The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09
AUTO RACES IN MIDDLE WEST
tFIRST IHERICAN SPEED Event
HEID ar CHICtGO.
>. graaE Duryea Ven Initial COa'esi In
Isos aud Frascc Mad IT. Ftrst Race
the same Wear tlgia Meet In August
MAs Exceptionally we'll COnsiueteti


the same Wear tlgia Meet In August
Was Exceptionally well CSnsiueie'i
Chicago Automobns race enthusiasts
who cams FAst 10 witness the Vanderbilt
\ cup race shOSsd a disposition to make
unkind remarks concerning the ironhl"-
of the offictal- - the Motor cups Holding
| COMPANY IN fNeir conduct OF IN" -'Nih
: Vanderbilt 'up facN on October ! The
! Western men declared the Managers Of
the famous Long island evSnt ought u"
have gone Wee tn watch the national -iOck
rha-~i. road races AZ flgin. ~ on August
| - aud .; and got some painters on methods
| of couduC'iuP road races
Th" DAYS ~ road racing A. thu watch
| mailing city IA Illinois made a great record
I for the chicago Motor ttUh. and the manner
, IA Nhi"h ~" races wer" run va- universally
I I,rai--,i hy both Western and Eastern men
among 'h- entrants and spectators Lat
| wear N" thiCago Automobile club ran Two
| races over the JruVn FONT DWELL circuit
| "A Indiana. and Will" tF" ~" DAYS meet
/ Wa wei conducted from 49," standpoint
! 81 tho contestants amt spectators. the
! Indiana meet vas not a rnaHCisi success
Nltho,0h the fct quite generally
/ lost sight Of when such matters ar" dis
/ GUESSED. the FIRST automobile road race ever
! held ia this country was truly Western
! al ar. being conducted at chicago bN the
| Ttmcs-HsTd'd Of that city The race was
! =
Easolens machine which he designed and
built with the help VI hts brother, charles
D. Durvea IhiS rare was held on Thanks
giving DsV. November IS. 1855 Ia" same
| year the nr-t automobile race in France
vas won bv Isvassor IN panhard car.
The folloNinE wear the FIRST automobile
| race in New York was run hv the Bs1'-
! poRtdH anil ] frank Duryea also won that
one.
| Road racing 81 the moro modern sort
over circuits closed to other vehicles during
| he progress OF tho contest VAS developed
nrst In The East and tis initial Vanderbilt
| Cup race In ISOA on ! .onE Island was the irSt
Of these events in this country While
track races we're held a. chicago for many
years. the two road races In Indiana pro-
NOTED by the chicago Automobile club
last year we're the nTst races In the middle
West that we're run over = circuit and tho
big car race that for the Cobe cup vas
generally termed tho Western Wander
but
The Chicago Motor Club began making
plans las, winter for a road race aud a num-
her % circuits we're offered. including one
or two In Wisconsin and one In Indiana
| in addition TO the eight and a hall m'e
Elgin course which was finally selected
when the Lowell Automobile Cub dee ided
not to run the race for the 1910 national
stock chassis championship the Chicago
Motor club at once asked for the rae" and
the second DAYS contest a. figin was the
1910 stock chassis event The plans for The
Flsin races are thus de.crh~d by writer
ia Motor Age
The aftermath Of the National stock
chassis road races az Elgin IL a most pleas
ing one. contrary TO the general run of hinge
| when u comes 70 this branch 81 he sport
ESPECIALLY from ne financial angle The
Ilgin Automobile Rosd Racing Association
expects 20 show a balance ON tho night side
7 - o
contest white the Golfers Of the Chicago
Motor club. which conducted the event,
have pron'ed also No protests we're
lodged and every one - satisfied sI'h tho
way The national races we're handled aud are
looking ahead 10 newt yeAr, Ntrn y = IT
pe't-d he races again VII De r'h 81 IGN
bv the Chicago Motor Chb
In counting Ga. 'Osl both the chicago
realizing What vast amouhi ~ work =
| required to properly stag" road rH'". snd
men r@gn,fed 4" give 100 UOo I..opI. all ~.
1 thrills attendant upon such a sIsc"d contest
me spectators never r-sli1" what - solns
| property guarded. the ears lined ~ a. he
! tsp-. the On, iAI- busy 81 their respective
going home With never though Of now b.
| Ws- done or how much " cost
Now that u ~ all ONar the promoters are
beg ginning to cast about aud COUNT uo-s-
lhIs ensu- L. astonishing Tor - shows hui
al lss-i so men NrT- Engaged Ia 1hs promo
ton and running ~ the races o. fUOh 20
soldiers To guard ia" '"ufS.. and n"-Id"-
here were $50 drputy sheriff. ~G"'' ~,
aid farmers Ia collecting coupons tor
- ~ men sold tickets while ~ more a. '''I
ovclrs aud To 49, IA. .oIri.f-. Whit, - mor..
sold pToKTammes Forty ufiClal~ N~t~
needed for the l~sd ing- parts. While "a sd
diii"n Ia these here were 90 scorers aud
heykers The contest board OF he Z LI agu
Motor rlub numher-d @. Thlr 'h"r" N-t"
active workers from ne tlgtn a-~"'. f"u
l. took 81 least ~ cook aud Nsii-r~ -
handle the 'oIEmissarv depart u-n'. and "a
addition to all th--" he ,. 'sr '"n'"rn-
WhI,h were represented ~ ~" iour events
brought about ~ m-u m" acton "u he
course
H. many rssp-, - the Ils.n races N"re
handled differently from similar events
Hni there are those vi" ~ lhn' m"nt
Innovations OF real worth N~T- Introduced
No other rusd rae hs- ever b-~u pr"Lr"t"d
'o"IrraiiNely ~ w-r- these snd ~ ii"'
de, Jared - he the uul, one Nh'h wall give
the promoters u 'hau'e q" mai" U"T'H 81
nrst PROPOSED ~ the ,h,agu Motor , .uu
the outlook Ma duhlou- because ~ ~"
nnau'tal loss 1T th- thu,Hg" Automobile
Cub ~ 'to~u l'"iu' Hsi year iIWr\rr.
thl'aEu lrtrnrd l"--uu hN We Indiana
"NprGi"n'- aud W"ni"i 'h"t"b' " AIS
realized That " Vas iv"lhhtat q" a''"tuI' '" /
ruu fa," unless ull the gfnuri td ir"uf |
to the 'pur-- Ma uui"r '"u'r"i "I D."
rae Irprt"i~T that - q -" hu, "''" Was
~ make the righ' '.ud uf rr'uru- Then
y Wa realized mat ~" '''h sh"uld have
~" active as-l-fau," uf me" 'uN usT ,ruIl"
VIII lhr-| Idet- lu' o. uufhIug bI-I-.
the nr-t step ttk-u ht 'I. : ul,aEu. , ate N,,-
to Interest IlgIu. VIII, o. Wa- done. Ne f"-ulf
being the iur'utituu 'I Ne tIgIu \ufpfuubil'
Road It.rg a--u'' 4'fut. 'HpITtII." d -
49, usE' end the -'u,k -'.ilIug ~ So 70 -iut"
IIRiu. speaking iruiu ihrlftI'Hl view I.pIi.' .
Nu~ it- U,s'fA luu-'' and tI" Z hlrtgO Motor
tlEh Nas 'hr theatrical COMPANY IufNrg
on 10" ~huN 'giu oH- q. 'urw-h ''r
stage t'tug- ~ 10" Wv uI 'uuf-". Ertuu
-'sud. soldiers Hud fh" uh" Nh'l. %
NA~ pl 80 fhe Z hf'agu club 'o gr' the q, tors
aud IHu ia" -hnN lIgIu 70 on" gu' hY-,.
-Olt - stu,' ul' -d fr~ Is'. s.~-rft
ptlF-~ 20 the Va. of Trophies ul' ts-i and
got the curse and no -rll'-f- NhHI' d..
ego Co. the -Hfft|-
COOPERATION h.Iug fl" a"Nu,I" .g.u
flr-t Interested ~" utnIa"ftN u,.'- afuIud
The course - 'u ,lu-' fh" IsaI- ant
Use th-m for racing fHIfI,U-'- 10. frfu-r-
we're brought 'n'p ~" 'ufp"TafIUu IN he
agreement 20 -plrf ~" profits " -nUh farm''r
NOuld see. that me- ons. stood un ~ pfuI.'r'N
Iuls-- he carried the general admission
ticket ~ ~" flsiu association Ia RETURN
for ihiS each farmer gui $50 ~ I@r cent
of he gate on hi- property and t"iug fHHu.
'iallN Interested ~" Wa~ Al"rf ip -" that
Their. was no 'rr-pa--iuE Theoretically
this brought ~Nerv'hiug under ~. control
81 tho association and ther. COULD 10 no one
looking On unless he paid Tor hI- fuu
Then the Interested parties d"rtd"d thai
popular prices would Interest m" ulI--~~
and bring out many 'hOusandss whereas
n Vanderbilt rates prevailed IN" N"s'"ru"r-