The Washington times., 1910-10-02
CRITICISM AIMED
At RACE MANAGERS
Use of Militia Along Wander
bit Course Urged AS
Safeguard,
b HARRY WARD.

The motor world is today singing the
praises OF Harry Grant and his six
cylinder AGO car
By Winning the Vanderbilt cup race,
the blue ribbon event OF the American
racing game, TAO times u succession
Grant not only stamped himself one
of de greatest drivers this country has
produced, but demonstrated that Amer
can-Duut motor cars can more Jldn
hold tLeir own with the pest that
Europe can produce
--Nolwir hsLaHdlug there were more cars
competing than ever before IN an
American road race Grant nuns Up a
new speed record for the Vanderbilt
course ILS average lUr the ZlSS mixes
beng U5Z miles per hour. The nearest
approach 10 JLis was Robertson 5 aV-
efSe o. CAB miles per nouT made N the
1868 Vanderbilt with q LOcOlObie-
From racing standpoint this year
renewal of 1he classic anderbiit was
the biggest kind OF a success, but the
nlSnaSeuIeE- and conduct OF the affair
does anything bur reflect credit upon
the promoter II would seem tnat Al
most criminal negligence was displayed
In permitting spectators 10 stand close
enough 10 ,he course 20 be injured
should the speeding cars make the
slightest SUeEyzz- Tie solution OF the
problem would be the calling out Of
regiment of militia 10 keep the crowds
in check. This " as done at the Grand
Prize r. &c IN Savannah several years
ago, an this race mas gone down IL
motor history as the best conducted
rod race ever held 10 this country
The claim has been made that while
the militia did splendid work a. Sa-
NaQpah- the lnlabltaDIS OF the Norm
6nr states 81 'gGll not pay any more
attention. 70. the soldiers Js4n the VAN
deEbIlL Groves have paid year after
year -tc the deputy sLeriffs-- New
that troops or no troops. the New
Workers could not be kept on tbs
Vanderbilt Cup course that the best
Regiment IN the land would not be
able TO Keep tue curiosity seeker from
8ianhattau from putting into the dan
ser line
-This-Is not q fact If the militia can
keep q e. -CrOWCs scar Of the course.
as they did at Savannah at Crown
Point and at EIEin. they surely could
DO likewise at the Nanuerbilt II New
York VIII only get the troops for the
Vanderbilt. II Is an assured tact that
the course viii Se Kept clear
The authority OF UnE I-tia must be
IGSiect@4s ~lnQ-tLleIe IS no DeLIeF uule
70 EeI-the public familiar with the CIti-
zen sUldiery than on occasions Of this
nature The time. has come Tor action
L Be taken II the Vanderbilt is ever
tc De repeated
Washington friends OF Ross Hen
wood who drove the ONO car IN the
GuuSeV Historic Tour. have received
word 20 the effect that he Is prepari1g
for = Tip 10 the Pacific coast Tt
Ohio Motor Car C0-71s-rv OF Cfucilr-
natl has entered an Ohio roadster in
the ran from Los Angeles Cal 10
TerDber 80 HelWOod viii drive the
same type Of car as that used as the
Official starters car IN the 9iunsey His
t5ric Tour, and as he has driven over
the course Of the forthcoming run
several times, he IS confident Of sue
cess
David s Hendrick. who has the
agency for the Thomas Flyer and
Interstate has leased the salesrOOm
at 1917 H street northwest formerly
occurred by the LurtreII Con- "a ny
Dir. Hendrick took possession ter
day, ard VIII make q number OF i'm
proTeraeuIs IN the saIesTOOm- He is
expecting large shipment Of cars,
and expects 20 have an imposing ar
ray Of 1911 models on display within
the next week
Frederick w Swanton and Miss
Josephine SWaHtOn have returned from /
land II 2 REQ roadster. They covered T.
1-S5o miles and visited many OF the New I.
England resorts Hhe entire trip was I.
made on one set Of tires
Tbs. Carter Motor Car Corporation re
ports the sale OF Washington cars TO ". (
". Price, John keefe, and Charles I
Brown. During the week the company I
Disced the agency for Washington cars 8
In Richmond. Va. and vicinity with the
Virginia Motor Company The first
iiA}L--Glle u 80 - tlLC ~ y -Et-J wa
be male during the coming week.
Miller Bros Auto and Supply Com
pany yesterday received the first 1911
Owen car, and many motorists called al
their salesrOOms TO inspect the new
model For the coming year the Owen
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