The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-11-06
FOREIGN, WEST VA. AND
WHEELING AUTO BRIEFS

HUlU DnIETN |
T, down on Long Islanc and drove a Fire
car In enc Of the early
races Tor the Vanderbilt and GRAND
Chicago IL TO be a member OF the six
Jay cycle racing circuit. the Coliseum
TO IS Tor a six-day team race. 10 BE- run
on the plans OF the great annual event
AZ Madison Square warden. All OF the
asked fo- particulars with regard TO me
convention hall 10 be erected in Detroit
as u Is desired TO d Detroit 10 he an
nual winter circuit.
! chicago will i~naugurate the stock car
aaSSanhs or me future or at least one fea-
Stub Il arranging a contest to be run
INA the spring. the competitors in which
viii be held on Tie csloarEeee sS sen,Ssss
end many men OF wealth and social
prominence have already promised 10
shash me entry blanks Just as soon as
they are ready.
1t was the Chicago AutomobI club.
. sponsor for the Elgin road races thai
filed a protest against boulevard or
semi-speedway racing being placed in
the same class with real road racing.
EAANNEN NNNAAANl III NnH decision Of
the A. 4. A. through its Contest BOARD
70 create IN addition to speedway. road
dirt tracks and beach records a class 10
be known as boulevard records. Tbe
Corona and Venice road racing c~iasSfcs
. OF California, held over prepared courses
pa elres. were particularly aimed at BY
me Shicago automobile Club. which
claimed tina the Eigin course was 4
real road racing route. The Vanderblf
ana Grand Prize races were held over An
Ssphait course at the Panama-Pacinc
2 EMDUNNfNun- The action % ~
Is likely 10 result in the cancellation on
I the application for sanction for Corona
which. according TO Frank Lowrie. will
refuse anything by a straight road rae
Ing sanction. The action places an So
called road races OF the Pacific Coast ex-
sept the Los Angeles TO Phoenix race.
Drivers and mechanics In the late
Sheepshead Bay 300-mile race were over
come D. the smell Of the castor oil used
In a majority OF the nj for Iubri-
Sstloh- Spectators Ia the stand were
most disagreeabiy impressed BY this
have been employing castor oil instead
OF the mineral oils that formerly held
sway. 49,
II is reported that Harry stutz. OF the
Stutz Motor Car Company. Will refuse
10 sell any OF the Stutz racing cars
MhiGn with GU Anderson. Earl Cooper
ana Tom Rooney. won the championship
OF 1915. Mr.. Stutz Is reported 10 bavs
saia that he was not at ali satisfied with
1ShS made with the one car he
did sen TO Ralph DePalma. and he Is
also said 70 have favored the breaking
Up OF the splendid cars with sledge
hammers rather than their sale with
any chance Of "A poor showing.
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When the ~sheepshead Bay s~peedwa,
manAsement could. after months OF
er only 20 cars Tor the great ssO mile
80 OF october > and when two-thirds
- number OF ears went wrong IN
sEe rae, the enthusiasm IN a number
OF quarters In speedway promotion cool
90 considerably and II l. doubtful
the list IN the future. The cutting
down of tho list will come later Tor
many projected and not started will
entries Is the serious problem and the
question OF making the speedway pay
ls uppermost some have a chance aud
uLhefs nave none at all With a. many
eheedwaEs local support alone IL pos
sibic By local support Is Included
the mediate for revenue from tesfs nv
the manufacturers. and IA H. believed
that without a race meet the Detroit
peedWay would pay a certain revenue
ture ana from regular factory testinc.
N~o"adays the automobile MANUFACTURE
~ IRE forced 70, use the ruadways tor
speedway. would gladly contrihute a
nAed amount per test in the opinion OF
much as about so peS cent or m. mas e
made In America are tunnel a,t 4, r..
iroil TIE revenue from this source from
undoubtedly be large. A FAIR propor-
tlgh or the great total would avail them
se.Nts or the opportunity for testing al
the users Of automobiles 10 depend m
on TOT attendance az events OF "a racing
upon thousands o. v,orEr-s
rom whom 90 draw largely. and aufo-
menlle workmen and their families
ton Of Detroit with other cities niar-
. ming frcedwavs. race meets aInno r-,1st
ne aspendea upon. and race meets cam
10y ~ made 90 pay without n ruiz en-.
ty Isi io provide p fair sized neii Tor
vs. hnieh Two-thirds 81 the cars In
al long races dron OUT from one cause
and another. no matter how hlgh-rr9t III
tne held may be-. and fL-se ha. beer no
n m the proportion since the nr-t
apolis. This ]ruinat'an III eSr. mc.n.
smaller and smaller entry lists for ~.
s@SSsdway circuit az the 1915 season
.NN'n..F ana wise men have nrurel
mat out and are tesifatInr about enter
JUS the hNld uurl more assurance b.
L.'eh lhai there viii De- n steady field
Providing automobile racing is going
~ tnrlNe race promoters along the
Hl~edNaF circuit VIII have 90 adopt tho
.~In,Ihced policy ~ Jack Prince. the
worlds greatest builder 81 speed t-,ot.
nl,fcir motorcycle and automobile
rpeedwayr Prince believes fraf To-. Ia.
Nanceweut ~ the racing interests b. e..
lhfied materially d. the great expense
and me chances that owners ~ cars ard
ifh' IH Do. i.UUs tnnf the race
promoter e1tns rI tfr advantage ln nH-
'FIrIhE me appearance OF fna v.aII
SHOWN drivers rud then ravr notHInr f.
''I'f DOB event nu valuable position
I" I1' race Prince would pay
.lrifiN'' money tu rtUrN driver fu
II"H fH I|r Winnings ir fhf race ana
N ihhf fNrrf track with which Ha
IlI.r" DBL connected viii make DO worth
WIN" tn Hur driver fu enter Am Ir.
stance or fnH Er"nf Iuaa NrHHHrH f.
prominent mon who have grained much
frrlflIl"nn that their entry wac ar rra.f
Hn7 nrfu Of che -shaflafHHI nav r4.r
Nhen n dozen uf The stare OF fH. a.rrT
wy Fnmr sent down and out fhrnurr
..I cars rrnFInE unequal fH fHr rrraI
nI inr course Esrn OBJ fHraa frivrru .-
'N' men back Uf Them loot "a iarre