The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-06-07
POINTS OUT REAL
LESSON OF RACE
SUMMARY OF EVENTS OF RECENT
500 MILE AUTO RACE.
George NJ. Dickson Asserts Manufac-
turers Can Learn Much From
500 Mile Classic.


Cry Geore ". Dickson. General Man
ager OF the National Company
What Won the 5G0-mile race at tho
Indianapolis Speedway this year,"
My answer Is: Experience
For the motorist who reasons. for
the man who analyses and for the man
who weighs worth before he spends
cash. there is n great lesson TO be
learned from the 50O-mile race. This
lesson can be applied to Other things
than the building OF motor cars. too.
Firs' Of all a foreign-built car. the
PeuCeot. won the ace The driver Is
not an ordinary man in any sense OF
the word. He is an engineer. But
we must be candid and admit that
there are other drivers who might
have done as well had they been A.
the wheel of this car.
h most important thing Is the
car. and the history OF the company
that builds II. 4 car can rise no high
or than Its source. the factory where
II is built And a driver. no matter
how clever. can rise no higher than
the quality of his mount
Real Value OF Racing.
Now comes the real value Of racing
II II not the cheers OF the tens of
Thousands 81 gasoline deyotees a.
they strain every muscle and scream
with Joy whom the victor flashes across
the wire. II s. not TIA defeated. dis
~couraCcI. and weary manufactures
hos car fell short OF the prize or
whose car aid rot even finish the raca
The golrv OF winning is great. II l.
the verdict Of truth. o. quality. Of
stamina, power. speed and % reliabu.
ity. But tho big victory rs tho victory
found I'm what such a strain in such
international competition actually
teaches II that manufacturer whosa
car I'D not oven finish The 500 miles
vii profit nv the tors upon his car. he.
too. has won "a big victory.
10" race that ends Hith tho finish
~ 'h" rac" Is but AN empty tIIns IN.
d'rd. \ race %yiCtory must 1.-Two on
HN" In Tho mannc in which the car
is built i've In Tho character. de.
sign. quality a. materials. and gen
'1l 'Ncoiicnc" Of fhe machines con.
F1ruction throughout That e tho
ONLY kin NJ e race victory that really
10 anything worth while 10
Tho public
Car Is Pride Of Europe.
81" It IL p"ssihl" for r. builder of cars
v" rise Q" % creator prestige and roai
'oh oven though hc met defeat In tho
N"rId Creates race u e. no di
krac" y" Do" beaten hy the Peureot
"' MS Is The prid" % Europe n
mas won marvellous victories ~ is IL
C"7'ly car 10 is built bv ~mangfactur.
'r@ VINO hav" had years 81 e-xperlenc.
end who take pride. a-e. ~ ali Il, e.
hiRh quality ~ fh-lr product d, b.
FH|nFT "A thin e. -H.-
h'arts " thor" defeated ~ think fr..
thoy did M we'll aloneejde Of ne
famous French car a.. me, rcar, IT,
do '"'
Tho 800 milo rarn fs moro tb,,
sporting event. Dr. BE- "a acbo,l f,r
Fin""rs from al over tho world
clearing house ~ IDEAS cool ana b,d
"@ H "fr" THO race urotas bo,.,-.
ilan volumes fha wisdom az cor,.t.
h'"rI"s IN d"e.Er AMI c1ne-ruction or (
''rI"'n kinds 81 materials Do ofe,i
pI"F'' ih'f This or fHaf ~ % fhpueart
'nihEs VII MOI vifhstand tho mas,
MUM punishment imposed in such
hfH'iluE rorff-f Irf srn ma,ufar
,ur'r "naI.zo hie performance. tax
car To pieces. study rvoryfbtrv
'''N' IT ana begin 20 experiment "a.
""'" on i"F 'nI uNt Of bite failure
Knows From Experience.
ih" National COMPANY has Ioe.
''''- NJ" ON" knows better than fhts
company just hoU bitter dcfoaf ca,
'f'" nor bow Disappointing ~ f. To-!
Jos" ni''r months ~ labor uYf D..
''u-" ih" National COMPANY dId maxi.
''Ili'. "n' of 'vrry defeat and Do
'N.' y took advantage o. cvc-yfbinr
DO such '%onteFfe. o. is rrssibis
Tor Indianapolis and tho Tinted e,..--
~ American 20 kccp IN .tie c,,n.-
mo record for the -O0 milo roro D..
'auT" OBJ" Frurcot that won tho rsr.
lId t'f lower Tho record of tho d.,
nlfnHpoIi made car 'ho NaH,ref
'Th"r '0rcirn care vore in tho race
POI f''r failed 10 Furpaas mr. EQUAL
N''i"ni record 90 thew did Last
war whom To-" Dawson drove tho