Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-03
MOTOR RACE ENTRIES
CLOSE ON SATURDAY
Fichmond Automobile Club Pcrfccts
Arrangements for big Event
OF Fair Week.
DEALERS IN CHARGE or PARADE
Representative or Each Make Of Car
VIII Act as Captain of That Divi-
sion-Alakc Parade Representative
OF Automobile Interest Of City.

Final arranEcmcntSFfor the automo-
bile races and special events to be run
on Saturday. the closing day of tive
Virginia State Fair. were completed
last night at a special meeting OF III"
Richmond Automobile Club. Th" meet
VIII have the sanction of the American.
automobile ASSOCIATION, and several OF
the most prominent race cars and hriv-
ers in the South will he on the track.
At the meeting last night il w'as de-
cided that all entries for the events
on Automobile Day must be filed not
later than noon Saturday. October q
No entries VIII be received after that
time. II Is necessary for all abplica
t!ons and checks accompanying the on
tries TO he mailed TO New York {" III"
headquarters OF the association before
the NEE, can he held, Entry blanks
and check may be sent either to S"crc-
tary r.. &. Pclouzc, chairman contest
committee. or to The Times Disnatch.
MI drivers In tho speed events r,us'
be registered with the contest board
OF the American Automobile Avso, H..
ton. ut least twcnty-four hours before
the start OF the first race and this rul"
VIII be strictly adhered to. The assoc
citation. IL was stated last night. will
issue twcnty-foir hour permits Ia driv-
ers and mcchanicians. Drivers viii hc
required to report to tho ace o'hcials
In front o. tho Judges stand on the
grounds NJ l:30 o'clock for an cxpl.,na-
tion of all rules and requirements
DEALERS TAKE CHARGE
OF MINISTER PARADE.
Richmond dealers have taken entire
chary" of the parade on Friday NIGHT
preceding Automobile Day ut tho Fair
Grounds and II large number of cars
are expected to hc In the line Of ,narch
Inc dealers arc scniinr out return
posi- cards 20 the ownSss Of all ears in
Ki"hir ond urging them TO list their
'Ilt'nlIrS 'pr the h.,t
nave "s ma'ty entries as possible own
ers are urt ID 10 reply 10 tho cards y,
One that proper provision n,av be
made for them
In event ,hnt any car owner has mo,
received such a card he is urrcd Tn
see The dealer handling his maize q,
car II; once, ana to list his machine.
HccofH!i- TO present plans the parade
VIII start ~ the reservoir IN William
iyrh lark and move eastward 10 tho
CITY Hall Major Lawrence r Price
ma" consented to act AS marshal and
has suggested a military formation
with a'i cars Of particular ,,akc in
one Group, the dealer acting az cnp,ain
OF tho division.
Motorcycle races. of which there viii
be four events. at the Fair Grounds
VIII prcced" the automobile card and
VIII start promptly az II O'Clock
PROGRAM ron AUTOMOBILE
bAtES Is APPROVED
In" automobile races viii begin
rrciuiii> ~ noon. The program FOR
these races, as revised at the meeting
last night, Is as follows,
Event No Five miles. class +.
non-stock. special Invitation and open
only 10 the Ford, Saxon 1, and chcvro-
let $50" Prize, silver cup.
Event No Five miles class T.
non-stock, for ears with piston dis
placement OF lGl TO e30 cubic inchcs
Prize. silver cup
Event No. 3-Fivc miles class L.
n"n-stock. for cars with "A piston dis
placement Of 23l inches and over
Prize. silver cup
Event No. i--Twcnty-fve miles. class
-. ircc-tnr-all. open only Ia registered