"My Prayer--Barney Oldfield," a Poem by E. B. Carson, circa 1935
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This poem is a fitting description of "Barney" Oldfield. The auto racing legend "took his chances" winning his first race -- in the Ford-designed "999" -- without having raced before. Though Oldfield "fell" in crashes and lost races, he "fought again" competing and breaking several land speed records. And Oldfield's showman spirit would remain "undiminished" well after he had left the sport.
This poem is a fitting description of "Barney" Oldfield. The auto racing legend "took his chances" winning his first race -- in the Ford-designed "999" -- without having raced before. Though Oldfield "fell" in crashes and lost races, he "fought again" competing and breaking several land speed records. And Oldfield's showman spirit would remain "undiminished" well after he had left the sport.
Artifact
Poem
Date Made
circa 1935
Subject Date
circa 1935
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2005.108.27
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 11 in
Width: 8.5 in
Inscriptions
Typed, entitled: MY PRAYER - Barney Oldfield: First few lines: Let me live, Oh Mighty Master, / Such a life as men should know, / Tasting triumph and disaster, / Joy, and not too much of woe; ... Typed at bottom of prayer: E. B. Carson
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