Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
LIGHT CAR RACES POSTPONED
Curtain Raisers for Grand Prix at
Milwaukee 60 Over.
COURSE Is TOO WET AND SOFT
Vanderbilt Race VIII he Run SAT-
urday, Grand Prix Monday
and the Light Car Events
Tuesday. -.-

WAUWATosA RACE TRACK. Wis
Sept, 2.-After waiting until nearly :
O'Clock for fair weather the Pabst and
| Wisconsin trophy races were postponed
until Tuesday because of the wet condi-
ton Of the course. II was announced,
however, that the Vanderbilt race would
be run tomorrow and the Grand Prix on
Monday.
Thirteen drivers with their mechan-
icians and cars on what some OF them
declared to be a dangerous course pre-
pared this morning to start in the first
two races of the three-day Vanderbilt
cup race meeting given by the .Mlwau-
kee Automobile Dealers association
A thunderstorm about o'clock this
morning. succeeded by cloudy weather
indicated a possibility of further postpone-
ment. although the officials hope to race
despite rain.
Five of the entrants were scheduled to
drive twenty-one laps OF 7sS2-mile cir
cult, or 1852 miles, with light weight
cars. for the Wisconsin challenge cup
and s1,S75 in cash.
Eight of the thirteen were entered for
the Pabst trophy at 204.93 miles, or twen-
ty-six laps of 7,SS2-mile course, with
cash prizes totaling s1,S75. offered to the
first four starters to finish.
The cars in the blue ribbon race
were only slightly larger than those in
the Wisconsin event
The Pabst race stipulations called
for cars of 16l to 23O cubic Inches piston
displacement, while In the Wisconsin race
the cars were measured for a piston dis
placement of 281 to 800 cubic inches.
Both races were to be run off stimuli
taneously, the cars being started at thirty
second intervals.
List of Starters.
The drivers who lined up for these two
races. awaiting noon, the hour set for
the start, were:
Wisconsin trophy:
Kulick, Ford car; Snyder. Mason,
Mason, Mason; Heber, e. NJ. F., and
Endicott, Mason
Blue ribbon trophy ..
Nikrent, Case car; Momson, Bergdoll;
Wishart, Mercer; Hastings, Falcar; Rob-
erts, Mason; Pullen. Mercer; Trussel,
Falcar, and Hughes, Mercer.
Although these two small car races
were scheduled merely as curtain raiser
to Saturdays Vanderbilt cup race, and
Mondays $4,000 grand prlx contest, un-
usual interest has been aroused by argu-
ments between drivers and race officials
as to the danger or safety OF the course.
Many OF the drivers declared the course,
only completed by day and night effort
after one postponement of the program
was extremely dangerous. Officials and
promoters of the race meeting were
equality insstant in their assertions that
the track was safe.
Drivers Criticize Track.
The drivers said the roadway, to begin
WITH was too narrow, making 1t hazard
GUS for cars to attempt to pass each other
at high speed on the straightaways. In
addition to this objection. II was said the
course was soft and liable to slide or
give way at the edges near sharp cuts
or bitches at the roadside.
The course was SO soft yesterday that
the road experts found 1t impossible to
spread the customary coating of oil.
The management Of the meet expected
an attendance of close to 35,0OO today and
larger crowds tomorrow and Monday
The course was patroled by several
companies of Wisconsin militia and a
largs corps Of special and city police.
Special efforts were made by Captain
William f. Mehl of the militia to keep the
Of the four sharp turns, where there was