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WORLD'S RECORD MADE BY NIKRENT Driver of Knox Giant Sends Car 74 Miles in a Single Hour > FAST RACES AT MOTORDROME Five Thousand People Are Pres ent to Enjoy Contests of Speed SATURDAYS RACES Pursuit race, five miles—Knox Giant, Uoerr-Brown company, Joe Nlkrent driver, won. Time, 8:IH>. Stock car», 231-300 cubto inches piston displacement — Bnlok. Howard Auto company, L. Nlkrent, driver, won. Time, 4:31:4. Five mile free-flt>r-aH —Knox Giant, Pnerr-Brown company, J. v Nlkrent, driver, on. Time, 3:58:3. . ■ Five miles, stock oars, 161-230 cubic inches ' piston ' displacement—Oakland, Han-ley, King ft Co., George Bobst, driver, won. Time, 4:41. Tiro-hour Derby championship: Reaultfl of first hour— Giant, Doerr-Brown company, J. Nlkrent, driver, seventy-four miles) Franklin, Ralph Ilamlln, Bruno , Selbel, driver, sixty-right miles; Cutting, Clarke-Car ter company, George Clarke, driver, sixty-one miles; Parry, Horrlne-Brooks company, Bechtel, driver, fifty-eight mile*. With a new world's record estab lished for one hour's racing on a mile track, the first day of the great series of races carded for the Motordrome closed before an appreciative audience of 5000 people, and that great I<os An gelns driver, Joe Nikrcnt, received unstinted applause. Five big racing events wore pulled oft* Saturday, and though there wero no accidents, the time made by the speedy cars and the close competition of tho contenders were enough to fur nish many thrills as mile after mile of the great board pie pan were cov ered. Promptly at 2:80 Official Starter F. J. Wagner called for the three starters In the lirst event, a pursuit race, with the distance five miles. The Buick dropped out before the first mile was completed because of mechanical trouble, and it was then a contest from wire to wire between the Cutting driven by George Clarke and the Knox Giant driven by Joe Nikrent; the. Knox winning by less than twenty feet in the fast time of 8:59. The time of the second car was but one fifth of a sec ond slower. The second race was for five miles and the starters were Duro, Buick, Parry and Cutting No. 2. All nf these small cars did better than sixty miles n.n hour, and the finish was so close thnt but 1-100 of a second separated the first and second cars. It was a stirring race and had the public on its feet most of the time. The event was won by the Buick In 4:31:80' with the Cutting second in 4:31:81, and th<j Duro third in 4:32. The third r..c« was to have been a free-for-all for twenty-five miles, but as there were but two starters the distance was shortened to live mlle.q, the contenders being the Cutting driv en by George Clarke and the Knox ("Jiant driven by J. Nikrent, the Knox winning in 3:55:03 and the time of the Cutting was 4:01:02. The fourth event for cars of 161-230 cubic inches piston displacement had To Be.Given Away at DESMOND'S Cor. Third and Spring Sts. Every visitor to our store is invited to register his or her name and address whether a purchaser or not. On next January 4, 1911, one of the visitors will become the proud possessor of the beautiful Packard Limousine. Call This Week, Register and Tell the-Man Where You Wish It Sent Los Angeles Sunday Herald AUTOMOBILES also but two starters—the Oak lam! and thu Staver-Chlcago. The Oakland won In 4:41 and tho time of the second t ir v/as 5:08. Tho fifth and last race of the day was the big event. It was the Motor drome Endurance Derby champion ship and carries the Los Angeles-Pa cific challenge trophy. It 1b a two-hour race for cars of less than 200 ruble li.ches piston displacement and there were ten entries but only six starters —the Franklin, Duro, Buick, Parry, Cutting and Knox Giant. But one hour of the race was finished Satur day and the other hour will make the big event for today, for the entire list of cars are eligible to contend, though but four cars finished the hour yester day. The Buick was withdrawn In the first quarter of a mile and the Los -Migeles built car, the Duro, broke its tain shaft In the twenty-third mile and retired. The race then settled down to a contest between the Franklin and Knox for the larger cars and the Parry and Cutting for the smaller ones. Tnere w?re many sensational miles and the last five minutes saw a clip that resulted In a ne\v world's record being made by the Knox. The distances cov ered at ti.e end of the hour were: Knnr Giant, 74 miles: Franklin, «8 miles, rutting. 61 miles and the Parry, 58 miles. Today when the fight is re- Jiewetl a faster time will doubtless be recorded and 80 miles an hour can be looked for. Aside from mechanical troubles, none of the cars yesterday was injured, and tlicre was not a tire change in any of the contests. The appearance of the Knox Giant, owned by Barney Oldfleld, but entered by the Doer-Brown company, created much enthusiasm, for this Is the car that Barney used so successfully on eastern tracks. Tni Tetziafi gave two exhibition miles in the Lozier car that won the two events at Santa Monica Thursday, and was heartily cheered. Today's program of events is particu larly strong, for there are from four to eleven sure starters in each race. The first event will be five miles for 4RI-600 cars and the entries are the Knox 40, Bulfk 40, Cutting and Knox Giant. The second race for five miles for 301-450 cars will have as starters the Franklin, two Buicks, Knox, Duro and Cutting. The third event Is a pursuit race, limited to ten miles, and will be con tested by tho Oakland, Ford and Stav er-Chlcago. The five-mile free-for-all handicap promises to be a sizzler, for there are eleven entries, and with an equable handicap it should be a compact bunch of cars for the entire distance. The final event will be the second of the two-hour race, and there will be somo radical changes in the positions when finished. , The efficient handling of all the con tests and the prompt announcement of the time made were generally favora bly commented on yesterday. The tim ing is being done by the Warner In strument company under tho supervis ion of W. H. Hfelliwell. The races yesterday wore so success ful that there is every indication of a big attendance today, and the railroad facilities and train service will be fre quent and ample. It was a big disappointment to the public that Barney Oldfleld was not allowed to race at Motordrome, but as he is under expulsion by the American Automobilo association and his appli cation for reinstatement cannot be heard by the contest board until in December it was impossible for him to be allowed to race at the Motordrome, which is a sanctioned meet, and his racing as an outlaw would have put the track in bad standing with the A. A. A., and no registered driver would have been allowed to race on tha course. Barney Is so much under the ban that he cannot be on the track as a spectator inside the lines of the con trol; %nd the races Saturday could not be started until Oldfleld had been re quested by the officials to retire from the track. ABBOTT IS OFFICIALLY RELEASED TO LOCAL CLUB CHICAGO. Nov. 26.—President Chiv ington of the American Association of Professional Baseball clubs, announced today that the following releases have been promulgated since October 12: By Kansas City—John Cocash, O. Woodruff, to Seattle. By Toledo—Fred Abbott, to Los An geles; Fred Tramline, Clarence Miller and E. T. Anderson to Portland, North western league. SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 27, 1910. AUTOMOBILE SHOW PUNS ARE NEAR COMPLETION Space All Taken by Exhibitors, and Big Auditorium Be ing Decorated Every preliminary arrangement has been made for the automobile show of the Los Angeles Motor Dealers' asso ciation to be held the week of Decem ber 12-17 at the Shrine auditorium, and all that now remains Is to have the immense hall decorated for the recep tion of the 1911 models and the plac ing of the cars on their various thrones. At a meeting of the show committee held at the*Lankershim hotel Friday contracts were closed for the decorat ing, lighting, music and other amuse ment features. All matters pertaining to the show were taken up and dis cussed, and when the committee ad journed the members were enthusiastic over the coming show, and all felt that It would be one of the greatest successes of the show season on the coast. It has been definitely decided that the decorative scheme will be that of a garden effect with thousands of colored lights in the greenery to add to the picturesque effect at night. An Immense amount of Alabama smllax will be used with thousands of natural flowers which will be changed daily. Hundreds of palms will be employed in the scheme and Immense ferns will hang from the ceiling in largo floral baskets. The Shrine auditorium is already well lighted; to increase, the magnificence, of the electric display several thousand more globes will be put In. Twenty thousand square feet of space have been sold, leaving only POO more square feet for motor cars and 300 for accessory dealers. This means that only a few of the remaining accessory firms will get representation at this big exhibit. All space on the main floor was taken two weeks ago, and what remains, while In the balcony, is very desirable. The show will be open in the after noon and evening. The opening will be at 8 o'clock Monday, December 12, and will continue throughout tne week, with a number of big special days. Large delegations of motor dealers and motor enthusiasts will come in from the small towns if the weather is good, a major ity of whom will drive in. Last year there were many large motoring par ties from as far away as San Diego and Santa Barbara. Much interest Is being shown in the show throughout Southern California, and many letters of Inquiry have been received from all quarters for full de tails. The musical program for the w<-rk will be one of the most elaborate ever Have You Seen The Kissel Kar? Winner of the Los Angeles-Phoenix Race The hardest grind ever a car underwent. 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NO IMITATION pipes of any kind kept or ' sold in cases. Any pipe in a casS Is a real thing. *"»v -\f Those beautiful dandy olive wood pipes, all stamped l,on Angeles. Just the thln« to send your friends b,ack east, only IS cents. Thousands of pipes to select from HE WANTS that pipe• that John made. JOHN'S l'U'K SHOP.' i ' ' 130 West Fifth HI.. Oppose Clime's Theater. .■•-..•." offered for an automobile show any where. In addition to a full -band there will be an orchestra and a num ber of high-class soloists. EUROPE RAISES DEMAND FOR TIRES OF AMERICA Diamond Tire Manager Says Bet ter Construction Responsible The declaration made generally by American motorists who toured in Europe the past summer that much greater mileage was given by Ameri can made tires than by tire equipment of foreign manufacture has called at tention to the rapidly growing popu larity of American tire? throughout Europe. Keith 11. Good?, manager of the Diamond tire distributing establish ment in Paris, says that the building of American tires to meet road condi tions in this country is largely respon sible for the success American tires have achieved in Europe. The Ameri can tire invasion, he claims, is being felt in every part of the continent. "One feature of American tire con struction appealing strongly to the European automobile users is the high er and thicker side wall as compared with the side wall of foreign makes," says Mr. Goode. "For instance, in Diamond tires the tread is carried much nearer the bead of the casing, largely for the purpose of resisting the strain and wear occasioned by ruts. This problem has never been worked out in Europe, probably because the more uniformly good roads never made so apparent this desirable feature as have American roads. "Early in th« tiremakine industry America undoubtedly obtained some pood Ideas from the foreign tire manu facturers, but it appears the latter have now been surpassed and must incorporate in their product the ad vanced American methods or fall be hind the American product in their own markets." PUBLIC KNOWS MUCH OF AUTO CONSTRUCTION "The future of the motor car as an adjunct to modern life is a question which is puzzling the public, and many arguments pro and con are be ing advanced by friend and foe of the automobile." said V. A. Longaker. president of the American Motor Car company of Indianapolis, in a recent talk about the motor car industry. "It must be admitted that the mo tor car has evolved into a necessity. It is utilized by the lawyer, banker, merchant, salesman, doctor and in practically every other line of human endeavor. "It is granted that vast sums of money are spent by the manufacturer in producing the motor car, but this does not prove that such expenditure is economic waste. "The automobile is being extensively Barney Oldfield the "Speed King" at Present Outlawed by the A.A.A. OLJ>FrELI> WILL ENTER AN INDEPKN DENT TRACK MT.ET AT ASCOT PARR OX DECEMBER 10 ANT> 11. HE IS IN FAVOR OK A PACIFIC COAST ORGANIZA TION TO CONTBOLi AUTOMOBILE R ACIXd IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON. advertised and exploited. In the past the tendency of motor car advertising has been merely to shout the name of the machine in the people's ears until they were interested enough to buy. A new era is here, however. The fea tures of ronstructlion and reliability are being exploited In such a manner In Six Consecutive Laps on the Great SANTA MONICA COURSE Attaining q Speed of 78 Miles an Hour WITH broken parts that could not be replaced, having been delayed in transit by the railroad company, this great car with a driver who had never driven a Fiat car, broke all world's road race records Thursday. Watch the Car Watch the Driver Pacific Coast Motor Car Company 1144 South Hop* Street Las Angeles The Record Breaking LOZIER . WAS EQUIPPED WITH *v Martin Shock Absorbers] 3 Reasons Why You Need Them on Your Car— FOR COMFORT FOR SAFETY FOR SPEED There Is Nothing Like Martin's Martin Shock Absorber Co. 926 Central Avenue, Los Angeles Home F 5586 Main 2M) 1^ that the puhlic can understand why the car has a distinct value. Details of conatructHon are explained and economy of upkeep is proved by ac tual teats. Such argument is con vincing and is bound to make the mo tor car one of the most productive economic factors in modern 111'e." OLDFIELD TO RACE AT ASCOT PARK Two-Day Meeting Arranged for Early in December by Speed King Dirt track racing will bo revived in Los Ar.-elen on December 10 and 11, when Barney Oldfleld, world's speed kins, will bo seen in action for tho first time this winter in Los Angeles. The Pacific Coast Motor Racing as sociation, a new factor in the auto rac ing .->,.ort, has secured a lease on Ascot track and will transform it into the fastest dirt course in the world. Oldfleld will not only enter his threo fast stock machines, but will also Bend bis great 200-horßepower Benz racer against all the short distance dirt track records. Ever since the spore! king arrived «m tho Pacific coast the auto fans have tyen anxious to know weather Barney would remain iir retirement during the winter or take part in meets that were not sanctioned by the controlling body in auto racing. The announcement that Barney will ride on Decamber in and 11 will he re ceived with a lot of Interest by the admirers of the premier daredevil racing king. Barney has always made K ood in Los Angeles and he will bo watched with greater interest than ever this year. Oldfleld, In speaking of the Ascot tra.k plans, had the following to say: •I am glad that plans have been made to revive the sport at Ascot, as 1 sincerely believe, that it is the most interesting kind of racing. And then the track is within a few minutes 1 ride of the city and it costs but ,r. cents to g'-t there. "Pirt track racing this past summer drew more people than the great speedway meets at Indianapolis and Atlanta.. At St. Paul, Minn., on Sep tember 1". over TO.oon npectatom were present when I established a. new worlds circular flirt track mark. At Springfield, 111., 60,nnn people attended the auto races. And in fact wherever I raced this year the crowds were limited only by tho capactiy of tho grounds." _