Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-09

SANTA MONICA, Cal.-Five cars
will be the ammunition used by the
Mercer factory in the battle OF cylin'
ders for the Vanderbilt Cup and Inter
national Grand Prize road races To
be held at Santa Monica November 1t
and Is. That the Trenton factory
coyets these two events is evident
from the array Of talent that will rep.
resent II in the cup classics.
George Bentel, Mercer distributor
for the Pacific coast and prominent
sportsman, is responsible for the en-
tries. Before leaving for the East
BeBtel signed and forwarded the five
blanks 70 Paul Derkum, race man
ager.
THE team that will bid for cup hon.
ors will be. the strongest that ever
lett the Mercer factory. Captained
BY Eddie Pullen and ably seconded
by Joe Thomas and Guy Ruckstell
this aggregation will put forth every
effort toward the annexation OF the
two big contests.
8 Speed enthusiasts are interestedly
discussing the two road classics. and
there is keen interest in the history
Of the, events. \ Fsss.4s = > ssas
Santa Monica will witness the elev
enth running Of the Vanderbilt Cur
race, while the Grand Prize trophy
has been competed for six times.
Vanderbilt Cup Records
Briefly the history of the two ma
jof road events are:
l. Vanderbilt Cup race held 0cto-
Der s, 1904. Distance 2S4 miles. Held
in Nassau county, Long Island. Win
1er. George Heath, driving Pan.
hard. average speed 52.2 miles per
hour.
s5svsnderbtlt Cup race held octo-
Der II. 1905. on Long Island course.
Distance 2S3 miles. Nineteen con-
teetants. Winner, Hemery, in Oar
rae. Average speed 60.72 miles an
hour.
8. Vanderbilt Cup race held on
Long Island course October 6. 1906.
Eighteen cars contested. Distance
2s7 miles Winner. Wagner, driving
Darrac. Average 61.43 miles an hour.
= 4. Vanderbilt Cup race held octo-
Der "a, 1908, over Long Island course.
No race held in 1907. Distance of
1908 race 25S.O6 miles. Won by
George Robertson driving Locomo-
bile. First race to be won by Amer
ican car. Average speed 64,3S miles
an hour.
5. Vanderbilt Cup race held on
Long Island course on October 30,
1909. Fifteen cars entered. Distance
27S0S miles. Harry Grant driving
Alec, winner. Average speed 62.77
miles per hour.
s. Vanderbilt Cup race held on
long Island course October 1, 1910.
Distance 27S.OS miles. Winner, Har-
~ Grant, driving Alec. Same car and
driver that won race of previous year.
Average 65.1S.
4 Vanderbilt Gun race held at Sa-
vannah. Ca, November q. 1911 -Four
teen cars started. Distance 2gi.36
fiflles. Winner, Ralph Mulford. driv.
Ing Lozier. Average 1907 miles an
hour. -e<ek
g. Vanderbilt Cup race held at Nil.
Waukee, Wis, October 2, 1912. Fight
cars entered. Distance 1921 miles.
Won by Ralph de Palma driving a
Mercedes. Average speed 6s.g7 miles
al hour.
8. vanderbilt Cup race held at
santa Monica. Cal. February IS, 1914.
Distance 2s4 miles. Won by Ralph
de Palma driving Mercedes. Av-
srage speed nearly rs miles an hour.
10. Vanderbilt Cup race held in the
grounds 81 the PaIiama-P Pacific Inter
national exposition. San Francisco.
February 2Fs 1915. Distance "a
miles. Won by Dario Resta driving
a French Peugeot. Average nearly
30 miles an hour.
The Automobile Club of America
was responsible for the inauguration
OF the international Grand Prize
races. and they always have at
tracted7 the best pilots and speediest
cars In the world. In d nutshell, the
history OF the Grand Prize races Is:
1. international Grand Prize race,
he'd November rs. 1908. at Savannah,
Ca. Fourteen entries. Distance
4OS.0S miles. Won by Louis Wagner.
driving Fiat. Average speed 65.0S
miles an hour.
2. Grand Prize race held at Sa-
vannah. Ca. being transferred from
Long Island owing to the accident
which barred the Vanderbilt Cup
event. Fifteen entries. Distance
1852 miles. Won by David Bruce
Brown driving Bentz. Average speed
1885 miles per hour.
3. Grand Prize race, held al Sa-
vannah, Ca, on November 80, 1911,
and for the second time in succession
Bruce Brown won this. event. aver
aging 74.45 miles an hour. Distance
411.36 miles.
4. Grand Prize race, held at Mil
waukee, Wis, October 5, 1912. Twelve
cars started. Distance 400 miles.
Won by Caleb Bragg in a Fiat.
Average 69.3 miles per hour.
). Grand Prize race, held at Santa
Monica February %. 1914 Distance