The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-06
ATLANTA WILL HOLD
RACES FOR AUTOISTS
Three Days Racing Beginning November 3-Vauable
Cash Prizes Ofered-AuStTaan Pursuit a Feature
Gossip of Washington Motor Enthusiasts.
By HARRY WARD.

A three days race meet has been
planned by the arrangements Of the At
lanta automobile speedway for Novem-
Der 3, {, and 3
The feature event viii be a 259-miIe
race to be known as the Atlanta speed
way grand prize race, and IL is ex-
peCted most OF the American and EU-
rOpean drivers and cars participating
IN the grand prize race on the motor
parkway on Long Island. y. Y, viii
make a try for the big cash that viii
be hung up All the rewards viii be
paid IN gold a total Of 81, 30 in real
coin viii be offered for the three days
meeting
The opening event viii be the 100
mile contest for the Coca Cola trophy
The trophy must be won three times
cOnsecutfveIy 10 become the property
Of the eutrant- Record trials for one
mile. in which each car VIII have two
trials. electrically timed. VIII be anoth-
er attraction Of the opening day. to-
gether with a number OF other events
The big race on the second day viii
BE- the 290-mile race for the city Of At
Ianta trophy. Another big race that
day VIII be free-f0r-aII handicap OF
ten lies, open TO all cars entered at
the meeting. Cars viii be handicapped
according to their performances ar the
meet by a board Of Official handicap
pers.
The srand prize race win be run on
the final day. In addition on that day
there viii be q number Of other inter
cseng races One viii be an Australian
pursuit race, in which the cars VIII be
stationed an equal distance behind each
r-rr at nd
one car is passed by another the car
being passed will be out Of the race
This race viii be limited 70 six cars
TO be selected by the management from
the cars competing in the meet
II is estimated by the Auto Director
les Company, that at the beginning Of
the summer season there were 373,950
cars IN active service IN the United
States. and estimating their value at
Sl,5oo each, their aggregate value Is
nearly S500,010a00- New York heads the
list with about 5000, California is sec
ond with 35.000, Illinois third with 1850,
Pennsylvania being fourth with 5000.
Naturally, since these figures were com
piled, there has been a large increase
IN the number OF cars, but the figures
VIII give some idea Of the growing pop
ulaTity Of the automobile
Down in Oklahoma City the Regal
Motor Car Company has branch man
2geT Harold Lee. who has this year
S0ne quite strong into the racing game,
and with marked success said James
Drue Of Emerson & Orne. the Regal
agents here. AT two different meetings
on the track IN his home CITY Lee sue
Ceeded IL cleaning ND his competitors IN
several races. the result being awards 10
him OF three fine trophies"
James Cherry. driver Of one Of the
Ford cars IN the AIunsev Historic Tour,
talks interestingly OF his experience
during he tour. Cherry was the Young
est driver in the run. not being quite
nineteen years Of age and the fact thar
he Won ghe trophy il his division speaks
well for his driving abilities. as well as
for the reliability of his car. Cherry,
VINO Is connected with the Philadelphia