Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-12
MOTORING
$500

In view of the fact that no long road
race for strictly stock cars has yet
been held in America it is somewhat
remarkable that two great races of this
kind should be held within eight weeks
of each other. The first, a series of
three races, for various classes of cars,
in length from $50 to 800 miles, will
be held in Savannah, Ga, on March
10 and 10. The second, a race of ap-
proximately 300 miles, for the Briar-
cliff trophy of Westchester, N. Y, on
April %.
These races are not only speed con-
tests, but they are endurance runs in
the extreme. Undoubtedly they should,
and will, show both the speed and the
enduring qualities of the contesting
cars. 1t is safe to say that a car
driven at its top speed for 800 miles
or more will be subject to greater
strains than the same car would re-
ceive in 5000 miles of running in the
hands of the average owner of auto
mobiles. If any car has a weak point,
excessive speed continued for 300 miles
will surely bring it out. Undoubtedly
some makers look upon these contests
as speed events only. They lose sight
entirely of the endurance end, which,
in reality, is the more important, and
therefore decline to enter cars of their
make.
Edgar Apperson of Kokomo has en-
tered both the Savannah and West
chester events with his "Jackrabbits."
He believes in road racing on American
roads.
Arthur w. Solomon. secretary of the
Savannah Automobile club, states that
the interest in the Savannah races is
intense. In one day Mr.. Solomon re-
ceived 1T letters from manufacturer
and others interested in the Savannah
races, which, together with many other
favorable indications, seems to predict
that the Savannah races will be a great
success.
Dealers Urged to Make Entries Early
A. J. Smith of the l-climbing COM
mlttee stated today that there would
probably be thirty entries for the Alta
dena contest, but that some of the
dealers were delaying their entries.
There are only four more days in
which entry applications can be made
and the committee requests that to
save trouble for the committee those
intending to enter cars should do so
at once.
Beginning with the first of the week
several of the drivers will make daily
trips over the course to get the cars
tuned up to the highest pitch.
There seems to be little doubt but
that the best previous records for the
hill will be lowered, due in part to an
improvement in this years motors, but
largely to a better course and the
practical elimination of the bad street
railway crossing.
Has Confidence in Maxwell
When automobile manufacturers re-
ceiVe foreign orders, backed up by
funds deposited in New York banks,
without having had previous corre-
spondence with the purchasers, 1t GER
tainly speaks well for the car that is
bought
A few days ago the Maxwell Briscoe
Motor company received an order from
n. V. Velodrome Limited company of
Saerabaia, Dutch East Indies, togeth-
er with advice that bank draft for
$4,000 had been lodged with a New
York banking house. The order called
for six cars and coupled with 1t was
the provision that the order should be
repeated within month from the date
of shipment of the original order.
In ascertaining these facts it also
became known that the Maxwell Bris-
coe Motor company has made no STRIFE
lures whatever upon the contemplated
output for the season of 1908. Mr..
Briscoe even states that his company
has orders for more than 1000 cars of
various types and that all orders are
backed by the customary agents de-
post.