New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-02
AUTO NEWS Of THE DAY
Western Road Races Will Occur
About September 10.
WILL BE THREE DAYS APART
Vanderbilt Cup Winning Lozier
Named for 500 Mile Run
MatsOn to Drive.
I'LL BE THREE DAYS APART

While no definite dates have been set for
the classic road races at Milwaukee this
fall, II Is a practical certainty that they
will take place about September Il. This
; is assured by the fact that there are two
other sanctioned dates about that time Of
the year.
indianapolis. in addition TO having the
5OO-mile speedway ace at the end Of this
month. will also conduct a set Of races on
Labor Day, which falls on September 2.
The Fairmount Park road rate in Philadel
phia is set for October 3. 1t is not the In
tention Of the contest board OF the Amer
lean Automobile Association to sanction
the Vanderbilt race for q date that will
interfere with either Of these dates. so the
Milwaukee Automobile club viii he re-
stricted in its choice.
The contest board has notified the West
ern club that It will require an interval OF
at least three days to elapse between the
running Of the Vanderbilt Cup and Grand
Prize races. This was in answer to an In
quiry as to whether or not the races could
be run on consecutive dates. The opinion
now is the same as was held last fall. that
running the two big contests SO close to-
gcther would be unfair TO the cars and
drivers taking part In tho first of the races.
AS Il matter of fact the holding of the
races would also cut down the field for the
final race, az manufacturers would not pay
entry fees and take the risk that their
cars could not be overhauled between con-
tests
The final entry for tho Memorial Day
race al indianapolis is probably the most
famous car that will take part in the
5Do-mile grind. II is the Lozicr with
which Ralph milford Won the Vanderbilt
cup last fall, and will be driven by Joe
NIatson The entrant is understood 10 bo
a man named Apologize.
4 contract with the Pittsburgh munich
pal authorities for three Alec trucks Of six
and a half tons rating Is announced by tho
American Locomotive Company. The We
hicles will be used for hauling asphalt
work that at present involves an expense
to the city OF $1,000 q year by horses.
It became a question: with the authorities
this year OF adding TO their equipment ~
seven teams or supplanung the animals
with motors. The matter has been aGitated
I'm Pittsburgh for some time. and an invcs-
tigation showed that the trucks could do
the work more efficiently while proving an
economy. The trucks Will be equipped with
bodies to facilitate quick loading and dump
Ing Of asphalt. Each truck will carry sui-
flcient material AT a load for seventy square
yards OF street surface.
Two important announcements Just made
by the Pope Manufacturing Company. Of
Hartford Conn. are quite certain TO create
widespread interest among motor car men
and motorists in general. one IL to the
effect that a magnificent new factory Il
being built at Hartford to supplement the
manufacturing energies If the Pope Com
pany, and the other announcement con-
Germs a new car that will he brought out.
The story OF the new car Is still shroudrd
I'm some mystery. Very little has leaked
out about II as tho officials OF the company
are not quite ready 10 give details on that
subject. However, It may be stated with
authority that the new car VIII he ono
which will not in any way cause It's spon-
sors to hedge on their famous slogan 10 the
effect that Pope quality has never been
questioned.
News has been received a. the local head
quarters OF the Buick Company that at
Fresno. Cal, on April Is a model - Buick
won the lO-mlle race In 1890 the fastest
mile being LOIS From Birmingham, Ala.
comes word that at the recent meet there
q Buick won the l5-mile free-for-aR In
17Is; the 10-rnile free-for-all in ll:2j. and
every other race on the programme. Tho
track was In poor condition.