New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
BAY STATE ROAD RACE
SPEED TEST At LOWELL.
Many Entries Assured for 95O-Mile
Contest on Labor Dan.

25O-ne road race over circuit Of 1915 miles
will be held under the auspices Of the Lowell Auto
mobile Club at Lowell. Mass. Labor Day. The
entries will limited twelve cars. the
chimes travelling the circuit twenty-four times.
The prize TO the winner will be gold cup valued
at $500 To the second in the prize of
$50 will be awarded and the third will win $2.
The course will be guarded by two regiments Of
militia, not in uniform. and seventy-1ve uniformed
policemen.
John O. Heinze, president Of the Lowell Auto
mobile Club, held a meeting with the owners of the
Friarclfr racing cars the other day He found that
it would difficult TO entries unless the en-
trants guaranteed immunity from disquai-
fcation in the Automobile Club Of america con-
tests Following the suggestion OF e. r Hollander
and A w Church of WyckoT. Church & Part
ridge, Mr.. Heinze president and T. s. Corlew as
vice-president of the Lowell club obtained guar
antee from the Automobile Club of America that
the drivers in the race would not be outlawed in
future Automobile Club of America contests
Immediately on receipt OF this information Clare
Hamilton of the Isotta Import Company made an
entry of an Isotta- -Fraschni and selected Al Fooie
to drive the car f. R. Hollander has also entered
the BriarclF Fiat, be driven by Ralph de Palma
Mr. Heinze finding that the Massachusetts law for
bade road racing, went to Boston and appeared
before the Senate Committee of Roads and Brloges'
who called a public hearing. At this meeting TWO
persons protested against the race while ten rep
resentative citizens appeared as advocates OF 'he
race which they considered would be Of more bene-
ht to the State of Massachusetts, than any other
contest that could be held.
The committee having reported favorahly the Dill
was rushed through the Senate and the Assembly
m tbe closing day of the session special ORDER
Notwithstanding the fact that the Boston & Maine
merger was then being 1ercely discussed Acuns
C-oyarror Draper Immediately signed the bill
making legislative record OF three Gays from IT'S
incpiency to its final passage.
Elaborate preparations are being made 10 vel
come home George Schuster. who drove the Ihofhds
car. the winner of the New York -to-Paris race
Schuster will arrive here from Paris on La bof-
raine Of the French Line, tomorrow. number OF
autornobiists will be at the dock to escort Schus
fer to the Automobile Club Of America where a
luncheon Will be given by Harry s. Houpt OF the
Harry S. Houpt Company, agents lot the 'H"ihas
cars in this city.
On Monday when the car is taken from the
boat it is planned to form parade among owners
of Thomas cars and escort Schuster and the racer
from the Battery up Broadway On Thursday
evening an Illustrated lecture the race will he
given by Mr.. Houpt at the Automobile Club of
America to be followed by supper
That the ninth international automobile show of
the American Motor Car Manufacturers Associa-
ton which will open on New Years Eve In the
Grand Central Palace, New York. will be the great
est exhibition of motor cars and accessories ever
held in this country there be no question. due
TO the fact that the independent manufacturers and
the importers have combined. InlS means thdt
there will be individual show Of the Importers
Automobile Salon, the last year.
The diagrams for space application blanks etc.
are now in the hands of the printers, and should
be ready for distribution to the trade by next
Thursday Decorative schemes have been sub
mitted TO the show committee by the leading show
decorators in the country. These schemes call for
the most elaborate decorations which have
been IN the Grand Central Palace. They will
be entirely different from any decorations ever
seen at any preceding automobile show At the
next meeting Of the show committee II will prob
ably be decided who will have charge OF the
decorating
One Of the little Brush runabouts which left De-
troit August l on 1,5o-mile endurance to
Boston arrived in this city at noon yesterday, and
will proceed to the Hub Saturday. Up to date
the has averaged about hundred miles a day
without the slightest mechanical adjustment,
side of tire trouble, It is said.
AS the trip is really designed to demonstrate the
merits Of the to agents and to the public con-
siderable time has been spent in the cities and
towns en- route, and the policy will be fol-
lowed in New York and Boston.