The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-30

COURSE REcQNsrRucIs

TO make the postponed van0i,
Cup-Grand prize speed carnival &1<
cess the city OF Milwaukee /. d.
operating from an Official and cI>
point OF view with the Miiuan|
Automobile Dealers association. c..
hard A. Bading. mayor Of milwaukee
called a meeting OF all The civic bo1I..
OF the city early last week and d.
result there VIII be united ei1orf b.
the Part Of all the social and publ.
administrative organizations of <1&
city TO work for the welfare 81 |<1
interests. The postponefnent of |1&
races because OF the unprecede1<1
weather conditions brought about
situation which was lamenfable. lit
with fair weather, the men nov rs
work on the course win have II in I@
shape for the races which viii 11-
gin on Oct. 2, when the 1rst Of <11
events, the Vanderbilt Cup cofIfo.I
VIII be run. The Wisconsin ChalIcnf.1
and Pabst Trophy contests viii kA&1
place the day following the Wander
biit and the competition Tor tbs
Grand Prix win be held on saturdn>
Oct 5.
The course is now being rsco.
structed. All through the circuIt fh&
rough spots are being attended a. 1o1
rock Is being used to make the ru<1
solid. The race drivers have Do11
tuning up their cars during the D14<
week and have helped great deal n
build speedy roadbed by the su<-
gestions they experienced n tr|.I
spins.
A. n. Pardington, the referee o. fk&
Milwaukee meet. while In New Yor&
last week, spoke highly OF the sDI.
with Which the milwaukee, pe8pl<4
now putting forth efforts to make
speed carnival successful. ri a 81.
such cooperation which spells @,|c
cess, and II the details Of mana
ment had been started a. they
now going on, Milwankee would "a
had a wonderful meet. as ooo1
not better, than any previous ri
race held In this country. 0trr1/
bition on the part OF but Few bar
workers OF the dealers Association
Perhaps responsible for some 81
obstacles encountered The iu1u
sity OF the task OF staging the N
classics was not apparent to the Il.
N GERS until II was too late
nial1 Rends.
The Tnte committee worked bart
harder I'm fact than Is een1r4|
known and with rainy weafh<r
hamper their efforts II was |m1c@
sible 10 carry out their plans T1|
being their first race meet. thcy W1<
M M tr.tfa
a high plane and suggestion8 w
came from all sources were odor|
and the majority OF these only a..
to the confusion In reality. NII<4
kee really has staged one meet
far as experience goes and tho a
Is now going ahead with careful
planned details which due to cxrc|
ence. are bound 10 result IN D incl
successful meet.
The outcome or q meeting OF VA
Gus civic organizations OF the cI'
has meant an increased acfffi.
among all the bodies and a consequent
revival OF interest I'm the races hr4|
sprung up The work on the course
Is now I'm the hands OF the county
highway commissioner and II Il safe
10 say the roadbed will be IN good
form when the races are run. A
sreat deal OF credit Is due % the en-
trants, drivers and mechanjciana WIZ
have shown their cooperative spirit
in standing BY the race managers and
remaining In Milwaukee 10 do what.
they can to helm" -
With the reinstatement of-s50e Daw.
sou the winner OF the 500-mile race
at indianapolis this year II IL likely
thai he win be seen At the wheel ~
one OF the Grand Prix cars.
That the races will be speedy from
start 20 finish Is made certain BY The
character OF The drivers who are ~
participate Ia the four events Their
are all skilled pilots, most Of than
experienced IN gruellng contests o.
the track
The entries for the Grand Prix are.
Benz. Bob Burman: Iozier. Harrf
Nelson; Fiat Tetzlaff: Mercer
Hughes: Mercedes. De Palma,4 N
Brown: Knox. Muifcrd Merc>
Geo. Clark: Benz. BergdoIl: -
Caleb Bragg Benz, Joe Koran
The entries for the Vanderbilt c1
race are: Mercer. Dick Pullens 49,
.cedes. De Palma: Mercer HueI/
Knox. milford: LozIer Nelson:
'cedes. Wishart. Stuiz. OH Anders<
ercedes. Geo. Clark: Fiat Tetx'
Stutz. Merz.
The entries for the Pabst trop1
event ares Case, Nikrent BerTdoi'
Adolph Momsou: Mercer. Wishaf;
Falcar. driver not named: Mason, Nor
timer Roberts Mercer. Dick rrllen
FaIcar, Homer TruSsel Mercer
Hughes
-The entries for TIE Wisconsin,
trophy event are: Ford. iran
KuYck: Mason. Ray SNYDER; Mnaou
Geo Mason; E..Af-F5 John Hebef
Mason. Harry EDdicoit
FULL MOON. wEEK-ENE
EXCURSION AND ST.