New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-15
CLASSIC RACES AT HAND
Milwaukee Speed Carnival to
Start on Friday.
DATES SLIGHTLY ALTERED
Vanderbilt Cup Race, Under
Latest Arrangement, Will
Precede Grand Prize.

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! Due 10 changes necessitated by the in
| complete condition OF the circuit, the
/ Grand Prize race at Milwaukee will take
! place a week from tomorrow, instead. OF
on Tuesday OF this week. as had been
! intended by the promoters OF the speed
| carnival The other races will take place
as previously arranged, the Pabst and
Wisconsin trophy contests heading the
list next Friday. and the Vanderbilt cup
race following on Saturday. Generally
Speaking, the alteration in dates should
prove betterment to the programme, as
the Grand Prize race will now be the
climax
In the Grand Prize race this year David
Bruce Brown. the two-tme winner Of
tho Grand Prize race in America. will
be seen at the wheel Of n Fiat machine.
Ralph De Palma and Hughie Hughes.
the two drivers who captured the honors
at Rlgin. are also entered pe Palma
will drive a Mercedes. aud Hughes viii
be seen at the wheel Of his wlre-wheeled
| Mercer. Teddy Tetzlan, the best known
/ OF Western drivers. who averaged 1s.5
miles per hour in the Santa Monica road
| race. will be n team mate OF Bruce
| Brown, and Caleb Bragg viii also drive
a Fiat Bragg altcrnated with Tctzlaf
| In the 5oo-mile race az indianapolis last
May and scored second place with MIN.
The speed king, Bob Burman, who has
| outsped everything but "a bullet. will be
| at the wheel OF a Benz machine. Erwin
| Bergdoll will be a team mate OF Bur-
| man. as will also Joe Dawson, the win
| ner OF the last Jc0-mile race at lnoian-
| apolis. provided he is reinstated. There
are several other noted drivers who have
made tentative entries whose names viii
be announced before the entries close to-
morrow.
| The Grand Prix race will be 4lO-mile
| affair, covering fcrty-seven LAPS OF The
course The sum Of $1,000 In gold In
addition 10 the trophy Is offcred-the
| largest sum ever put up for drivers In a
single road race. The money Is 10 he
split no among the first FIVE competitors,
the winner getting $500 in addition 10
| the Grand Prize cup. The international
rules which govern tho race are simple.
There is no restriction regarding the
power or weight OF the car All machines
must have, first. a reverse gear driven
| by the motor; second. an exhaust which
! is not directed TO the ground; third, tho
overall width OF the car must not exceed
G feet inches. Any agent OF oxidation
OTHER than atmospheric air is forbidden,
as is the case with all automobile races
nowadays.
The Vanderbilt Cup race has notable
| list Of drivers. many Of whom VIII be
| seen In the Grand Prix also. Among tho
pilots are Ralph Milford, Knox; Hughie
| Hughes. Mercer Spencer Wislart, Mer-
GER: Teddy Tetzlaff, Fiat: Ralph De
! Palma, Mercedes. and Harry 6. Nelson
| L,ozjcr. The race IS 10 be a Glass T. or
non-stock event. which Is open TO Glass
G. cars Of not more than 500 cubic inches
or less than sol cubic inches piston dis
placement. The cars will cover the cir
| emit thirty-four times. making n total OF
about 1866 miles. In accordance with
the deed Of gift the winner OF the Van
! derbilt may retain the cup for one year.
In addition I've will receive $4,000 in cash
and a permanent donors trophy
| Considerable interest Will be centred In
| the small car. or "baty car event for
the Wisconsin trophy. This is a Class C
| stock race for cars having 16l TO $50
cubic inches The little machines will
cover twenty laps OF the course. making u
total of 176.5 miles. In addition to the
trophy the winner Will receive $1,000 in
gold and also a doncr's cup. In this race
are entered three Mercer cars Mason.
a Case and a elmo.
The competition for the Pabst trophy IL
open 10 Glass c non-stock cars having a
piston displacement of 23i-300 cubic inches
The cars in this event will be required TO
| cover twenty-five laps. making a total
distance of 2ls miles The award OF pos
session OF trophy for one year carries an
additional prize OF $1,000 in cash to the
winner Analogous to the Vanderbilt Cup
conditions. a special donors trophy for
permanent ownership will go to the win
ner. The cars so far entered I'm this event
are three Masons. two Flanders and
Herreshon machines.
Everything is In readiness for the meet
A grandstand seating $500 people has
been erected Bart J. Ruddle, manager Of
the meet; i. G. Hickman, president Of the
NJ A. d. A.: August A. Jonas. chairman
of the racing board, and others of the
committee have made every provision 10
safeguard the public and contestants
Milwaukee expects to have about 9oooo
visitors.