New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-15
AUTO NEWS OF THE DAY
AUGUST rs and rs Set for the
EIgin Road Races.
ONLY STOCK CARS ELIGIBLE
Course To Be Thoroughly Pro-
tected by Militia While Strug-
gle Is Going On.

The contest board Of the American Auto
mobile Association has granted sanction
10 the Chicago Motor Club for the national
stock chassis road races for i9ll, and the
club, In conjunction with the Elgin Road
Racing Association. will conduct the fxt-
ure as in 1870 The two associations Will
hold exactly the same races over exactly
the same course for exactly the same
prizes.
The following trophies are offered for
competition on August 70:
Fox River trophy. for stock GLASSES. l6l
10 230 cubic inches piston displacement
minimum weight 1900 pounds. Distance,
137 miles
Kane County trophy, for stock GLASSES.
2S1 to 800 cubic inches, minimum weight
l500 pounds. Distance ITO miles.
Illinois trophy. for stock GLASSES. 30l 10
$50 cubic inches minimum weight 1,ScO
pounds Distance. 202 miles.
The big race for the Elgin national tro-
ply, valued at more than $500. will take
place on the following day. August %, and
as this is open to stock GLASSES OF under
6OO-cubio inch displacement. It is therefore
open 10 those cars which will have COM
peted in the three races on the previous
day
In addition to the four silver trophies.
drivers
The contest board says:
'Inasmuch as only stock GLASSES which
have been properly registered with the con-
test board Of the American Automobile
Association are eligible to compete. there
can be no question in the public mind as
TO the honesty of the stock status Of such
models. for they will first have been
checked up at the factory. with the manu-
facturers sworn certificate Of specifca-
tions by member of the technical com
mttee, and the car actually presented FOR
start must check UP with this accepted
certificate when examined by the COM
mttee before the races.
The work Of properly preparing the
course for this great event has been pro-
ceeding increasingly for more than a
month, and soon the oiling process VIII
begin The course Is being very much
improved and considerably widened, espe-
cially in the homestretch ard at the turns
The bad Udina turn alone has been widened
until II is now 100 feet across. It is prac-
tically assured that the times for last
years races will be cut down materially
in fact, It is certain that an average OF
made this year.
The course at Elgfn Is within close pro1-
unity to the great Middle Western metrop-
oils of Chicago. possesses unapproachaole
TRANSPORTATION facilities. and, with the ROAD
way well guarded by the Illinois militia
both afoot and ahorse, and the competing
cars guaranteed by the sport governing
body to be the same in design and con-
str1,otion as the models offered for sale by
manufacturers. agents and dealers through
out the country. the results OF this event
Will command greater interest and De or
more benefit TO prospective purchasers
than any other event held during the year
Not another road race scheduled for 1911 Is
restricted to the stock product or manu-
facturers, but are all open to cars In excess
of 800 cubic inches and to special speed
creations which are the results OF months
~ effort and the expenditure Of large sums
Of money.
''The interest Of manufacturers. agents
and dealers Is already shown by the num-
her of entries which have been received al
this early date. The very first to come n
was that of Ralph Milford. who with his
1,ozier No 8. last year established an av-
erage OF G.. IS miles an hour over the same
course for a distance in excess OF SOo miles.
Three Alec cars will be entered for the DIG
event, and It is said Harry Grant VIII
drive one Of them. Three F. A l.. cars
three staver- Chicago and two Coles nave
been entered for the 2a1-to-Soo race for the
Kane County trophy, and more are coming
1 ..,ttl kA ali
rscs. provided stock certificates Of de-
scr,nt,ons are nled with the contest board
| q, the American Automobile Association on
mr. before July q and are accepted by the
technical committee. Entries close at mid
night on August 20
The races scheduled for the Gut'ehpuIs
track this afternoon have been postponed
| 30 Saturday July e.