Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-10
NATIONAL HOLDS
MANY TROPHIES
Long Lire ~ NirtoriCs IN ~ Kinds
~ Contests shown la
collection

"uur'e Tom. Cabin" Ten nights
boo o. Horrpo9u." Way Uuwn East
and the other venerable bat hardy
percruss ~ the American stage
I,a'r "a rival fur hnrustorminE hon
ors bon collection ~ fi'ty or more
trophies. each rmbIemutiC of a VIC
tors ON road RACING course. speed.
wa 1Ir iEcH beach SrniRhtsWly
or % % climb and a poHsersion NJ the
>1iluul Motor ear S Vehicle corpo-
t1uou ut Indianapolis hs highly
Ir r"l ls the hintorl, blue car that
yurr ,1 Joe Dawson Co fame and for
tune 100 tho Indianapolis international
sWcopsukes OF lgl2
Although the National company
retired from DGmpet ton following
bnv sons triumph of six years ago
ana automobile racing has been
abandoned In this country for the
d"rr''on ~ the world war. these tro-
uhios, now slightly furnished and
only rciirctinR the achievements Of
the past. have the same appeal To the
motoring public AS when the silver
cups we're new and National cars and
National drivers were halted AS
champions by speed mad thousands
In the past six years, this coilec-
ton ~ trpphies has been on the rnH 4
continually having been exhibited
ip every town In which there L. "a
National distributor or dealer. Tho
cups haYr been shipped from the
Atlantic to the Pacific coast each
year and have played return dates
ia several places, always coming
hack each twelfth month to Indian
upolls 10 he displayed on Memoir al
Day ln the show windows uf the In
dianhpoliS distributor and recall 10
Hoorler minds tho 1912 victory Of
native SON car and native SON
driver In the h00-m!le classic on the
Hoosl"r bricks
r The trophies which pre- insured
against loss by The National company.
are nov u long way from home. since
In the pnrlhnCe Of the vaudeville pro
fcsstnn they are PLAYING Florida
time lust flnr. NJ an engagement
at Jlcksonv llo and JUMPING to
Gaintvillo last week The spr'ng
hooking for the cups call FOR a short
tour through the southwcst before
the fluFons urc shipned To ludiop-
npoliH Tor their regular May 40 ON
hihlunp
Two silver plaques In the collec-
ton are souvenirs ~ the 1912 Hoos-
ter C'htHic. ore or them was pre-.
scuted To loe Dawson as. reward
for hts spectacular victory while
tho name .nf Huwdy wikoN who-fin.
iHhcd ninth, IN Inscribed on the other
There is also a third plaque of sim
liar design on exhibition. awarded 10
charlie Merz Tor placing seventh In
the Ind annapolis 500 mile race OF the
seasdn before
Three other cups In the harnstorm.
Ing troupe were won by National
drivers In. record,smashing races on
the Atlantic Pablo beach at jackson
vilie. Flh,, In 1911. when the fdl-
lowing marks were established hy the
Indianapolis cars.
one mile IrHightuwsy tWon by
Howdy Wilcox In i0.3g seconds, II
worlds record
Five nile free for-all Won by
Howdy Wilcox In 3;l3o7. also a
worlds record.
Ten mile stock hampiunshIp.
sol $50 inch class Won by Charley
Mcrz IN s'03
IN the same meet. Charley Merl
hung up a worlds record for stock
ing twonty miles In l6AaT6.
The llinois cup, II prominent mug
In the collection, recalls the winning
Of the worlds stock road racing
mpionthlp by the National team
at Elgln IN I, -. This trophy was
presented 10 Don Herr who captured
the lsl-i50 elias event and covered
the 2Oa.3i miles without stop, char
ley MFRS, his teammatc, finishing
reCond The folhwinA DAY Len
Zengle, also at tho wheel uf Ma
touai took the Elgin National tro-
phN. averaging 66t miles pcr hour
In tho 30t-milc drive without chang
ing a Tire.
-Four of the priced trophies bear
the iiluEtrious name n Johnny Ait
ken. who won them In speedway
races held AZ Atlanta In 1909 Three
l other cups IN the collection are en-
hlematic NJ national victories In bill
climbs at Fort George, OsslninE snd
WilhesHsrre, while several of the
. nagaus we're presented to Nationn
Z drivers In return for dirt track trl'
umphg.
The majority ~ tho trophies were
annexed during 1911 when National
cars captured the road racing cham
ptonEhip and Harvey Herrick,
member Of the National team wal
given the title 'of champion dr!Nei
of the year National nchie,emenu