New-York tribune., 1910-11-26
Plan to Revive the Great French
Grand Prize Race.
KEEN INTEREST IN FIXTURE
American Automobile Manufact-
urers Will Probably Send Cars
to Compete.

! John Kane Mills that indefatigable sup
porter of motor races and performances
| has discovered in France, where ne is traV-
| eilins that the French Grand Prize race
will be revived
This race once the greatest automobile
fixture in the world was abandoned IN 1915
partly because the manufacturers agreed
to keep out of large car racing and parity
because interest had died out.
There have been yearly races for the
smaller and lighter cars but the big car
race was not run. Now the Automobiie
Club de Ia Sarthe ct de TOuest has granted
a sanction for 600 kilometre race tS'2
miles, to be run some time between May 10
and July 10. The course will be over the
celebrated Sarthe circuit, on which the
Grand Prize races of other years were run.
The announcement has been received with
great interest in France. which is the more
keen as this year the Prince Henry Cup
tour, corresponding to our GHdden tour, Is
open only to Germany and England.
The Grand Prize race Is interna tional IN
character and is open to cars divided into
two classes Class A must not exceed
maximum cylinder bore of 4.33 inches a
maximum stroke of 7.37 inches. Glass is.
curiousIy enough open to any car that does
not exceed six feet two inches in width.
Since the abandonment of the Grand Prize
automobiles with sufficient power to COM
pete with some of the foreign cars have
teen developed This has been proved in
several Vanderbilt and other races through
out the country. An international Grand
Prize race in France now would be of a
very different complexion from previous
races of that character. It is probable that
a goodly number of makers in this country
-nrIic SETl nErnr
One of the most interesting displays ever
made by an automobile house in Broadway
is that of the Buick Motor COMPANY at
o5th street. They are exhibiting the Mar
uuette- Buick in which Robert Burman de
feated all the American cars in the Savan-
nah Grand Prize race, when he drove 1852
miles at an average of 81 100 miles an
hour.
On the outside of the building is a NAM
moth sign 80 by 80 feet The car in the
flags and IN the window are several en-
larged pictures of the car In action during
the race
A. j.. Newton, the sales manager. says:
Thousands of people each day show a
great deal of interest in this display"
At the last meeting Of the Licensed Auto
mobile Dealers of New York City Charles
A. stewart was erected general manager 10
succeed James NJ. Carples, who resigned.
Mr.. Stewart was formerly assistant edu-
cational director of the West Side Young
Mems Christian Association. While with
the Young Mems Christian Association he
was q leading factor in the automobile
school and the aeronautIc classes con-
Quoted by the association. He was also in
charge of the contests Of model aeroplanes,
which were very popular with the amateur
aeronauts. For several years past he has
been in charge of the exhibits OF the Young
Mems Christian Associate automobile
aeronautc and motor boat schools at the
various automobile and motor boat shows.
Z. E. Schwarzkopf. founder of ''Automo-
bile Topics" and It's president since it's in
ception. I'm 1900, has resigned that office and
will devote his attention to his other in
terests which have been making more con-
stant demands on his time s. W. Merri-
hew. for six years the vice-president and
editor. has been elected president. having
previously purchased Mr.. Schwarzkopf' 4
stock in the magazine. and he will take
oyer the management of the corporation
The business and editorial policy adopt ed
eleven years ago will be continued.