Automobile Races

On the Historic Half-mile Racetrack at the

Kansas State Fairgrounds

 Hutchinson, Kansas

Friday, September 24, 1915

 

 

Races sanctioned by the International Motor Sports Association (I.M.C.A.)

I.M.C.A. Representative for Kansas – W. S. Thompson of Hutchinson, Kansas

 

Attendance - Approximately 35,000 “excited Kansans” watched the races on this day.

 

 

 

 

Time Trials – 2 Laps

 

First Heat Race – 6 Laps

            Endicott got a poor start and was soon 1/8 mile behind the others.  He constantly gained ground throughout the contest and it is believed he would have passed Hoffman if there were another lap to go.

 

Time Trial – 2 Laps

 

Australian Pursuit – 10 Laps

 

Novelty Race – 3 Laps with Tire & Wheel Change

            It took Raimey’s crew 24.0 seconds to change the tire & wheel.

 

Second Heat Race – 6 Laps

            “Wild Bill” Endicott dropped out on the sixth lap.

 

Free-For-All – 10 Laps – 5 Cars

            Johnny Raimey dropped out on the sixth lap with a flat tire.  This was a hotly contested race with three cars still being in contention for the win at the beginning of the last lap.  Endicott edged out Kilpatrick by a fraction of a car length for the win.

 

 

 

 

* Bill Endicott (1876-1944) and Juddy Kilpatrick (1883-1962) both competed in the Indianapolis “500” as Kilpatrick drove in relief for Louis Disbrow in 1913.

 

** John R. “Johnny” Raimey (1880-1964) was from Cincinnati, Ohio and later moved to Memphis, Tennessee.  He drove racing cars for 20 years before turning his attention to promoting automobile races in the Tennessee area.  Johnny lost a leg in 1931 when an errant racing car struck him after it had run off of a Memphis racetrack.

 

 

 

 

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