New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-07
MILWAUKEE, RACE PLANS
Conditions for Vanderbilt Cup
Contest Arranged.
DISTANCE is 296 MILES
Cash Prizes in This and Other
Road Struggles Will Ap.
peal to Drivers.

Entry blanks for the eighth Vanderbilt
Cup race which will take place at Milwau-
kee in September were issued during the
week as we'll as those for the Pabst tro-
ply and Wisconsin Challenge trophy races
to be run on the same course. AS yet blanks
tor the Grand Prize race. which is to pre-
cede the other contests, have not been sent
out, but are expected shortly.
As the Grand Prize race Is an inferno
t.onal race, IT is sanctioned by the Auto
mobile Club OF America, whereas the other
three races are sanctioned by the American
Automobile Association, which has control
OF national racing in this country. All the
races. however, will be conducted by the
Milwaukee Automobile Dealers Association,
with various local interests cooperating In
| the meet.
There have been rumors as to the condi-
| lions for the Vanderbilt Cup and the otner
| events but until the blanks made their ap-
nearanca no precise announcement had been
made The blanks show that the American
| classic race to be run on Saturday sep
| tember 81 IS to be a Class z or non-stocA
| event which is open TO cars OF not moio
.bar 600 cuhic inches nor less than 3oi cubic
inches nlston displacement. The length OF
tba circuit Is approximately a.725 miles and
the conditions call for cars to cover this
] thirty-four times, making total OF ABOUT
296 So miles.
The following are the AWARDS Tor the
event. Possession for one year dn accoru-
ance with the deed OF gtfD OF the "i1iaia
| Z Vanderbilt Cup and 5000 In cash 70 the
/ contestant covering the required distance
! IN the shortest elapsed time. Inc "ihHe1
also will receive a special donors trophy 10
retain permanently. The driver OF 'he cor
running second will receive w" IN so.o.
~ third hest 81 600 and the fourth so"
The entry fee for one car Is s5O; TOT Two
oars ~ the same manufacture, entered "
49,. -an,a nerson or company, $500. and three
| cars, $1,000. .,.,,v
,rba comnetition for the Pabst trophy
49,. SIC. time runs open TO Class {, nom
e,ock cars. having a piston displacement
:. %, 70 90O cubic inches. 1t VIII take
,Iaca Friday. September %, and twenty
! a.. rons ore 70 be covered, making the
go, distance approximately IaR miles.
The award OF possession Oh the trophy io
one wear carries an duuiNi"o'
90 400 in cash 10 the winner. FOR secoha
rlace $500 is offered, for third place '1'''
ard fourth SIS. A special donors trophy
for nermanent ownership. will go 70 ths
, winner. 49,.
Considerable interest will centre IN 'he
"baby car" event, for the Wisconsin
tronhv on the same day. This is also .
class c. non-stock event, for cars having
,1 70 go cubic inches piston displacement
The little fellows will cover twenty laps,
or q total Of 1855 miles. The cash prizes
IN this event are the same as in the Paost
trophy. the winner receiving $1,000 IN goId
in addition 10 the trophy and donor
cup.
The A. A. A. rules regarding competitors
in the race will apply without revision
Essentially they are that the exhaus's
must he carried outside the bonnet ana SO
directed as not to raise dust; bonnets must
he carried. as well as floor and dash
boards. No more than three cars OF any
one make in any one class may be entered
and every car is subject TO detailed eH-
animation by the technical committee. All
mechanical repairs and adjustments must
he made exclusively by the crew OF the
| car.