June 25 - 27, 1915

Fri. June 25, 1915

Sunny and warm

Helped with washing all A.M. Took bath in P.M. Rode over to lake and heard chorus and grand opera - big crowd - Home about 10:30 and to bed.

Sat. June 26, 1915

Minnesota State Fairgrounds 1915 and likely where Grandpa was watching the races.

Fairly hot and sunny most of the day. Painted on garage trimming a little in the A.M. then went over to the fairgrounds and saw a 100 mile race. There were also 3+ 1 mile races. 13 cars in the 100. It was a fine race all the way thru. I did not pay $1 admish, but walked around to the N.W. corner and had a free grandstand seat on the high bank right by the track. National No. 8 blew a tire right in front of me as he was starting on the curve. He lost control and went into the fence and turned over. The driver got up with a bloody face, but not seriously hurt. Car was wrecked. Hearne of Chicago in a case won in 93:30. Over at the grandstand they had a trick car that could go around on its hind wheels "etc." There was a 500 mile race in Chicago on the new 2 mile board track and all world records went. Dario Resta in a French car won at a rate of 97.6 miles per hour. The previous record, made by DePalma at Indianapolis this Spring, was 89.84. Resta this year has won The Vanderbilt, Grand Prix, and came in 2nd in the 500 at Indianapolis. Grant beat the non stop record going the 500 miles without a stop and came in 4th (96.06). Home and to bed. One driver would come down the stretch with both hands off the wheel, and once he went around the curve with both hands in the air.

Here is Dario Resta in the car he used at the 
World's Fair in San Francisco in 1915 AKA The Vanderbilt Cup Race

Sun. June 27, 1915

Hot and fair most of the day - rain in aft a while

I had canoe ad in and sold it to the 1st party that came out - $25. Used it a year for nothing and got 2 good padlocks out of it at that. Read - walked down to lake with Stew and we sat on a bench under 1 bumbershoot during hard rain and got caught in another cloudburst on our way home. Read and to bed.

Author Note: A bumbershoot is a slang term for umbrella.