Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1913 — CAP and BELLS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CAP and BELLS

IN EMBARRASSING POSITION Barney Oldfield Receives Startling Reply to Query as to His Standing in Auto Race. Herbert Corey, New York correspondent of the Cincinnati Times-Star, has run across a new story about Bill Pickens, the renowned automobile and airship “impresario,” and Barney Oldfield, automobile racer. Bill is an Alabama product and has often “breezed” into Birmingham, each time with a brand new scheme. Barney is also well known here for his performances on a local track in past years. This is the story: “Here’s another yarn of Barney Oldfield, right from Gasoline lane: “ 'Oldfield was driving in the Grand Prix last sujnmer,’ says Burton Brown, ‘under the management of BUI Pickens. A lot of things happened and he began to lose alps. Each time he passed the grand stand Pickens would run out and hold up a board on which was chalked Barney’s position. By and by Barney got so far behind that Pickens lost heart. He let Barney whiz by several times without informing him of his place. Then Barney got anxious. He leaned out from the driver’s seat as he roared by: “ ‘ "Hey, B-i-U!” he shouted. “Whar at’s my po-sit-ion?" “ ‘The next time around Pickens was ready for him, his hands cupped to his mouth, ■ “ * “Most embarrassing, Barney,” he bellowed.’ " —Cincinnati Times-Star.