New-York tribune., 1911-02-02
HORSE MARKET STR0NG AN AUTO GRAND CIRCUIT
Manufacturers Plan New Test
for Their Cars.
TO START ON MAY 30
First Meet To Be Held at Indian
apolis Speedway-Glidden
Tour Change.

Chiago. Feb. IA grand circuit tor ar-
tomobile racing 70 insure regularity ara
better opportunity for manufacturers IN
this method Of testing the comparative ca
pabilltiss OF their cars virtually was de-
cided on to-day et secre, meeting %
members Of the Manufacturers ccntes. As
sociation.
A tentative plan for such circuit, uith
racing 10 begin on May -. AZ III. In1i,uap-
oils Speedway. and 70 end about November
l. ~ Savannah. was submitted. A commit
tee, consisting OF Chairmsns Il. p. Butler
Of the American Automobile Association
contest board Russell Field. A. r. Par
dington and Fred J. Wagner. was appoint
ed 10 arrange = tentative schedule
II has not ceen decided whether n. ci-.
cult shall extend 70 the Pacific Coast o.
made more compact BY limiting j. 20 th-
Middle and Eastern states
A national liability run. 70 take the plaza
Of the Gldden tour. vas suggested. 10 be
called the Capital l-to-Capital' run and az
tending from Washington 70 Ottawa. cam
ada and returning 70 the States over an
other route. spproximatins two thousand
miles
The definition Of 2 stock csr. used in
races was made more strict ana rpeFluf.
Truck car races between cities and other
subjects were discussed hut no decision
was reached
The automobile racing season ~ 1911 BIDS
fair 70 le one In which tho special racing
car viii predon1inste as never before IN
tie history of the sport. While the stock
car class also will be represented strongly.
through the entry ~ dozen manufacf-
urers who heretofore have not raced. -
special racing car vii he seen in more blg
contests this year than In the past Manu-
fs"turers have found that the building of
cars of this kind has brosdened their scop~
of mechanical knowledge. 50 that ther are
making better stock cars because OF The
lessons they have learned in the manu-
facture of The freaks"
As an example OF what will be don. with
special racing cars this year tho 50o-rni>
international sweepstakes race az the In
dianapols Motor Speedway on Memorial
Day. May 20. may he cited. out OF ths
thirty cars which will start. n ia prooahA
that less than one-third Of them will bs
stock cars. the other two-thirds being either
special racing cars or stock cars with sps-
lcal equipment. which brings them under
the former classification.
Among those who are building cars for
this race are Nordyke q Msrmon. OF In
dianapolis. who are constructing a large
motor which will come just under the 500
cuhlc-inch limit the Simplex Motor Car
Company. Of ALshawaka. Ind, which IL
building two special Amplex racing cars
that will have piston displacement Of so
cubic inches. the Clarke-Carter Automob4
company. OF Jackson. Mich. which is con-
structing a monster Cutting motor. the
Pope-Hartford company. Of New York.
which is building a special speed creation
for Louis Disbrow. and several others.
Those which are entered I'm the 5o-riils
race are Lewis strans in a Case. Johnny
Aitken in a National 'i0'. c. 3 Baldwin.
in an Interstate so. Louis Disbrow and
Frank Fox. in Pope-Hartfords, and a Sim
, plex. for which the driver has not been
named. Among others who Will enter ara
wild Boz Burman AMI Arthur Chevrolet,
OF the Buick team: Spencer Wishart. with \
specially built Mercedes: Frank T. Dear
born. of Los Angeles. IN q Fiat Ralph DE-
Palma. probably In a Simplex: ". II. Tur-
ner IN an Amplex, and Joe Dawson. In a
Marmon.
The industrial COMMITTEES Of the Macdon-
ough Club. Of Plsttsours. y. Z. is sending
out an appeal 70 those who might be In
terested for the passage OF bill in the
state Legislature providing FOR the complt-
ton OF the highway from New York city
10 Rouse Point Such a road coup.sts
would be eagerly travelled by thousands OK
motorists. The appeal. in part follows.
state Senator Emerson has introduced 2.
bill in the Senate. and Assemblymsn from
bly has also introduced the same bill in
the Assembly 70 Immediately max. avail
able Sl010O0J Tor completing the remain
ing stretches Of stone road IN the STAT
City 10 Rouses Point Clinton County,
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