The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-29
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
PERCY PIERCE VIII COMPETE IN
THE GLIDDEN TOtR.
winner OF the Trophy Last Year Cable" Ti,at
lie IL Coming H. Mat Other Fh"
tries for Inc EN, Joe Tracy ana
walter Christie In Vanderbilt Trials.

tries for the ~, Joe Tracy and
walter Christie In Vanderbilt Trials.
Percy p. Pierce OF Buffalo. winner OF the
1905 tour for the Glidden trophy, viii be a
contestant in this years competition. when
starts from Mr.. Pirrce's home on July i2 ana
| ends az Breton Woods, In the White Noun
tains, on July ~. lie WAS Il competitor IN the
Hertomer tour. which recently ended at
Munich, Germany, and had intended 10
be a participant in the Circuit European.
which has been post poned until next year.
| He cabled TO his father that he would sail for
home this week, which would indicate that
his collision with a farmer near Handheim.
GERMANY. was not as serious as at first re-
| ported, and his entry has been formally made
! for the Glidden tour. The latest entries Tor
the third annual tour of the American Auto
mobile Association a. received at the tour
Headquarters are: No. %, Joseph A. Mech
alley Of Stamford. Conn, 2O-?i horsepower
Pope Hartford, throug Oh the American Auto
mobile Association: No. ~. {. W. Kelsey,
Tarrytown. y. T.. SO horse power Maxwell.
New York Motor club. No. %, Charles F, Bar
rett, Hartford. Conn. 2l-?s horse power column
bia, Hartesd Automobile Club, No,26. Freder-
lex j. Pardee. Chicago, ILL.,, "a horsepower
Packard, Chicago Automobile Club: No, ~.
Percy p. Pierce. Buffalo. ". T.. 4o-4j horse
power Pierce, Automobile club OF Buffalo;
No. %, Archie r.. Hughes. Philadelphia.
4OA45 horse power Pierce. Rhode Island
Automobile Club, No. 20, II. h. Shiland.
jackson, Mich, 30 horsepower Buick. Ameri-
can Automobile Association; No. 80. W. {.
Durant, jackson. Mich, 20 horsepower
Buick, American Automobile Association:
No. 81, Augustus Post. New York city, is
horse power White. Automobile Club of
America: No. 80, Benjamin W. Richert. New
York city, - horse power Packard, New
York Motor Club; No. 80. Watson Coleman.
Lynn, Mass, ~ horsepower White, Bay
State Automobile Associations; No. Al. C.. c.
Kirkham. New York city. 10 horsepower
Maxwell. American Automobile Association.
All Of these entrants will travel from Buffalo
TO Breton Woods. and all will be competitors
for the hidden trophy. except Messrs.
Kelsey, Post and Richert. Mr.. Kirkham
asked for nu mber ~. as that was his number
In last years tour.
All doubt as TO the car that Joe Tracy will
drive in the American elimination trials to
select this country's team in the Vanderbilt
cup race was settled yesterday. A formal
entry of a 90 horsepower Locomobile racer
was received at the office of Chairman Thomp-
son of the American Automobile Associations
racing board. The car was entered by S. T.
Davis, Jr., through the Automobile Club of
America, and Tracy was named as driver.
This is the tenth car to be entered for the
American team.
With Barney Oldfeld enumerated in its
list Of star automobile racing men, the Amer
lean Motor Racing Association has been
formed in Chicago. The promoters Of the
organization intend to conduct a series OF
meets on horseracing tracks in various cities
throu ghout the country much on the plan that
was followed in the heyday Of cycle racing.
when a circuit chasing party OF a hundred
and more riders and trainers travelled all
over the United States. The promoters have
not announced their plans in detail, but it is
their intention to have a, circuit including the
principal cities of thel United States and
Canada. A number OF prominent drivers
have been signed to oppose the redoubtable
Oldfeld, including Tom Coo per. Earl Kiser.
G. A. Coey, Jerry Ellis and Charles Burman.
The promoters have hopes of adding Webb
jay, the one mile record holder. and Louis
Chevrolet to their list of stars. The feature
of the meet at each city are to be twenty-four
hour and fifty mile races. most olthe twenty
four hour contests being run as team races.
two days affai at the Harlem track in Chicago.
which will be conducted by W.. H. Pickens,
who was Barney Oldfield's manager for some
time.
According to a report from Boston Harlan
Xut ~ntRbRiIe' A ios@er pFss'd int ends nd ,n to H enter am
imported car for the Vanderbilt cup race
il he can be assured that the maker will have
II COllIltltu Valiy. VIiouSH 81 " on NC I itu
out for a month before the race Is run. II
the car is built it will have at least 100 horse
power.
Walter Christie has entered his 10
horsepower direct drive. auto racer for the
He took his signed entry blank and check for
the 81 900 entrance fee in person to the Office
! Iutomobiie Association racing board, Mr.,
Christie said he was entering the car him
self bis year he being a member Of the Auto
years contest. was, made through James L.
tered it and will drive 1t himself in the Ameri-
can elimination trials on September %, with
great hopes of being able TO drive 1t again
he has as good a chance of winning the big
race as anybody, as the car Is much faster
he will have less tire trouble than any of his
competitors, because the driving strains are
on the front tires. and the brake strains are
on the rear tires, instead Of both strains being
borne by the tires on the rear wheels. as is
tbs, case with all other, types Of cars. He is
e Salla WIFI I ' he ha d"f hoped Si't to enter for ioq' the
Glidden tour. but it will not be completed in
time. Christie made a mile In 50 seconds
with his racing car at the Empire City track
recently.
To settle a dispute as to what amtomobillst
OF New York State OWNS the largest number
of cars, the Motor Directories { pmpany was
Aston has registered thirty-one cars. of which
four have been cancelled; Commodore Fred
eriCk q. Bourne has registered twenty. of
which five have been cancelled; William K.
Vanderbilt. DR.. has registered eighteen. OF
which none has been cancelled. and George
Eastman of Rochester has paid license fees
for eleven cars. none having been cancelled.
Louis p. Mooers, VINO drove a Peerless
racer in the Bennett cup race of 1899 In Ireland
as a member of the American team, has been
engaged as chief engineer by the Moon Motor
Car Company of st. Louis.
Ti\,T RTfIID CONDT'JTS.