The Washington times., 1911-02-08
BETTER AUTOMOBILE
RACING. IS ASSURED
Forming of Grand Circuit
Meets Approval of Max
ers and Owpers.
By HARRY WARD.

Automobile racing enthusiasts are
praising the efforts of the Manufac-
turers' Contest Association to bring
about a national racing circuit.
The benefits of such a circuit to pro-
moter, maker. and public are obvious:
! The public will see better racing and
be assured of good competition among
the racing stars. who will be sure TO
appear at all meets unless prevented
by illness. But one of the greatest bene-
fits of the proposed circuit is the keep
! ing of the work of the drivers by
points. This will apply both to speed
end of the year it will be possible to
know who is actually the champion
driver. The circuit will benefit the pro-
moter, because he will have the use
paratus at his track, so that records
and times will be official beyond a
doubt. He will also have the use OF
trained and competent officials, who
will accompany the racers and will go
from place to place on the circuit.
The maker is the man who also will
benefit largely. AS the racing game
has been conducted in the past, the
maker was at great expense. He had
to keep his team under the charge of a
racing manager. Each time he sent
them out to race meet he usually he'd
to bring them back to the factory and
send them out again. This meant
team out to cover the grand circuit, cut
ting down the expenses to large ex-
tent.
The American Automobile Associa-
ton, the governing body of automobile
sports in this country, Is pleased with
the grand circuit idea, because it will
simplify the work of the contest board
and make all records easier to handle.
Joseph Jagersburger, the Dutch rae
ing driver, has joined the Case racing
team, and will be first assistant to
Lewis Strang. Jagersburger is native
country in 1902. The following year he
handled the racing cars of Harry Hark-
ness. His most notable performance
was at Elkwood Park on the Fourth of
July, 1903. when he made the American
1O-mile track record. This performance
was so good that it withstood the at
tacks of all other record-breaking driv-
ers for period of three years. 1t is in
teresttng to note that George Robert
son the famous American driver and
afterward winner of the Vanderbilt Cup
race, rode with Jagersburger in this
race as his mechanician. This was
smiling George Robertson's baptism in
the racing game.
JagerSburger coached and rode with
Harry Hardness in all the runs he
made, and was with Harkness when he
established his famous record up Mt.
Wasf 1ngton In the climb to the clouds,
from the base of the mount to the sum-
init. Jagersburger also rode with Hark-
ness when he established the New York
to Boston record of 251 miles in six
hours and thirty-four minutes This
record stands today and is one of the
most remarkable long-distance road
runs ever accomplished.
connecticut avenue Is running a close
race with Fourteenth street as the
automobile row. of Washington. The
latest to invade the. fashionable thor
oughfare is the Imperial Motor Com
pany, agent for the White and Rauch
ana Lang electric. The company has
after improvements are made will re-
move its salesrooms from 1215 v street.
The garage and maintenance depart
ment will be continued at the latter