Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-14

of the Vanderbilt may retain the Gun
for n year. In addition he will re-
ceive $4,000 In cash and a permanent
donors trophy.
Small Cars to Race.
Considerable Interest will be centred
In the small car or baby car event
for the Wisconsin trophy. This is a
class G non-stock race for cars hav-
ing 1920 cubic inches. The little
machines will cover 20 laps of the
course, making a total of 1855 miles.
In addition to the trophy the winner
will receive $1,000 in gold and also
a donors cup In this race are en-
tered three Mercer cars, q Mason, a
Case and a Cino.
The competition for the Pabst
trophy Is open to class c non-stock
cars having a piston displacement Of
231-300 cubic inches. The cars In this
event will be required to cover "a
laps. making a total distance of 21&
miles. The award of possession OF
trophy for one year carries an addi-A
tional prize of 1900 in cash to the
winner. Analogous to the Vanderbilt
cup conditions a special donor'sl
trophy for permanent ownership VIII
go to the winner. The cars so far en@
tered in this event are three Masonss
two Flanders and Herreshoff MAJ
chimes.
Everything is In readiness for the
meet. A grand stand seating 49, 900
people has been erected. Bart j.
Ruddle, manager of the meet; I. @.
Hickman, president of the M. A. d.
A; August A. Jonas. chairman of the
racing board, and others of the com-
mittee have made every provision to
safeguard the public and contestants.
Milwaukee expects to have about 200.-
900 visitors.
Unlike the majority of farmers of
Long Island, who at first were opposed
to the running of the Vanderbilt Cup
race there, the farmers along the Mill
waukee race course are cooperating
In every way possible with the race
a for the success of the meet.
They have gone SO far as to repaint
fences. plant flowers, ETC.. to make
their places ~presentable for visitors.
This shows the spirit which the
people of Milwaukee are showing in
the race meet.
The Vanderbilt Cup Race.
The eighth running of the Wander
bilt Cup race will occur on Saturday.
| September 21. Whatever may be said
of the other big contests held in this
country, the fact remains that the
Vanderbilt Cup race was the first
contest which through the various
seasons has done more for the auto
mobile industry than any other speed
event. 1t has meant much to the
automobile industry and to the de-
velopment of motor cars to their
present efficient state.
The handsome silver trophy was do-
mated in January, 1904, by William X.
Vanderbilt, jr. His object in donating
this cup was a sporting one, combined
with a desire to assist in the Develop
ment of an industry then in its in
fancy. Mr.. Vanderbilt wanted to in
terest foreign as we'll as American
manufacturers, and one of the on
ditions of the deed of gift was hat
the cup was to be raced for for at
least two years in succession in the
United States, without regard to the
country which should nave produced
the winner the previous year. foreign
cars, of course to be eligible in all OF
the races. 1t specified that the race
must be between $50 and 300 miles.
and no portion TO be run On a circular
track. Since that time the deed OF
gift has been changed to meet mora
modern conditions. Originally 1t was
| competed for by teams of cars, but
later the rules We're altered so as to
permit individuals only to contest.
The first contest took place on Oc-
tober 8, 1904, on a circuit in Nassau
county, sixteen contestants starting.
These were composed of teams repre-
senting the United States, France,
Germany and Italy. 1t was won by
George Heath, driving a 90-horse-
power Panhard car. Heath was an
American amateur. driving as a
member of the French team, and he
covered 2S4 miles at an average speed
of flfty-two miles an hour. Teste, In
another Panhard, however, did sew
eral laps at a much faster rate, skirts
ing one at a speed of seventy-one
miles an hour, sensational, indeed
for those days. America showed third
al the finish, with Herbert Lytle, in
a Pope-Toledo. The initial contest
was a success in every way. and GER
tainly acted as a stimulus for makers
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