Automobile Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday, September 15, 1919
Sanctioned by – International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Time Trials – 2 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
George Clark* |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
Duesenberg |
$100 |
1:09.4 |
2 |
John Boling* |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Hudson |
|
1:09.8 |
3 |
John Boyd |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Packard |
|
1:12.0 |
4 – tie |
Tuck Fordyce |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mercer |
|
1:14.0 |
4 – tie |
Mark Jenkins |
Des Moines, Iowa |
Stutz |
|
1:14.0 |
First Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
John Boling* |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Hudson |
$0 |
4:15.0 |
2 |
Dwight Mercer |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Lust Ford Special |
|
|
Second Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
George Cark* |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
Duesenberg |
$0 |
3:55.0 |
2 |
John Boyd |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Packard |
|
|
Third Heat Race – 6 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
John Boyd |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Packard |
$0 |
3:49.0 |
2 |
George Clark* |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
Duesenberg |
|
|
3 |
John Boling” |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Hudson |
|
|
Novelty Race for Miniature Cars – 2 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Purse |
Time |
1 |
_____ Davies |
|
“Baby’s Unionalls” |
$0 |
1:25.0 |
2 |
|
|
“Baby Mine” |
|
|
These two cars were described as being miniature cars.
Finals – 20 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Purse |
Laps Completed |
1 |
George Clark* |
Ft. Worth, Texas |
Duesenberg |
$800 |
20 |
2 |
John Boling* |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Hudson |
480 |
20 |
3 |
John Boyd |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Packard |
320 |
20 |
4 |
Tuck Fordyce |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Mercer |
|
20 |
5 |
Dwight Mercer |
Bartlesville, Oklahoma |
Lust Ford Special |
|
19 |
Clark led this entire race although Boling stayed close behind and challenged for the top spot on several occasions. Boyd was a close third place for much of the race before his engine went sout dropping him back to finish 100 feet behind the leader in third place.
There was also an exhibition auto polo match on the program with the “American” team defeating the “British” team 2 – 0.
* George Clark (1890-1978) and John Boling (1884-1932) have both competed in the Indianapolis “500”.
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