The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-31
Society Night At Auto ShO,U
Was A Grand and Gala Affair


polls. third and fifth AZ Province. third
ana fifth at New York and winning SaI
! soY in ~ @s money for the speedway cir
Peter Henderson. named as a member
or the pcusenberg team IA the initial
ed by Eddie Bickenbscher 10 drive a
Nw' car ON the Prest-o-Iite team
and joe Dawson should his physician
. allow i'm to drive again.
fSsl "a MGlford II at the Ormond- Day
tgna leach. Florida. with "a special built
huds' Super-SiN and Will try the car
"ut "tes the famous beach course try
lhg f'n-cc'Hp, titt,- C.ass b. stock car
. tccc5t tiEcres perhaps
Es1.s Ic.el0.,eLs,. ..snsger OF the
p re- co. ~" 'rf.t es'fs AaA veil racing
So. n,t '. 1,,. - reicr Hender-
S,h - hri.c on" "t sac cars although
Her t"rcsa las b..s. .......l az one OF ~.
De- senbsrs pau,~ "a Toe snty Of that
''c "a To- tA1 indianapolis race.
WitLott eve having r.ss Will an sc-
clcent IL tn~ many long speedway and
lt'wdy Wilson. 90 Indianapolis "A mem
OF the Speedway racing team. has
r tired from racing. having gained
Instant lal Interest in al automobile
business In the Hoosier city.
New Orleans has been finally success
ul IN It's efforts to secure A modern
] 'peedway. President David r. REID. 81
the Chicago Motor speedway who has
been active IN the work, has just return
ed TO Chicago with the information that
all plans have been completed and that
the company will be- built this year
ana opened next year at the time OF the
Mardi Gras.
Ear Cooper. the 1915 champion. will
hardly be contender In Tn. Corona
road race in California. April :. a. an
. operation for appendicitis hst week
placed Mr.. Cooper out or the running
for a long time.
On Anderson. startling performer
1 with mis- Stutz car tn the races OF 1915
ana one or the big winners OF the sea-
son. has taken the Stutz agency tor Mil
waukee and vicinity. but will continue
enter no races az an during 1915 unle-
Harry Stutz decides To return 10 the
racing game, from which the StutE has
been retired until ITS records are broken.
"Ntilac." ls-valve overhead cam
shatt motor built IN Los Angeles will
be- atted 20 chassis. also constructc. i'm
Los Angeles. with the exception OF -
aNl"s and the wheels Three Milac cars.
which will have under 300 cubic tnrb
disbursement. and "A beautiful body de-
sign. will probably be- raced during the
year along IN" speedway circuit II IL
understood that these three cars have
cost the builder. whose name is not
$4,000.
h'il l'inAit4. the former racing star.
W" was almost killed at Tacoma.
WHShiuEton. while leading iu q rae, one
year ago July {. last. has again re-
turned to Los Angeles from thu Tacoma
General hospital tu which he was COM
T. He'd 20 return in an endcayor TO save
his leg.
Pans Cor Tacomas part .n the speed
Wy rr.sram, OF CHE country for 1915
thr'" separate meets IA IN" speedway
circuit. one Tor Decoration Day. one
H..H NHH"
latter is the speedway circucit meet
"a hen "a 2OU-Wilc race viii be run with
&c purse OF $4,000.
Billy chandler. rho former dirt track
r1'in. star. whose -eusat ional work ~
the Michigan Stat. Fair mile track made
him popular with pstru.f.rs hre tried
"ur The Crawford specials. which ar.
'' campaign under his manag'mcnr this
Year along the speedway circuit and ON
fhc N'w York speedway the cars reached
JOS miles an hour. tn" three cars to
D. driven by Chandler. Dave Lewis and
Paw NJ Johnson cost $4,000. and are
fitted with peus"nberg l6-valyc motors.
r 7. Young. Superintendent Of the
Minnesota and Ontario Power Com raus.
ut Internal ionsl Falls. Minnesota. has
been named as manager - The Twill
clrd of four races Tor May 30. Two
races "f 10 miles each. one of so miles
and one uf 100 miles tn. HNH-miln rae.
VIII com" July The concrete track iT
q" Do r'~urfac'd.
Bob Eurman. tho Detroi'er drove like
Wild m4U IN tho 51-wilo race ~ Ascot
speedway. fuu March U.s. tits last seven
or eight laps according 90 peorle VIII"
70 made a- low as 40 f-5 seconds on
o. aNurlng to catch 1'Dcuucll ln the Deu-
--uherE Eurman and his rebuilt Peu-
.ent. stripped down 90 bucket seats ami
small Essglin" tank. finished only
light seconds behind. Eurman lost time
"n account OF his tires. as tho track eats
.f fIFNa Iff made standing rfF|H
.n 'N seconds with Tho skeleton car.
The Excelsior mo,orcycla with -ro
"NhIbifgu boo The accessory department
~S- sold fo leo Peck Yesterday mo--
r. vi. be delivered Immediately
The Wheeling Motor c,- comparv.
VAN eIr,f' received Yesterday. n new
model 'No-t..r gasoline truck Do &C.
her" being rg room A. ne show for. S.
a i.rs " 55.'..gS Motor '.r compenE bee
GLIDING HHi.s -iy'7 and King "EiFhrs"
S. no. Day factory reprsssr.,.Iv. 90
.rs General Motor Truck company pom
Ml.h,ttn ,a- arrived In The CITY
trucks q. the wheafirr Motor Gar s.r.
.Hnt- s1lesrunw- Tho wheeling Ffe--
..mra-E and Do" rHns0lld1t"1 reI-
f.'e. trucks Ir Wheeling N- nav
ii Nls trucks were specially designed
Or Hl.rIimhIug. such as are fn p.sf
y ~E.uit
society might act evening was enc
h.I rn.f auto event ever held ir fhfa co..
go. ~ Do country Tho biz crowds
wore mere and tNn wIeiraI rrogram
rHH MOST enjoyable feature
.w.ur fNr n"f-nf.frwr r|aifo-s af
f.' chow yesterday va f.s Rev %
DO ..ri ~ ORATOR. formerly pastor
H..n street Methodist Episcopal
."....
Yesterday morning o. D. praurfi-l
'r. ..mrHrI. MARKET street Pot on
.....". .. frf ACCESSORY section ff. ftf.
60 H.I ".af unique motor hI-rrTa Tho
..F... -.r ."r Machine ..HHar. mann.
.'fr. f.r FlH.. NJ mo efnnH...F
.H 'Hr f.r. Ir o. few months ago RAJ.
.r'.' f'' now motor f'.Hrfa AID .fIa.