New-York tribune., 1911-04-23
I{FENDS AUTO RACING
smlss Throws Down Glove
"" to Benjamin Brlscoe.
.,u.uos PROOF OF CHARGE
8. at Suggestion That Tests
''s 4 Speed Are More Danger
Gus than Flying
Bv e. \. t.nise'
- 1nzlsr Motor COmrsny.

,,,.den, BriscOe Of the unI,sa nssons s'1,ss ,Ss
fT'''I~any company continues to deieho .ne
r'@ r,hich he has taken that ne''her
sS" ror the motor car manufacturer
~ puO" beneft from racing contests
Frres rdine the fact that the majority
'ra.,urers have most emphaucaiiy
4 pam contrary opinions. especially
esress who have given racing a
,I'si I'si.airlv. those builders who have
% - r,ced successfully. are In bet
ssh ~, "a sneak with authority on the
~ s,s Of racing than those. VINO ine'e'S
aec'n -. certainly does great injustice
W. o,>oo.able. conscientious and repu-
NE of men. like :. NJ. Butler, chair
sAs american Automobile Associa-
sin .. hoard: David Beecroft. Alden
~ and T.. 4. Edwards. national
Wy. who have done so much
ord honest automobile racing in
o's oar when he states that stock
.css are q Joke. lie makes the state
that a man who depends upon a s'oc"
- =. same car that is delivered TO the
has as much chance OF winning
;-''-'. ,,o 7 Tusitan!a has OF crossing the
2" 10 tventv-four hours. BY what
-. Or authority does President Briscoe
..i. statomentr \ Lozier stock
5,r'icate of the l.oZ'er chassis
offered for salo 10 the public.
10" ,,tional stock chassis champion
=, rlein last August. We ask Presi-
p,,s,oe 10 state upon what authority
"a tho statement or implies that this
70, fact.
Iozier. president of the Lozier
- cemnanv. signed a sworn AFFIDAVIT.
W. t,.b were enumerated all Of the prin-
..,.i,s o. the construction OF the
~. stock car. and Mulfords stock car
30, - AN - Tlgin. was most carefully
80 ,n with this statement. Not only
y, ,bis done. hut Messrs. Beecrott' td-
...ss and Nadall. members OF the techhl-
: ,,,,rittee. and men held IN the hlshest
- ,n tho automobile trade and engi-
., ~ recognized ability, made an Official
...,,,,,ou Of the car two days before
-. -,c. measuring. weighing and gausIAS
=, v,Ju,s parts Of the car.
-, ,,ly his. but Mr.. Nadall, two days
,.,.,, re race. visited the factory OF the
,.,,,- company. at Plattsburg. y. Y,
,hs-, this car was built and was SHOWN
,.rss o, cars. exact duplicates OF the car
-, which milford was 10 race at Elgin;
- n. bis return 10 Chicago, after making
.,,..l cor,rarison. declared Mulfords S car
,rl.s n eve-v respect with the stock cars
i,,s buIt al Plattsburg for sale 10 the
| r,lc After this rigid examination was
..,',dsd the car was stamped In It's
,,.,ss us1ts and was started In the race.
4 Il conceivable that President Lozler
= as Lozer company had entered into
,.;rracv with Messrs. Butler, Beecroit'
lizards end Nadall 10 defraud the punlc
/ ., lslisv;rg that this chassis was du-
a,.,. o. those built and offered for safe
. bs public if. as matter of fact- IL
us doctored. as Mr.. Briscoe states cars
,..s-inc INFO stock car races usually are!
/, Hazard Narrnon. chairman Of tho gem
-, niles committee Of the Manufacturers
.s-ts; Association. who entered two cars
r Sis race. also in this conspiracy 10
-te,5 the public? Is II 70 be assumed
~, President Newly OF tho National COM
,,r1 who had three cars in this same
rsir rsce. Is sacrificing his personal honor
~, he states that these cars are dupli-
ats of those being regularly bullt IN
,rbsrs I'm tho indianapolis factory Tor
re 10 the public.
e high timo that these imputations "
dishonesty in connection with stock car
rsdns vera put in the shape OF dennite'
o. crete allegations. rather than general
sssy,ng statements without proofs. III
IT, Brlscoe has any knowledge or iacls'
ne officials Of the American Automoni'e
Association would be pleased indeed 10
have them. In every stock car race every
tar entered IS most rigidly examined by the
technical committee. men who spend most
q their tine in examining cars in process
= construction I'm the various factories
throughout the United States, in sales
fooms and elsewhere. and manufacturers
engaged IN racing welcome the visits OF
nee men 70 their plants; and they GER
AMY should he IN better position 10 KNOW
Nethsr cars competing in these stock car
events are genuine stock cars or not than
any other member of the automobile trade.
II Is true NUMBER % dishonest drivers
ave attempted 10 doctor up stock cars
'or stock car racing. but those who have
followed tho game closely know that these
1N were not allowed 10 start.
NJ; Brscoe states that some companies
az building cars OF great power. twice
'N iaree times the horsepower furnished
stock cars, and that nine time out or
rn he winner will be advertised az
Noek car model Does he not know that
ne lHl rules render any company author
Hns Advertising Of this kind, either d.
'sty Or Indirectly. liable 20 disqualified
I'm from al racing?
nov does Mr.. Briscoe account for the
n0 that IN tho Savannah Grand Prize
'see last year out OF thirteen cars started
"y ave finished. the remainder being elm
ns'sd through cracked cylinders. bent
s'es broken connecting rods and other
s''kages of this kind? Does this indicate
'eutomobiles have reached that state
,sls'fec'ion where nothing further can be
~hH from racing? Tire Grand Prize
sss not an exception. II racing has
ga anything II has taught the one
"S' lesson that endurance is the great
,r<hual necessary 10 racing success.
''"'o' it speed has been ~ little conse-
gssoe
Wv as 10 the danger OF racing. there
~ question that there rs danger at
ING these automobile contests: but Is
- any sport in which men with red
!. - ~ their veins are willing 10 engage
!, "A'ch no risk or danger Is present?
-, many fatalities resulting from auto
,,,s'' racing have come 10 the spectators
man 20 the drivers themselves.
a.. hs Indianapolis Speedway two years
~ Sn1 at the Vanderbilt race last year
~ accidents could have been avoided
-. ue course been properly guarded and
-. bo' unusual 10 read in the news
- an account ~ touring car having
~, Y" u'e steering gear or the brakes OF
n 4r falling 10 work on a hill. resulting