New-York tribune., 1910-09-05
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
Atlanta Offers Unusual Prizes
for November Races.
THREE-DAY MEET PLANNED
Total Value of Grand Speedway
Contest Fixed at Five Thou
sand Dollars.

sand Dollars.
| Atlanta. Sept. 4-The Atlanta AutomooH.
| Association has gone to unusual lengths in
! an effort to get first class ears for the races
/ this fall. The Georgia track mana gers
have offered $500 for one race, TO be run
on the closing day of their fall meeting.
scheduled for November 3. 4 and 5 This,
they assert is the largest prize over Of
fered for speedway race in the history
Of the sport
In addition the promoters have put ID
enough in prizes 20 make the total prize
money but few dollars short of si2,61 IN
addition to the big race. which will oe
called the Speedway Grand Prize race. and
which will be at 250 miles, there will be tV D
feature races, the Coca Cola trophy event.
with s925 in prizes. and the City OF Atlanta
CUP, with q $50 added The former race
has been cut to one hundred miles. while
the latter win be run at two hundred miles,
as IL was last year
The schedule of races follows:
NOVEMBER ;.
Glass D-Record trials for one mile: 70 laSes
making the fastest time: $500 in addition IN
event the existing American speedway record & Tor
one mile is lowered each car 70 nave q" D
trials electrically timed. ,,.--,-s.- -.
No. 2-Stock chassis cars. Class 3 Dlvislon :;
ISL to 230 cubic inches piston Displacement; !;
minimum weigE1t /, 100 pounds: distance. X
miles: first prize sioo second prize. $50; third
p',So 70 sGc1ass D. free-for-all distance. % niles:
first prize 500: second prize. 800; third prize
No $50. chassis cars: class D Division
3; 231 to goo cubic inches piston dispiscensnit;
minimum weight. 200 pounds; distance: -
miles; first prize. s125: second prize. SO; third
10 5~Class D. free-fer-aI; Southern aHlassuv
championship: open only TO amateur drivers r
siding south Of the Ohio and East OF the Ms
sissippi rivers: distance. 10 miles; hrst frizss
So seiass Iei D; free-foraii distance 10 miles,
first prize. s1o0: second prize, SO. thiT@ pFlze'
No. stock chassis cars: Class 3. Division 81
mum mn weight. $500 pounds distance. 90 miles:
hrst prize. SIS; second prize, $40. tnlrd PRE-
No sstsck chassis cars. Class B. Division 5:
3o1 TO $50 cubic inches piston dlspacs1'eR1nS 1n,
miles; frst prize. coca cola trophy which mus-
be three consecutive times 70 oecons th5
property q entEanp and $500 in s g9d =; ss.Sa9 y
fourth prize, $50 in gold: fifth prize, So in goid-
NOVEMBER +
10. estoc chassis cars; Class Dtyisio1 ::
minimum weight l. 900 pounds: distance. -
miles first prize 800; second prize $50 thir4
" 10 1o-c1ass D; freo-foraI: dts:a9ee .aE ;,,l, =
miles, first prize. S1eo, second prize, $50. thirf
10 fiEstock chassis car: Class 3. Division 81
23i TO 600 cubic inches piston Displacement;
miles. first prize. s125. second prize So thi'a
prize. $50. fourth prize. SIS oc
No 12c1ass D. E5oo fFss6or,ali disfaa: siaa ;s;
prize s5 fourth prize $50: 5th @ prize, 49,, l.
g Tainimnm ne so wei.ht. h 700 pounds: distsnos y
mics 1riEs So: sns' f5nrtG glrf9' prizs So.
No. 15-Class D: amateur free-for-all; opSt
oniv to registered amateur drivers; distance. 2f
rirGr second
No 1s-CIass D. fre-for-aT handicap; open -
all cars entered al this meet cars will be handi-
capped according 10 their performance az thls
meet BY board Of ociaI hafldicappers distanee:
third prize. s75: fourth prize. $50 fifth prize
Ne. 17-Stock chassis cars: class 3. Division
s. 451 70 500 cubic inches o piston sspiacsea ,
minimum weight p@iaS ,rnn51- s7hiSr
must be won three consecutive times 10 becoTne
the pEopsrty Of the entra9o and 5000 e se goq a.
gold: fourth prize s1o6 in gold; fifth prize. $50
IN gold. --
No. 1s-Class E: Australian pursuit race: sn1
trants 70 be stationed equal distance hehin1
each other. all 70 start at once. and when on9
Is out Of The race this race 70 be limited TO no-
more than six cars. be selected BY the Atlanta
list of entries for this race; prize, $50
No 19-C1ass D. free-for-all. open only IN
registered amateur drivers. distance. 20 nlIeS
third prize silver medal.
No 2e-C1ass D. Atlanta spssdway Grand,
Prizs race: free-for-alI; distance $50 miles dTsT
prize. So 900 in gold; second prize looo in Eod;
gold; fifth prize, $3.50 in gold sixth prize 500 y
gold.
After winning the Elgtn National Stocl1
Car race. Ralph Mulford drove the same
I.ozier car over the road 10 Detroit, making
the distance from Chicago in twelve hours
through rain and wind. Without mechani-
cal adjustment or changing the Michelin
tires, with which It was equipped. in the
race It IS coming over the road 10 New
York, and should reach here to-day
Barney OIdfeld and George Robertson
will meet in four races at the Brighton
Beach Motordrome to-day. the two DAYS
programme for the Labor Day speed car
nivaI having been merged into double
header the first part of the meet begin
ling at II o'clock and the afternoons rae
ing concluding at s
Oldfeld was at the track yesterday az
ternoon with his Bitten Benz, and COW
cred half a dozen miles at a better gait
han the track record for the mile. wh4eFe
stands at u 2-5 seconds. Oldfeld announced
that he would experience no difficulty in
getting an official mark this afternoon oS
L mile in better than 80 seconds. which
will beat his worlds record mark OF IS IS
made at st. Paul two months ago
George Robertson had both his Simplex
,ars. the SO-horsepower cyclone and the
stock "5e. at the track late in the after
noon. The road champion and De Palma's
was only a trile slower with
MS racing car than OIdhelds time. and
I is doubtful if he was trying hard
Ben kerscher. the German pilot CT ths
ienlmery Darracq; Strang. with the Fat.
Seardsley, with the Simplex; WiShard.
With the 5. 2. o.; Howard. with the ISotta.
with the Mercer; ROst. with
he Black Crow; Ormsby. with the Allen
and ISOn, with the Moon, al
nave their tuned VI. for the numerous
aces this afternoon.
A. G. Chapple. Billy Robinson and Dare
levir' Seery are the entrants in the ten
nile professional motorcycle event.
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