The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1911-09-18
POINT BREEZE WILL
GUARD CROWDS At
AUTOMOBILE RACES
Army of Police Will Keep
Spectators From Fences
Along Course.
By HARRY WARD.

Taking a lesson from the terrible acct
dent at the Syracuse automobile races
Saturday, when Lee Oldhelds racing
car plowed through the fence, killing
nine persons and injuring many more,
the promoters of the matinee program
to be run at Point Breeze track. Phila-
delphia, next Saturday, have arranged
to have go policemen keep the crowds
away from the fences. With this big
number of men on duty, every possible
protection will be afforded the spec
tators, who will crowd every vantage
point about the track.
The fastest automobile racing drivers
now before the public will compete in
the events scheduled for Saturday. The
match race between Ralph DePalma
and Louis Dtsbrow will be the star
event Of the day, and It is expected
new record will be hung UP by the win
ner. All other events have filled well.
ana II Is probable thirty cars or more
will face Starter Fred Wagner.
To facilitate and encourage motor
travel between Pensacola. Fla, and
northern points, the Pensacola CONNER
clal Association recently decided to lay
out a north-to-south route, over the
nos: direct roads and those best suited
TO automobiles. Pensacola, of course:
is Ine EOGInSrn terminus, ana InlcdRO
was selected as the northern. DR.. Nal
lory Kennedy. keen m0torist. was Sc
lected to lay out the route with his
, Speedwell roadster. He made the trip
In nine days. which is considered re-
| markedly good time. although no eff
fort Vas made to cover the distance In
speedy tashion-
With the Savannah racing carnival
three months of great interest is being
w.NE 81 L.
will make up the program. The Van
derbilt Cup race will be run November
q, and at the same time the Tiedeman
Trophy and Savannah Trophy will be
staged. The Grand Prize race Is
scheduled for Thanksgiving Day, No
vember 30. The indications are that in
the two big races the American makers
will oppose their foreign rivals with
specially built racing cars to a greater
degree than has been the case hereto
racing have been the rule among the
entries in races on this side of the
water. Splendid progress is being made
in whipping Savannah's course into
all American road records. Savannah Is
going after the worlds record in the in
ternational race. Savannah's last years
Grand Prize can rightly claim to have
saw. Its speed has been excelled in one
road race. the Florio Cup, which Ma
varro won in 1905 at an average speed
Of H.15 miles an hour. But this race
was for $50 miles. Bruce-Brown. who
won last years Grand Prize at Savan-
nah, averaged 7017 miles an hour for
4l5.2 miles. But the great feature. Of
the race was that Hemery went the
tremendous pace for almost six .heurs
and came in less than two seconds be-
hind his team mate.
Robert Callahan, jr., one Of the best
known motorists In this city, returned
Saturday from an extensive tour
ing motor trips on the Continent. The
highways Of Europe leave nothing to
be desired" said Mr.. Callahan, and I
hope the Gay is not far distant when
Motoring friends of Mr. Callahan will
give dinner tonight in his honor.
George A Bentley. of the Forest serv-
Ice, has just returned from an, SOe,mils
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and New York in a Regal roadster.
Some rough roads were encountered, but
Mr. Bentley had no trouble with his
car. He was accompanied by DR.. Sem
eca B. Balm.
To a Cadillac goes the envied distinc-
ton of reaching the highest point on
Mt. Tacoma ever attained by an auto
TnOOle, NdIup Vi NlSudSs al CiS-
walton Of 5,557 feet above sea levsl.
This Is much farther up the mountain
side than ever before traversed By q
motor car. The Cook & Stoddard Com
pany, Cadillac agents here, are point
ing with pride to the achievement.
Charles Y. knight. inventor OF the
sleeve-valve motor now used on Co
Iumbia, Stearns, and Stoddard-Dayton
cars. will shortly arrive in this coun-
try to deliver q series of lectures on
the development Of the Knight type OF
motor and its effect upon the great
automobile plants of Europe. He VIII
spend ten days In this country, sailing
back to England October 4.
The United Motor Washington Com
pany. reports the sale Of Maxwell cars
to 2. R. Marden, Holmes Realty Com
pany, and c. A. Moon, and Colum-
bia roadster to ]. Thole.