Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-07-16

suggested plans Of the Touring Club and
should be very glad, as far as possible, to
recommend the improvements which will
be the most beneficial to all concerned
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Point Breeze race track will be the
scene of speed battle between the crack
motoring heroes OF the country Saturday
afternoon, July %. when the annual meet
of the Quaker City Motor Club Will be
held at the famous course
Application for sanction has been made
by the local organization. which conducts
every speed carnival in Philadelphia and
which. without doubt. has the best repu-
tation of any club for holding these kinds
of contests. Chairman Dunlop of the con-
test board has been working on the de-
tails for the event for several days and
announced yesterday that the track had
been engaged and series of contests
planned
The list Of events will include a series
of short events, ranging from FIVE to fif-
teen miles. for the cars of various classes
and also for the big cars. These sprints,
coupled with a twenty-five-mile wind up
for two separate classifications, with sep
arate prizes, should prove enough to sat-
is:y the fans who will journey to the
speed arena.
One very important subject which will
De given most careful consideration at the
MaIU1aC1urerS
Contest Association to be held in August
VIII be the question Of racing upon cir
GUAR dirt tracks. All over the country
mere are In existence one-mile circular
uirt tracks built for horse racing. The
popularity of the motor car and of motcr
car competitions has prompted county
ana state fair organizations to feature
motor car racing among the headliners
or the big days" In addition to this.
racing events on circular dirt tracks are
being advertised by individual promoters.
who have In mind the possibility of a
considerable financial return In the way
of gate money.
At q meeting of the active rules COM
mittee. held in Detroit recently, it was
the consensus of opinion that decisive
action should be had at the August meet
Ing for the restriction of circular track
racing. Whether racing of this kind
upon mile dirt tracks should be legislated
against by the governing body. or whether
sanction for circular track events should
be granted only after an entire recon-
struction OF the track surface and sur
founolnss and some adequate provision
other than the use Of water has been
made for laying the dust, are open cues
tons In any case the situation requires
decisive action.
The dates for the running of the races
at Savannah in November are still in
doubt. During the last week the
plfcatfon to the contest board Of the
American Automobile Association for
sanction for three contests to be run
November %, but the national body
has not yet issued a sanction Repre-
sentativeS at the contest boards head
quarters In New York declared that
communication is now being had with
the Savannah club concerning the mat
ter At the Automobile Club of Amer
lea 1t was said that application had
been made for n sanction for the Grand
Prize race, but that such had not as
yet been granted, and that CORES
pondence was now progressing In the
matter.
1t was learned that the southern club
wants to run the Vanderbilt cup race
and contests for two other trophies
simultaneously November %, while two
days later. or November 80, the
Grand Prize will be put on. It is I'M
derstood that this arrangement does
not meet with the approval of the
motoring bodies in New York that con-
troll the sanctions for the national and
international affairs because of the
proximity of the Grand Prize to the
Vanderbilt cup. Sufficient time is not
allowed. they claim, for entrants in the
Vanderbilt cup contest to have their
cars In condition for the race for the
A. c. A. gold cup.
The light car races that will be run