Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-06-19 | Page 7 | 500 Auto Parties Enjoy Easy Runs on Saltair Speedway

AUTO PARTIES ENJOY EASY RUNS ON SALTAIR SPEEDWAY As man many as BOO automobile parties Including some sonic of the most prominent automobile owners In Utah It was estimated b by President D D. D C. C McEntyre of ot the tho Saltair Automobile Speedway company compan visited the tho new speedway with its ton mile yesterday yesterday yester- yester day and enjoyed th the privileges of or tho the track as guests of ot the tho management The weather man however fell down somewhat on tho the company compan and as a result the automobile and ll motorcycle were races scheduled for lor yesterday esterday po postponed until next Sunday Sunda A heavy shower fell fen carl early In the tho afternoon at the west vest end of or the tho track Previous to that the track hall had been carefully sprinkled by the tho company's company's com corn Tho The pany's bl big automobile trucks combination was too much for the thc new toad road in places and while the ron road made goo good gOOl driving at moderate moderato speed W. W D. D lUshel who was In chargo charge of oC the race card considered the course courso unsafe for r racing After making the trip over the straightway Mr lr Rishel telephoned to the starting point to call tho tire races off and next Sunda Sunday was wag set as the date data for tho the postponed postpone events Ten of the thirty five entrants entrants entrants ent ent- rants In the motorcycle races sl signified the willingness to go so ahead 1 with a races but were vere not allowed to do so 80 The showers of ot yesterday corn com comparatively narrow and the greater part of ot the tire road was found In excellent excellent excellent excel excel- lent con condition Hundreds of automobiles automobiles automobiles automo automo- biles made made- tho Ito trip to the track n. n as the tIre guests of tho tim management throughout the tho afternoon and oven oven- had except where the rain and ing crossed tho the track already alread moistened pronounced the going as of ot tho best Marry Many wont went on to S Saltair and the thc the resort number of or cars parked at during presented an unwonted sight I the afternoon