Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-01
MOTORDROME is
NEARLY READY
DRIVERS ARE BARRED UNTIL
COURSE is FINISHED
Program for Seasons Races Issued,
and Sanction from A. A. A.
Board Expected In
Short Time


not completed, but the track will be all
down so that the carpenters can level
the rough places and put 1t in shape
for workouts.
No automobiles will be permitted on
the track until the subway is COM
pleted In a week or ten days. Jack
Prince has closed the entire circuit, so
there Is no access; otherwise there
would be a score of cars on the ground
and there would be no chance to put
on the finishing touches. Sunday a
party of motorcycle riders got into the
inclosure and tried out their machines.
with the result that there were seven
punetures from splinters from the un-
dressed lumber and from nails scat
tered about There will be no further
chance for them to get on the track.
The subway is to be an expensive
affair. 1t will be 260 feet long and
will cost $4,000. The down pitch on
the outside will be for 100 feet, then
there will be sixty feet on the level
, and another 100 feet pitch upward on
tho inside. This will clear both the
boaNd track and the dirt track inside
of that. The tunnel is to be thirteen
feet high, twenty feet wide, and have
concrete walls reinforced with
trusses.
AS soon as the subway is completed
ii is expected that both tracks will be
ready for the autos to work on. and
an opening day will be named when
the first trials will be made. Auto
drivers are anxious to get on the track
to be timed for the first mile, and 1t
Is probable that some method will
have to be devised to choose lots. so
that all get an equal chance.
Jack Prince, the designer and
builder, is elated because surveyors
who measured the track for the A. A.
a. found the distance around to be
b2S3.145 feet along the black line three
feet from the bottom OF the track. As
Prince made all his measurements
when the ground was covered with
weeds and when there was no land
mark except the rod stuck In the CEN
ter, the closeness of the figures is con-
sidered remarkable.
Two surveyors made affldavits as
to the size of the track, and these
were mailed to the A. A. A. officials in
New York. Other data relating to the
track was taken east by II. L. Mosk-
ovics. who went prepared to explain
in detail the whole structure. AS this
is the first track of the kind ever
built, Moskovics will have to show
the racing board that Ii is practicable,
safe aud fast enough to warrant its
use. This. he says, he is prepared to
do. as all details have been worked
out carefully.
In anticipation that the track will
be acceptable to the A. A. A, an Of
ficiel program has been arranged,
which is revised from that suggested
two or three weeks ago. Entry blanks
include this program and have been
sent east to Muskoyics, who win meet
the big drivers and have them filled
out, while entries in Los Angeles will
be received by Walter Hempel. who is
arranging to act as local track man
ager.
AS there are now no conflicting
dates, IL Hempel is associated with
the Motordrome. ii Is considered al
most certain that the sanctions will
be issued by the A. A. A. The dates
have been promised tentatively, and
the formality of explaining the con-
struction of the track is all that re-
mains to be done.
Program for Meet
Following Is the revised program:
FRIDAY. APRIL +
l-mile worlds record trials, class d: FIRE,
for all First, cup; second. cup. 5-mile
class ID; free for all First, 500; second. $50
1O-mile, stock chassis; class c. division 2
l6l-230 Gu. In displacement. First, cup; sec
ond. cup. 10-mile stock chassis, class c
division 8; 451-600 cubic in. displacement
ali handicap; class d. First. slO0 second
500. 20-mie. stock chassis; free for all
Open only to amateur drivers. First, trophy
5-miie stock chassis; class C, division 3
2s1-s0O Gu In. displacement First. $50; see
ond, $25. 10-mile stock chassis, handicai
for cars under class c. division (undei
500 Gu. In. displacemen). First, cup; sec
ond. cup.
10 miles, free for all, handicap. class d
First. 500; second s25. 1o-mile stoel
chassis. class c, division 3. 231-3Oo Gu. in
displacement. First cup; second, cup %
mile stock chassis, class c. division 4, 30l
45O Gu. in, displacement First. $75; second
s25. 6-mile worlds record trials First, tro
ply. 10-mile worlds record trials. First
trophy. 1OO-mile stock chassis, class C, d
vision 2, 161-230 Gu. In. displacement; cham
pionship. First, trophy and 5000; second
s5o; third, s25. 1o-mile. free for all, clasi
D. First 500; second, $50.
SUNDAY, APRIL 10
10-mile worlds record trials First cup
1O-mile free for all, handicap; class d. Firs
500; second, $50. 25-mile stock chassis
class c, division /, 100 Gu in. displacement
or under. First, $50; second. S25. 100
mile stock chassis. class c, division g.: 231
800 In. displacement; championship
First, trophy and $3.50; second. Sl00; third
$50. 10-miIe free for all. class ID; oper
only to amateur drivers First, cup; second
cup. smile stock chassis, class c, division
2 1920 Gu in. displacement First cup
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1s
worlds record trials from / to 100 miles
for all classes. Trophies to winners in eacl
zclass. 5O-mlle free for all, class ID. First
s25O second, 500; third, 500 5-mlle fret
for all. handicap; class d. First, 500; sec
ond, $50. 10-mile free for ALL class d; bes
of three heats. First. $200; second, Sl00
25-mile free for ALL stock chassis; amateur
drivers onlq First, cup; second, cup.
FRIDAY, APRIL 15
1O-mile free for all. stock chassis clas
c. First, 500; second, $50, 1O-mile handl
can open only to ameteur drivers. class ID
First, cup; second, cup. 1O0-mile stocl
chassis, class c, division A. 3Ol-450 Gu. in
displacement; championship First, troph!
and $3.50; second, 500; third $50. 10-mil,
stock chassis. class c. division .. 451-6O'
Gu in displacement. First, SIS; second, SIS
1O-mie stock chassis, class G. division 6
Sioo second 500 -1O-mile free for all, clas
Z; sso, best q three a'.,' nn ,,, ',''' :. ''''''
9o-nile stock chassis. class C. division .
1ei-930 Gu in. displacement. Frs $75
second. S25 10-mile stock chessis class c
dlvlslon g. 451-600 Gu. in displacement
First, cup; second cup iO,mile stoel
displacement. First cup; second, cup. o.
nile stock chassis, class c. division 3, 231
400 GU. in displacement. First $50; second
s25. 2-hour race, free tor an stocR CHASSIS
ciass q. First, $3.50: second, $lOOi third
80. fourth s25. Special trophies fol
worlds records for 1 and hours. 5-mil'
stock chassis, class c. division 4, S0l-45t
on. in displacement First, SO; second, $50
5-mile stock cars, class A. DIVISION g. Slo0o
$4,000. First $50; second, so.
SUNDAY, APRIL II
25-mile, stock chassis class O. DIVISION :
ao1~a50 Gu. in. displacement FIRST cup
seeond cup. 10-mile, stock chassis. class
d,vision o 161-23O Gu In displacement
FIRST. cup; second, cup l0-miie, stocf
chassis for California championships opei
oniv 70 amateur drivers. class d. First
oi..s saoond cup 15-mile, stock chassis