New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-12
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Match Race Planned Between
Harroun and Ralph milford,
BIG PURSE AND SIDE BET
Will Be Decided at the Brighton
Beach Track in August or
September.

There is some prospect that New Ysyt
motor enthusiasts will see s06-rnil.
automobile race between Ray Harroun
winner of the 500-mile international rse.
at indianapolis. and Ralph Milford WIN
| finished second I'm that contest al IN.
/ Brighton Beach track this summer Uar.
rour drove n Msrmon car and Multord
| Lozier. and they Will drive the same ma.
chimes in the proposed match 10 se,tl. /,
controversy.
The race will be for q special purse ana
side bet 1t may be run OF during IN.
| coming twenty-fouT-hour race on AuRus,
{ and g. when the men also would be al.
lowed TO compete at the same time in III.
Neutrality-suspicious. contest. or Il may h.
decided during the races scheduled for
September and T.
H. A. Moross, manager OF the races AZ
the Brighton Beach track, will put up
purse OF $4,000 and says:
As the field Of the Neutrality-suspicious.
race is limited TO sixteen starters which
| is much smaller field than that II the
5oo-mile race at the indianapolis Motor
Speedway. | think that this will be ane
| ppDOl ~ SfAAi' wv 'ii'fAAF UrN cen 2
these drivers. st
And ! further believe that Ray Har.
roun Is willing and anxious TO have such
contest take place Or. II the drivers
prefer. this event can be made a part Of
the proposed Labor Day meet at the
| Motordrome, and it can be finished during
daylight, while if it is put on during the
ltwenty-four-hour race the drivers must
start AZ the same time that all the other
contestants start in the twice around tie
clock grind, at S.45 y. m. and when they
finish their 500 miles they can withdraw
from the race, or, II they desire, they may
continue in the race and perhaps take
down good places in the other fixture. .-
The contest at Brighton Beach has
another advantage-that it is for the same
class Of cars that both Milford and Hsr.
roun drove over the vitrihed brick COURSE
500 inches and less in piston dsplsee-
ment. with a minimum weight Of 2log
pounds
II had long talk with Ray Harroun.
the winner q the race, over the long dis
lance telephone, and advised him that
was willing to give special purse o.
$4,000 for such a contest, and as lie Is
willing to put up side bet and as the
Lozier has challenged the Marmon for a
&. 600 purse. this will make cash prize
of more than $4,000 10 the winner. OF
greater purse than they raced for at the
INDIANAPOLIS motor speedway
The withdrawal OF the indianapolis mo-
tordrome from the management Of any
races on that track on Labor Day assures
a good entry list for Brighton Beach on
that date.
william Poertner. the local agent for
National cars. said: II was trying TO get
a car for the Labor Day meet here, AMI
was advised by the factory that they
would need all the racing cars for the
speedway meet, but now that IL has been
abandoned | will make an effort 10 secure
the entire team for Brighton Beach. Al
the Fourth Of July meet [ had two Of ou'.
cars at the Motordrome. and We made
: good showing. | will try to have three
, or more of them at the Labor Day meet
I also expect 10 enter couple Of the Ma
tionals at the twenty-four-hour race fo'
August and ..
"A National car has never yet COM
peted in twenty -four-hour race. but
am anxious TO have a couple OF them take
part as it will be the only twenty-fou''
hour race of note that Will be run IN the
United States this year. This gives i
greater importance TO the dealer as WEI
as the manufactures"
Mortimer NJ Roberts the daring young
race drivey who has been plotting Abooi''
Detroit cars this season. has just reaches
ri
his first day at Luna Park watching ts
performance OF the two Abbott-Detro"
racers at the motordrome. where they are
performing on the smallest racecourse u
the world. a saucer-shaped track 10 iee'
in diameter
Roberts watched the two wasplihe HUE
cars start on level ground and. galhins
momentum, shoot upward along me O.
most perpendicular sides. gradually cllhlV
ing higher and higher, looking for all Wv
world like two monster flies Whlrihs
madly around a wall.
Lots easier ways a man can die saiD
Roberts, and then. as the ears wound W
with a tremendous flourish Of speed u
their race against each other MOI J"
mne!" ne said. with pensiye decisiyeRssS
Robertss two racing cars have pee'
shipped from Detroit and VIII De 60
tered by him in any races near Ne" io'4
open 10 cars Of the Abbott-Detroit pIs"D
displacement. These are the litilest lS0'"s
cars built. the most striking deps''D'
from the standard being IN the "'S
which is reduced from the usual % h'''s
To asa, In addition the wheels are Mug mSSs
smaller than Is the usudl pid'"'T
80 inches in diameter.