New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-13
READY FOR LONG GRIND
Twelve Cars Tuned Up for
Twenty-four Hour Race.
NEW RECORD is EXPECTED
,,-;ur Drivers to Take Chances
Over Fast Track at
Brighton Beach.

,,-e automobiles will start at o'cloct
- ~ The Brighton Beach Motordromt
-. s-st Neutrality-suspicious. contest Of the
- The event is free for all. Seven 81
- entered have appeared in previous
-fa,,r-houi races, and the other FIVE
.ornnarativelv newcomers in long dis
+-ack racing The Cole. Seiden and
-.-.,,-Eeeton have never been seen ii
co-,oefition in the East, and two. the
Rockwell and the Marion, are really
- their speed in competition for the
s-s, tine
.---srrs II former races which will
the line tonight are the Simplex.
80 two cars. Buick 1.-TWO cars. Fiat
3 psi-ier. The Simplex was the winner
- n the most sensational OF last year
IS The Fiat and Stearns have been
'--,i-,,o,ys IN many track events The 1T
- 1rirss complete one Of the most IN
- feds o. racing cars ever started.
rer known as the cars they viii drive
= me men VINO VIII pilot them Two men
- baen nominated for each car and viii
..s.-e each other in four-hour shifts. Some
80 5-4ze~e have already wGn regulations
= sa-ing and clever driving Others have
.lei- spurs YET - win
-.oxe lest known 10 the public include
-.,-re Robertson. Ralph De Palma. Louis
--.,--ole. Lewis Strang. Louis Disbrow,
,r.-+se-,e Roberts. E. H Parker Robert
r---a7 and 'Nallv-' Owen. Scarcely be
80 these men in popularity are Ralph
,r,,fa-5. cyrus Patschke. Frank Dearborn,
7,~ Howard George Mack. Charles H.
rr,5 and A. Poole.
George De Witt. Arthur Chevrolet. Stan
=. Martin. Tho1-las Mcmahon. " c. Spen-
,sr william Endicott and Louis Edmonds
80 1o- 50 vel known. although several
-svs competed with success on the Western
tracks
The OUTLAY o. money before the starter
s.,se aVav the cars BY makers and pro-
meters viii approach 500 eco The race is
ssirr managed by ne Motor Racing Asso-
.isfion nd al The entrants have spent re-
snertable Sums ~ preparation. advertising
and similar expenses. The track is in bet
scr share than ever before.
Special arrangements have been made for
.r7-ess train service TO the track from
E-ooklvn Bridge e. intervals Of ten min
u-ss. beginning a. 8 o'clock tonight. There
vir he frequent trains back throughout the
r;vht. and The ten minute service will be
maintained al CAV l--lliHI-eN Up 10 me
euish OF -he race a. o'clock Tomorrow
nigh ample marking space for autonlo-
bTee hzs 1eeu provided alongside the rail
sad hack - the Crandsran The members
n the Motor Racing Association will see
ne race from their clubhouse on the
grounds. Huge scoreboards VIII keep every
ons informed of the position Of the cars.
The present record for tventy-four hours
held Try the Lozier car. a. 1.l96 miles,
From The practice performance Of the cars
vsste~5ar and rHe 6av before the experts
confder-Ir predict that this mark viii go
We above 200 miles Several cars have
reported long trials a. the average Of a
nile q minute
7hc lighting ~ the track * better than
a any previous event Of the kind. and at
ne preliminary rcsr TIE entire track was
thoroughly lit
TIE cars, with their crews. are as fol-
5Es-
s'-z-nz NJ. Ralph Milford ans Cyru.
Strains No. Frank Dearborn and Ray How
Bar- N- Louis Chevrolet and Arthur
Bu-s So c-R-be-t Bur1nsn and George De
Ma-or Lewis S,ranE and J. Anderson.
Cole E Erdic-fr and Z. EdmOnds
LGg-- EackVeI- Montague Roberts and stan
sy Na-fr.
Simple George Robertson and Al Poole.
ria-=Da--r he Palma and z. H Parker.
SeG---.seo-Ee Mack and Thomas Mcmahon
Esirfe--T.ru1s uiSbrow and WaIIv Owen
,roz,rr- E-e-ar-W Z. Spinney and c. H
La1e