The Washington times., 1911-08-29
Philadelphia's Classic Road
Race Promises Record
Attendance.
ELEMENT OF DANGER
ATTRACTS THRONGS
Course Will Be Lined With
Curious Every Inch Of
Its Length.
By HARRY WARD.

That automobile racing is a popular
tport Is attested by the vast crowds
I that gather to see the speed demons IN
action. The fact that racing cars at
tain such great speed, and that the
element of danger is always present
seems to appeal strongly to many per-
sons ana when a big rad race like
the Vanderbilt Cup or the Elgin Ma
tlonal Trophy race is staged record
crowds always attend. The Elgin race
held last Saturday irew more than
$1,000 persons, while the Vanderbilt races
in the past have attracted as many
as 10000 enthusiasts.
The Fairmount Park race in Phia-
oelphia is the event in the automobile
world that attracts the largest crowds.
II Is run over the park roads, the cir
cult being about seven and one-haf
miles and every inch OF space around
the course is packed when the speed
merchants" get into action.
Last years race in Fairmount Park,
won by Len ZengeI. winner of the e.
gin race last week, drew more than
$4,000 persons. said TO have been tho
largest crowd that ever witnessed a
sporting event. Plans are being made
to care for an equally large crowd when
the race Is run again in October.
The Cadillac Motor Car Company,
represented in Washington by the
Cook and StoddarA Company, has
brought out its 1912Sfnodel. The fea-
ture OF the new model is the self
starter. The motor is started and
ignited by electricity and the lamps
are lighted by electric current from a
dynamo on the motor. The adoption
OF the dynamo for ignition suppIants
the usual magnetic. The driver has
two complete ignition sources at his
command, the dynamo and the Delco
distributor system, each with its in
dividual set of spark plugs. To start
the motor the operator simply retards
the spark lever and disengages the
clutch The Cadillac company makes
only one type OF chassis, but offers a
line of six different body types, in
four passenger phaeton, and two-pas,
senger roadster, each listing at $1,000;
four-passenger torpedo. at $1,000:
three passenger coupe at $2.250. and
The new Cadillac has created a SEN
satlon in the automobile world and
the Cook and Stoddard Company Is
receiving many requests for demon
strations.
Frank v. KilIian, a weIl-knovn
business man Of this city, accom-
panied by Mrs. Killian and Mr.. and
Mrs. E. l. Brice. will leave next
Tuesday for an extensive New Eng
land trip in Mr.. Killian's Apperson
car. They will tour in Maryland.
Pennsylvania. and New York and
will then take the ideal Tour
through New England. A large por-
tion of the route they will cover COM
prised the route Of last years Mum
sey Historic Tour.
Opportunity to size up the work OF
some OF the new models that will start
In the Glidden tour will be found in the
Sno-mile run OF the Buffalo Automobile
Club on September 6 to g. Two of the
three Maxwells that have been en-
tered in the Glidden run Will compete
In the Buffalo contest. and II Is quite
likely that several other Gndden en-
tries also will start. The Maxwell
drivers will make an effort again to
capture the Buffalo trophy for the best
a!l-around score. won last year by a
Maxwell.
L. r. Hoffman, travelling representa-
tive Of the Franklin Automobile Com
pany, is In Washington visiting David
8. Hendrick, the Franklin agent. He
reports good business throughout his
territory.
It is rumored the Alec makers will
protest the Elgin road race won Sat-
urday by Len Zengel because Of the
manner Of restarting the race. Harry
Grant, in an Alec. finished second and
was only few seconds behind Zengel.
The race had been started when the
grandstand fell. but was stopped in the
excitement following the accident. II Is
understood the Alco people believe
decided advantage to them was sacri-
feed because of the restart. which was
as II no earlier part of the race had
been run at all. There has also been
some talk that ZenRel's car met with
a mishap shortly after the start, but
that so much time elapsed between this
and the second start that II was easily
possible to get II into shape again.