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Sporting The Toronto Sunday World Sporting
Pages 1 to 4 X  Toronto Sunday Morning June 30 1918
MOTOR SPEED FIENDS AT THE EXHIBITION
Red Cross Tennis--Granite Bowling Tourney--Soccer Fixtures
AUTO RACERS AND LADY AVIATOR THRILL CROWDS AT EXHIBITION
Lovers of Speed Events Get Their Inning--Miss Ruth Law the Big Attraction at S.P.A. Meet on Saturday.

By a Staff Reporter.
Exhibition Grounds. June 29.--Jupiter Pluvius and his water-wagon got away to a good start this morning, but something went wrong with his carburetor and he was forced to shoot into neutral. By the time he had proper adjustments made Old Sol was a lap ahead of him, so he retired from the race. As a dustlayer he was a winner, but for sticking qualities the ribbon was pinned on Old Sol.
In the other races, the automobile ones put on by the Sportsmen's Patriotic Association, all the entrants were lined up ready for the start sharp on time.
Gaston Chevrolet with his Sunbeam, Louis Disbrow and his front-drive Christie and D'Alene, Woodbury, Wonderlich, Waldo and Braren with their gas buggies stripped as much as was allowed by the National Board of Censors.
The chief attraction of the day, Ruth Law, was on hand with her splendid biplane, marked in several places with the number "100" in large white figures. This is Miss Law's American civilian number, which is compulsory for all aviators in the United States. Miss Law looked trim and ship-shape, in a neat khaki suit with breeches, tan leather puttees and a snug little cap. She kept here eyes on the mechanicians tinkering at the engine of the airplane. In contrast to the Curtis machine used by the Royal Air Force Here in training Miss Law's pusher type machine has the engine behind her, the driver sitting far out to the front.
"It is more satisfactory," she told The World, "for exhibition purposes, as I can seen and be seen easier."
The crowds were on hand early, 1 o'clock finding a long line wending its way thru the grounds. By 2.30 the grand stand was fairly well filled. The track was wet in spots, and so the events were not able to start on schedule time. In the meantime the 2nd C.O R. band provided music and kept the enthusiasts amused. At intervals racing cars took trial spins around the track, throwing up the mud in chunks where the rain had fallen the heaviest. The roar of the exhaust and smell of smoke gave the appearance of a real speedway. In kindness to the drivers, let us say they amused the crowd while waiting for the events to start.

First evene, three miles, flying start--
1, Disbrow; 2, Chevrolet. Time, 3.33 3-5
Slowly the red and blue cars of the contestants started off making one round of the track to get a flying start. Going over the white line in front of the grand stand with a roar the red flag was given them. First time over the white line they were neck to neck. Second time over the line Chevrolet was two car-lengths ahead, and gained quickly, until on the fourth time over, when Disbrow shot ahead on the straightaway and held it to the checkered flag at the finish.
Event No. 4--Handicap pursuit race limited to 5 miles from starting point--1, Disbrow; 2. D'Allen; 3. Woodbury. Time 6.07 3-5. The handicap race started off in such a cloud of exhaust smoke that the grand stand could not see for a lap who was in it. The entrants in event three were all taking part, handicapped according to the time they made. For ten laps they chased each other, changing places frequently and getting farther and farther apart until the finish saw the winner Disbrow half a lap ahead of the rest. Woodbury in the White Dusenberg gave a good exhibition, creeping up from last place to third. Wonderlich in a Simplex dropped out at the end of the first lap owing to engine trouble.
Second event--Three miles, flying start, cars of 300 cubic inches piston displacement or under:
1. Wonderlich; 2, Woodbury; 3, D'Allen Time 3.35
D'Allen, Woodbury, Braren and Wonderlich went over the scratch together in the second event. The first round saw D'Allen in the Buick shoot ahead, which position he held until the third time around when Wonderlich, in a Simplex. got the lead and held it to the finish.
Third event--Racing against time for one lap, flying start:
1, Wonderlich, time 33 3-5 secs.; 2, Woodbury, 34 secs.; 3, Disbrow, 34 secs.
World's record for half mile is held by Woodbury, who make it in 32 1-5 secs. at Waco, Texas, in November, 1917. Today he made it in 34 seconds in a Dusenberg. No one broke the record.
With a roar Chevrolet pulled his Sunbeam onto the track for the race with the Curtis. Miss Law said before the race that owing to the track and weather conditions she would give the motorist a lap's handicap. Round and round they raced, the purr of the airplanes eight cylinders blending with the roar of the four-cylinders of the sunbeam. At times the motorist raced in

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Please note that some misspellings were in the original document, so check before fixing any spelling Image, top left: Law posing with a dog and an automobile Image, bottom left: Plane flying over the crowd Image, right: Law with her plane