Bo Stearns’ Track

Wichita, Kansas

 

Sunday Afternoon, August 13, 1933

 

 

 

Wichita Eagle

Sunday, July 30, 1933 – page 15:

 

Plan Auto Races

Dirt Track Program Will Be Run Off at Stearns Farm Aug. 13

            The speedy oval at the “Bo” Stearns track will be the scene of championship auto races on Sunday afternoon, August 13.  Many of the drivers will be of national reputation, while the cars will be the fastest that can be conceived in the brains of master mechanics.

            Dirt track racing throughout the country during the past year has taken leaps forward due to the winter racing in California as well as in Florida and Texas.  Desertions were numerous from the speedway ranks the past winter as the noted drivers found it is more profitable to race on the dirt tracks every week instead of every now and then on the boards.  All of this will aid the speed officials in assembling one of the best fields to ever face a starter in south-central states in the Wichita events as approximately 250 noted drivers are now enrolled on the books of the auto race sanction board.

            A vastly different program than ever presented before by the speed officials including many added sensational features, has been arranged and the spectators will have an opportunity to see their favorite drivers in both short and distance events.  A special prize of $1,000 has been set aside to the driver creating a new circuit of the half-mile track world’s records, while those who put new state marks across the tape will also be handsomely rewarded.

 

 

Wichita Beacon

Wednesday, August 2, 1933 – page 9:

 

Feature Races at Stearns Track

            “Auto race enthusiasts are going to get their fill of thrills and spills at the automobile races to be held on “Bo” Stearns’ track Sunday, August 13,” stated Joe Ziobro, who is promoting the speed contests.  Ziobro is in touch with the best drivers in this part of the country and has received assurance that the “dust eaters” will come to Wichita from Denver, Dallas, St. Joseph, Missouri, and St. Louis to say nothing of the many Kansas drivers.  It may be a big surprise for the out-of-state racers when they get here to find that the Kansas boys have not been idle but have been preparing for just such a race meet as this one with specially built cars capable of great speed on half-mile tracks such as the one at “Bo” Stearns’ track.

            Wichita has always liked auto races but have seldom had an opportunity to patronize this sport.  The meet which will be held here on Sunday, August 13 will be the first of a series planned for this city and with good attendance assured, other meets will follow.

            The track at Stearns’ farm is ideal for auto racing.  It is in excellent shape having been worked all spring for the recent horse races and has been keep in tip top condition for the autos.  Those who know the drivers that are coming here and the cars they will bring, are predicting the fastest time that has ever been made on a half-mile track in Kansas.

 

 

 

Wichita Beacon

Saturday, August 5, 1933 – page 5:

 

Cunningham to Defend Title Here

            Definite assurance that Pat Cunningham, sensational defending champion, will be on hand for the speedway classic at the “Bo” Stearns track the afternoon of Aug. 13 was given here this morning by officials of the meet.

            Cunningham has been in correspondence with Joe Ziobro, promoter of the meet, and has announced his spectacular performing K-1 is in perfect condition for the races.

            Cunningham is the driver who cleaned up in virtually all the events here last year and he admits he is out to duplicate the performance.  That he will have plenty of competition is certain, however, inasmuch as the classy entry list already posts includes some of the best drivers in the Southwest.

            “I’m sure the fans are going to see the best racing program of the season here,” Mr. Ziobro said this morning, “and it is not going to be a question of getting drivers but one of elimination.  We will use only the fastest.”

            One of the real threats to Cunningham’s crown is Ted Davis, speedster from Junction City who turned in the fastest time trial last year.  However engine trouble worried him throughout the afternoon and his name was not among the winners.1

            Two Dallas drivers, Art Challender and Verne Ellis are certain to give the leaders plenty of worry.  The former with his C-7 and the latter with his 33 have been showing the way in many other meets this season since they are particularly speedy on a half-mile track the Stearns plant is certain to suit them perfectly.

            Officials are looking forward to a record breaking crowd for the event which will be the first and only staged here this year, according to Ziobro.

 

 

 

Wichita Beacon

Sunday, August 6, 1933 – page 2D:

 

500-Mile Race Car May Be Seen Here

            Efforts to bring one of the Studebaker cars which finished in the top money of the grueling 500-mile Indianapolis Speedway classic, to Wichita for the race meeting here August 13 were being made by officials last night and the latest report was highly favorable.

            Joe Ziobro, manager of the meet, admitted last night he had been in touch with the Studebaker people for the past several weeks and he was highly optimistic over the changes of getting one of the cars.

            “It would be a rare treat for Wichita racing fans.” Ziobro said.

            Entries have been pouring in daily and already officials have taken steps to curtail the field.

            “We want only the fastest cars and the most daring drivers in this one day meet.” Ziobro said, “and we are making every effort to give the fans here the fastest races of the season.”

            Drivers from at least five states will be represented and these include some of the speediest performers from the Southwest.

            Definite assurance that champion Pat Cunningham would be on hand to defend his major titles was given by the Otis, Kansas speed demon Saturday and with the entry of this sensational driver, patrons are assured plenty of thrills.  Cunningham will be remembered as the tiny driver who sped around the track in his brilliant yellow K-1.  He has written officials that the “job” is now in tip-top condition and ready for the Wichita meet.

            Officials of the AAA have given their sanction to the meet and a representative of this organization will be on hand to start and supervise the handling of events.

            Special precautions for the safety of patrons are being taken and a special crash wall is to be erected.

            “We are not going to take any chances on fans being injured by wild-eyed drivers.” Ziobro commented, “and every precaution is being taken to insure their safety.”

      

 

Wichita Beacon

Thursday, August 13, 1933 – page 12:

 

Fast Texas Racers in Big Meet Here

            Additional evidence that the speediest motor classic in the history of Kansas will be staged at the Stearns Speedway north of the city next Sunday evening, officials of the auto race announce the entry of Rex Edmonds, widely known Houston racing driver.

            Edmonds and his record smashing Packard speedster are both widely known throughout the country and he was one of the outstanding favorites at the Los Angeles and San Jose race meets in California last winter.

Rex Edmonds

            Another Texan, Harry Norris of Ft. Worth has entered the competition and will arrive in Wichita tomorrow.  He is an outstanding favorite of the Southwest racing world and at Love (Field) Speedway in Dallas; he entered into a rivalry with “Tex” West, also listed for the local speed meet.

            Just what the outcome of the long standing speed duel between these two will be is hard to predict but Norris and West have both shown their intention of finishing in the money and each is threatening to “beat” his opponent.

            Pitted against these three outstanding drivers of the Lone Star state will be C. O. Bennett of Kansas City, present holder of the state record for the half-mile.  Bennett hopes to shatter his previous mark and hang up a new one for the boys to shoot at.

            In order to avoid all confusion and inaccuracy in timing, officials of the second annual Wichita race have secured the use of the special AAA electronic timing machine from Lincoln, Nebraska.

            Although dirt tracks are not required to use this type of timing device, the fast entry list for the Sunday meet have caused promoters to use every available means of insuring that the races will be run off successfully and speedily.

            It was announced this morning that 22 speed drivers have already entered the local meet and it was anticipated that at least four more would be signed up before the entrance time elapses Friday evening.

 

 

 

Wichita Beacon

Friday, August 11, 1933 – page 8:

 

New Racing Car to Be Seen In

Fast Auto Meet Here Sunday

            A new racing car, never before entered in competition, was unloaded in Wichita shortly after noon today upon the arrival of Pat Cunningham, outstanding Kansas racing driver who is one of the favorites to cop prize money in the second annual Wichita automobile race at the Stearns Speedway Sunday afternoon.

            The racing car, a Kerbs Special, is revolutionary in design and is one of the most modern speedsters seen in this section of the country.  Cunningham paid a visit to the speedway early this afternoon and expressed the opinion that it was in as good a shape as any dirt track in the Middle West.

            The entry list totaled 24 this afternoon as officials of the meet prepared to close the books.  Practically every section of the West and Middle West was represented on the list.

Racers Come Long Ways

            One of the entries to travel the farthest distance to the meet is Roy Lake of Los Angeles and San Francisco who is bringing his Golden Gate Special here.  He was one of the outstanding figures on the coast tracks this past season grabbing big purses in the Los Angels and San Jose meets.

            Bing Stewart, in his speedy Duesenberg racer, is the entrant from the most easterly part of the country and has a national reputation backing him up.  F. Johnson, of Lincoln, represents the northern part of the country with his own specially designed car.

            Not to be forgotten in listing the outstanding favorites, is Ted Davis of Junction City in his Milliken Special.  Davis has captured honors at several meets recently and is out to settle a rivalry of many months standing with C. O. Bennett of St. Joe, holder of the Kansas dirt track record.

Seven Races Planned

            A total of seven events will be listed on the program for the meet here Sunday.  The time trials are first on the program and will be run in sets of six or nine cars.  These trials will give the judges an opportunity to classify the entrants as to speed.

            One of the features of the meet will be the handicap race in which the slower cars will be given an advantage over the speedier ones to give them an even break on the prize money.

            Officials of the meet declared everything was in readiness for the event.  The stands at the speedway accommodate 6,000 spectators and a capacity crowd is expected.

 

 

Wichita Beacon

Saturday, August 12, 1933 – page 5:

 

Texans Sending Fast Cars Here

            With eight Texans already en route to Wichita for the second annual automobile races at the Stearns Speedway Sunday, the Lone Star delegation was bolstered by still another addition late last night when Jim Chambless, widely known Dallas speed merchant, called race officials over long distance to have his name included on the entry list.

            Chambless’ car, dubbed the “Question Mark”, is rated as the speediest on any of the Texas tracks.  The sports writer of the Dallas Dispatch refers to it as “capable of stepping with anything on four wheels” and further adds that any good driver “under the wheel of the Question Mark rates consideration on any track in the nation.”

            Among the motor maniacs who are to arrive today from Texas are Tex West and Oscar Coleman, two drivers who have been cutting each others throats on southwestern tracks for a number of years.  West drives his own special make of car while Coleman has a Miller Special equipped with a 16 valve motor.

Track in Fine Shape

            Pat Cunningham, Jayhawker racer, tested his new Kerbs Special on the speedway track this morning and stated both were in good condition.  The track has been banked at the turns and is regarded as one of the best dirt tracks in this vicinity.  Cunningham’s car has never been driven in competition before.

            Predictions were made that a crowd of 5,000 would witness the races which are the first held in this city in more than a year.  The galaxy of noted drivers entered in the competition has awakened the interest of fans unusually.

            Most of the interest is focusing on the sixth and seventh races of the afternoon’s program.  The sixth event is to be a handicap race with the slower cars given an advantage which equalizes them with the faster ones.  The final race is to be a 20-mile classic with all the winners entered.

 

 

Wichita Eagle

Saturday, August 12, 1933 – page 12:

 

Race Cars and Drivers Arrive

            With only a day remaining until the opening of the Stearns speedway with the second annual Wichita automobile races, 26 drivers had sent in their entry blanks as the closing time arrived Friday night.  The entry list is the largest and most complete of any meet held in the Middle West this year.

            Several of the racers and their cars arrived yesterday and the remainder is due in the city before noon today.  F. Johnson, Lincoln, Nebraska racing driver, is to arrive this morning and is bringing with him the electrical timing device for clocking the contestants.

            Five Dallas Speed demons were en route here last night and should arrive early this morning.  They are Coleman, Frederick, West, Norris, and Challender.  Edmonds and Ellis of Ft. Worth, are expected to accompany them while the other Texas entry, Bob Sledge, arrived last night.

Californian Is Entered

            Traveling 1,500 miles to compete, Roy Lake of Los Angeles is bringing his Golden Gate Special.  He is the only entrant from that part of the country and is traveling more than twice the distance of any other contestant.

            C. O. Bennett, holder of the state dirt track record, brought his B&B Special to a halt in Wichita Friday afternoon and announced that he intends to establish a new mark in the races here.  He was greeted by Pat Cunningham of Otis, Kansas, pilot of a new Kerbs Special who has long been bitterest rival.

 

 

Wichita Beacon

Sunday, August 13, 1933 – page 10A:

 

Outstanding Racers Clash in Auto Speed Events This Afternoon at Stearns Track

Seek To Shatter Record Held by St. Joseph Daredevil

            With exhausts beating out a steady tattoo, more than a score of the Middle west’s outstanding racing drivers will be poised Sunday afternoon for Wichita’s second annual automobile races at the Stearns Speedway.  And when the starting signal is given, Kansas greatest motor classic will be on the way.

            Saturday afternoon, a dozen or more of the fastest racing cars in this district were given a thorough “tune-up” as the contestants in the local speed classic made ready to attempt an assault upon the Kansas dirt track speed record of 25.4 seconds now held by C. O. Bennett of St. Joe.

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Wichita Beacon

Sunday, August 13, 1933 – page 10A:

            Leading among three contenders for the honor of setting a new record mark was Tex West, popular hero of the southwestern racing world, who recently hung up a new mark at the Love Speedway in Dallas with a time of 25.1 for the half-mile lap.

            Everything was in readiness for the handling of the largest crowd in the history of the Stearns track which has been the scene of many outstand race meets in both automotive and equine circles.  A full corps of attendants has been selected by the officials of the meet and they announced that the crowd would be taken care of without a hitch.

            Racing is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. when the first of the time trials will begin.  All of the entrants will be participants in this phase of the meet and will later be classified as to the speed marks they hang up.

            Following the time attempts, the speed demons will be grouped into three classifications for a trio of seven-lap races.  The non-winners of these three events will compete in the fifth race of the day which is to be a consolation race.

            The Handicap race, which is sixth on the program, is expected to prove one of the highlights of the day’s events.  In this race, the speedy cars will be given handicaps in accordance with their time records so that the slower vehicles will have an even break in the prize money.

            Automotive fans will be the recipients of a real treat in the final event of the day, the 20-mile classic, in which all of the winners of the previous events will be pitted against each other.  As a wind-up event, this race should really cop the honors.

            Although no advance sale of tickets has been conducted, promoters of the race predicted a crowd number above 5,000 would attend the meet.  Hundreds of phone calls have been received with reference to the meet.

 

 

 

Wichita Eagle

Sunday, August 13, 1933 – page 10:

 

Racing Stars in Meet Here Today

More Than a Dozen Fleet Auto Race Machines Entered in Local Events

            More than a dozen of the fleetest racing cars in the Southwest had been unloaded in Wichita at Midnight and at least five more were expected before sunrise as the caravan of speed defying race drivers moved upon the city for the second annual automobile races at Stearns Speedway Sunday afternoon.

            With seven big events scheduled on the afternoon’s program, practically every driver was planning on spending the morning at the dirt track tuning up motors and making ready to grab off a chunk of the prize money.

            Officials of the meet inspected the track Saturday afternoon and reported it to be in excellent condition.  Several men have been busy working it over during the past week and curves have been banked up to accommodate high rates of speed.  The track will be dampened this morning to prevent dusty racing.

All Events Thrilling

            Thrills are promised racing fans in the seven races scheduled.  The first will consist of trial heats in which the racers will race against the electric clocks to set their “par” speed mark.

            The next three races will be in the form of elimination for the three speed classifications.  Following three events, the eliminated drivers will take part in a consolation race of five laps.  The three eliminations races will be seven laps each.

            The sixth race of the day will be a handicap event with the speedier cars penalized to allow for the slower ones and the event should be one of the hardest fought of the local meet with skill playing a tough role against King Speed.

Final Race Is Fastest

            All eyes will be focused on the final race of the day in which the Southwest’s speediest cars, the winners of all the previous events, will circle the dirt oval 40 times in a 20-mile classic.  This race should see the creation of a new state record.

            Kansas’ fastest race driver, C. O. Bennett, holder of the state mark of 25.4 seconds, has announced his intention of hanging up a better record and he will be pushed for the honor by Tex West, pride of the Lone Star state who established a mark on 25.1 seconds for the Love Speedway back in Dallas.

            With Texas heading the list of entries, a real group of veteran drivers is assured for the meet here.

            The list of entries follows:

 

 

Driver

 

Hometown

 

Car

Waldo Barnett 

C. O. Bennett 

Art Challender

Louis J. Irwin 

PoseyReeves 

Bob Sledge

Emmett Taylor

1

 

C. Anquist2

 

Topeka, KS

 

Fronty Ford

2

 

Waldo Barnett

 

Oklahoma City, OK

 

 

3

 

Tige Beal

 

Anthony, KS 

 

 

4

 

C. O. Bennett

 

St. Joseph, MO

 

B & B Special

5

 

Art Challender

 

Dallas, TX

 

McDowell Special

6

 

Oscar Coleman

 

Dallas, TX

 

Coleman Miller

7

 

Pat Cunningham

 

Otis, KS

 

Kerbs Special

8

 

Ted Davis

 

Junction City, KS

 

Milliken Special

9

 

Rex Edmonds

 

Houston, TX

 

Packard

10

 

Verne Ellis7

 

Ft. Worth, TX

 

Ellis Special

11

 

Gene Frederick

 

Dallas, TX

 

 

12

 

Clarence H. Haskell

 

Lincoln, NE

 

 

13

 

Louis J. Irwin

 

Iola, KS

 

Lawhon Special

14

 

F. Johnson

 

Lincoln, NE

 

Lawhon Special

15

 

Roy Lake

 

Los Angeles, CA

 

Golden Gate Special

16

 

Harry Norris

 

Ft. Worth, TX

 

 

17

 

Charles Pauley3

 

Herington, KS

 

Pauley Special

18

 

Ray Percy

 

Topeka, KS

 

Fronty Ford

19

 

Posey Reeves4

 

Oklahoma City, OK

 

Frontenac

20

 

Posey Reeves

 

Oklahoma City, OK

 

Miller

21

 

Dick Richardson

 

Kansas City, MO

 

Model B Ford

22

 

Bob Sledge

 

Houston, TX

 

 

23

 

Bing Stewart

 

St. Louis, MO

 

Duesenberg

24

 

Emmett Taylor

 

Wichita, KS

 

Fronty Ford

25

 

Tex West

 

Dallas, TX

 

Dallas Special

26

 

Bob Wilson

 

Kansas City, MO

 

Bowen Special

 

 

Wichita Eagle

Monday – August 14, 1933

 

Cunningham Wins Main Race Honors

Kansan Is Hero of Day at Stearns Track

Three Near Accidents

            As 4,000 excited Wichita racing fans cheered him on, Pat Cunningham puffing nonchalantly on a cigar, crashed across the finish line in a cloud of dust to capture first prize money in the 15-lap speed classic at the Stearns speedway Sunday afternoon.  It was a clean-cut, though dusty, victory with Tex West, highly touted Lone Star racer, trailing him by more than 50 yards.

            Cunningham, an Otis, Kan. lad who “made good in the big city,” was the hero of the day as he pushed his new Kerbs Special around the dirt oval.  He took every turn with the ease of a master and lived up to his reputation as “Kansas’ greatest race driver.”

            The final sweepstakes event of the day’s colorful program brought the fans to their feet with the starting signal when Cunningham flashed into the lead, closely pressed by West and Davis.  After a couple of laps, he stepped clearly out in front and the battle remained between Davis and the Texan for second prize money.  On the 13th lap, West swung his “Question Mark” around the nose of his rival’s car and brought it into the finish without relinquishing his position.

Avoid Serious Mishaps

            On three occasions, near-accidents occurred but nothing serious happened to mar the meet.  In the time trials, one driver threw a wheel and another crashed through the fence.  The only other time when a gasp of fear arose from the crowd came when Tex West, in the third race, Took the north turn too high and nearly went hurling through the fence, finally bringing his purple racer back onto the track and into winning position.

            Even when victory was spoiled by Cunningham who, in the previous race, had turned in a faster time for the same distance.  Cunningham showed his class time after time and was unquestionably the outstanding driver in the speed meet.

Plan Meet Next Year

            Following the final race of the day, officials announced that plans were already under way for another big auto racing event here next summer.

            “All of the fellows who took part in the meet today were enthusiastic about returning next year and we are certain that a great many more entries will come flocking in as a result of the success of this speed classic,” declared Joe Ziobro, promoter.

Sixteen entrants were on hand for the big meet and although two were forced out because of damaged cars, the remainder spun around the dirt track in fine shape.

 

 

Wichita Beacon

Monday, August 14, 1933 – page 7:

 

Pat Cunningham Sets Record in Classy Race Program

            Starting out by setting a new track record in the time trials, Pat Cunningham of Otis, Kans.; driving “K-1”, a Kerbs Special, cleaned up in everything he entered Sunday at the Stearns auto race meet and wound up capturing the 15-lap main event after a warm duel with Tex West of Dallas, Tex.  Cunningham’s new track record was 29.68 seconds.

            A few minor mishaps put the tingle of danger in the day’s business but there were no serious accidents to mar the day’s proceedings.

            C. H. Haskell, of Nebraska, tossed a wheel in the time trials as he was rounding the north turn.  The wheel, snapping from a broken axle, went high into the air over his head but the driver settled his fast little car down without going over.  The crowd was disappointed because of his elimination for he seemed to have something under the hood that would compete with Cunningham, West, and the other stars.

            Also in the time trials, Anquist2 came to grief on the south turn when the rear of his machine swiped the inside tail and tore down yards of fence.  Anquist2 also managed to keep the car upright and escape injury.

Barnett Wins

            Waldo Barnett, who was taking plenty of chances on the turns to make himself a favorite of the day, captured the third brush.

            In the handicap, it was H. Pauley3 winning over Tige Beal.  Verne Ellis was third but with almost continues motor trouble in all his events, his engine blew after he had gotten off to a good start.

            The final was a fitting climax to the day of thrills.  Cunningham soon jumped into the lead around a turn and held it with West and Davis hot after him.  The leader wasn’t allowed to slacken but the real combat was between the other two, all of whom lapped the slowest car kicking up a terrific cloud of dust that hung like a pall over the flat circle.

            Almost 4,000 attended.  Joe Ziobro, promoter, announced another big meet would be staged next summer.

Race results:

Event

Place

Driver

Hometown

Car

Time

Pat Cunningham

Time Trials:

1

Pat Cunningham

Otis, KS

Kerbs Special

29.68

 

 

Charles Pauley

Herington, KS

Pauley Special

31.58

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Heat:

1

Pat Cunningham

Otis, KS

Kerbs Special

3:39.56

Oscar Coleman

7 laps

2

Ted Davis

Junction City, KS

Milliken Special

 

 

3

Oscar Coleman

Dallas, TX

Coleman Miller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Heat:

1

Tex West

Dallas, TX

Dallas Special

3:43.63

7 laps

2

Oscar Coleman

Dallas, TX

Coleman Miller

 

Verne Ellis

 

3

Charles Pauley3

Herington, KS

Pauley Special

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolation:5

1

Waldo Barnett

Oklahoma City, OK

 

4:53.03

7 laps

2

Charles Pauley3

Herington, KS

Pauley Special

 

Tex West

 

3

Tige Beal

Anthony, KS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handicap:

1

Charles Pauley3

Herington, KS

Pauley Special

4:49.82

7 laps

2

Waldo Barnett

Oklahoma City, OK

 

 

Tige Beal

 

3

Verne Ellis7

Ft. Worth, TX

Ellis Special

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sweepstakes:

1

Pat Cunningham

Otis, KS

Kerbs Special

7:53.67

15 laps

2

Tex West

Dallas, TX

Dallas Special

 

Charles Pauley

 

3

Ted Davis

Junction City, KS

Milliken Special

 

 

 4

Charles Pauley

Herington, KS

Pauley Special

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAA officials for this race:

  

 

 

W. H. Huntsbarger

Referee

 

Leo Haynes

Judge

 

Mike Romey

Judge

 

Lawrence Stewart

Judge

 

Bill Bryant

Timer

 

E. J. O’Sullivan

Timer

 

Jerry O’Brien

Starter

 

Bert Bayman

Clerk of the Course

 

Joseph F. Ziobro6

Promoter

 

 

Some of the Drivers Who Were Entered in the Races This Day:

Pat Cunningham

Charles Pauley

Bob Sledge

Tex West

 

 

 

 

Emmett Taylor

Posey Reeves

Ted Davis

Oscar Coleman

 

 

 

 

Verne Ellis

Tige Beal

Waldo Barnett

 

Louis J. Irwin 

 

 

 

Actually, Ted Davis finished second in the sweepstakes race of the previous racing program that had been run at Bo Stearns’ Track which was on August 7, 1932.

 

The handwriting on the entry list must have been quite poor as this driver was actually Raymond E. Anguish (1901-1964).

 

Charles Pauley of Herington, Kansas drove the Pauley Special owned by his uncle, Henry Pauley (1897-1962), also of Herington, Kansas.  Charles placed second in the consolation race, first in the handicap race, and fourth in the sweepstakes to win a total of $27.81 on this day of which Charles’ share was $9.30 with the balance going to his uncle.

 

Posey Reeves appears to have entered two cars for these races.

 

 5  Sources differ on who won the consolation race on this date.  One source states that the winner was Oscar Coleman.

 

Joseph F. “Joe” Ziobro (1902-1969 is buried in Oakwood Cemetery at Waco, Texas.

 

7 Audy Verne Ellis (1899-1934) was fatally injured in a racing accident at Memphis, Tennessee and is buried in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri .