The San Francisco call., 1905-05-15
BIG AUTO RACE
NEAR At HAND
Trials for Gordon Bennett
Cup to Take Place This
Month Oh the Isle of Man
LIST OF THE ENTRIES
Decidedly Lower Gear of the
Machines Represents the
Main Change in the Cars
Special Dispatch to The Call.


Special Dispatch to The Call.
LONDON, May 14.-Interest is in
creasing in the eliminating trials. un-
der the auspices of the Automobile
Club of Great Britain and Ireland, by
the English competitors for the Gordon
Bennett cup, and next week the prin-
cipal participants will go to the Isle of
Man to commence testing their motors
and becoming thoroughly familiar with
the new course. The entries have been
closed and include the following: Three
Napiers entered by S. z. Edge. which
will be driven by A Macdonald, Cliff
ford carp ana Cecil Edge, cousin of
S. f. Edge, who makes his first ap-
pearance in big race.
S. F. Edge will never drive another
car in race. It is understood he feels
he can advance the interests of his
entries better during the race if not
driving than if he participates himself,
as he believes he has not heretofore
secured all available advantages.
Another Napier is entered by John
Hargreaves, who will pilot his own
machine Z. H. Austin has entered two
Wolseleys, one of which will be driven
by c. Bianchi, who was formerly
Charles Jarretts machinist, but the
driver of the other Wolseley has not
yet been nominated. A. Lee Guinness
has entered a Darracq made by Weir
in England, and unless he withdraws,
as rumored, will operate ii himself.
Leopold de Rothschild has entered q
Siddley car, which will be driven by.
Syden Girling. Sir Alfred Hickman.
NJ. P, places his reliance in Star. to
be steered by F. r. Goodwin. Another
Star has been nominated by e. Lisle,
Il but as his license has just been re-
voked by a police magistrate for two
years because of a recent serious acci-
dent opinion is divided as to whether
his car will compete. The most famous
of the drivers of the ten cars entered
is A Macdonald who last winter es-
ia ablished the worlds mile record at Or
monde Beach, Florida. He will operate
one of the Napiers.
CHANGE IN THE CARS.
All the cars participating are prac-
tically new creations except the Wolse-
leys, which are the same as contested
last year. The most radical change in
the construction of this years cars is
the decidedly lower gear. This is ap-
parent in all the cars, as the high gear
of last year proved to be too slow to
operate in making the numerous short
turns. The experience of last year has
taught the makers that only COM
paratively moderate speed will be
maintained, of say about fifty miles
an hour. This being the case, lower
gear will enable the negotiation of the
sharp turns. This will prove of still
greater advantage on the French
course, which is much more irregular
than the Isle of Man route.
The committee of the Automobile
Club in charge of the arrangements has
just decided to change the route from
that of last year. The portion cut out
lies between Ballacraine and Kirk Mi
chael passing through Glen Helen. The
change is made as the narrow roads
proved dangerous. The new route con-
tinues the same as last year, starting
and finishing at Douglas, until BaIla-
craine is reached, when there is an
abrupt turn westward to Peel and
then along the sea coast to Kirk Nil
chael. The distance around the correct
ed route is 541a miles, and the contest
calls for three round trips, or 1882
miles.
There has been a change in the date
for this trial and unless the committee
finds furher reasons for another shift
the race will be run on Tuesday, May
80. The weighing in occurs the day
before, both for the Gordon Bennett
eliminating trials for autos and the
motor cycle races which occur on
May 81.
MOTOR CYCLE RACES.
The motor cycle races this year are
proving an exceedingly interesting
event as the adoption by every one of
the cycle makers of the double cylin-
der system of motor for the first time
is thought by many to be doubtful
experiment.
A. M. Schreyer, an American, will
guide one of the Barry's, which is an
entirely new production and causes
considerable speculation as to its use
fulness because of its almost revolu-
tionary change in construction. The
fly wheel and cooling apparatus are
both eliminated. Their functions are
performed by revolving double-con-
densed cylinder which turns SO rapid
ly that 1t is supposed to give all the
efficiency of a fly wheel, and in its con-
seQuent action all necessity for a cool
er is contended to be superfluous. The
weight Of the whole structure is less
than forty pounds, while the limit,
under the rules, is 110 pounds. The
motor cycle race is held under the
auspices of the Auto-Cycle Club, which
is the body to which the Automobile
Club of Great Britain and Ireland has
delegated the control of motor cycling
in the United Kingdom.
The first three winners of both races
will participate in the contest for the
Gordon Bennett cup and the interna-
tional motorcycle races in France, re-
spectively. While the eliminating races
are strictly confined to English ma
chimes, all the parts of which must
be made in England, there will be a
new departure in the bestowing of
cup upon the motor cycle of 10
pounds or less. irrespective of make or
country of origin, which cares TO par
tieipate. This innovation is fathered
solely for the purpose of giving motor
cycle racing more of a sporting feat
ure.
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