The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-09-30

Milwaukee. Wis. Sept. 3o.-The
Vanderbilt race will be held on We'd
nesday. October 2. the Pabst and Wis
consin challenge trophy events on
October 3, and the Grand Prix on DC.
tober 5.
1852, Miles Long.
The Milwaukee course is 1882 miles
early this week by w. C.. Hughes, Of
fetal surveyor.
Several hundred bales of straw
have been placed on the turns t o
act as safety bumpers in case Il car
shoots into a turn at a high rate of
speed. At Elgin. the straw bales
were tried very successfully. and, it is
said, saved the life of one of the
drivers when he swung around a turn
at top speed and upset. The bales
have been piled about eight feet high
on the outside of each turn.
While the entry list for the VAN
derbilt cup a is not as large as
it has been some years ago, it has
without doubt the classiest drivers
ever seen together in n meet.
Among the drivers entered for the
Vanderbilt cup race are: Merz. Stutz:
Anderson, Stutz; De Palma. Mercedes:
Wishart, Mercedes; George Clark.
Mercedes; milford. Knox; Harry Nell
son. Lozier; Hughes. Mercer; Tetz-
laff. Fiat. and another Mercer whose
Pabst trophy even. are entered,
Spencer Wishart. Mercer :Pullen.
Mercer: Hughes. Mercer; Trussell.
Fal: Roberts. Mason; J~agerberger.
Case. and a Fal whose driver has not
been named. In the Wisconsin's ro-
ply are entered: Kullick, Ford; Her
her. f. NJ. F.; Harry Endicott, Ma
SON; Clarence Cramer. Mason;. Roy
Snyder, Mason. The entries for
these three contests have not been
closed, and it is likely that many more
will be added.
The entries for the Grand Prix
race are as follows: Hughs. Mercer;
B~ruce-Rrown, Fiat: Bragg. Fiat: Tez-
laff. Fiat; Bob Burman. Benz: Berg
doll. Benz: De Palma, Mercedes;
Clark. Mercedes; Wishart, Mercedes:
Milford, Knox: Nelson. Lozier. and a
Benz car which is likely to be driven
by Joe Dawson if he is reinstated by
the A. A. A. contest board.
To make the postponed Vanderbilt
cess the city of Milwaukee is cooper
ating from an official and civic point
of view with the Milwaukee Autonlo-
bile Dealers as ociation. Gerhard 4.
Bading, mayor of Milwaukee, called a
meeting of all the civic bodies of the
city early last week and as a result
there will be a united effort on the
part of all the social and public ad-
ministrative organizations of the city
to work for the welfare of the con-
test.
DR.. c.. F.. Dutton. chairman of the:
touring board of the A. a. A.. who is
to referee the annual reliability run.
Detroit to New Orleans. will leave
Minneapolis October II for Detroit.
The start will be October ii. In post
poning the event one week. the tour
committee took into consideration the
requests Of leading entrants. who
could not get 1913 models for the ear
lier date; realized the delay caused
by weather conditions in preparing
some stretches of country wherein
highways are now in process of i'm
provement; and also gave heed to the
partial conflict brought about by post
ponement of the Vanderbilt and
Grand Prize races.
The committee authorized it's sec
rotary to learn the wishes of other
entrants as to the later start. With
a single exception. the replies We're
~favorable; in fact. several stated that
a start on October Ii would be even
more satisfactory.
Under the circumstances. announce
ment is made that the start of the
national reliability tour will be from
Detroit October IA.
Judging from applications for ex-
hibition space being made for the
thirteenth national automobile show.
in Grand Central palace and Madison
Square garden, January II to rs, it is
apparent that manufacturers of auto.
mobiles. motorcycles and accessories
are preparing for the greatest years
business in the history of the industry.
Requests for space are coming in at
such a rate as to indicate that the
show next winter will eclipse any ex
hibition Of its kind ever held any.
where. From January IL to IS. pas
senger-carrying or pleasure vehicles
will be shown in both buildings. From
January 20 to 25. commercial vehicles
will be shown in both buildings. while
accessories will be on display during
the two weeks.