Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09
GRAND PR|X PLANS
AROUSE AUTOIsTS
Majority of Drivers Entered Favor
Los Angeles for Interna-
tionaI Contests
FUND MUST REACH $4,000
Decision to Secure Classic for
This City May Result from
Meeting Tomorrow
FUND MUST REACH $4,000

Will Los Angeles automobile and
other business interests guarantee an
expenditure of $4,000 to get the Grand
Prix race for the Los Angeles motor
drome? This great international ra ,e
will benefit the city as no other sport
ing event ever did or can. Sixteen OF
the most powerful cars i'll the world,
driven by men who are known as
kings of the track, are already entered.
What must be decided at once Is where
to hold the race. Already the motor
drome management has offered $4,000
to secure this classic, and to dupl cate
all cups, cash prizes, pay all trans
portation charges for cars, drivers and
mechanicians, besides the expenses of
the international committee to come
here.
1t is understood that Indianapolis
has offered a like amount; and also
that the race committee has offered
the event to Savannah, Ga, where a
prior race was held; but that it is
doubtful if the southern city can ac-
cept in time to prepare for such a
grand event so late in the season.
VAST ADVANTAGE FOR PUBLIC
Los Angeles could attract fully 200,-
900 visitors to the city to witness such
a great event. Every business interest
would benefit. Something must be
done quickly to secure the meet. Can
a meeting of automobile men, motel
men, business men, and civic and COM
mercial bodies be called within forty
eight hours to say with authority that
If it is necessary $500 000 can be raised?
1t will mean a cool million dollars for
distribution in this vicinity. We have
in the Motordrome the safest and fast
est auto race course on earth. We have
every facility for entertaining the
greatest crowds.
The Heralds automobile ed tor
makes the proposition that an informal
meeting be held at the Hollenbeck ho-
| tel on Monday at p. m. of all who
are interested that some action may
be taken empowering the required
pledge of the larger amount of money
if necessary.
LETTER OUTLINES PROSPECTS
The following telegram was received
by The Herald from F. E. Moscovitch,
vice president and director of the Los
Angeles motordrome, who is working
in conjunction with Manager Hempel.
Mr.. Moscovitch is on the ground, and
in immediate touch with the interested
parties, and will present in person our
offer to the grand prix racing com
mittee:
Kingston, N. Y, Oct. 8, 1910.
providing Los Angeles pulls to-
g1ther there is grand chance to land
grand prix race for motordrome. Ter
rife undercurrent feeling, adverse ROAD
racing owing to dangers to both driv-
ers and spectators, with high modern
high speed cars. And cars entered in
grand prix being fastest in the world
and drivers also being most daring.
Cars entirely too fast for any road
is feeling of drivers and even If po-
Icing was perfect there is greatest
danger to contestants. All contestants
enthusiastic regarding motordrome.
Majority Of them having stated mo-
tordrome Is safest speedway in the
world and all speed records should be
broken if race is held there. Hundred
and fifty thousand attended race la st
year at Savannah, and if Los Angeles
pulls hard the race can be landed.
Have offered $4,000 for race and am
prepared Monday to outbid any of
them, If energy and money can land
race for Los Angeles motordrome we
will get it, 1 will do what I can but
must have support of local sentiment.
Wire me Kingston, New York, what
YOU know of local condition and If you
feel we would have support OF public
If we landed race. Road racing in
Europe is entirely closed as Europe's
modern car is too fast for road in
same conditions as has now been
shown to exist in America. Thereto 9
only possible place to race with any
degree of safety is special speedway
and all drivers admit motordrome Is
fastest and safest in world.