New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-24
FOR AUTO RACING.
NORRIS PARK CHOSEN.
NORRIS
Motor Club Formed to Hold Meets
at Famous Course.

Morris Park is to be the new home for automo-
bile racing in and about New-York. 1t was an
nounced yesterday that the famous course in west
chester. where thousands have watched the thor
oughbreds will be devoted this year to trials OF
speed between modern motor cars, that are grow
ing numerous, and whose owners are always
so ready to develop extreme speed The VIDE
turns and broad stretches at Morris Park. and the
fact that mile may be made with only one turn
insure many new track records and great popu-
larity for the track among racing motorists
At the head of the new enterprise which VIII con-
duct automobile sports of all kinds at the FASH
ionable playground will be Dave Hennen motifs.
one Of the owners of the track who IS president
of the Automobile Club of America ]. Horace
Harding and ]. S. Bunting. both members OF the
Automobile Club will be vice-president and treas
urer respectively. and Alfred Reeves, secretary
It is planned TO have the opening meet on satur-
day, May 90 The new organization is called the
Morris Park Motor Club
Foreseeing the growing interest in automobile
speed competition and the excellent facinties Tor
the sport at Morris Park Mr.. Morris had clause
inserted IN the lease of the park to the WESTMINSTER
Racing Association permitting it to be used for
that purpose It's various shoots and straight
Always permitting races from half mile ana
klometre UP to a hundred miles or more ana
it's many natural advantages for big meets LED
automobilists who were yesterday to agree
that it should furnish ideal home for automo-
bilists who turn to speeding and racing.
In speaking of the subject yesterday, Dave Hen
Morris said:
Interest in automobile racing is growing keener
every day, and the sport is comparatively new us
continuance will bring US safer and better ma
chimes for nothing proves the weak points IN con-
struction quickly driving cars at hlgn speeu'
For that reason racing viii teach many Things 70
the builder. and eventually bring safer cars Tor the
general public. Most of the successful bul4deIs CT
Furope and America have been involved IN racing.
and it has now almost reached the point WheFe
every maker is required to turn out q fast racing
car before his product reaches the hlgh plane u
success
There are a great many makers building Iast
cars for prominent motorists. which will be seen
on the tracks this year, driven by their owners OF
their racing pilots, who are really the Jokes u
motoring" continued Mr.. Morris. There are 80
few opportunities to race on the highways pIOPciiS
policed and under sanction of the authorities that
~.oirg on tracks like the one at Morris Park is
bein fostered It tests the driving Of the operator
as well as the car while the speed OF niles wen
under the n mute supplies excitement TOT the speo
tators Only amateur and professional operators
RI skin follow the sport Its danger Will be mini
roized AZ Morris Park by banking the turns ana
o;lirp the surface of the track SO as to have
dustJess course This will make II SAFER +oI 'Ao
operators and more comfortable for the spectators
Wealthy men throughout the country are go NJ
inc motor car racing with great enthusiasm CoIo-
- Green son of Mrs Hetty Green
iI1 hove half a dozen racing machines with COM
nAtent drivers for the new sport 1t IS sala ne VIII
have a private express car 70 carry the Hlot0's -
~. ,-.rfons meets Other wen known nilhohaTe
enthusiasts in the sport on road and track VINO
will be interested in the new club are w, b '"7-
derbilt ir Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. y, T.
Tbomas Major c. J. s. Miller, w Gould BFoAsl%'
F r Thomas and James l. Breese, OF New u =
ro,oraI isaac e Emerson, of Baltimore; h Ia
Bowden and William Wallace of Boston and :. D.
Stevens. 49,.
It, win be remembered that the New-York Jockey
Club applied to the stewards Of the Jockey CLUB LOT
- d.+es a few weeks ago and, to avoid any
con+roversv the Westchester Racing AssoclaLIloni
which win race this year at its new track at BEL
T,on+ park leased Morris Park for a term OF years
During the life of this lease the course can De
used for motor racing, and a long 4elI want %
Automobiles has been supplied.