The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-22
.NOvE[TY|NAU AUTO.
RA.CI'N ! EVENTS.
Some Selling Races Will Be
Added to Atlantic City
Races.
TO Be SOLD u. AT ENTRY PRICE B i
Considerable Complaint Made in.
Past Regarding Stock Car
Racing.
TO BE SOLD AT ENTRY PRICE

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NEW YORK. March ala decided now
city In automobile racing contests will be
Finaugurated at the Atlantic City beach
meet. This will be tho addition to the
programme OF several selling races, and
1T will be expressly stipulated that the
winning car must DO sold to the pur-e
chaser who Is willing to pay the price
specified In the class in which 1t was
entered. Should two or more buyers wish
the car, whatever excess above the stock
price may be obtained will be devoted.
probably, to some practical automobile
use, the exact character OF which Is now
being determined by the committee.
Considerable Complaint.
Considerable complaint has been made
In the past regarding the so.called stock
car races, in which cars are CLASSIFIED
according to- their selling price, oQ the
often been fitted out especially for rac-
ing purposes. The manufacturers or agent
entering the car gets the credit OF sup
plying fast and serviceable car at 4
stated price. Those who have entered
bona flde stock cars have occasionally
demurred at this practice but formal
protests have never been made. y
Under this selling scheme, the tendency
to doctor cars for racing purposes will
be lessened for no one would care to
spend more money In equipping ma
chine with superior mechanical devices
If 1T were known that in case Of victory
the car must be- sold at fixed price.
Many spectators Of automobile races. In
which stock events are held. often ask
tc purchase the winning car, but the
agent usually tells the customer that II
he will call around at the shop he Will
give him one '.just as good With the
selling race at-Atlantic City this excuse
VIII be untenable.
Some Of the Entries.
A car for 1880 to $500, that can go
ten or twenty miles on the track at good
speed. has demonstrated something. and
a spectator Is liable to be so pleased
with It that nothing will suit him hut
that Identical car. The Atl1ntic City race
managers are now going to give intend
ing purchasers who want practical
demonstration of what the machine can
do under competitive conditions an ops
rortunitE OF taking the winning car at
q the agents price.
Walter Christie has entered his WELL
known racfeg car, the same that CONF
peted In the Vanderbilt cup race last
season. It was not a big success then.
but 1t has been thoroughly overhauled
and many improvements made Mr..
Christie thinks the car will show not
only high speed. but satisfactory endur-3
sance this year. He will probably drive
Il himself. Among other high powered
racing cars that have already entered
are a four-cylinder Napier. to be driven
by T. NJ. billiard a six-cylinder Thomas,
to be driven by Montague Roberts: a
Wayne, to be driven by Charles T. Earl,
and the REQ Bird. which will be driven
4 by Dan Wurg1s. who pioted It last year
at the Empire City track.
In the touring car classes. Mrs. Joan
N. Ounce will drive her White steamer,
and other cars entered are the Darracq,
English Daimler. Aerial. Royal Tourist.
sWinton, Columbia, Maxwell and Simplex.