The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-03
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cta&ion Will endeavor to stage the
HrSaA46g automobile show ever held Ia
the 9cHtA- They gave the greatsst
racing n1eet ever held In the country.
In tntareDt It surpassed anything At
temptees purely from a sport point
az vtoM.
The NJ 50o-miie race in the Indian
apOifn SpsedNay may be more am
bilious kAc4E but 1t Ia . monotonous
afKa3f e4mpafed to the thrilling
dAAhso around the mile oval. with the
r1cerp IN plain view from every point
1t III stages OF the race.
Tho Vanderbilt and Grand Prise
races also are not to be compared to
track racing, for the spectators can
only - the cars as they sweep by ut
Intervals Track racing IL by far the
most Interesting sport and when the
next meeting IL staged In Richmond 1t
will take more than the grandstand
on this state fair grounds to contain
the crowds.
The meet has done much to bring
not only the Richmond Automobile
club. but the city Of Richmond into
prominence In the motoring world. 1t
has been . big advertisement for the
Richmond dealers and especially the
nsw Kline plant The meet could not
have fallen upon better time to ad-
verftee the newest industry In Rich
mond. 1t will also serve as q great
advertisement for the automobile
show. witch will be held In the win
ter. TX Richmond could stage an
automobile. meet that brought the
best Ynclnd cars in the world to the
Gtate fair grounds the city 10 surely
going to have an automobile show In
keeping with the splendid race meet.
That the writer Is not alone In the
opinion that the race meet was the
most thrilling and spectacular enter
tAinment ever Afforded the citizens OF
Richmond = shown by these two quo
tnttUna from the evening newspapers:
Gnf4ng Of Highest Order.
Hichmcnda inaugural automobile
ractne meet was certainly grand
success from Q sporting viewpoint
though Il u . matter Of doubt ~ to
whether the inset was financial sue
ce2A Tke promoters may not have
made money. but It was clearly DEM
onstrn1ed that Hichmonders take
kinAly v thu thrilling sport and that
thu fnAak II to be q PERMANENT sport
ing UvonS for this city.
| Not I single person, fortunate
enough to zee the speed kings streak
around the oval, felt that he had not
soften hi moneys worth. The rae
inw Nna cf the highest order ana the
automaonlle club Ia to be congratulated
on tn manner in which the meet was
handled.
Tnere Ii something awe-inspiring in
d facang automobile. Many Of those
seen hero looked more like engines OF
war - they whixxed around the track
xHA.- ~. A. - 9rr4A in n
cloud ~ smoke from the high-pow-
ered enstnes. which reared a. the ma
chine eIed on ita way. than they did
ike facl1g automobiles. Going around
the turns many Of them were totally
obscurod from view from the grand
stand " volumes Of dust and mud.
kicked upsAy the ponder0us racers -
they ekt1ao1 and 1ig-saGged before
straightentng ont for the stretches.- -
News Leader.
Rape Ecr RAc1l g
One thing Wa demonstrated by
me YnAet- H3chnund u ripe for auto
races. rh& nichmond Automobile
club, which rot MP the two day.
meet just uloeed. deserve great credit
for their unAertAklng, which was a
tremendous succees. and though at
trscting good crowds. deserved ten
times bigger
Needless 10 sey. another meet o.
this kind, with such drivers as Mink
a.. Morton. Dlsbrow, wishart, Lewis,
Barber, Nfkrent, Menexhetti and 9TH
err, should. ana doubtless would. at
tract tremeadous crowds.
The carskalnesa Of the drivers I'M
doubtedly prevented accidents Of
serious nature. but taking the time
Of the events Into consideration. the
F0cofdH ~ E90 Mi1fv6100E. DfsUroW,
In the swenty -nve-mile event, made
the distance ID twenty-ssx minutes
ana forty-ninA SECONDS. which In very
nearly mile = minute.
The dravArS III fiirtsd around the
mile . minnfe mark, Morton driving
Jimmy. Jr. : mile in the ten-mfle
handicap a 1:e1 AT. which Is goins
Thoss Who r,ssssd the races should
to q great evont should another meet
be arranged. Richmond Journal.
Calls ~ ex0,OO0 Pure,
Richmond automobile dealers are
not alone n their desire to boom con-
teets Word comes from the Pacific
coast that hon La. . local dealer In
that city. hne offered to contribute
81, geo toward 4 3s0,0o0 purse FOR .
road rAcs he4Ween Los Angeles and
San Franchises % be held on July 4th
next ysar.
Lee y " the opinion that II will not
b difacult ~ secure 10000 for the
rAcA, ~ Hakefu0eld. Fresno and other
towns In the San Joaquin valley would
cooperate ana contribute from one to
I'VE thousand dollars eacn.
II h propo4od 70 rebuild the roads
and charg1 oSbO entrance fee =
chr, which NH forty entries would
add som thlu8 like 100000 to the
vaiue Of the pure, which would be Of
suficient magnitude TO attract all the
best foreiwn and American cars and
When the famous Paris Automobile
salon opere "a Saturday. December
TIN. In thu Grand Palais. number
OF we'll knoWn American cars win be
found among he exhibitors. Practi-
cAlly al 0f 1hAee will belong In our
moderate pk1o4 cIAA1. ana they are cx-
pectsd 70 hold heir own. even when
staged stde br side with the aristo-
Gratis Of MaFopean MANUFACTURES.
- NM ~ Racer.
Il Regal a arrived sunday night
III the ~ kfom Syracuse. with It's