New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
ASK SAFER AUTO COURSE
Grand Prize Entrants Demand
Many Parkway Changes.
HoLDLoNG SECRET MEETING
Both Jesse Froelich and a K.
Pardington Believe Benz
Cars VIII Start.

II was a day OF storm aud ruu1or IN the
automobile racing world in this city yesteT-
day. TIE barring Of the three Benz cars
rv W K. Vanderbilt, Jr-. from the Grano
Prize race on October Is over the Long
Island Motor Parkway course was the sore
tonic Of excited conversation AZ the Auto
mobile Club Of America the Motor Racing
Association. the Cumberland and the WOOD
ward hotels and other centres OF motor
gathering.
There were all sorts of wild con5ectures'
which ranged from the statement that me
race would surely be called OF TO the as
sertion that the contest would be sent 10
Savannah. where il was decided two years
ago
Out II this mass of rurnor these Iacls
were CLEANED. Representatives Of twelve OF
the seventeen D1achines already entered say
tney viii not allow their cars 10 be driven on
-he Long Island course unless conditions OF
--srarerent are changed. II the race is
held-and there is every probability that II
viii be and cver the Long Island course
1he three Benz cars viii face the starter
Early YESTERDAY morning Jesse Froellch,
the American representative Of the Benz
conuarv. which entered the three Benz cars
through the Kaiserlicher Automobile Club
% GERMANY called together representatives
Of the other makers who had entered cars
At o'clock these men met al the Cum
te-iand Hotel behind closed doors. IN the
gathering were z. r. Hollander. represent
snE the three Fiat cars; Howard Narnnon.
representing the three Marrn0n cars. and
" c Durant, representing the three Mar
uuerre- Buick cars. Mr.. Froleich presided
The meeting lasted about two hours. No
Official statement was given cut as TO what
took place. but the decision was reached
70 appoint a committee consisting Of Mr..
Hollande- and NJ Narmcn TO confer with
a r PardinEton. manager Of the Motor
Guns Holding Company.
This committee later conferred with M
Fardingron a. length. and again no official
rra-er7ent was given out Ny. Pardington
vii take the question UP. however, with his
directors
L is known thar the representatives OF
she makers demanded that they be posi-
sively assured that the course be made more
Eafe II many ways They wanted more
efficient police protection they want some
telegram poles moved Al bad Turns. and
the,- want the turns themselves protected
and 50 tnclosed OF restricted that the public
cannot push out on the course
These things were laid before Mr.. Pard-
sugTon. While ne would not issue stare
-nent and probably viii not before he has
conferred with the directors. II was learned
from an authoritative source that the Grand
Prize race viii be held over the Long Island
Motor Parkway course on SATURDAY,. October
- starting al 10 o'clock in the morning
and that all the contestants so far an
-7ounced as entries viii appear This in
cludes the three Pen cars
II would appear thar the Motor cups
Holding COMPANY viii SEE that The course
Is in hne condition. policed as II should be
and the surface OF the roads repaired The
aupea rance Of the Benz cars is q thing
strongly 70 be desired The three Benz
drivers arc men whose appearance would
add much 70 the public interest and the
actual racing worth CT 11e fixture.
There IS q nice point involved IN the re
turn tc jesse F~oelich ~ the S1.75n entrance
rronev ~ Air Vanderbilt Nir. Froelich did