The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-18
CALEB BRAGG n
HARD LUCK STU
WINNER OF GRAND PRIZE
AT MILwAuxEE sAYs 11
WAS ILI.-TREATEn.
WAGNER ADDS WON
TASK OFF OBTAINING MONEY! r
SERVICES CAUSES AUT0mos
BILE RACERS TO RAN. A.
PROMOTERS.

NEW YORK, Oct. 17.-~
Bragg. the race driver. is ba61
town greatly incensed against
Milwaukee Automobile Dealers
sociation. which managed the To-
Vanderbilt and Grand Prize IT,
"Pikers" is about the mildeme
preston that Bragg uses shout
association, and most Of hie OptM<1
of the members, he said yest4G
he had stated directly to q ue4
of the dealers before he left
waukee. Inasmuch as Bragg won
Grand Prize race--aithough he ~
got the $4,000 prize money ye
feels that he can make a strong RI
cry against the Milwaukee, mA41
without being accused Of being
sorehead or poor loser. |
To begin at the beginning, H.
told yesterday some inside histoF
the change in courses and partlX
planned why the circuit on WHICH
races were held was 80 bad. H4j
that originally when the cup COM
sion representative visited MIN
kee he was shown beautiful c.
that u very little work would
made safe and fast for driving. ~
said that later the dealers dema
Of the persons by whose re8i4G
the course passed that they
yield up all porch and lawn spo4
the dealers to sell as they saw
I'm other words" said BraH
your house faced the course
couldn't have any one there ~
the races unless the associations Al
| paid for 1t. whatever sum waS
on by the association" 1t N3HH
remembered that reports from
wnukee were that the course
changed month before the e
originally scheduled fer the race
cause of toidups'' ON tho ~
those living along the course.
| cording to Bragg's story II wae
| other way around. I'LL
The other course selected va
in the country--very poor road.
| contractor, Bragg said, undeff06S
build road twenty-four feet M
He simply covered over the hixh ~
| with about three inches Of cxS
stone and enough more at tl1o
to make 1t level. so that ut tho RI
there was a Cheer drop Of q fo<X9
so, backed up merely BY loose e46
The inside edge wasn't lined, r.
/ Bragg. and was marked by "A
| even ridge Of stone, SO that n
advisable to keep Mt least thfo4 +
in to strike an average. Then r.
feet more had to be measured 0&
safety because of the softnexn 0&
course. That left really Abou<
! twelve foot road to drive on. II
SO soft, said Bragg. that . t0uq
car trying to pass a wagon 11tM1
into the soft stun and hit = ri
That showed what conditions RI
like for racing.
1T wasn't oiled until the day hG
lie Vanderbilt" Bragg said,
not much oil at that. For the d.
| Prize II was chewed all to pieooq
dust few up, SO that in plaeeG
couldn't see behind you. IT waa
1t was dusty like that that Ralrk&
Palma hit me. When David
-BsaHn and / said VIC wouldn't ra
such a course the dealers talke9
/ qualification. said wished they9M
| II, because I'd get some decent
from the Automobile Club Of A.
to come out there to see what ki1
a course they were trying to
| us race on S|
Well. when 1t was decided Is
pone they called a meeting ana
J. Ruddle told US. before we an
! voted what to do, that all CT
would be paid Ii We stayed cvG&
needed two weeks. Spencer Wl
came In late and he wouldnt +
to stay. 50 RuddIe repeated VI
| had said about paying exp4Q
we stayed over. I made IN u
Of what my expenses would Exs
for two weeks, including hot4N
.chantcs' hire, storage room 1aG5S
racing car, &c. I showed that
secretary and he said he thouG
would be all right. ssS
After the race the dealers H.
other meeting and when I was
in they said my charges wer{
reasonable. I told them thax
a lot OF pikers and worse "
as Ruddle said they had a9ro
pay hotel expenses and no ua0f
asked them liz they thought f<
reasonable for one Of their mN
to charge me 81 day for stQ
washing and polishing OF my IT
car. bill Of $I20 altogether.
! had learned by inquiry thnfs
highest transient rate In Mtf
was $3.50 day. My bill cano&
a member of the associations.
committee didn't say 1t was un4G
Then ! told them they ou7
be disciplined by the A. A. 49,
much as they had violated H6
by advertising entries they didn4
When the list closed for tho
Prize they had four eara
They didn't have De Palma, "a
they advertised him. and Thee
others too. They wanted 10 klI1
threatened them. I said no I
threaten and wouldn't ssuA ~
cause I'd have to stay In Ne4lG
to do that. and was only q
to get out. / told them
advance I'd get trimmed and
surprised. told them too
they'd get the sanction for 4n
race. because they wouldnf
single entry.
You're worse than any
! told them. He wanted hfS
OF flesh. but you want tha&
money. to- AsSs2
Bragg said he wasn't scar0H
losing his prize money. unk$
Hewlett. who entered Te&x1G
/ wired to say he had 10 get III
to get his money. HfaaE
sured that w. X. vAnd&F6l
chairman or The contest c011
the A. G. A.. had sewed thxz
up in a Milwaukee bank.
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