The sun., 1912-07-27
FRENCH FIX FUEL LIMIT
FOR NEXT GRAND PR|X
Cars May Use Only Five Gallons
or SO For Every Sixty
Odd Miles.
MOVE TO BOTHER DRIVERS
Koran OF to GalvestOn-Other
Notes Of Racing and
Motor Events.
Lighting Up Time.

Wcdnesday. July 81 .717 Sunday. Aug. f''''''''3-
The Automobile Club OF France already
has defined the conditions for the o'rano
prix race OF 1913. although the i9is race
has hardly been run 1t mas Deem ueel"eu
that a firm may enter as many cars "S
desired and the weight limits are 70 We
from 500 to LOO kilos that is' 'o"
1850 to 2.420 pounds.
One new idea Is that limit Is 10 oe
placed on the fuel allowance 70 DE car
ried. Each car will receive ~ ntets,
about 81, gallons OF fuel for each loV
kilometers t625 miles) to be coVeieu
This IL averaging around IL miies I" tr,
Gallon for the racers. The idea was tried
frst. n 10 said, In the Tourist Trophy race
for motorcycles in Great Britain. ana the
British are pleased that here Is one more
racing feature In which Great Britain mas
shown the way" 49,.
However. racing driver VINO mas
taken part In the French Grand frix says
that he thinks II Is nuisance enough To
have 10 drive the race without being wor-
rIed over the amount Of fuel the car Is
using. He thinks there Is enough to at
tend to without that.
Joe Hoian. the racing driver, leaves
/ to-day for Galveston. where lie Is 10 ur'Ne
. otto Applesate's Lozier In the events 10
, which that car is eligible In the beach
meet from August s to 10. Neil Whalen
cocsnext Wednesday and Bob Evans also
| will depart soon with his Il VI L racer
The Benz Auto Import Company intends
entering one OF its cars In the Giidden tour
! this year. 1t will mark the first time III
some years that a foreign made machine
! has competed in this reliability run.
| There will I've Benz In the Grand
| Prize race at Milwaukee. too. which Ralph
| Mulford IL to drive. Mulford already has
arranged to put his Knox ear In the van
! derbilt event. 20 that the one time lozier
driver will have busy session OF II OUT
| In Wisconsin In september.
| Word comes by cable to the United
| states Motor Company that team or
| Minerva-knight cars has tied with "A team
/ Of Hermes machines In the Belgian Grand
Prix automobile race. Just completed,
| which covered go miles In two days
running. Furthermore. It is recited. "a
team OF Mercedes s-knight cars finished
! with one point scored against on" car
| The race WAS run on the Ardennes cir
| cult and penalties were imposed for me-
! chanicai troubles and points were cred
| tied for each lap finished In the required
| time limit.
The interest Of the United states Motor
Company In the successes OF these foreign
| makes lies In the fact that the Stoddard-
! Dayton and Columbia cars sold by this
company are equipped with knight On.
gines. similar to those In the foreign ma
| chimes.
| Samuel :, Toback. general manager Of
the \. Elliott Ranney Company. Is due
! in New York this evening OH "A trip over
| land from Detroit In the first of the new
Hudson ~ cars. lie left Detroit ON
Wednesday in the machine. which Is to be
plit on exhibition in the Ranncy company y
| onIo Monday
| This is the first OF the machines put out
to sell. several others having been built
and tested out.
Ernest Color. who was assistant advcr-
tising manager for the United States
Motor Company, has been appointed nd
vcrtising manager for tho group OF am-
toinobilo properties owned by John y.
| WHY'S. lie will supervise the advertis-
Ing for the Gsrford Gramm and Willys.
| Overland companies.
| There is chance Of Hill climb at
| Port Jefferson early In September. J. W.
| Fallon. who has engineered other climbs,
, SAYS he has an offer OF some money as
help from tho Port Jeff folks and that he
is thinking seriously OF getting NJ n
! tract lie Will organize special sales
| held. to fall in between the El.in meet
and the races at Milwaukee.
The American Marion Sales Company
has taken the Eastern sales agency for
the Stegeman motor trucks, made in sizes
from one to six tons. They are manu-
factured in Milwaukee. Charles Il; Riess.
head OF the sales company. got the con-
tract 1lc will organize a special sales
stan for the handling OF tho truck bust
ness and will Get a service building TO
take care OF this end Of the trade.
The third days run OF the Farm and
Ranch tour from Austin Tex. TO San
Antonio. shows % out Of 2S starters
without penalties, Referee Baker. who also
10 president OF the Texas Good Roads
Association. says that conditions and en-
thusiasin along the way indicate that two
automobiles Will be sold in the State
where one was marketed last season.
Fred J, Wagner. who Ia looking after
the entries for the Milwaukee races which
are to be- run this fall. announced yes
lterday the entry OF three Mercer care,
one each for thu Vanderbilt, Grand Prize
and Pabst trophy races. These we're put
In by the Mercer Automobile Company
OF Trenton. Mr. Wagner Yesterday nl.,i
David Bruce Browns entry for the Grand