West Side Racetrack
Wichita, Kansas – November 8, 1917
Wichita Eagle
November 9, 1917
Page 9
Good Events Close Year’s Racing Card
Several Drivers Victims of General Hard Luck during Stay Here But Manage to Make Fast Time
Breed Feature of Entire Program
Old Man Jinx camped on Manager Hankinson’s trail yesterday and worked him under a handicap all day long. Five cars were disabled. New parts for Lamkin’s Sun Ray Duesenberg failed to arrive in time to make repairs and a bad head wind swept the dust over the track in heavy clouds.
Time Trials – 1 Lap from a Flying Start
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1 |
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Hudson Super-Six |
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33.8 |
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2 |
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Cliff Young |
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Wildcat |
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34.6 |
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3 |
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“Wild Bill” Endicott |
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Sweeney Special |
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35.0 |
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4 |
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“Farmer” Paul Henderson |
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Du Chesneau |
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35.6 |
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5 |
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Floyd Bowen |
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Mercer |
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36.0 |
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6 |
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Ray Claypool |
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Baby Mine |
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36.8 |
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7 |
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Ray Burr Lampkin |
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Sun Ray Duesenberg |
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NT |
In one source, Floyd Bowen’s name is listed as “Fred Bowen”.
Baby Mine was described as a speedy miniature racing car.
Exhibition Race #1 – 2 Laps – Time: 1:19.0
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“Wild Bill” Endicott |
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300-HP Blitzen Benz #2 |
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2 |
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290-HP Fiat |
The name of the driver of the Fiat was not recorded. It was said that the time was slow due to the strong head wind and the fact that these machines wee not built for circular track racing.
The best two-out-of-three match races between Glen Breed and Ray Burr Lampkin were canceled when parts to repair Lampkin’s Sun Ray Dusenberg failed to arrive in time to make repairs. Hazel Nichols was also forced to cancel her exhibition laps as “her car was still crippled”.
Match Race – 4 Laps – Time 2:31.0
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Cliff Young |
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Wildcat |
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2 |
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“Wild Bill” Endicott |
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Sweeney Special |
Australian Pursuit – 7 Laps – 4:37.0
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1 |
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“Farmer” Paul Henderson |
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Du Chesneau |
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2 |
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Glen Breed |
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Hudson Super-Six |
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3 |
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“Wild Bill” Endicott |
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Sweeney Special |
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4 |
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Floyd Bowen |
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Mercer |
Bowen started on the pole with Henderson starting second. Endicott started third and Breed starting fourth. Bowen was quickly eliminated and Endicott dropped out with a flat tire. Breed and Henderson continued for several more laps but, since Breed was not closing on Henderson, the scheduled 10-lap event was ruled complete after seven laps.
The Kansas Sweepstakes Free-for-All – 10 Laps – Time: 6:06.0
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1 |
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“Wild Bill” Endicott |
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Sweeney Special |
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2 |
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Cliff Young |
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Wildcat |
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3 |
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Floyd Bowen |
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Mercer |
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4 |
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“Farmer” Paul Henderson |
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Du Chesneau |
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5 |
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Ray Burr Lampkin |
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Sun Ray Duesenberg |
Young finished this race a close second while Floyd Bowen was a distant third. “Farmer” Paul Henderson dropped out on the 8th lap with engine trouble. Ray Burr Lampkin did not start due to a broken housing.
Auto Polo
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American Team |
British Team |
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Driver: “Farmer” Paul Henderson |
Driver: Ray Burr Lampkin |
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Mallet Man: Ivan Hall |
Mallet Man: Ray Claypool |
The score was not recorded.
Ralph Hankinson of Wichita, Kansas was the promoter of this racing program. The crowd of spectators in attendance was described as small.
“Wild Bill” Endicott drove this 1,312-CID (21.5 liter), 300-HP Blitzen Benz #2 on exhibition runs at the West Side Racetrack – Robert L. Rampton collection
Glen Breed in the Hudson Super-Six that he drove in these races at the West Side Racetrack
Hutchinson Gazette and Hutchinson News from September of 1917
“Wild Bill” Endicott is shown here in the Sweeney Special that he drove on this day at the West Side Racetrack
Don Radbruch collection
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