The sun., 1910-10-02
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
GRAND PRINE RACE 4 HEEA
FROM NENT sATURDlY.
FIfi ccn Entries ~ Far In second Inter-
national COnIc-t Ter Geld Gup offered
by the Automobile Club Famous
Drivers to Compete fOF aJ.oOO

by the AutonlolliIe Club Famous
Drivers to Compete fOT $1,000
Now that the siNth contest for tho Wander
bilt cup has been run the interest Of road
racing enthusiasts turns toward the second
race Tor the Automobile tub ~ America =
Grand Prize gold cup. To he run on Saturday,
October IS over he same circuit on l.ong
md u-rd Yesterday for the Vanderbilt
event The contest will he tho first inter-
national road race held in this country since
the first contest To- the gold cup VAS held
~ Savannah on Thank sgiving bay. NoNem-
her - it0s
In the race a week from SATURDAY. there
| will br the greatest held of famous European n
aud Am-Tiran race drivers that has bern
| gaihrrrh together in This country sn,e the
I first Grand Prize race ~ savannah. Iouls
! Wagner. u inner ~ savannah Victor Hem
cry. Who was second IalCe NayyaTu. who
vHs third. end Ralph DE Palma, Who was
I ninth. have all been named to pilot ears in
the nrN' ra"r for tho ti.,so gold cup Georg"
i Robsrt~on Who has won more hiE road
; races than any other American driver. -
expected Ia have recovered from his aCCi.
! dent - lac ,an drive Oit.a OF The ears, though
I a German machine In addition there Wlll
/ ~ " . Grant. winner uf 'as' wear Wander
| hHl' "up ra"". and lnuis Chevrolet and
Robert Burmau. ~" famous dTNcrs OF
bui'AS On road and iIaCh
Tho nftcen entrees to date for the race
are as follows Three Rnn, ears. entered
hy BEN \ Co. thtogPh the kai-srii'h"r
Au'omobh club to be driven by victor
IIemery jieorge Robert son aud Franz
heim three Fiat ears. entered nv IN" fiat
; Automobile COMPANY. 10 he driven hV
lou.. Wagner Frlicr NIgyarn and Ralph
DE Palma three Marquette Buck "ars.
entered bv the MarIuet'" Motor company.
tn hs driven hv i.oui~ Chevrolet Robert
thurman and Arthur chevrolet thre" MaT-
mon cars entered by \ordyke Mar
mon company. io b" dr,Veu by Raw "
llaTToun. Joe psN son and another pilot
70 he ~s'lcCicd q RosblIn Ilanche. entered
by Washington Eosbl ne "a, to Ne
driven bv tn" "utrani an Alec. entered hy
the American Locomotive company. to h.
driven 10y Harry 2. tran' and Mercedes.
entered by George VI Lon TO he driven
bN George VI Armstrong
Nh uf the entries except those OF The
Reuy cpr~ wrr" made through the Auto
mobile club oI America The Fiat Carr are
made m l'1lv. tho Benz and MCI'edc- ma
chimes ar" mad" IN t'ermnn ny and all Of the
others are made in the nited Statc-
" WuS he ra-S win the Vanderbilt lup
rHC". the Grand lriye fnCe viii hc started
Et dawn. and N is intende, 10 -end the cutr
awEv At intervals "i thirty seconds " vac
ar lRinany intended to have the race twenty
Two rounds ~ the i?eI miles .it'ui,
or q total of .7s - mile~ several Of he en-
trant- t:rgrd that m" dis'Inrc h" mere -ed.
and " X Vanderbilt. lT prc-Idrnt ~ the
Motor cups Holding ompnny. vhch Will
conduct 'hN race. hos inCTei-sNd N" dis
t1nrc TO thirty rounds ni the 'r'ur. "r
When IN. FIRST Gr,r,i Trige race vas held
~ Sivann1h In 20 th.rr wer" twenty
Sisr''rs, ~ Nm"rtC7n. six ltsli7n. i've
frcnch and hire" German. The NT"ricsn
,ar and their dTlN"rr IN their order - the
0nish were simplex, lCe SrNniou Nauonal.
Hartins i'oH'r. Mu!i"rd Acm" I"rEl"
Ih1dH"s. hhup' end Buick. hnrW1n
Wagner ti7t, Nsyynro. Itnh. Fournier
Ftni. ne raln, I,lh. Casno ltala pa
we're Cl"rcnt. Ihvard. Hsu'vast R"neul'.
Sirang Cl~m"nt -iis yard, RlEal u" Di-'ri"h.
~" drtv"-- o"re Rcny II"m"ry REM,
Ia nrioi t"uy Erl"
Wagner Won ~" ra'' ~ co. ~ mile- ~
= hour- ~ minutes % seconds ~ an aVcrtE"
-u'fSi oi o. ~ miles an hour liemrr' m.
I-hNi afF.--rN -ssgDnd- bNhtud him md
o., ~ g~' ~ ~ miles ,n hour Th~ average
Who 'umpletri N" rec dl.tru," vHs 80
follow Nr'27ro g. 81. HRnrio', q. -
llaufNHs'. 81 20 Strpug - - Higal 20 fu
Fourui..r. - =. pe PIlma. = oo
Ralph ~" Palma he American Who .
dr"v" one ot ia" Italian mat" Iai- mad"
IN" 'vo fastest rounds of the = 90 miles .
circuit. me ms uis second ami seventh
rounfs ~ p minutes ~ -"'oni-. or On
l'"rag" 81 almost 20 miles a. h"u- lu
. BE- struggle for hUnurs among fh~ toilnf-t.- .
italy wa- irS'. Germany -"'ont IfauC".
th,ri an 'he ni"i state fourth
Dor 'he race a rs.F from usN' SATURDAY.
N" Motor ,IIHs HOLDING COMPANY D.. pNer
IUg e. uuI In ~ pfiys- 81 ,sSl FOR tie v IN
me- s2t-N Tor IN" -"r"ni man ant 'l.u"l
Tor he 'h'ri man ' b." ont ~ ~ ~ Sc IN
n'nv car vii nav" ~" CUSTODY of he GrrnIl
HrIge gold cup unil IN" HnNf rae. j. run !
n" cur - nav held hy ~" pa Nu'or"tti"
omuany
H-ths Iursrr a' inual N-soora' ior u rr,oy-
ntI.I tu'omprlls Z I.fh- ha- me- torn MA for
.n'crnafi"nll ra'ing IN for" thi- wear 'hrre
are M restrictions - 80 veivh' OF ,yllnior
iiren-IoH' 1h' only con alton f. that aI
~ Uu-' "omrlv Nt'h the rulnE - the
m Nrn"rira a. 80 safety requirements III.
ar uusf Carfv 'wo persons ~ a minimum
r"r3 = weight ~ ~ poun'is. have = motor
tTiv"n r"' Gro gear. IN exhaust that - not
lI lIr,'rtsd toward 'he grorul and not eK-
'-ci - 49, inches over al width
urlsinl ~i-ur~s of rh~ Nr.' rocogui,"d
''Oromy f~-' b.'W"ru an automobile. ant
hOr~s anil buggy. y htCh O.. h.tng con
!UC'"d hy 'h~ Maxwell BrisH',.. Motor com
,auV. show m" PROPORTION ~ cost . pas-
.'rgr- mIr hv motor car TO bs ls-- 'hau
mo hH'' m" 'u-t % F0Vs" travel under
,'nflrnl conditions The 'omna risou -
iass.d uUon the hgs' four dave ot"rafton
W MonIav ru~~'iav "Wednesday ami
IhurSdav " last vscF The test pill con
Iuup for Two moro day.
1lte hrst iuv ~" automobile cover., ~
niles ~ 500 CosT uHs~snger milo and
suv"- fnilr The Ss,Ond dpN the auto
Mobile '"re'l - ~ les a. sET Ta--
"ug"r NIL" amt the horse frH' sllsd -
niles a. sni1 ua-ssnFsr mtle on the
miles ~ s'17 Passenger mill. and the
,orS.. - , mile, NJ suii . pa-senger NIL.
~ IN" foIrth dHv The auTomotil" travelled
~ miles ~ susasi pas mil" AMI
-ER"r mil"