The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-08
All Eyes Are Turned On the
2O0-Mile Stock Car Con-
test Tomorrow.
CAPITAL AUTOISTS
TO WITNESS EVENT
Many Prominent Local Owners Are
Interested in Long Speed
Test.

PHILADELPHIA, oct. S.-The eyes
OF the automobile world VIII be cen
tered tomorrow on FaiTmOunt Park. in
Philadelphia. where the 200-nile stock
chassis race takes place under the aus
pices OF the Quaker City Motor Club,
A course eight and one-tenth laps has
been laid through the famous park and
nineteen cars, many OF them of inter
national fame, will be seen In action
with the king pins of the automobile
racing world at the steering wheels.
The course is said TO be an ideal one
and il the practice trials are any cri-
terion fast time should be made. Lee
I.orimsr. at the head OF the Chalmers
Detroic racing team, yesterday nego-
tiated the course in the fast time Of
minutes and 43 seconds. This time
was unofficial but as several watches
caught il alike, LOrimer must have
been near that time in making the eight
and One-tenth miles He made eleven
laps with an average OF g minutes e
seconds for each lap.
Wife As Mechanician.
While Lorimer attracted the atten-
tion Of 5000 spectators who crowded the
course. it was his team mate, Bert
Dingley, who offered the real attraction.
clan. She was attred IN a khaki auto
mobile outfit and performed all the ar
ouous duties that fan 10 the mechani-
clan Of racing car. numbering
around the course nine times. and none
OF them over nine minutes, Dingley
sped up TO the immense grand stand
after the final lap I'm a wonderful burst
OF speed, his wiIe's face one mass Of
oil and mud. She declared the mile-a-
minute jaunt was well worth IL. All
hr drivers on nv ~
but none Of them exceeded the wonder
ful speed attained b. Loriner
Among the famous drivers who will
take part in the race. which is the
second one 20 be promoted by the Quak-
or City Motor Club in Philadelphia S
famous park. are George Robertson.
who won the event last year; Chevrolet.
winner Of the Cobe trophy race: Fred
Betz. the weI-known amateur driver:
Joe Seymour. Willie Houpt. the two
Bergdolls. Hugh Harding, al Grant. and
Hayes.
Inspection Today.
All the cars viii be inspected this
AFTERNOON by the technical committee
IN order to see that they are strictly
stock cars The cars will be started
tomorrow by Fred Wagner. who has
been the starter in all the important
races held in this country w. Ward
Beam win be official announcer
Washington motorists WilP be much IN
evidence at the races Among those
who viii be on hand TO cheer their IA
vorItes are T. Browning Spence. Les
ter u. Moore. jr.. W. u. West. presi-
dent or the Automobile Club OF Wash
ington: Georges Franc. Jack Sperry. z
~ Johansen. J. NJ Stoddard Joseph
Falconer and Charles w. Bender
Following is a list OF drivers and cars
IN tomorrow's race:
Acme, Leinau, Selden. YOungs: Co
lnmbia, Corey; Palmer-Singer. Corey:
Chalmers-DetrOit, Ding!ev. Chalmers
Detroit. Lorimer: AppersOn. Harding:
Simplex. Robertson; American. HAYES
American. Darch; Simplex, Betz: Chad
wick, Parlnss Buick. Chevrolet. WEIGH,
Howard; LOzier. Seymour: Thomas.
4. ]. BergdOll. Aico. Grant: Benz, +.
r. BergdOll. Thomas. Haupt