indicate that tho mile record will be lowered by 12 to 15 seconds, and others seem certain cer-tain to be clipped accordingly. George Robertson made unofficial time for ten miles yesterday arternoon that Is half a minute faster than that now held as tbe world's speedway r cord. Odlfleld. De Palmn and Brags, the latter an amateur, have all been accurately timed for a mile in 36 1-3 seconds. Following the world's record trials, the opening da'6 program is airauged lor stock chassis races and championships champion-ships for evenly matched cars, and fre-for-all and handicap events. The meet Is sanctioned under the couitst-rules couitst-rules of tho American Automobile association as-sociation and all drivers have been licensed li-censed under the 191" rules. Aotomo-blle Aotomo-blle racing exiperts are here to watch the first experiment in racing on an Inclined plank track. V. J. Wagner of New York, will act as starter and S. B. Stevens of Nev York referee. Following the world's record trials will be the clock chasuls, free for all and handicap races, nn follows: Ten mile, slock chassis class C, divisions di-visions 2 and 5; ten mile stock chaslrf handicap class I, five mile free-for-all, class D; 25 mile free-for-all handicap handi-cap class l: 100-mile stock chassis, class C, division 5. championship. Le Talma's 190-horsepower Flat ar-rlvod ar-rlvod from New York yesterday and he drove It to the motordrome and made a mile on tho track In 39 seconds sec-onds on the third Feed The arrival of the machine assurs a championship champion-ship match between Oldfield and De Palma for which the former baa his 2011-horsepower Benz at the motordrome. |