Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-30
BACK |. A. DRIVERS FOR
VANDERBILT CUP RACE
Leon T. Shelter Gives His 0pin-
ion on Livingston, Ding
ley and Hanshue

Considerable local interest is taken in
the Vanderbilt cup race to take place
at daybreak Saturday because Of the
three Los Angeles drivers who will star
in the event. Already a bunch of
money is up and the smoker" ar
ranged for the Alexandria hotel Friday
midnight until a. m. will bring out a
live bunch of automobile boosters.
Asked for an opinion, Leon T. Shet-
tier has this to say of Livingston,
Dingley and Hanshue:
"Al Livingston is local boy who is
to drive one of the Nationals. Prac-
tically every bit of experience he has
had in racing was gained right here
in Los Angeles. He is a popular, open
handed boy who deserves to get a
place in any race. For pure nerve I
have never seen him beaten in a race.
He is still young and has something to
learn about the headwork end of the
game, and is in q race where this will
count for lot.
Bert Dingley is a local boy, who also
got the better part Of his experience in
the southland. He has participated in
several eastern races, however, and
should have 1t on the other two in point
of experience. He has host of friends
here.
"As for Harris Hanshue (Smiling
Ham I really think that he is known
by every man, woman and child in this
part of the woods. He is, without
question, the most universally liked
driver OF automobiles that 1t has ever
been my pleasure to meet. Just the
same whether a winner or loser. AL
ways doing his level best and never
known to fail his hackers in pinch.
He is the winner Of the Santa Monica
race, which is still the worlds record
for the distance; the winner Of the big
car race at Portola last October, and
second in the Mount Badly, fourth in
the Phoenix race and winner of the
Redlands mile high hill climb. Also
winner of the 150-mile race at Ascot
park. He has figured in some of the
most spectacular accidents of any man
on the game, and always comes up
smiling and full of grit and determine
tion.
Now, It is a safe bet that one or the
other of our Los Angeles drivers
places himself in this race. Anyway,
it looks to me as If they should have
the unanimous support of our local
press, as it cannot help but work to the
advantage of Los Angeles, which is
after all first in the hearts of all of u.s."
The course is 1854 miles around, and
Tic NdIlQeID race llSeli Is GiO.Uo IUll6S,
the Wheatley Hills sweepstake Is 1S9 60
miles and the Massapequa is 1264O
miles.
The prizes in the Vanderbilt are the
w. K. Vanderbilt jr., cup perpetual
challenger, $4,000 in cash and a special
donors trophy which is to become the
permanent trophy of the winner. This
race will be for strictly stock cars,
subject to a strict detailed examination
by the technical committee of the A.
A. a.
The prizes for the Wheatley Hills
trophy Gears 100000 inches cylinder dis
placement), minimum weight 1900
pounds, are $1,000 cash to the winner
and the Wheatley Hills trophy.
The prizes for the Massapequa race
are $1,000 to winner and the Massapequa
trophy. This race is for cars from 1871
23O inches cylinder displacement, weight
minimum 1400 pounds.
The last two races are strictly stock
also.