New-York tribune., 1910-07-18
TIMELY AUTOING TOPICS
Brighton Beach MotOrdrome
Ready for Big Race.

Work Of preparing the Brighton Beach
Motordrome for the matinee race meet TO
be held on Saturday afternoon next has
been completed. and the course IS now in
readiness for practice. The turns have been
slightly banked TO permit Of greater speed
and the entire course has been resurfaCed,
oiled and we'll rolled The members club
house has been painted and put into better
order than ever before, while wherever pos
sible improvements have been made in the
stands.
Both George Robertson and Ralph De
Palma. who are matched TO meet in 4 $50
contest at five miles, in heats, viii begin
active training to-day. Though entries do
not close until Wednesday night next. more
than twenty-five record breaking cars al
ready have been nominated for the nine
numbers Nearly all of the famous .twen-
ty-four hour race cars will be seen N the
worlds record hour race. which will con-
clude the afternoons programme. Several
of the Grand Prize and Vanderbilt Cup
cars will be seen IN the fTee-for-an dash ar
ten miles while. equally fast cars have
been entered in the amateur event, in which
they will be driven by owners
In the interest Of safety Il has been de-
cfded TO limit most OF the entries for the
ticipants should make nominations without
DELAY with A & Corder. chairman Of the
Brighten Beach committee Of the Motor
Racing Association, at the city clubhouse
Of the Motor Racing Association, No. 3o4
West 58th street.
4 battle royal between a wild turkey and
a motor car is unusual enough to be re
corded among sporting events. John O
Enders. a Hartford banker, recently left
his Columbia car standing in front OF his
mountain camp. and was soon after at
tracted by the shrieks of a bird conflict.
Believing that q henhavk and 2 crow
might have come together, he ran for
gun. only to find that wild turkey was
fighting n ina aginary wild turkey in the
form OF the birds own reelection in the
respIendent varnish finish OF the rear seat
panel Of his Columbia car.
One OF the interesting features, from the
standpoint Of visiting motorists, at the
Elks' reunion at Detroit last week was the
presence of the famous white squadron of
the Buick racing team and its appearance
as part of the EIks' automobile parade The
great drivers, Wild Sob" Burman and
Louis and Arthur Chevrolet, were hosts 20
iLLllIl Gus tL N4SlNAliS I-trS Nitt L4AEIheN IL
their machines at The tent garage OF the
General Motors Company at the Detroit
Athletic Club grounds The Buick racing
c5rs were on exhibition ar the grounds, and
the famous teamsters were present most OF
the time TO entertain the visitors who want
ed to inspect the white bonneted cars which
have been hurled past the finish winners in
so many events throughout the country.
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st1tuent companies of the General Motors
Company and owned by visiting Elks were
cared for in the mammoth temporary insti-
tuition maintained by the General Motors
Company. Thirty-five men were on duty
day and night to look after the cars of the
visitors A complete registration and
checking system was maintained, and the
machine of every visitor was handled VITA
out difficulties OF any kind