Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-08
HEMPEL BIDS FOR
GRAND PRIX RACE
Manager of MotordrOme Wires
Vanderbilt, Offering to
Duplicate Prizes :
PREPARED TO SPEND $4,000
Contest Declared Off in East 0W-
ing to Lack of Proper
Protection
PREPARED TO SPEND $4,000

Los Angeles wants the Grand Prix
race and is prepared to stand an eX-
pense up to $4,000 to get 1t.
Walter Hempel manager of the Los
Angeles Motordrome, yesterday wired
w. X. Vanderbilt offering to take the
transfer of this great international
racing event for the Motordrome, and
agreeing to duplicaet the prizes
planned for this classic and to trans
port bodily the sixteen racing cars al
ready entered, together with drivers,
mechanics and international officials.
The entries include the following:
Benz, Benz & Co, Barney Oldfeld.
Benz, Benz & Co., Victor Hemery.
Benz, Benz & Co., Franz Helm.
Fiat, Fiat Auto Co., Louis Wagner.
Fiat. Fiat Auto Co., Ralph de Palma.
Fiat. Fiat Auto Co., Felice Nazzaro.
Marmon, Nordyke- Maroon Co., Ray
Harroun.
Marmon, Nordyke- Marmon Co., Joe
Dawson.
Marmon, Nordyke- Marmon Co.
Marquette-Buick, Marquette Motor
Co., Louis Chevrolet.
Marquette-Buick, Marquette Motor
Co., Robert Burman.
Marquette-Buick, Marquette Motor
Co., Arthur Chevrolet.
Roebling- -Planche, Washington A
Roebling, I'd, w. Roebling, I'd.
Alec, American Locomotive Co,
Harry F. Grant
Mercedes, George w. Loft, George
NJ. Armstrong.
LACK PROTECTION
AS the Grand Prix race scheduled
for October 15 over the great eastern
course recently used in the Wander
bilt cup race has been otnclaliy de-
clared off owing to the inability of
local authorities to grant proper pro-
lection and patrol system demanded
by manufacturers and drivers, TINS
great International race will have to
be run over some other American
course, and all the big tracks in the
country are wiring their bids for the
event to the eastern racing COM
mittee.
The expense of such an undertaking
would likely reach close to $4,000, but
the Motordrome company Is taxing
the initiative with much enthusiasm,
and Hempel believes that the greatest
crowd in motoring would see the 4OO-
mile race, every car doing close TO
100 miles an hour. and with the
worlds greatest pilots striving for the
worlds championship.
Reports from the east state that the
road race has been offered TO the Sa-
vannah Automobile club, which con-
Quoted the first Grand Prix race in
1908, but II is doubtful whether the
southern club can secure legislative
cooperation in the short time remain
ing this season. The European drlV-
ers are in New York ready to race
and could be in Los Angeles on short
notice.
OUTLOOK FAVORABLE
Owing to the number of fatalities
and serious injuries to the public In
the Vanderbilt race, the majority or
the drivers would prefer to nave the
race pulled off on track like the
Motordrome, as they would not nave
TO look out for the public's safety and
could concentrate all their attention
on driving their cars.
Such q big racing event, together
with all other races planned for Los
Angeles and vicinity this season,
would mean much to Southern Califor-
MIA business interests, and there is no
doubt but that the various CONNER
cial and civic bodies will encourage
Los Angeles initiative. The Los An
geles-Pacific railway will be in excel
lent position to handle the greatest
crowds, and the city's MOTEL accommo-
dations are certainly equal to the oc-
casion.
The date OF the proposed meet would
probably come some time in NO
vember.
The first Grand Prize race was held
in Savannah, Ca, November 26, 19OS
the distance being 1923 miles. 1t was
won by Louis Wagner of Italy, drtv-
ing a Fiat car, who covered the dis
tance in 610:31. Victor Hemery, in
Benz, was second, a narrow margin OF