Automobile Races
On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the
Kansas State Fairgrounds
Hutchinson, Kansas
Monday, September 15, 1924
Races Sanctioned by - International Motor Contest Association (I.M.C.A.)
Attendance: “A record Monday crowd”
A field of eight racing cars was present but only three of them could negotiate the racetrack without trouble
Al Waters Jeff Adams collection |
Curley Young Jeff Adams collection |
Fred Lentz Hutchinson Gazette photo |
Time Trials – 2 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
1 |
Al Waters* |
Chicago, Illinois |
Golden Oldfield Special #2 |
1:05.2 |
2 |
Clarence “Curley” Young |
Salina, Kansas |
Rajo Ford Special |
1:07.9 |
Only three cars attempted to take a time trial and only two of those completed the two laps.
The “Golden Oldfield Special” was probably the former Oldfield car known as the Golden Submarine that had won a feature race on this same racetrack three years earlier. Leon Duray (1894-1956) had been its driver in that race.
Kansas Derby – 6 Laps – 4 Entries
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
1 |
Al Waters* |
Chicago, Illinois |
Golden Oldfield Special #2 |
3:35.2 |
2 |
Clarence “Curley” Young |
Salina, Kansas |
Rajo Ford Special |
|
3 |
Barney McKenna |
Independence, Kansas |
Miller Special |
|
Two 6-lap heat races were run to determine the starting field for the Kansas Derby. Waters won one of those heat races handily but no other results of those races have not been located to date.
Kansas Sweepstakes – 10 Laps
Place |
Driver |
From |
Automobile |
Time |
1 |
Al Waters* |
Chicago, Illinois |
Golden Oldfield Special #2 |
5:25.2 |
2 |
Barney McKenna |
Independence, Kansas |
Miller Special |
|
3 |
Fred Lentz |
Hutchinson, Kansas |
Essex Special |
|
Waters “loafed” along in third place until near the end of the race when he easily passed the two cars that he had “allowed” to lead up to that point.
* Arlo Lyle “Al” Waters (1893-1925) was fatally injured in a racing accident in Detroit, Michigan.
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