New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-08
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
French Makers Have Decided to
Have a Stock Car Race.
COPY AMERICAN RULES
Havana, Also Interested in the
Sport, Offers Long List
Of Prizes.

France has caught the automobile racing
fever and has got IT bad The revival Of
tho Grand Priy, on July g will he pre-
coded by two races ono of these. the stock
car race. will be I'm June. II will in all
proba bilitv he held over tho Boulogne
course. which is only 80 miles from Paris
and is Convenient for English, German and
Belgian firms.
The stock car idea appeals strongly TO
the foreign makers The models will not
he absolutely stock I'm the sense which the
American rules demand but tho French
have made considera bic concessions 10 their
speed mania and have gone quite a way in
their sacrifice of pure speed IN dura blity.
The regulations admit any car having 4
cylinder capacity Of three litres and weigh
ing complete not loss than Lea pounds
without oil. water or gasoleno. The CYL
inder volume has been adapted 10 admit
. the popular French cars built with 2 four
cylinder motor and measuring from inches
To 33 inches bore Nine-tcn:h Of the fac
tories produce such n ca. and il ia OK
pected that tho entry list will be = large
one
Already four entries have been received.
Entries arc expected from England. Spain.
/ Italy, Belgium and GERMANY 1t is posi-
hle also that some of the American con-
Germs who may send cars to the Grand
PriN may 20 over sufficiently in advance
Of that race to enter in the stock contest.
Returning TO consideration OF the
technical demands Of the car, 1t Is stpu-
lated that the stroke shall not be greater
than twice the bore nor less than the bore.
possible dimensions would be 9S.j by 9s5
millimetres and Isl by 49, milmetres
The course will be about 800 miles. with
tWo-seated body. mud guards and running
boards. The minimum width OF the body
is fixed at Al inches, the front mud guard
must be level with the front Of the wheel
and overhang ii at the rear Each firm
VIII be allowed TO enter -FOUR cars The
fist award will be on speed and the second
1 for regularity OF performance in any one
team. Both seats must ne occupied as in
American races OF similar character: either
man may drive. demountable rims and
wheels may be taken and all the work must
be done by the driver and his mechanic.
The voturette race has not bet been an
/ nounced. but it viii be held some time in
the carly summer.
Tho motor enthusiasts OF Havana. not to
he outdone by the French, have taken up
automobile racing with much zest. The
Cuban loves sport OF any kind. and the
races Of privately owned cars I'm Havana
are drawing large crowds The latest one
was run on February - ri the Amen
darcs lIippodrome. Havana with two
French cars. a Clement and = Gotin dos
Goutes. one REQ. ono Locomo5ile. one ITud-
son. two Stoddard- Daytons and one Chal-
merS 80 as entrants. Tho race was held
on a mile and a furlonc track
The race resolved itself into a contest
between the Goun dos Goutes and the
Chalmers 60 Tho driver OF the French
car thought the Chalmers. which was the
stripped chassis Of 1910 ''2o' pony tom
neau. would fall an easy victim The dis
lance OF the race was six and three-fourths
miles. and the Chalmers go won handily
I'm minutes p 2-5 seconds This is ex-
treWely good time when il is considered
that the course was n soft dirt track.
The Chalmers was entered 10y Dr J. r.
del Cucto. OF Havana, and was driven by
Candida Ruiz. native Cuban
Some idea Of the general interest I'm these
races may be gained from the prizes Of
ferod by Havana merchants and automo-
bile enthusiasts. The prizes won by the
Chalmers consisted of large silver loving
cup, u piece Of bronze statuary. gold
watch fob FOR driver Ruiz. one case Of
champagne. a quantity Of Cuban lottery
tickets. one case OF brandy. 80 cigars. 500
i'm money for tho owner or The car and 500
for tho driver