Des Moines News
July 24, 1915

OLDFIELD'S OUTFIT TO ARRIVE HERE TODAY

Barney Oldfield's equipment for Sunday races are scheduled to reach Des Moines today in charge of his squad of mechanics. Camp will be pitched at the speedway track and the cars will be tuned up for Sunday's exhibition. Oldfield, accompanied by DeLoyd Thompson, aviator, will not arrive in Des Moines until early Sunday morning.

A series of events will be pulled off by Oldfield while Eddie O'Donnell in his Duesenberg racer, will 100 miles around the speedway track. Seven motorcycle racers will compete in a motorcycle event.

Drivers entered in the 300-mile race and mechanicians in charge of racers are arriving in preparation for the trial preliminary to the big race on Saturday. Sunday's races are expected to thoroly test the new board track.

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