New-York tribune., 1910-06-22
AUTO RACE ROUND CLOa
TWenty-four-Hour Contest Ss
for July Is and 16.
TO BE AT BRIGHTON BEACH
De Palma, Disbrow and oth~
Noted Drivers Enter Port
Jefferson Climb.

jefferson Climb.
The Motor Racing Association annoen...
yesterday the definite dates for the next r.
ternational twenty-four-hour autornosr.
race. The Brighton Beach committee !,
the association has selected July IS and n
There has been constant talk OF ano,ss.
contest since the race in May, but sev.ru
conditions worked together TO defer ~.
definite selection Of the dates. One was -.
probability that there would be horse r,.'
ing at the Brighton track from July !.
July 90 The dates scheduled for the u,s.,-
ing have been abandoned. however. wbsrs
leaves the track open for automobile con
tests
An element which added pQzziinz phaz.
to the situation was the action Of the co,.
test board Of the American Automobile As
sociation. the originating and govsrrinx
source OF official sanctions FOR autor,obr.
racing fixtures The Long Island Au,orpo
bile Club announced last week that ~.
contest board had notified the Long Island
Organization that hereafter no sanct,o,.
for contests would be granted in It's terri.
tory without the approval OF the Lon,
Island club. II was said that the con,.s,
board had asked the Long Island club I.
send a representative TO confer with m.
board on the condition Of the racing s,,.
face at the Brighton track
The sanction granted 20 the Motor Rac-
ing Association for July Is and IS. howsve-
was issued without such consultation
having taken place
A. B. Cordner. chairman OF the Brightos
Beach committee. says that the sanction IA
issued independently OF the Long Island
club. The Motor Racing Association AZ
poets no trouble over the matter
Eight cars have been pledged for tss
coming race and the field will be limited IA
twelve machines It is not considered sas.
10 allow more than that number On n.
track The entries close on Saturday, july
g. with A B. Cordner. city clubhouse OF the
Motor Racing Association. No. S4 West
5sth street.
1t is probable that the association VIII
hold another race in the fall Work EtH
begin on the track Immediately. and the
committee in charge Of this detail PROM
ises that the course will be in better con-
dition and safer than ever before.
That there will be the Hveliest kind n
urday was made plain yesterday when the
Automobile Club OF Port Jefferson y. T.,
announced that Ralph De Palma and Louis
Disbrow will participate in the hill climb
to be held under the clubs auspices
De Palma will pilot the 2O0-horsepoTer
Fiat which he drove in the Wilkes-B Barre,
Penn, hill climb, when he lowered all pre-
vious records while Disbrow Is 10 drive
Mrs. Joan Cuneo's Knox Gianress. with
which he won first honors in the recent
Ossining hill climb. Both De Palma and
Disbrow are entered in the free-for-al-
which is open to cars Of all types and mo-
tive power.
Keen interest is being shown in race No
Is, which is for amateurs and limited 70
cars owned by members Of the Long Island
Automobile Club and the Crescent Autono-
bile Club. A R. Pardfngton. manager OF
the Long Island Motor Parkway, has do
mated a cup for this event Dean Alvord.
president of the Belle Terre Club. has Do
mated a trophy to be contested for IN q
free-for-all contest.
The Hill, which is two thousand feet n
length, has been oiled and rolled, and every.
thing is In readiness for the early morning
practice Contestants will be allowed TO III
out their cars. beginning this morning. BE-
tween the hours of 5 and a n. when
traffic will be stopped and guards viii keep
the hill clear.
Announcement is made by the members
of the Brooklyn Motor Vehicle Dealers As
sociation that they will hold two-day r.
liability contest on Long Island during the
latter part of July
The contest will be in the form of tour,
averaging about two hundred miles fof
each day. 1t is not intended 10 be pleas
ure tour. but a strenuous test that VIII
serve to demonstrate the reliability OF cars
over all sorts of roads. However. mucn
pleasure will be derived from the trip sc-
cording TO the plans which the COMMITTEES
in charge has outlined
The course has been decided upon IN
tentative way. and IL is certain that tns
cars will start and finish in Brooklyn.
l. c. Kirkham. who originated the hid
den control idea. says that the secret
checking will demonstrate the consistency
of automobile travel and will prove the
ability of drivers TO operate machines on
time schedule at a certain fixed rate a
speed decided on by the contestants befors
the start.
Announcement is made that the Inter
state Automobile Company, of NUncie. md
has been granted a license under Seldsh
patent No $3.50 The Interstate CON.
pany markets cars selling at from -
to 5000.
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AUTOMOBILES.