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    OAKLEY PARK
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    Source for the Oakley Park race results comes from the Website "History of Motorsport before World War I" by Darren Galpin.

    Last Updated (8/4/09)
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    1914 Cincinnati Ohio map Oakley Park locationOakley Park Race Track
    Left, is part of a 1914 Cincinnati map showing what was the location of the Oakley Park race track, and right, is the location in 2008 from Google Earth.

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    Brief Track History
    Track:  Defunct - 1.0 mile dirt oval (November 25, 1901) (August 18, 1905 - 1907) (1909)
    Track Location:  Located in the Southeast corner of the City of Cincinnati, the track was surrounded by what is today I-71 (to the east), the CSX Railroad (to the north), and Robertson Avenue (to the south).
    Brief History:  Built as a Horse Track. The Cincinnati Lawn Bowling Club first bowled in the inner green inside the Oakley Park horse-racing track around 1922. The track hosted the Hamilton County Fair in 1905. By 1907, Ohio horse racing legislation had put an end to racing at the Oakley Track, and 110 acres of the property was sold to the Oakley Park Company who built homes on the land.
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    Oakley Park Race History
    1901
    Monday November 25, 1901 | 5 Laps/5 Miles for Steam Vehicles; Winner: Emmett P. Gray; Time: 0:12:04 sec., Speed: 24.86 mph
    Finish: 1-Emmett Gray, 2-Howard Miller, 3-John Buttenhofer, 4-William Martin.
    Monday November 25, 1901 | 5 Laps/5 Miles for Gasoline powered, under 13 hp.; Winner: Rudolph Meyer; Time: 0:8:32.3 sec., Speed: 35.14 mph
    Finish: 1-Rudolph Meyer (Gasmobile), 2-Max Fleischman, 3-Carl G. Fisher, 4-Carl L. Baumann.
    Monday November 25, 1901 | 5 Laps/5 Miles for Gasoline powered, 13 - 20 hp.; Winner: Rudolph Meyer; Time: 0:09:24 sec., Speed: 31.91 mph
    Finish: 1-Rudolph Meyer (Gasmobile), 2-Carl Fisher, 3-Henry W. Summer, 4-Max. C. Fleischman.
    Monday November 25, 1901 | Time Trial Exhibition 1 lap; Driver: Henry Fournier; Car: Mors 60; Time: 0:01:08.2 sec., Speed: 52.7 mph
    Monday November 25, 1901 | Time Trial Exhibition 8 laps; Driver: Henry Fournier; Car: Mors 60; Time: 0:09:16.4 sec., Speed: 51.76 mph
    1905
    Friday August 18, 1905 | 1 Lap/1 Mile; Winner: J.H. Stricker; Car: Oldsmobile; Time: 0:01:46 sec., Speed: 33.96 mph
    Finish: 1-J.H. Stricker (Oldsmobile), 2-V. Emerson (Autocar).
    Friday August 18, 1905 | 2 Laps/2 Miles; Winner: J.H. Stricker; Car: Oldsmobile; Time: 0:03:31 sec., Speed: 34.12 mph
    Finish: 1-J.H. Stricker (Oldsmobile), 2-V. Emerson (Autocar).
    Friday August 18, 1905 | 5 Mile Handicap for Dealers, Odell Cup; Winner: Gunther Brothers; Car: Royal; Time: 0:08:04 sec.
    Finish: 1-Gunther Brothers (Royal), 2-Schacht Manufacturing Company (Schacht).
    Race Notes: The Gunther Brothers was a Cincinnati automobile dealer, who sold the "Royal Tourist" built by the Royal Motor Car Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Gunther Brothers was located at 1633 Madison Road in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Schacht Manufacturing Company was a Cincinnati Buggy/Automobile manufacturer.
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