New-York tribune., 1910-05-01
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
improvements Made in Brighton
Beach Motordrome.


the Brighton Beach Motordrone have been
completed for the international twenty
fo,Ir-hour automobile race on May Il and
a. and entrants in that event may begin
active training on the track this week
With it's new top dressing of clay and
cement and slightly increased banking on
the turns. the track is believed to Re sew
ersI seconds faster to the mile than il ever
vas before.
A peculiar feature Of the entries so far
made is that in one or two cases the drfv-
ing teams have not yet been officially nornt-
mated II is known that the greatest pos
gible effort is being made on the part OF
several intending competitors 70 secure the
services of the best known and most ex-
perienced race drivers in this country, and
until such drivers actually have signed con-
tracts. no announcement can be made with
authority as 10 the personnel of several ot
the teams The first official nomination or
drivers was that Of the Rainier team
"WaIIyr Owen will start the running in the
Rainier car, and will alternate throughout
the race with L. A. Disbrow.
The Simplex car which made g sensa-
tionaI performance in one of the. earlier
twenty-four- hour races last year. will again
be handled by George Robertson and ''Al''
Poole. while the Fiat team, of Ralph De
Palma and E. H Parker. will again be at
the wheel Louis Strang has been secured
70 captain the Marion team. while George
Mack will be one of the Selden drivers.
Robert Burman will be one of the Buick
pilots. Entries do not formally close until
a few days before the race, and there is
no question that all the twelve cars will
be officially placed In the lists.
General John T. Cutting of the Oldsmo-
bile Company. left this city last Friday
for a two weeks vacation General Cut
ting Is one of the most popular men in
the automobile trade.
George S Patterson is now general man
ager of the Gaeth Automobile Company,
with entire charge of productions and di-
rector of sales The company expects 20
greatly increase its output for 1911, manu-
featuring at least five hundred cars, and
under Mr. Patterson's supervision there
will be added many refnements 20 the car.
In the recent San Francisco race meet
ing a Maxwell car driven by King. scored
two victories over Barney Oldfeld. a
model defeated OIdAeId IN the free-for-
all handicap. In 4:4O Is, with 80 seconds
handicap and again in the ten-rnile free
for-aIl handicap. in SIG 4-5. with 45 seconds
handicap. A Maxwell racer also won
the five mile open event for cars costing
81 500 and under, and, in addition. the five
mile handicap race for local cars, which
was won from scratch.
The Wfllys-Overland Company, Of Toledo,
has entered the. commercial field with
light delivery wagon. which they assert is
ideal for the intended purpose. This car
has q speed range of from 4 to 20 miles
an hour and a carrying capacity of 500
pounds. Carrying the government mails at
Indiana polls, four of these cars have. for
the last year and a half. each done the
work formerly accomplished by three horse
drawn wagons
Charles r. Jeffery. who for sixteen years
was A partner With his father. the late
Thomas 2. Jenery, in the firm of Thomas
b Jeffery & Co. now assumes complete
control Of the nnanufact cture and sale OF
Rambler automobiles Mr. Jeffery Is wide
" known in the trade. having contributed
much to the development Of the automo-
bile Industry since its inception. 1t IL an
ncunced that the business Of Thomas B.
Jeffery & Co will continue without change
in policy.
As has be.n their custom for several
years past. wyckoff Church g. Partridge
the New York representatives OF Stearns
cars. have planned to take out the pupils
Of the Free Industrial School for Crippled
Children, in West 57th street. on May IT,
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