Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1909-09-03
DAY AUTOMOBILE
AND MOTOR CYCLE RACES
All Arrangements Completed for
Biz Events. Famous Cars
and Drivers 10 Compete

n 10
The Contest committee of the North
Wildwood Automobile club, the newly
formed South jersey organization, have
obtained q number of bona-fide entries
for the Labor Day automobile and
motor cycle races on the famous North
Wild wood speedway. Also they have
promises of at least a dozen additional
cars. simultaneously Chairman w.
G. Rhodes, of the local motor cycle as
ISOLATION, who is looking after The en-
tries of the two wheeled machines,
stated yesterday that each OF the four
motor cycle events would be well filled
and that foul or five of the best Riders
in the country would be on hand to vie
with the automobile racers forb new
records.
b To Louis J.. Bergdoll, the Phnladel-
phia millionaire sportsman, belongs the
honor of having made the first e1try in
the new clubs initial race meet, he
having registered his go b. p. Be1lict in
every event in which it is eligible.
Willie Haupt, the popular Philadel-
phia racer, was delegated by MrIBerg-
doll to drive the machine. Willie has
raced on Wildwood's mile s~traighkaway
many times, SO he is familiar with the
course.
While a regularly signed entry has
not as yet peer received from him, 1t is
nevertheless reasonably certain that
Erwin X. Bergdpll, a brother Of the
kBerlict owne. sWill enter M of the
several racing machines owned by
him, probably a WEIGH. In addition
to these two cars, Louis Bergdoll ex-
poets to have one of his new Bergdoll
racers thoroughly tuned up in time for
the Wild wood meet. Those who have
seen these cars in process of manufac-
ture in the Bergdoll factory, say they
have every appearance of the car of
speed and endurance. Should One of
them be a competitor on Labor Day
therefore its performance will be
watched with interest.
Other actual entries announced thus
far include an Acme, their largest
model, a Mitchell and an Overland.
The Acme was entered by the ThAobold
Motor Car Co., of Philadelphia, dh Fri
day afternoon. The driver has not yet
been named. The Mitchell entry BONES
from Walter M. Cram, presidentp f the
Penn Motor Cal Co., who like Mr..
Theobold, is vet undecided Regarding
the driver. Probably he will personally
handle the car. The Overland IL the
property of a private owner, who en-
Joys an occasional race, and whose
ability as a driver Is not to be ques-
toned.
III. b. L~arzelere, OF the Chadwick
Engineering Works, hopes to b able
to enter the Chad wick Great Six with
Len Zengle up, but he was unable to
state definitely whether or not the
present holder of the track record of
Al rs seconds would be on hand.i 1t is
entirely probable however that Zengle
will be there to defend his record.
{ Carroll j. Rogers, a young Philadel-
phia enthusiast, and a driver of on
siderable note has entered his Chal-
mers-D Detroit ''40n in two events The
Chalmers flaming company, the local
agents for the Chalmers and Hudson
with entries of both makes OF machines.
Just now they are somewhat handi-
capped by q decided shortage of cars,
but if none are received from the fac
tory In time they will likely tune up
their demonstrator and send them
down.
Other probable entries include a
Ford, a Buick, an Oldsmobile, and a
Cadillac 1901 There is every a
to believe the coming meet will be a
notable event.
AS to the motor cycle portion of the
program, Chairman Rhodes has entries
from a number of factories, including
the MISUNDERSTANDING, Indian, Merkel,
Bradley, Harley Davidson and N. S. u.
Freddie Voelker, the famous German
rider, will be one of the N. s. U. team,
riding the same machine with which
he recently created a new worlds
record at Los Angeles. Voelker will be
a contender in the time trial. "A. IL.
Bartsch, another N. s. u. rider, will
be a com petitor. Walter Goerke, the
Brooklyn boy who created a sensa ion
at the last Mild wood meet by covering
the distance in 45 seconds, will again
be present with his set of Indian ma
chimes, as will Seymour, the western
amaGuer champion, who rides the
Reading-Standard. Seymour came
within two seconds of Goerke's time at
Wildwood, but tire trouble prevented
him from further competition. Other
we'll known riders who expect to par
ticipate in the coming meet are Stan
ley Kellogg, Of New York, Harry
Klebes, Alex. Klein, Louis Steinhauser
and others of Philadelphia.
In all seven automobile and four
motor cycle events have been arranged
for the afternoon, which meant that
there will be lots doing from 1.30
O'Clock, the hour set for starting, until 8
OIL $50 O'Clock.