The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-02-28
Fiat, Mercedes and Two MERGERS
Are Choices in Local
Book.
STUFF ENTRY STRONG TOO
Remarkable Work Of Braender
Tires In Vanderbilt Cup
Other Notes.

bile race to-day out on the Pacinc coast
will be about the same size as that which
took the field for the Vanderbilt Cup
event of las, Thursday. Tho accident to
Fdward Pullen's Mercer will keep him and
the car out of the running. but the Sun
beam, which broke a rear axle. IL ex-
pected TO be ready for driving by Marquis.
Both Stutz entries will be starters, one
OF them which broke a drive shaft hav-
INK been put in order to be piloted again.
1t is reported that Ralph milford will
drive Peugeot car In the race, but that is
merely report. II Is, doubtful actually IL
the car is on the coast
A local book made on the race has
four cars regarded as about equal In
chances The Fiat Tetsian up : the Mer-
cedes. re Palma up. and the MERGERS,
driven by Wishart and Oldneld respect
lively. are quoted at 3 to I. The Fiat IL
the same car with which the late Bruce
Brown In 1911 and Caleb Bragg in 1912
won the Grand Prize event, so that It has
precedent behind II and the driver who
iolds the road race record for average
speed made on this same course at the
wheel
DE palms's victory in the Vanderbilt
gives him extra prestige. OlJfields show
ins with tho Mercer was such that his
sdherents here believe he can win. with
fair break In luck. They say thst pick
ing UP nail on the course causeA the
tire trouble that put him out OF ". Where
they get this dope they don't say. WISH
art seems to be included on general prin-
cples.
The two Stutz entries. with Anderson
and Cooper at 4 TO /. are rather better
than that many persons believe, especially
In long race. and they may very well
b heard from to-day. The Sunbeam.
Marquis up. IL held at 6 to 1; the Mar
mons. with Muth and Bail driving. S to
l. Isotta, Grant. and Fiat, verbeck, 10
% Mercer. Gordon, Is to 1: AGO. Tay-
lee and Apperson. Goode. 20 to l.
The race is 403 miles more than 100
miles further than the Vanderbilt Cup
event.
There has been the nveliest sort Of
general curiosity to know what make Of
tires was on the Mercedes car that Ralph
De Palma drove for es% miles at Santa
Monica at rs miles an hour without a
puncture. Inquiry made yesterday devel-
oped that these were 81 aender tires, made
over in Rutherford. n. j.. and Furthermore
that going through long races without
puncture IL apparently no new story to
che makers.
when Ralph Milford. using the same
make OF tires. drove into seventh place
In the 500 mile race last May 80 with
the same Mercedes car DE Palma piloted
or Thursday at Santa Monica he did so
without tire change. On July follow
ing Milford drove n Mason car TO d
worlds record for 200 miles on the Colum-
bus track. and again completed the race
without having to change one OF his
prasnders At the Elgin road race on
August 80 GIL Anderson drove the 500
miles and won. again without a single
tire change. milford. In the Mason, was
second here. without making any changes.
Mulford's car the day be fore ran on the
same set OF tires 500 miles. and later on
competed in five races at Galveston. max
ing IL is estimated more than 900 miles
at an average speed of better than sew
erty miles an hour on the one set OF
tires
TIE determination expressed by Orville
Wright to make manufacturers and inn
0orters ot aoroplanes pay royalties under
the Wright patents has decided Thomas
F. Adams OF the Adams-L.ancia company
not 10 bring over 10 this country aero
planes VI AN Italian type which he
thought he would bring here. He had the
'dea until he saw what was printed In
the papers yesterday morning. He said
yesterday he might bring Monissero ar
aviator, over here 10 do some dying.
There are about $50 seroplsnes in use
IA Italy 10y the army" said Mr.. Adams
rho has just returned from a trip abroad
They are flying all the time. Why
saw one machine come In ninety miles
deposit n passenger. and after the aviator
had time 20 smoke cigarette he de.
parted rom Turn 10 20 back to the place
~ and the other officer started from
They have flown all the way from Turin
70 Rome and back again in "A day ano
from Turin to Milan, three hours by rail
they 90 In two hours by air. I saw eigh,
machines one day at the races near Paris
and there were several down at Brook
lands track In England when ! was
there,
We expect 20 get about 100 cars thi,
year. most Of them the 49, We also will
import some small town cars. motors 81
BY 1870 millimeters. The Lancia factory
Is now one OF the strongest and busiest "
Italy. Nazzaro Is not doing well. In fac
Al the time l was there he was going e
mako a reorganization OF his business
Laneia is the only italian maker
-quipping his cars with electric starting
and lighting system. He uses the Rush
more"
Fred p. Tucker will join the etron
berg local organization as manager or
March /. Tucker was first with the Pope
Hartford and later with the Holt-Chand
Ter Company In this city, and most re
Gently has been travelling for the Max
Hell Motor Company.