New-York tribune., 1911-02-22
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Jack Fleming Favorite in IN.
Panama.Pacific Run.
MUCK TALK OF A NEW MARK
Opening Of viaducts Over tia
Pennsylvania Tracks in Long
Island City.

The Panama-Pacifc automobile rae. =.
Oakland. Cal, over the old por,ola cou,..
viii be decided to-day. The present wo-,S'.
record ~ 7i.3 miles an hour made IN n.
European Flsrio cup race at Bologr,
Italy Teddy TetzlaR almost equaed M.
mark on last Thanksgiving Day on n.
Santa Monica course. when lie drove n.
Lozicr car AT an average speed OF IN
miles an hour. He also won another r,c,
on the same day. driving at the rate a,
1.72 miles an hour. Both OF Totzars roe.
ords surpassed the marks made IN n.
French and American Grand Prize race,
The French mark is 7O6i miles an hcu,
ard the American mark is 1855 miles
II is said that the Oakland boulevard /,
the best bit of road in the state. and N.
fencing IN OF the course win make IA.
pilots feel that they can let ont the cars !,
the limit. II is an irregular parslelograr.
1919 miles ia circuit. and there are orly
four turns. With tho exception OF thts.
turns tho entire course can b. covered .,
full speed The light car race will star a
. o'clock in the morning. and VIII be fr
cars with stock chassis and cubic inch L.
Placement Of 3co Tho length OF this re,
viii be gS.c97 miles.
! The second race will start al II o.cioet
and viii be for cars from 0l to go cuft
I inches displacement. and tho distance VI
( he f52 o. miles. In addition 10 the cash prh
the ST. Francis Hotel trophy, valued 4
/ 60 500. will 20 TO the winner. The third rats
will be the free-foral open to any gas
olene car without restriction and the ds
tance will be 207j3 miles.
The favorites are Ralph Do Palma vhe
will drive a National for the first time. and
Jacob Fler1ing In a Pope Hartford. which
be drove last year and in which he Won
the race.
In difference to the wishes Of the drivers
of the big cars entered IN the Oakland
Panama Pacific automobile race the orer-
INC data of the new $4,000 Oakland motor.
droroe. which is one-half mile IN circcn.
ference and banked at 2s degrees angle.
has again been postponed. this time 70
March d, snd {
The new speedway has been oamrs'A1
aimee the first Of the present month ,N
uould have been completed even long he
fore this time had II not been for the un'
usually heavy rains during January Dates
for the inaugural meet have necessarly
been continually deferred
All Of the cars entered in the oaKlan1
road race have sent in their entries Tor ma
first meet A otal of tventy-fonr cars
rou, scheduled 70 compete in the VARIOUS
class races De Palma will drive In -four
different events.
The opening ~ the new viaoucts over wv
pennsvIysnla Railroad tracks, Long ls1n'
City. will prove a great convenience 70 mo-
torists visiting Long Island.
! This is especially true Of the viaduct OIL
rectly opposite the plaza Of me 3leens'
boro Bridge, which will probably carry !"
per cent Of the automobilists bound io'
| Long Island. excepting those going 10 w
city of BROOKLYN.
The new viaduct saves motorists iou
| tenths of a mile in distance. six BLOCKS
had cobbles and considerable time ana
anxiety formerly spent in finding their way
One yiaduct crosses south OF the or
formerly used. while the other two ne'
onas are located north OF the bridge tlfe'
tenths and seven -tentns OF if'iI, Is.L.o.
| spectively. from the plaza along Jacss.'
avenue. The roads leading TO these Va
| ducts from the east have not Dseh ln,
! proved as vet, so that the motorists ar
only interested at present in the frs' ons
| mentioned. r -
/ Th,, running directions and mileases o.
( the new route arc as follows; Automoe-l
! club of America 57th street. east on s,l-
! street, turn left i.3 on Second avenue 'nn W.
/ right IL over greensboro Bridge u.
/ cents End OF bridge, 2S. sualsS 49,, ~
| with trolley do not turn right on ues'
| cent street, Cross jackson avenue,
! Straight on over new Viaducl, pee bsss,,,,.s
22 cu Thompson avenue. Cross Ialrss
40 (old mileage, 5.3). .,1
Travelling from Long Island 10 oeiw'
/ tie railroad crossing. leave Thompson a.. !,
nue. at new Packard Service bunoIns !.
! bearing right. Keep straight on over NV
/ yisduct 10 Queonsboro Bridge plaza