Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-11-09
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They are here!

They are here! s...' b. .,.,-,,.
THE greatest collection of automobile
racing men that was ever gotten togeLner
In one body arrived in Atlanta early ttr
day morning ready for the races at lhe
speedway next week.
Among the men who have come to make
the first season of automobile racing IN
Atlanta one of the greatest that mas ever
been held in the world are winners ot
nearly every important race that mas Oeeh
held this wear and for a number OF years
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George Robertson, the man who perhaps
has the longest string of records to his
credit, was aTnong the first to Jump from
the train as It ran into the Union depot
Robertson is favorite wherever ne goes
and was given a hearty welcome by Pres
ident Asa G. Gambler, Jt., and Secretary
Edward M. Durant, of the Atlanta Auto
mobile association.
Since he was in Atlanta two weeks ago
Robertson has been in the automobile
limelight He has this year won the
Lowell race, the Fairmount Park race,
and has two 25-hour races on his string
of victories In addition to these he was
the winner of the Vanderbilt cup race last
year.
This year that honor went to Hugh
Grant, who. took an Alec car to victory.
Louis Chevrolet winner Of the Cope
trophy, is another of the celebrities in the
party.
William Knipper, winner of the Lowell
small car race; Joe Matson. winner Of two
small car races at Lowell; Ray Horruan,
winner of the Wheatley sweepstakes, and
Hugh Harding, who finished third in the
Paramount Park race. are also in the
party.
C,barIas pos1a opa oF tha graatast os
the foreign drivers, who was in Atlanta
! at the try-out of the course, returned and
said he was delighted at the prospect of
being in the races.
The complete list of those who arrived
Friday morning is George Robertson
Charles Basic, Jack Aitken, Louis Chew
rolet. Arthur Chevrolet, William Knip-
per, Joe Matson. Burt Dingley. H. j.
| Bill. manager of the Chalmers-Detroit
team; Roy Harroun, Julius Heineman
| G. w. Matheson, Hugh Harding, Joe
| Nelson, once famous as a bicycle rider
Lee Lorimer, A. ]. Interrieden, H. Basic
Neil Whalen, A. Kincaid, ]. r. .Ande, J.
/ Riker, Bob Muller, H. J. Fitzpatrick, who
will drive a giant Hotchkiss; Jack Con-
nell, w. H. Britton, Arthur Schwartz,
Mrs. Dingley, Mrs. Basle,, J. Roper,
| w. s. Murdoch.
Fred Wagner official starter OF the
American Automobile . aSsocfation, ano
one of the leading men, In, the racing
/ branch of the automobile world, was In
charge Of the party. He will start all the
events at the speedway and will be in
charge of the track.
! Louis Strang, one of the greatest OF
| American drivers, arrived Saturday morn
| ing and will be in nearly every profess
sional race at the speedway next week.
/ Strang brought two Fiat machines with
him and expects to take majority of the
| races in which he is entered.
With Strang came several men well
known in auto racing and he had lot
of fun in getting people to try and pro-
| nounce their names.
They are Antonio Scrudellari. Carlo
Rostagina, Gene Zario and Glenn
Thridge
few minutes after the arrival Of these
men Maurice Burnim came in and an
nounced that he was in the game. Bur-
MIN bears She scars of many fences as
| well as honors won on courses the world
over. Jack Rutherford is another Of the
well-known men to reach Atlanta and
Joe Parzza, who is with George Robert
son, came in ahead of the special freight
| that will bring the cars for the races.