Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-09-20
DEFECTIVE COURSE
MAKES BIG AUTO
RACING MEET
PERILOUS
Thirteen Drivers, Prepared 20
Battle Against Time at Mil
waukee, Declare Track Is
Most Dangerous.
$4,000 PEOPLE ARE
EXPECTED TO ATTEND
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my Leased Wire "a Evening Herald /
Milwaukee. Wis. sept 2O.--Thir-
teen drivers with their mechanics and
cars. on what some of them declared
tu be- dangerous course, prepared
this morning 10 start loo the first two
races OF the three days Vanderbilt
cup race meeting given boy the Mil
waukcc Automobile Dealers assDciu-
ton
a thunderstorm carly today sue
cccdcd by cloudy weather Indicated
% further pustponomcut although oil
fiyiuls hope Co race despite rain. Tho
start was postponed from noon ull
. O'Clock
Five Of the entrants were syhcd-
ulcd To drive twenty cone laps OF "a
1852 mile circuit or 1852 miles with
| lightweight cars for the Wisconsin
challenge cup and SlS15 In cash
light of the thirteen were eu1orcd
for the Pabst trophy at 2Of.g3 miles.
or &c laps of 7SS2 mile course, with
| cash prizes totalliug $3.50 offered tu
the first four starters To- finish. The
cars in tho Blue Ribbon race were
| only slightly larger than those in the
| Wisconsin event
Tho Blue Ribbon race stipulations
called for cars of lGl Co 43u cubic
| inches piston displacement while iu
| the Wisconsin race the ears wDr,
measured Tor a piston displacement of
33l to 500 cubic inches Both races
wore 10 bee run off simultaneously
the cars being started at thirty srr-
! unds Intervals
The drivers who lined up Tor the
| two races. awaiting noon, the hour
SGT for the start we're
/ Wisconsin trophy. kul,E. Ford
| ear. snyder Mason, Mason Mason
! lirhyr. o.. M o. Eudirou Mason.
Hlao Ribbon trophy Nikrcut case
gar Momsun Byrgdou W:shart
/ Mercer. Hastings. Fllcur. Roboris
Mason, Pullrn Mercer; Tru-scl, Fal.
car, and Hushcs Mercer.
! Although thos, two sham ear races
were scheduled merely ass 90 curtain
rais,r 60 saturday, Vanderbilt ypi
race aud Mondays $4,000 grand prIN
contest unusual Interest had beer
lurouscd by arguments between drivers
ana race officials us Go tho danger ol
safety OF tho course.
The drivers said tho roadway, {,
| htklu WIN. was 100 narrow. UlhNlut
| IL hazardous FOR cars 90 attempt 1,
pass each other nt high speed on IN,
stralghtaWuys. I'm addition 90 thu
objection, 10 was said the course wa
soft and liable tu slidv or give Va1
at the cdgcs near sharp cuts CO.. ditch
~ ut the roadside.
The course was 30 soft yesterday
that the road experts found IL impos
siblo Co spread the customary coatiu.
OF oil The management OF tho mcc
expected AN attendance of close t'
$1,000 today ana larger crowds to
morrow and MONDAY
The course was patrollcd Dog scvvra
companies ut Wisconsin militu ant
"a large corps of special ana city po
lice. Special efforts wcr, made h'
Captain william r.. Mchl ot the mill
TIA tO keep the crowds az % safc dis
tanco In the vicinity OF the four sharl
turns where there was possibility %
cars jumping the track
A. o'clock the Pabst aud WisCou
| sin trophy races were postponed unit
Tuesday because ~ the wet condition
! OF the course II was announced
however that the Vanderbilt rae
would be- run tomorrow ana tho gran,
priX on Monday