New-York tribune., 1911-02-03

AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
French Grand Prize Race viii Be
Driven on June rs.
AMERICAN CARS MAY ENTER
Long Island Club Planning a
Novel Tire Changing and
Rim Contest.

A date has been set for the French Grahu
prix race The Sarthe Automobile Ciuo,
Under whose management the hxture VIII
-bc run. has issued entry blanks announcing
the date as Sunday, June %. the commit
tee has announced that the tentative clause
n the effect that the race would not pe
. RIM unless thirty entries were received mas
been stricken out of the conditions. Inc
entry fees will he $500 for one car $500 for
two cars and 81 900 for three cars. foSt
entry fees viii, he double these amounts anu
the club has decided 10 refund to the en-
trants one-half Of all profits, the other nan
10 go toward the organization OF the l'i-
race.
Doubtless several American cars VIII ne
entered in this race. Already there Is con-
siderable talk among those makers VINO
follow racing about cars and drivers
nossiblv regrettable feature Of American
competition. and yet a feature which wouu
he difficult to eliminate, is the compeuuoh
among the American makers for the prize.
This will prevent anything Ike an Ameri-
can team. or course the formation OF an
American team would add 10 the possiDiiity
of bringing the big prize 10 America But
with each American maker working tor ms
own car. which is without doubt perfectly
legitimate and desirable thing. the chances
fall lower 10 bring the trophy across the
water.
Several of the men whose brains have
made American racing have spoken IN an
entirely casual way Of series OF ellrniha-
tion races. which should determine az ledSt
the Americans who should enter IN t'iio -
race Why wouldn't II be tair s,,n t,!lhg X ,eu an
To finish in the big Indianapolis race on 2
MAY 30. when the prizes aggregate E-o,uD9Ii ;
This is such race as the motoring "oIlu
has never seen
II is in a large sense a determinative race
of inc really biggest men i'm American auto,
mobile racing Some plan might he WORKED
out If the contest board or the Auletl.dd J
, Automobile Association would take wv
matter mn. which would give America DIG
chance to win the French trophy.
/ Iou;s 4. Disbrow. the racing driver, has
suggested a novel contest 10 the LONE
/ Island Automobile Club. He wants the cluh
TO run a tire and rim contest. II the con
tast committee decides to put this through
q set Of rules will he drawn up. to inclufe
J a certain number Of tire changes at con-
4 troIs and two divisions will he made. one
/ FOR the clinch+r type and one for the paten'
I rim t,.pe The driver Of the car VIII ne re-
auired 20 make all the changes hlmseH'
The annual meeting and dinner OF the
Now York Automobile Trade Athletic Asso-
citation was held Saturday at the HoteI
Cumberland The distribution OF prizes for
the bowling tournament was made as fol-
/ lows
/ First prize. won by Fcrd team second
prize. won by. Hartford team; third prize
won by diamond team; high individual, ID
s Dunn. average l79; high individual, sec
ond prize. f. 3. Harper average III; team
nigh score. Peerless. with 59l; individual
high score. Stevenson. Peerless team, 22l
The election Of officers for the ensuing
YEAR resulted as follows, President. ". g.
Young. Ford Motor Company; first vice
| president G. A Anderson, Peerless Motor
! car Company; second vice president, John
Skellv Hartford Rubber Works Company
/ third vice president. Martin Powers, CEN
! eraI Tire Repair Company; financial secre-
! tarv. B. F. Macauley. Diamond Tire Com
: pany: treasurer, Jay Johnson. cadillac Mo-
I tor Car Company: secretary, l.. II. Vessels
| Thomas Motor Company
| II was decided to hold a two-man tourna-
| mon. beginning on February 8, at Stein &
Schwobie's alleys. Twelve teams have en-
| tered "a date.
The word chauffeur" has become a mag
| !caI one in many rural districts. Country
bows are realizing more and more that the
life Of an automobile driver opens new
| fields
Some of the best chauffeurs we have are
| recruited from the smaller towns and
cities" says II A. Grant, mechanical en-
gneer Of TarrytoWn. y. Y, formerly Of the
! testing and experimental department OF
] A.. VI H. Motor COnDanN -
J tomoDie owners are learning that such
Young men make better drivers than the
! usual hangers on around some garage or
repair shop
states Mr.. Grant was so much impressed
with the opportunities afforded To young
/ men that he has prepared for free distribu-
! ton a lealiet describing how any ambitious
/ man can enter the automobile business. BY
/ addressing him al Tarrytown. y. Y, a
! cnnv maN be had for the asking.