New-York tribune., 1911-03-05
GRANT ENTERS BIG RACE
Reueating Vanderbilt Cup Win
ner to Drive Same Alco.
BELIEVES HE WILL WIN
cor will Be One of the Few, Per
haps Only, Stock Machines
in Indianapolis Race.

Harry Grant twice winner OF the van
,s-hr, Gun in the same identical Alec car
,,ss entered the J0O-mile race which VIII oe
S..,aed at the Indianapolis Speedway on
Nav q. ,,oo,,s
Ills entry was sent 10 the Indianapolis
engagement last Tuesday. and he VIII
s~;,e "old No. lS.' the same black car that
,e has twice piloted to victory over the
,,g Island course. The car when VIII
=. shown at the Boston Automobile Show
,,je week. will be shipped TO New nork
.e,sr the close Of the show and VIII be
~.sr,ooled and overhauled at the Automo-
,,ue club of America. where It will under
% q thorough technical inspection.
Tho interest OF Grants entry with the car
= which he twice won the Vanderbilt cup
.,,oe in the fact that II will probably be the
.I,. stock car entered in the race, which
,rrl be the greatest contest OF famous
,,;,.ers fast cars and skill ever seen In
re country II is expected that thirty
,ars will be sent away when Fred wagner
e~es the pistol and starts the seven-hour
grind.
rbess viii embody all the lessons learned
CON, racing by the cleverest manufact-
,,rers IN the country. Many OF the makers
,.to have entered cars and teams have
hDgt special racing machines me rules
.rder which the race will be run allow the
obstruction Of special speed freaks.
AGAINST these will he the stock Alco car.
crant has the greatest faith in his ability
o. ,.,n the biz race with "old No. IS lie
: regarded by many motoring experts ds
1.-Two greatest American driver. His meth
a. are very different from those when
.Hst,nouish some Of the most brilliant and
.-oc,acular drivers. He seldom shows any
desire early in the race 10 forge TO the
rront or 10 set the pace.
His method IS more conservative. Some
ono said: Grant doesn't run race: he
,bi,ks H." Grant plans out the degree OF
enacd necessary to win; then drives ac'
co,ding 10 that schedule, letting the more
.,,hitious drivers with less able mounts
lilo I'm their cars around tho track.
In the second Vanderbilt race last October
c-ont did not seem q factor in the race
,,,,u the last fifty miles. But he won.
Uo had the faith in his car which he
Lrav, would respond TO the limit of the
r,ecbantclau's ability when he called on II
70 respond. and faith in his Judgment tc
,,,ou, the right minute to make that de-
mand
There has been considerable talk among
men interested in automobile racing as 10
what tine this race would have 10 be rid
den in 10 win. George Robertson the
famous driver, who has now permanently
left the track. Is OF tho opinion that the
race Will be won In at least an average OF
feventy-fye miles an hour The Wander
hit race last October was won IN an aver.
age cf Sc miles an hour. and the winning
Alco vas well within its power at that
time
i is somewhat = question Of tires. but
this will not absolutely govern tho winning
~ the race The car which has the ability
% withstand the constant torsiona strain
in combination with the driver will win
the Indianapolis race. Grant expects 10 -
2 great deal Of preliminary training with
ths car. not only on the road but on tracks
David Bruce Brown has formally entered
-his eo-horsepover Fiat stripped chassis l.I
The 5oo-mile race a. the Indianapolis Motor
Speedway on Memorial Day. The entry
n tho winner Of the 4l5-mile international
road race for the Automobile Club OF
Americas Grand Prize gold cup at Ssvan-
nah on November j., 1910, assures keen
competition.
The 5oo-mle race at Indianapolis will be
Bruce Browns first appearance in compe.
tltion on a specially built motordrome
course. Tho Grand Prize winner says MS
longest track race so far was a fve-me
event Oh tho hslf-mile track at Daubufy
Conn.