The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-29
TITLED FOLK ENJOY
DAY AT AUTO TRACK
priucc Troubctzkoy Circles
speedway in Mercedes and
Princess Has Trip Too.
CoINT M\NKOWSKI THERE

rr,rce Paul Troubetzkoy and the
r,,rc,,s helped to enliven the proceed
Yesterday at the Sheepshead Bay
u,or srceivay, where the fast cars and
.., ,o, 8, fast we're getting ready for
10 dolrcs on election day. The Prince
..,,s :, drive a race that day against
u,,r, Htrkress. who IL president OF the
,,oedvay. An old Mercedes car. fast In
IL. d,y. hut Yesterday much in need OF
aiming up. was at the track for him and
10 made several laps in II, first as a
,a.screcr and later at the wheel. He
drove with a derby hat on, but IL the
On, gets in;o shape TO be raced on Tues
s,y probably will adopt the onven
,,or,i hc,drcar OF the regular racing
pilot.
The Princess got a lot more speed out
n the afternoon than did her husband.
She rode a lap with Johnny Aitken. the
rerr,n, driver Before they started
AIKEN asked How fast do you want
IA co. 81 don't care" she evatanguayed.
:, Aiken let the car out a bit and cov-
cred the lap at iOe miles an hour. Very
,yhlarating.' remarked the Princes
After the trip. but those banks are high
up in the air
The rcerage. Almanach de Gotha, Qui
Ges-yaus or Wcr lists or some other OF
,h,s, publications were Furthermore rep
,enr,d for the day when Count Casimir
V~,nkuWsk.. well Known as an owner and
driver Of fast motor boats. sent word
,A.f he would build "A racing a for
matches with gentlemen drivers who
would agree to "A point competition to be
decided ny land and water races. Not
,p,ouopil,s for water races. Of course.
What n. meant was that any n taking
rp the challenge would subsequently
have 10 hulA q motor boat to race on
Long island Sound against his craft. and
The man getting the most points out OF
me " forms of racing would get the
trophy
Not leaving the atmosphere OF royalty
Ora moment. there was a real good brush
t.'Nrer Ralph Re Palma. king OF speed.
and johnny N.tkcu. baron OF lndianapo-
h. Ralph had his Mercedes racer going
veil. after several days OF hard work on
The rcfrl,,ury .rvards Of this car. He
Drove a lap AT the rate nf los miles an
sour and raced several circuits of the
ours, with Aiken. Baron Johnny drove
be ear nearly as fast as De Palma.
once on the homestretch De Palma
SWITCHED Nt'ke1. and il looked as IL
M, one would Get a spill.
smoky -. porpora:o had the r. r. +.
oft tn! -oir-. after some work in fitting
ret steel pis'pus. The +. x. l.. is run
rH- 20 the satisfaction of Finley r.
Porter, the designer. II is showing real
speed
There 81. an ambitious programme for
-,.tou JaI. There will be aviation
!el;s .1 begin with. After the loops and
l'ts- fancy flyiuE. Jean Domenjos will
attempt 90 dy around the track. about
.p feet up. covering the TWO mile circuit
'ps DO jrNu. Thereafter will come g
.hl;I,' .r m.iair between aeroplane and
firc u'". Then comes the 100 mil'
match race II fas, cars, and subse'
Gleu',y Bob Burman viii try to make a
sDeedNav record OF two miles in "A min
ue with the Bitten Benz, the holder Of
me world record OF one mile on thu
florida beach at the rate OF ia mile
an hour. And he'll do 100 miles an houi
on the speedway. Il the track will hol'
TIA; speed.