Oakley Graphic Friday, October 26, 1928
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Annual Fall AUTO RACES At Oakley, Kansas
Saturday, October 27
Fastest Mile Dirt Track in the west. Auspices American Legion
Admission 50˘
Large Number of Entries
$500 IN PURSE MONEY
For three races of 5, 10 and 15 miles each
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Roy Boggs |
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Phineas Comador “Dad” Harrier |
TIME TRIALS
1 Lap Around 1 Mile Racetrack
Drivers are listed here in the order in which they went out to take their time trial.
PLACE |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
TIME |
14 |
Oakley, Kansas |
NT4 |
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5 |
Topeka, Kansas |
48.0 |
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13 |
F. Anderson |
Eads, Colorado |
56.8 |
9 |
Leslie L. Neff1 |
Winona, Kansas |
49.6 |
7 |
Roy Boggs |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
48.4 |
2 |
Denver, Colorado |
43.4 |
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8 |
L. Lennon |
Eads, Colorado |
48.8 |
5 |
WaKeeney, Kansas |
48.0 |
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11 |
Beatrice, Nebraska |
53.4 |
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2 |
Otis, Kansas |
43.4 |
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4 |
Jim White |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
45.6 |
1 |
Vic Felt5 |
Deer Trail, Colorado |
42.2 |
10 |
Leon Wycoff3 |
Russell Springs, Kansas |
51.2 |
12 |
J. Harris |
Goodland, Kansas |
56.6 |
5 MILE RACE
5 Laps Around 1 Mile Racetrack
PLACE |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
TIME |
PURSE |
1 |
Vic Felt5 |
Deer Trail, Colorado |
4:00.6 |
$50 |
2 |
Otis, Colorado |
4:00.8 |
$35 |
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3 |
WaKeeney, Kansas |
4:10.0 |
$15 |
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Denver, Colorado |
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Leslie L. Neff1 |
Winona, Kansas |
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- |
“Two cars “left the track” on the first lap of this race and were apparently unable to continue. Kerbs’ made an attempt to pass Felt on the last straight-way but fell just short at the finish line.” – November 2, 1928 issue of the Oakley Graphic
10 MILE RACE
10 Laps Around 1 Mile Racetrack
PLACE |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
TIME |
PURSE |
1 |
Vic Felt5 |
Deer Trail, Colorado |
8:17 |
$75 |
2 |
WaKeeney, Kansas |
8:25 |
$50 |
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3 |
Leon Wycoff3 |
Russell Springs, Kansas |
10:16 |
$25 |
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Otis, Kansas |
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- |
“It was worth the price of admission to see Felt hold his lead and never was in any danger of being passed.”
November 2, 1928 issue of the Oakley Graphic
15 MILE RACE
15 Laps Around 1 Mile Racetrack
PLACE |
DRIVER |
HOMETOWN |
TIME |
PURSE |
1 |
Vic Felt5 |
Deer Trail, Colorado |
12:35 |
$125 |
2 |
Otis, Kansas |
12.36 |
$75 |
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3 |
Denver, Colorado |
12:40 |
$50 |
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4 |
Topeka, Kansas |
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- |
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Jim White |
Sharon Springs, Kansas |
DNF - wreck |
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“Seven cars started this race. White lost control of his car from a flat tire and put on a series of somersaults on the home stretch directly in front of the crowd. As the car went over, White ducked and rolled with it and came out without a scratch although his car was wrecked and out of the race.” – November 2, 1928 issue of the Oakley Graphic
Leonard Kerbs is shown here setting the second quickest time of the day in time trials – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Vic Felt is shown here in his Marathon Special Frontenac #99 setting the fastest time in time trials with a new track record for one lap around the one-mile American Legion racetrack – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
The cars are shown here lined up for the 5-mile race. Vic Felt is in the #99 on the pole. Willard Prentiss started next to him in car #2. Leonard Kerbs started third in the #12. The photographer apparently got confused and combined the names of Jim White and Vic Felt as there was no “Jim Felts.” If you can identify any of the other cars or men in this photo, please contact Bob Lawrence at: sprintguy @ cox.net
Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Leon Wycoff of Russell Springs, Kansas at Oakley – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Leonard Kerbs, on the outside, is shown here being lapped by Vic Felt in the 10-mile race – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Jim White is shown here leading a rim-riding Tom Holden through one of the turns at Oakley – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Tom Holden with his Chrysler 70 Special at Oakley – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Vic Felt is shown here at Oakley seated in his Marathon Special in which he swept the program on this date. Note that the times notated by the photographer differ slightly from the times published in the Oakley Graphic.
Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Leonard Kerbs is shown here on the American Legion racetrack at Oakley. He ran second to Vic Felt for most of this day – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Leslie Neff is shown here in his father’s Neff Chevrolet Special – Oakes photo from the Butterfield Trail Museum collection
Jim White, in white coveralls, was uninjured and all smiles after a flat tire caused him to lose control of his White Special and somersault it down the front straight-away of the American Legion racetrack at Oakley during the 15-mile feature race – Oakes photo from the Carolyn (Felt) Junod collection
Willard C. Prentiss |
Lawrence O. Hughes |
John W. Neff, in the foreground, with his Neff Chevrolet Special – Oakes photo from the Ruby White collection
The only person to be identified in this photo so far is John W. Neff, second from left, helping load his #13 Neff Chevrolet Special on a trailer. That is Leon Wycoff’s #3 on another trailer at right – Oakes photo from the Ruby White collection
1 Leslie Levie Franklin “Spec” Neff (1907-1962) also went by the nickname “Babe” Neff. His father, John William Neff (1885-1946), was the car owner.
2 Willard Cable Prentiss (1897-1959) ran the last three laps of the 15-mile feature race at Oakley with a flat rear tire.
3 Leon Alva “Wick” Wycoff (1904-1994) died at Commerce City, CO.
4 Bill Epps’ car broke an oil pump during time trials that put him out of competition for the day.
5 Victor Charles “Vic” Felt (1901-1989) is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Denver, CO.
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