Cotton Palace Boll (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 4, Ed. 1 Tuesday, November 7, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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Vol. 1, No. 4
TEXAS COTTON PALACE, NOVEMBER 7, 1916
Waco, Texas
Waco and Labor Day Draws Record Crowe
AUTO RACES COME
UP TO PROMISE
Track Lightning Fast and Drivers
Cut Loose Before a Large
Attendance.
Daring Driver Who Is Entered
in A uto Races at Cotton Palace
GROUNDS CROW
BEFORE 3 0'01
Parade Proves a Feature—War Path
and All Exhibits Draw Their
Share of the People.
One state dirt-track record was
broken on Cotton Palace Speed-
way this afternoon when, in the
sceond event, Eddie Hearne in his
Briscoe, made a mile in 1:08 3-5.
The previous record of 1:08 4-5
was made by Louie Disbrow.
A hair-raising finish, in which three
cars flashed across the tape within
a wheel length of each other, was the
feature of a grand card of auto rac-
ing this afternoon—the first program
of this character ever offered by the
Cotton Palace. This finish came in
the second event, when the “Prince
Henry,” driven by Willard, after get-
ting away last, came through the
bunch and nosed in second.
Although this was the feature finish
of the afternoon, the program was
crowded with excitement and interest.
This included a daring time-trial by
Miss Elfrieda Mais, the woman driver,
which was punctuated by a narrow
escape from going into the fence in
front of the grandstand.
The track was lightning fast and the
appreciatino of the crowd spurred the
drivers to “cut loose.” No accidentss
marred the day’s events.
The grandstand was packed when
the cars for the first event prepared
to start on their one-lap dash to es-
tablish a mark from which to make
handicaps during the three-day meet.
Not a seat was left in the big stand
and there was considerable of an
overflow into the bleachers being
erected in front—although it must be
admitted these were not very pop-
ular owing to their easy access in
case one of the speed monsters took
a notion to climb a fence or a tree.
The track- was adequately policed
and officialed, and auto racing at the
Cotton Palace was given a most aus-
picious beginning.
The reasonable admission price of
50 cents had a great deal to do with
. the big crowd. Tomorrow’s program
should be even more thrilling than
today’s, as the drivers are more fa-
miliar with the track. The big event
—the final heat of the sweepstakes
—comes Thursday, the last day.
The results were as follows:
First Event—One-lap time trials to
establish marks: The Briscoe, driven
by LeCocq, made the best lap, his time
being :34 3-5 seconds for the distance,
which is slightly over a half mile. In
order to make the time hung out in
this event the drivers were forced to
do as good as 80 miles on the straight-
aways. The Mercer, driven by Hug-
dahl, and the Stafford, driven by Strie-
gle, each made as good as :35, Koet-
zle in a Case, :35 3-5; Taft’s Tornado
:36. and Hoffman’s Comet :37.
Second Event—Three miles, for
light cars: Eddie Hearne’s Briscoe,
first; Willards’ “Prince Henry,” sec-
ond; Striegle in a Stafford/ third.
Time 3:48.
Miss Mais proved beyond a question
that she is entitled to be called the
champion lady driver by driving a
mile and a quarter in 1:151-5. She
was given an ovation by the great
crowd.
Event No. 4—Five miles, open to
cars of 450-cubic inch displacement:
Koetzle (Case), first; Shafer (Chev-
rolet), second; Taft (Tornado),
third. The Briscoe blew out a tire
and in spite of its rapid change could
not get up in the money. Horey in
his Fiat was unable to start because
of a broken cylinder.
Event No. 5—Tire change exhibi-
tion: The two Cases, Nos. 5 and 47,
participated in this. The No. 5, driven
by Clark, had- trouble and the event
was won by Koetzla’s car, the wheel
change being made in 181-5 seconds.
The record is 13 seconds. Clark’s time
was :31. The time for the three laps,
including the change, was 2:213-5.
Event No. 6—First heat of the Cot-
ton Palace Sweepstakes, the big event
of the three days’ meet, distance five
miles: LeCocq (Briscoe), first;
Clark (Case), second; Hugdahl (Mer-
cer), third. Time 6:091-5. Steigle
(Stafford), and Hoffman (Comet),
also ran.
The officers who will preside at the
spectacular auto races at the Cotton
Palace exposition this afternoon and
tomorrow and Thursday are as fol-
lows: Presiding judge, Col. W. W.
Seley; associate judges, John C. Ray
and J. M. Nash; timers, Shell
Sparks, Percy Willis and Ted O’Neill.
Police Chief Guy McNamara was on
hand with the city ambulance in case
of emergency.
Postoffice on Grounds.
Few persons who visit the Cotton
Palace know that a full-fledged post-
office flourishes under the roof of the
main building. This postoffice han-
dles mail of all character, even par-
cels post packages, and keeps regular
postoffice hours. Mail is received here
by employes of the carnival attrac-
tions, exhibitors and others.
Fred Horey, one of the most fearless racers in the country, will drive
his Fiat car every day of the race program at the Cotton Palace. Horey
received a gold medal from the Dallas Fair Association for his great ex-
hibitions at the State Fair. In the last event of the races there, on the
last day of the fair, Horey’s car plunged .through the fence, turning over
several times. But Horey doesn’t mind a-little thing like that.
CONWAY PLAYS
FOR DANCES
Unusual Opportunity Enjoyed
Dancers of Having Music by
Great Bandmaster.
by
Fox trotters and hesitationers
of
Atlantic City have nothing on devo-
tees of the light fantastic in Waco.
One of the great attractions of the
fashionable piers of the Eastern coast
resort during the season are the danc-
ing pavilions for which Conway’s band
furnishes the music. Dancers at the
Coliseum last night enjoyed all the
emoluments of the Atlantic City trot-
ters.
Following a most popular program,
which was enjoyed by a capacity
house and which ended in a blaze of
patriotic fervor with the rendition of
“The Star Spangled Banner,” it was
announced that Conway’s band would
furnish the music for the dancing.
The announcement was greeted with
tumultuous applause. Nearly every-
body had danced to Conway music—
on a record—but few ever expected
to experience the sensation in reality.
As a result the floor was filled for
the first number and during the rest
of the program.
This feature promises to be not the
least attractive of the many surprises
furnished by the Cotton Palace di-
rectors.
At 4:45 it looked like another at-
tendance record had been broken by
the Greater Cotton Palace. Waco
Day, of course, has always been the
big day, but never before have all
the features received the “play” ac-
corded them today.
The crowd was a bit late in ar-
riving, at least the bulk of it was,
for many stayed in town until after
the parade. The shops, stores and
offices did not close their doors un-
til 1 o’clock, either, so it was 1:30
before the rush struck the gates. But
when the storm broke it made up
for the calmness that preceded it.
By 2:30 the big grandstand at the
races was packed, the War Path was
doing a turn-’em-away business, the
Coliseum was filling rapidly, while
all the exhibits were getting their
share.
But the greatness of the crowd
was not apparent until after 5
o’clock, when the races, the band
concert and other special events
turned out their crowds.
As the Boll goes to press the
crowds already are showing a tend-
ency to get seats in the Coliseum for
the grand labor ball tonight, which
will follow Conway’s concert.
Shortly after noon the parade ar-
ranged by the Central Labor Council
in honor of Waco and Union Labor
Day moved from its place of forma-
tion at Ninth and Franklin streets,
down to City Hall Square, around the
Square and back out Austin street.
Following a “Dixie” float on which
rode many Confederate veterans in
faded gray, came automobiles occu-
pied by city officials and officers of
the Trades Council.
Then followed the main section of
the (parade, composed of floats rep-
resenting all the “Old Southern”
states. These were decorated and ar-
ranged by different merchants and
each was given muchepraise by the
crowds along the streets. The idea
was conceived by the labor commit-
tee and carried out by them.
After the floats came the city de-
partments section, in which the main
feature of course was the fire depart-
ment. The engines were rigged out
with shrill siren whistles and the fire
boys were not bashful about blowing
them.
General comment after the parade
was to the effect that it was the best
yet staged during this Cotton Palace.
GOV. FERGUSON
HERE TOMORROW
Governor J. E. Ferguson today sent
the following telegram to Eaton Wil-
liams, editor of the Union Standard:
“Official engagements will prevent
my reaching Waco until tomorrow.
Hope to see the boys then.”
The governor was to have been here
today to participate in the features of
Waco and Union Labor Day.
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Mrs. J. Scott Hill, chairman of the
Woman’s Exhibit Department, was a
pleasant caller at the Cotton Boll of-
fice today and gave us some valuable
and interesting news. Thanks; come
again.-
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