The Washington times., 1911-11-10
MOTOR CAR RACES
ON HORSE TRACKS
ENDANGERS SPORT
Manager For Lozier Com
pany Gives Views
On Subject.
BY HARRY WARD.

The latest accident to an automobile
racing driver on a mile dirt track. in
which Toe Jagersberger, the "Flying
Dutchman," received severe injuries
while trying out his new racing car on
dirt track at Columbia, 8. c., has
called attention anew to the danger Of
driving high-speed automobiles on
tracks designed for horse racing
The record of fatalities of the season
just closing proves beyond a doubt that
the mile horse track is totally unfit for
the staging Of automobile races. No
man in the racing game has studied the
situation closer than C. e. Emise. rae
ing manager of the Lozier Motor Com
pany, and what he has to say about
racing on dirt tracks Is Of particular
interest.
IF automobile racing Is to survive"
says Mr. Emise, 1T will only be through
a firm stand on the part Of the govern
ing body In at once putting an end to
all racing on horse tracks. 1t has been
moters would continue to hold races on
these tracks, but 1t is not probable that
public sentiment would permit this state
Of affairs to continue for any length of
time, and 1t is doubtful IL the managers
of state fairs or the owners of horse
tracks would lend their support to
form OF racing which the governing
body of the sport had declared to be
dangerous to human life. Promoters
and others, under these circumstances,
would be criminally liable for dangers
resulting from the staging of contests
which has been officially declared ex-
tremely dangerous.
"It has been suggested that various
State legislatures be petitioned to put a
stop to motor-car racing, on horse
tracks, but with the general misconcep-
present existing 1t is doubtful whether
the legislatures would stop at placing
the ban on horse-track racing alone, but
they might also declare all forms of
the probation to all forms Of speed con-
tests between motor cars, which Is
| something not to be desired.
THE frequent deaths resulting from
| able tracks has caused the, public to
lose sight Of the fact that racing Is not
an unusually dangerous form of con-
test and builders Of motordromes have
capable of allowing the fastest cars to
be driven to their limit In comparative
safety. The rules Of the Manufacture
ers' Contest Association provide that
races can only be held on road courses
| which have been properly sanctioned
and which are guarded during practice
and during the race by militia or Gov
! ernment troops, either Of which insures
spectators being kept at a safe dis
tance from the course. Under these
conditions the danger Of fatal accidents
is confined to contests under these con-
i ditions, 1t is safe to assume that motor
racing will quickly resume its old time
popularity with the public"
with Louis steyenson at the wheel the
| first Of the 1912 Oakland cars came into
! Washington late yesterday afternoon.
having been driven over the road from
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cured the Oakland agency, expects a
large shipment of Oaklands next week
One Of the Flanders 900 cars that fin
| lshed the Glidden tour with so telling q
demonstration of efficiency is now en-
| gagged in mapping out route between
Jacksonville and Charlotte, via Savan-
| nah, Augusta. and Columbia and tap
| ping the "Dixie Trail" at Charlotte, N.
! G. The expedition is in charge of E. j.
| Ferguson, official representative Of the
| American Automobile Association. who
Is compiling series of strip maps for
| the use of tourists.
| The first flock Of racing drivers and
cars to compete In the Vanderbilt and
| Grand Prize automobile races at Savan-
nah November q and 3o have arrived in
the Southern city. David Bruce Brown.
| winner of last years Grand Prize, and
his team mates, Caleb Bragg and e. II.
| Parker, were the first to make practice
| spins on the seventeen-mile circuit. and
were closely followed by the Case team.
of which J. A. Sloan is the head. The
| familiar face of Joe Jagersberger is
missing from the Case team. The Fly
ing Dutchman" is lying In a hospital In
Columbia, 8. c., with his right leg
crushed and one side of his face badly
| torn from an accident he met with while
trying out his new racing machine.
The members of the Society of the
| Automobile Engineers VINO are making
a European tour, have arrived in Eng
land. according to cable advices, and
are now Inspecting the Olympia automo-