New-York tribune., 1910-10-05
TWO MORE CARS named
Frank KuIiCk to Drive a Ford in
Grand Prize Race.
GRANT TALKS OF COURSE
Winner of Vanderbilt Cup Says
Roads Were Not So Badly
Crowded.

Now that it has been definitely decided
that the Grand Prize automobile race will
be run over the Motor Parkway course on
Saturday. October Is. at 10 o'clock in the
morning. interest has turned to the field
of men who VIII compete for the great
gold emblem. now held by the Fiat COM
pany
In addition to those already announced
there are two more. These are Ford, to
be driven by Frank Kulick. and a Sharp
Arrow. the driver Of which is not yet an
nounced.
Practice will begin this morning from
to o'clock. There are no restrictions of
any kind on the cars eligible for this race
Anything is accepted by the committee. In
consequence faster time is expected than
was made in the struggle for the Wander
bnt Cup
Already preparations are being made for
policing the course so that it will be far
safer than it was for the running of the
big fixture on Saturday. Innumerable con-
stables viii be sworn in and every possible
thing viii be done to protect the drivers
and the spectators.
Apropos of the complaints that the course
was not properly policed. Harry Grant, the
winner of the trophy has something to
say. While he viii not drive in the Fair
mount Park race at Philadelphia, he will
start in the Grand Prize race. Concerning
the contest last Saturday he says:
There has been lot of explanation of
| how some drivers lost the race because Of
the crowd on the road. Those who never
were in the race before and have no ex-
perience for comparison are particularly
grieved- I want to say emphattCally that
the course was clearer this year than It
was last, much clearer. All the race man
ayers have TO do to prove this is to look at
the photographs that show the road this
year, where last year the same ground was
covered with spectators. Last year I
seemed 10 be driving straight into the
| crowd, which parted as l came TO IT, but
this year had no trouble at all
I shut off the power on the turns every
time and took them slowly [ positively
took no chances. I never do. Lee. my
mechanician, is just as emphatic as l am
/ in declaring that the road was clearer than
last year. and I know some others who
We're in the raCe-some good lOsers-who
agree with me-
talking of II, win or lose. but I have been
urged to do so now. and want to add that
I would have Won by bigger margin had
II not been for a mistake in the signals
through which I was given to understand
that I was in second position away back
in the middle Of the race when was really
sixth.
How did I win the race? Well. by steady
a driving in adherence to my preconce1ved
I
I calculated beforehand that If | drove
each lap in from 115 TO u:30 I would
win. I make my plan first, but change II
/ if the eXigenCieS require il. During the
I first hundred miles I don't care how they
go keep TO my schedule. After that l
keep posted by signals and drive accord
in CIV knowing always that l have plenty
/ OF speed at my command to use if neces-
sary.
/ to change my schedule, and reference 70
! the time sheets will show that except for
I the first lap. made from standing start
/ and those laps when changed tire or
/ with a maximum variation of only eighteen
! seconds. I changed two tires on the course
/ George Babcock. one of my assistants.
/ Lee and the Michelin tire man did that
/ great fifteen second stunt with the tire
at the pit
The next big automobile road race at
/ Fairrlount Park Philadelphia. managed by
: the Quaker City Motor Club, will be run
I on Saturday Il will be decided over the
roadways Of Fairmount Park. which are
polfced and taken care Of ny the city au-
thorities Of Philadelphia.
This race has got TO be an important an
nuaI fixture II has been won two success
sive years by George Robertson. driving q
Simplex car He will not drive this year
however. as he was injured in the pre-
! lIml0dTy prdCICe lot lLt fili,4tI 'i't ~
race.
The entry list includes Bill Endicott ano
his brother Harry, driving Cole cars
Frank Kulick. who viii drive a Ford; Ra!
Earroun and Dawson, driving Marmons
Tobin De Hymel. driving a Stoddard-pay
ton: Hugh y Harding. driving Stoddard
DAYTON: Aitken and wilcox, driving Ma
tfonals. Ralph Beardsley and Mattheson
who VIII handle a Simplex and a CorbI
car respectively: H NJ Hanshue, drtvfnt
an ANDERSON. and f. F. Schiefer, who vii
drive Jackson.
The field now numbers twenty-siX AM
the struggle should be interesting ant
close.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 4.-4Iile-a- minute tim
was made in practice early to-day by SOM
Of the drivers entered in the 200-mile roat
race in Fairmount Park on Saturday. Th'
course is 81 miles long and the bes
time this morning was made by w c. Mui
len. in a Simplex car, who covered m
course in s 20. The record for the courS
Is 7.41. Beyond the loss Of a wheel by on
Of the machines there was no accident
The drivers are permitted TO practise from
$50 10 7:30 o'clock each morning. Durtni
that bour the course is heavily poIced, ant
no one Is allowed TO cross the roads owe
which the machines run.