The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-27

Mayer Ainslie, proniinent members Of
the state and city government and
others public dignitaries haYe been.
invited 10 attend the automobile
races on the State fair track,
next Friday and Saturday, as the
guests Of the Richmond Automobiie
club, under whose auspices the meet
ing Ia being held.
Mayor Ainslle already has accepted
an informal invitation to be present.
SO there is no doubt but that he viii
accept the formal request for his
presence when IL is rendered him to-
day. A box has been placed at the
disposal of Governor Mann, for both
days OF the meeting,
/ Interest in the races Is spreading
hourly, and tn. demand for seats has
made an advance sale imperative, so
tickets have been placed with Mccoy
and Crenshaw to meet the demand. All
the boxes. except one or two, have
been disposed Of and the list of box
holders is quite impressive:
/ e. c. Laird Sam r. Atkinson, $. w.
Meek. Charles E. Garrett, Henry :.
Wailerstein, J. Mosby West. Aubin l..
! Bouiware. Preston Belyin E. A. Blen-
ner, r. r. kaehier, l.. NJ. Foster, T.
| II. Siulms, r, c. Peiouze, president of
| the Richmond Automobile club: J. r.
| Palmatary. c. f. Splitter. Claude L.
Batkins, Moses Thalheimer Archer
Jones. Joseph r, Leonard, r. b. ALI
port. Fritz Sitterding. Jr.. II. Grim
Peck, DIR. n. s. Corey. Rufus Williams.
Ashby Jones II N Sr''h. d. K. Ben
ton and Dallas A. Shafef Besides
those mentioned the committee has
been obliged to reserve u number Of
boxes for the guests of the club, MEM
/ bers of the press and other public
men. Consequently the chances Of
getting box seats for the meet are
very slight, but Chairman j. III.
/ Sirnms, Of the racing committee, an
nounces that he can dispose of one
or two of the remaining.
"Madan.s Sherry" Girls.
| One of the features prov ided by the
racing committee will be the pres
enee of the entire Madame Sherry"
company ON the opening day. They
viii have a section reserved for them
in the grandstand. and when the
| speed kings so flashing down the
track and skid around the turns the
musical director will wave his baton
and Every Little Movement Has a
Meaning Al Its own will take on a
new signl canoe. Manager Posner, of
tne Madame Sherry company, say S
"
I'VE. and as the MADAME Sherr,
chorus is remarkab bly, good one. both
In point OF looks and In regard to
Noices, this added attraction viii helm
to- aniiSen what Promises to t,s me
greatest racing meet ever held in the
country
company Of the First regiment
Will De on suard, according to the
statement given out last night.
80 WITH kessnich's band to furnish
incidental music. the Madame Sher-
ry girls TO lend dash OF color TO
! the scene in the grandstand, the bows
IN blue and kahki and with Major
Werner's seEy best squad on duty the
| state fair grounds are going to be
brilliant from every point of view.
The racing committee wishes to re-
mind all motorfsts that they must en-
: ter Stse' grounds from the ffcrmfr.i q
road. The boulevard entrance WIN
not be available for cars. After en-
terfng the cars will have to cross the
race track and will be parked In the
enclosure opposite the grandstanI and
blcachers. from whence they can view
the races or cross the track and see
them from the arandstand.
The list of entries ensures the fin-
est meet ever held in the South and
many of the drivers say the best ever
held anywhere In the country, for a
race track meet
Two Worlds Beatcrs.
| The cars are the best OF their
classes and two OF them are worlds
record holders. Joe Nikrent and
Louis Disbrow. the We tern cham
pions have defeated every field they
! have started against and In the East
Spencer Wishart and Johnny Minker
are the undisputed champions When
this quartette line up against each
1 other, with special prize OF $3.50,
! given by the city OF Richmond for
the man making the best showing In
/ view, there Is gcing to be some tall
/ racing.
/ There are. however couple OF dark
! hcr es IN the lot. Dave Lewis with
his Stutz car has dome some very tine
work in New York and Barber ard
his Warren machine may prove 4 big
surprise. The real dark horse OF the
| meet. however. Is Louis Meneghetti
| This driver, whs thrice defeated
/ wild Bob Burman, and who twice
| won the Remy- Hrassard trophy from
that redoubtabIe speed king, expects
to ret his Fiat car here Ia time for
1.-THE races n he does Disbrow, Mink
er. Wishart. Nfkrent and the rest are
49, IL H.