New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-14
Neutrality-suspicious. Race Planned
for Brighton Beach Track.
TO BE RUN IN OCTOBER
Lewis, in Stutz, and Burman, in
Cutting, Are Early Entrants
for Long Grind.


the reception accorded last weeks auto
mobile races at Brighton Beach track
that he purposes promoting a-hour race
on October and 3. and will offer large
cash prizes. Two entries have already
been made and should eight more be
nominated before October !, when entries
close, the twice-around- the-clock contest
will be assured. Following closely the
road races at Milwaukee it is not unlikely
that manufacturers will ship their cars
East, so that dozen or more starters
may be named.
William Parkinson. metropolitan dis
tributer Of the Stutz car, has made tho
first entry and has named Dave Lewis as
pilot, while Bob Burman. the speed king.
VIII drive his big Cutting in the endur-
ance event. Relief drivers have not as
yet been named for either mount
one thousand dollars and the Eemy
brassard and trophy. valued at N,D", with
the attached So week 10 the driver rs
long as he successfully defends sam"
will 90 10 the winning entry. Second
prize Will be 500 and the ". y. Corset
trophy, valued at s., 800, with 80 week
TO the holding driver az long as he sue
cessfully defends &C. The next three 70
finish will receive 800. 500 and 800 re-
spectvely. The entry fee will be 500 for
each car, which win include camping IA
cilities and food for ali connected with
the camp.
The present dirt track record II 1883
miles made by Poole and Patschke in a
Stearns. With the track I'm good shape
and as the races will be held early In
October. the consequential decrease in
tire trouble because Of tho cooler weather
will help the cars roll up big mileage.
Those interested can address l.. \. Mo
ross. at the Contest Board Of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
Believing that New York and the East
ern half OF the country is being discrim-
mated against by the oil companies. so
far as the price Of gasolene is CONCERNED,
the garage owners Of New York have APP
pealed to the federal government for as
sistance OF relief The garage men took
this action at tho meeting which was
held on Thursday night at Reisenweber' :,
at which tile first steps in the formation
OF a new garage owners association were
taken.
Discussion of tho astounding increase IN
the price OF gasolene was the chief feat
ure OF the occasion and was marked by
considerable bitterness and blunt speak
ing. The fact was brought out that IN
Detroit, for instance gasolene Is selling
at 49,, and lila cents. while the garage
owners OF New York and New Jersey arc
compelled 10 pay l6 cents gallon whole
sale. the retail price TO automobilists
RANKING from rs 10 q cents. Less than a
year ago the wholesale price in New York
was cents. II increased by gradual
steps TO l6 cents, or more than 10 per
cent
The garage owners, OF whom nearly
hundred were present at the meeting.
adopted resolution asking the United
states Department of Commerce and
Labor TO investigate the conditions which
mako possible ouch discrimination against
New York and the East generally II is
not generally known that the sale Of gas
olene constitutes largo item in the gar
ago trade, and the garage owners stated
that unless some relief in the matter OF
prices was afforded the charge for car
storage must bo increased. in order that
they may make living pro0t