New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
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AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
indianapolis Plans Thousand
Mile Race on Labor Day.
TO START AT DAYBREAK
Electric Suburbaning Contest
Will Be Held Over Long ISL
and Roads on June ID.

Far from abandoning long automobile
track races the management OF the Ind
annapolis Motor Speedway Is now planning
a l-s0-mile contest for Labor Day. Sep
TENDER !. according 70 information which
reached this city yesterday.
The N0-mile race on Memorial Day was
success from financial point OF view.
and the killing Of one man evidently is
not deemed n sufficient deterrent to pre-
vent the holding OF a longer grind. The
news comes that the distance will be 1000
miles the race TO be started at dawn. The
entry list will be limited 10 twenty cars
and each car must prove its ability to
cover a quarter mile OF the track at
speed oquallng eighty-hve miles an hour
The race will he worth $4,000. which IS
just double the amount Of the purses OF
the Memorial Day race.
Doubtless a host Of entries will he made
The manufacturers argue that they can
afford to risk the entrance fee OF $1,000
when they have their special cars already
built for the contest. Entrance VIII not
entail the original outlay of the Memorial
Day race The drivers themselves are
eager for the race and will urge the makers
TO enter.
Requests from owners Of electric cars
who desire to enter their machines in the
electric suburbaning contest Of the Electric
Automobile Dealers Association. but who
cannot do so Boy June g. has prompted the
association TO postpone the closing until
later In the month. In all probability the
new date will he June a.
The interest shown in the affairs con-
corning the contest augurs well for its
success. and the entry list promises 70 he
q large one Thus far several cars Of each
Of the following well known makes have
been entered. Deteroit Electric. Baker
Electric and Rauch & Lang Electric
The route has been selected. pathfnd-
inc car in charge Of G. Y. Kenworthy and
IT, Hertner having gone over the course
last week The route leads over Long
Island roads and passes through the fol-
lowing towns. Flushing. Jamaica. Queens.
Bellerose. Floral Park. Hyde Park Garden
city. Hampstead Rockville Centre Lyn-
brook. Valley Stream and Springfield. This
city viii De the starting and finishing
point
The noon stop for luncheon will be at
Bellerose The contest committee. which
consists Of Nathaniel Platt. chairman. Al
bert Weatherby. Harvey Robinson and g.
Y. Kenworthy. is Offering prizes 10 the
successful competitors in the contest. De
tails concerning the run can be had by
writing to O.. J. Kenworthy. secretary
Electric Automobile Dealers Association.
No 1924 Brcadway New York.
THE automobile buyer is rapidly edg-
eating himself says c.. s Henshaw
manager If the T. r Thomas Motor
Branch Company 1T used 20 be. How
fast can you climb that hill on the high
gear Now il is. Can you climb that hin
on high at moderate speed Reserve
power and hexiDility are looked for to-
day.
a short TN ago a 1910 Thomas Flyer
ran on high gear Tor forty-cne minutes, IN
that time covering three miles, and the
same car without change u carhuretor
adjustment or gears showed tfty-eieht
miles an hour, this being principally the
result OF the new long stroke motor"
\ l.o0o-mile automobile tour is projected
from this city. through New England and
back beginning on June 90. Although
man may not own a machine. it is within
the reach Of every one 20 enjoy twelve
days Of sightseeing through the White
Mountains The Raymond & Whitcomb
Company has arranged series OF popular
tours for this summer The route Will be:
New York 20 Waterbury. Conn. border
ing Long Island Sound. up NaugatUck
Nall.r. through the Berkshire Hills 20
Pittshcld. Mass % Manchester, Vt; east
10 Lake Sunapee. north up the Pemige-
wasset Valley 10 the FlIme: past the Old
Man of the Mountains. through Fran
coma Notch o. Bethlehem. south past
Breton Woods and Mount Washington,
through Crawford Notch. past Wiley
House. along the SaCo River 20 North
Conway. past Poland Springs 20 Portland.
the Maine coast 70 Portsmouth.
continuing along the Atlantic Coast 10
Boston. continue bordering Narragansett
Say 10 Narragansett Pier. following coast
90 New London and on 70 New York
The average daily distance 20 hp COW
cred VIII 30 less than eighty miles. The
company has secured entirely new and
high powered seven passenger GarfOrd
touring cars for the run.