New-York tribune., 1909-09-05
LOWELL RACERS READY
THREE DAYS FOR AUTOS
Road Race on Wednesday for ST.
Cars To Be the Feature.

Everything is in 1aadiness for the big national
stock chassis competition of the American Auto
mobile Association, TO be held at Lowell Mass
under the auspices of the Lowell Automobile Club
tomorrow, Tuesday and Wednesday The pros
meets are that the racing carnival on the 106-mile
Merimac Valley course will be the greatest series
Of stock car speed contests held In this coun-
Try, and the fortyodd entries in the races assure
some great sport.
a light sweepstakes race divided into three
classes, will be held tomorrow. On Tuesday the
one-nlile straghtaway competitions will take place
while on Wednesday the motoring portion of the
weeks carnival will wind up with the heavy car
race which Of the fastest stock cars in
the world will face the starter. This event is for
stock chassis (Class u having a piston displace-
rent Of between 45l and 600 cubic inches and a
minimum weight OF 2,400 pounds. The distance is
thirty laps (SlS milesl.
The grand prize to be raced for tomorrow is one
of the most unusual trophies offered 1t stands
three feet in height, raised upon an ebony base
with a combination Of a worlds sphere supported
by two figures. one representing American In
dian and the other mechanic, symbolic of America
and the city of Lowell, which is a large manu-
featuring centre The Indian supports a handsome
ly decorated horn Of plenty, upon which rests a
long haired Indian horse showing the primitive
form Of transportation. Upon the horn of plenty
supported by the mechanic is a modern machine
in miniature. Both figures seated on a rock
which rises from a beautiful silver base, orna-
rnented in the rich rocco style.
The sphere represents the Western Hemisphere
showing tracngs Of North and South America The
top forms mist from which arises a beautifully
modelled figure OF Fame, Offering the wreath and
palm 10 the victor. The trophy is made of sterling
silver, weighs nearly six hundred ounces and is
valued S2c0l
Herbert Lyle, who gave George Robertson the
battle OF his life in the last laps Of the Vanderbilt
Cup race last fan. is a big favorite among the
motor enthusiasts. Lyle Of the first on
the course when practice began. and was delighted
with its speed possibilities.
of course, there some bad turns where
driver encounter trouble remarked Iytle one
day last week, b l II he care and judgment
there is no reason why there should be an accident
The Dip al Williams's Farm is not so bad as
might be imagined. I have heard II said that il is
a very tough proposition negotiate, but even
with the road heavy I covered it at a sixty-rnile
pace and Will do il faster in the race on Wednes-
day. The 'HaiTpin' is the easiest OF the sort
have ever tried understand it is better than
last year, and while il is a bad point. none OF the
drivers should be disturbed over rounding 1t. Care
must be taken on the turns in Dunbar avenue
especially the one from this road into the speed
way. owing to the down grades but within a day
or TWO We Will he able get around those curves
al lightning speed. The boulevard is certainly fine
and there is no reason why the should not be
Jet TO their limit the Dunbar avenue stretch
This is the best piece Of road I have ever encoun-
tered
early in the week for practice spins, and the
Bensus OF opinion that the course is about the
finest they have ever seen. 1t is better than the
Savannah course, they say in that it has only three
turns. instead Of Than thirty. Many Of the
pilots have been ripping off laps Of lO6 miles in
eleven minutes less. Great crowds have been
out each morning watch the practice partic-
ularly the thousands Of mill employees who take
considerable interest in the carnival Lowell is
Intensely enthusiastic over the racing.