New-York tribune., 1908-08-31
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
PURPOSE or BIG RACES.
General J. Z. Cutting Says 1meiieon
Cars Should Race at Saoannah.

rae purpose or a race such as that for the Grand
Prize. which viii he held under the auspices ef
the Automobile Club OF America Al Savannah. =
set forth by General john T. Cutting, FIRST vice.
president of the New York Trade Association ana
head Of the oldsnaobe Company OF New York
Like n,ank others III the trade. he is Of The opin-
ion that in such contest. in which the best OF
the foreign expected be entered. better
results be gained by the American
facturers by having their ptteG against ma
chimes that have gained regulations than in a
contest against OF small prestige
There is denying said General Cutting.
that the chief purpose of such the Van
derbiIt, the French Grand Prix. the for the
German Esnperors cup and all the big events. ma
tionaI international. is the furnishing cf
object lesson to the public OF the qualities of the
ears entered. to the sole end that they may be
spurred into purchasing. In other words while
the element of sport pure and simple. plays an
important role. the stimulation of trade is the
dominant note.
''The prospective buyer will not be impressed by
the performance of the car he is urged TO pur-
chase if the in question has been pitted only
against of small reputation and prestige The
with reputation and prestige. the cars which
it would he glory for American to cntstrip.
will all he at Savannah The Vanderbilt race
promises to be between American cars only.
The foreign that may be entered will he pri-
rately owned and privately driven and their per-
fcrmance will be repudiated by their manufact-
urers. The American makers who will want TO
nroye their nettle will race at Savannah and not
on Long Island They will have tho fresh ma
teriai to work on. There is doubt either about
the people the South having the money with
which to buy automobiles. 1t is there, and the
Savannah races will provide a fine opportunity for
getting it..
As a special bait attract entries for their 3H-
mile stock ear race Labor Day, the newly or
eanized Denver Motor Club has announced that
the contestant finishing the race in the shortest
apsed time will receive prize amounting to one
half the total amount of entrance fees. This sum
will be presented in gold coin. and in view Of the
fact that there already ten entries at s0o each
the club expects about many more before the
list is closed. The new Colorado organization re-
Gently affiliated with the American Automobhe
Association and the coming contest will be run
under the organizations sanction and rules.
IT is quite essential that the fibre racks wIch
are so commonly employed to secure the secondary
wiring of the ignition system to the tops OF tie
cylinders be kept in good order. as otherwise there
is danger of the wires sagging against the cyiinder
heads and causing short circuits after the insuia
tion has burned partially away Difficulty IN this
quarter is especially apt result when the wiring
has been disrnounted a number OF times ana the
screws which hold it down have worn IN thei
holes and become loose When this Is the case
neu screws of a larger size should be substituted
for the original ones