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THE STTXDAT OREGOXT AX. FOTTIXAyP. .TTjyB 23, 1914. SNAPSHOTS FEOM TACOMA COURSE OF DARING RACING PILOTS PRACTICING FOR THE BIG RACES. F YOU'RE SHOCKED ) without TEACO SHOCK ABSORBERS on your T ; jj 5 Vi FORD. The price is $15 per teL THE.rLACElS 1 - 4 ri ARCHER AND WIGGINS i Twenty-Two Auto Speedsters Entered in &g Tacoma Events July 3 and 4. OAK STREET, COHSER SIXTH EM AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES. SPORTING O00DS. 5? GALAXY 0 DRIVERS 0 FOR RAGES t'w$ r w it : I u i; MANY STARS SEEK PRIZES ffetzlaff, Cooper, Carlson, Hughes, j I Pullen Among Xumber Inter ! City Century, 200-Mile Pot- jj latch, Slontaniarathou Run. . TACOMA, Wash., Juno 27. (Special.) With the new course In perfect con dition and exceptionally tast laps being made by numerous drivers already on the track, the bis automobile races at Tacoma on July 3 and 4 undoubtedly will eurpasse all previous meets In Ta coma. All arrangements have been com pleted. Everything: is in' readiness. The grandstands, which afford a per fect view of the course, have been en larged, and all the management now has to do is to pray for fine weather. In addition to having one of the three great speedways in tho world, Tacoma has secured a list of entrants that It is said has never been surpassed at any meet, with the exception of Indianapo lis. Many of the drivers are still un known, but among the list are men who hold world's records on different cars. Teddy Tetzlaff Holds Records. Perhaps the best known of these drivers is Teddy Tetzlaff. who will be seen this year at the wheel of the Max well car. In which he broke the world's record for one lap at the Indianapolis course this year, driving the entire dis tance of 24 miles In the remarkable time of 1:33:40, or an average of 97.7 miles an hour. Teddy is the holder of the world's road racing record of 78.71 miles an hour, made at Santa Monica In 1912. Besides this he still holds the world's upeedway record for 25, 60 and 75 miles, all being made In a Lozier car, and also the record for 100, 150, 200 and 250 . miles, made in a Fiat. Karl Cooper Conservative Driver. Cooper is well known to most racing fans, but because of his style of driv ing has not attracted the attention he would have with the number of vic tories he has won had his style been more of a spectacular nature. Cooper is today probably the most conservative driver in the game. He has been handling a car ever since he was 13 years old, and has always been noted for his neat Judgment of pace and his ability to take advantage of every opportunity In a race. His record last year was something phenomenal. Beginning with Tacoma, he started In seven big meets, all of them road races, and won every race In which he started, defeating nearly all the best American drivers. Billy Carlson Is San Dlegan. William Carlson, of San Diego, Is one of the younger drivers entered in this year's events, but he already has shown that he Is a clever and consistent per former. At Indianapolis he was at the wheel of the Maxwell car, which is the first car ever competing in an Important race to burn nothing but coal oil.. Carlson drove a nice, consistent race, and after having considerable tire trouble at the start, stayed in the race and finished ninth. As there were only four American cars to finish, his per formance is a great feather In his cap. Frank Verbeck Is Californlan. Verbeck was in Tacoma In 1912 at the wheel of a National. He drove a great race and furnished the crowd with many thrills. He is one of the beter-known California drivers and is entered In one of the two foreign cars In the Tacoma race this year, the 70 horsepower Flat He has written that his car is In excellent shape and that he expects to make a great showing at Tacoma. Verbeck Is a good driver, has had lots of experience and will add ma terially to the Interest of the race. Hughle Hughes Is Veteran. - Hughle Hughes is one of the vet erans of American automobile racing and has probably been in the game longer than any other driver who will appear here this year. Hughes, in the opinion om many of the game's closest followers, is the best light car driver in the country. At the wheel of his Maxwell this year friends say he should have no trouble in again winning the applause of the thousands of fans who have watched his work at Tacoma the last two years. Eddie Pnllrn Seta Terrific Pare. Eddie Pullen was In Tacoma In 1912 with the Mercer team, but did not do any great work that year. His great est achievement was the winning of the recent race at Santa Monica, the Grand Prix, with the sensational aver age of 77.2 miles an hour. His per formance was the more remarkable hecause he had overturned during the Vanderbilt cup race only the day pre vious and sustained several bruises, be sides doing his car considerable injury. At the time of the accident he was In the lead in the Vanderbilt race. Pullen is a consistent driver and sets a ter rific pace at all times. He will drive a fiercer in the Tacoma race. Billy Taylor to Drive Alco. Billy Taylor Is the Beau Brummel of the racing drivers of California. During the Santa Monica road races he drove his Alco Into Becond position at the finish by displaying the greatest of nerve and determination. Taylor will have the Alco in the Tacoma race. Jack. Welch Drives Foreign Car. Jack Welch Is known to most North west fans from his appearance In a Locomobile at the 1913 races. This year he is driving a foreign car, the 90 horsepower Fiat. Hnntley Gordoa Able Driver. H. Gordon is another driver from California. He has displayed remark able ability as a driver, but luck has been against him. During the recent Kim) Monica races his mechanician taaa-leeted' to watch the oil' and he ran ra of gas while traveling in second ace In the Grand Prix race. Gordon will drive the Mercer Monk at Tacoma. the car which. Hufchie Hughes made famous while driving with the Mercer team. Arthur Klclm Eaatrrn Favorite. Toung Klein was one of the favorite drivers entered at Indianapolis this year. He Is from Youngstown. O.. and until lii.i appearance at Indianapolis had confined himself to barn-storming, with Joe Dawson and other drivers. In the Tacoma race he will drive the same car with which he made such a fine showing at Indianapolis, the King. Mr. Klein is somewhat of an engineer and superintended the construction of his own car at the King factory and it is cafe to say that he will give a good account of himself In the races. Captain Kennedy Bipfrti to Win. Captain Kennedy will drive tho only six-cylinder car entered In this year's event, a light Chalmers. This car he h V.-vl ' - ' ft,.f- aXJ LJUAf .l 111 I HI T9 has been working on in San Francisco and writes that he has it In such shape V. n .Tnfintd tn win thfl blBT TilHR at Tacoma. Kennedy was in Tacoma last year but had no mount. S. F. Brock, Motorboat Racer. 55. F. Brock Is one of the most noted drivers who will appear at this meet, having won his fame In the motorDoai croma TTa the owner and builder of the famous boats, the Wis consin and Oregon Kid, said to be the world's fastest water crafts with -.i .. 9 nnA K4 tnilpH an hour at Kansas City. Brock's specialty is en gine construction, ana no mo.. . : ,.1 nf nn a nf his STieed bOatS and put it in his specially constructed automobile, the Ray. Brock qualified and started in the Indianapolis race and showed great speed for a number of laps, after which he was forced out of the race because of a broken valve. Wilbur De Alene la Owner. ntr a tan a t thA owner and driver of the Marmon car, which ran so well In the Vanderbilt cup race at oanta Monica. He has had a great deal of ex- tho nntnmobile racing game and from now on will be his own driver. G. K. Rnckstall Is Californlan. G. E. Ruckstall is a California driver who is practically unknown to racing men. He is associated with the Mer cer people and is teaming with Eddie r- . . 1 1 n . Via T o r n tyi a Tn-Aet nnrl will ruucu a.v - drive the other Mercer entered by the Pacific coast agency. Jim Pnraons to Pilot Frantx. Jim Paraons this year will pilot the Frantz special, with which he had bad luck at the local speedway meet. Last ...a. tin .waa thA wfnnAr of the Inter- Clty Century race at Tacoma, Ho drovfe a consistent race and roaae an average of 64 miles an hour. He has, since . .1 - ,J r. -,n t-'c rniiH,tirn In IJ1H.I liiiic, ,iau J ' " automobile racing, and. with the mount he has this year, promises to mm s good showing in all three races. Terrien la Tacoma Racer. Mr." Terrien' is ' another Tacoma boy who has aspirations to wear a speed i.j .. TJa na nnsnriAtatl him self with the Pacific Car Company and has preparea a email nesui iui mo -ni ter-City century. Percy Barnea Haa Freak Car. Percy Barnes la entered In the freak car of the meet seen recently-in Port land. He is driving the Romano special. This car has been constructed by Barnes and Romano, of Seattle, and is equipped with an eight-cylinder Cur tis aeroplane engine, capable of turn ing up to 3500 revolutions per minute. Jack Crouton Enters Small Car. t i f, n ta irn lennwn to most Tacoma people, having been in the au tomobile business here for a number of BIG AUTOMOBILE FIRM ZZj. iir" JL v. " (f f"!. 4 FVVX , ' ;r- years. This year he has decided to branch out as a race driver and has prepared a Chevrolet, one of the small est cars that will be entered in the race, for his mount. He is in the Inter-City race. Mr. Goldrlck la Spokane Man. n t ri -.TT.tr.Lr I- tt,A nnlv Snokane entrant in the races, having nominated his big National roadster in we City Century event. Smyley la Seattle Entrant. Mr. Smyley is one of the Seattle en trants. He will pilot a Hupmobile, which ho has prepared specially. Joe Thomas Has Fast Car. Joe Thomas is another of the Seattle onl will ha aAan At thA W Vl P C of the racing Locomobile. This is one of the fastest cars ever seen in oeaine and has turned up to 85 miles an hour I .. . . . .... rnarla an. 1t 1r Said Oil Hie VUUHUJ should be able to hold Its own in the Inter-City Century. Henri North to Drive Mercer. Mr. North will drive the Mercer en try from Seattle. He has had some ex perience in the racing game, has a good fast car and will probably make an ex cellent showing In tho Inter-City Cen tury. Entrants Number 22 Already.. This makes in all 22 bona fide en trants in tho different events. Besides these there are several others who have sent In word that they would complete their entry in a few days, and it is a safe prediction that there will bo at least 30 entries In the events. The programme of the races Is so ar ranged that all drivers will start both days. The first day, July 3, at 10:30 A. M., will see the running of the Inter-City Century, the 100-mile race confined to cars entered from the Pa cific Northwest and driven by drivers who have lived a certain length of time in this section. Racea On Different Daya. Immediately after tho. finish of this race the 200-mile Potlatch Trophy race will be started. In this race are en tered all of the drivers who will par ticipate in the Montamarathon and the two races are run on different days so that if any accidents should cause a car to go out of the first race, it may be repaired to take part in the race the next day. At 2 o'clock on the afternoon of July 4, the Montamarathon, the 250-mile Perpetual Trophy race of tho Speedway Association, will be run. In this race there ae already 18 entrants and un doubtedly will be at least 25 starters, which is the limit of tho track, under the A. A. A. rules. With this galaxy of drivers, together with the remarkable track which has been prepared, it would seem to be a safe prediction that Tacoma will this year take her place as one of the few cities in the world staging big automobile races. ANNOUNCES SIX-CYLINDER MODEL FOR FIRST TIME. rV - irif , .JsfSg0' THE NEW OVERLAND SIX-CYLINDER, SOON TO BE ....-. - - - fclaMTw-fTTfilffif 1 SaWr; K - - 1 '(.'' OVERLAND "SIX" DUE Surprise Is Sprung by Presi dent Willys. SELLING PRICE IS $1475 New Car Will Be Ready for Trade by Late Summer or Karly Fall. Appearance Is Stylish and Service Revelation. An announcement of more than usual Interest to the general automobile trade and the public, but more particu larly to the many dealers who handle Overland cars, has Just come to Fred West, manager of the local Leavitt branch, from J. N. Willys, president of the Willys-Overland Company. It is to the effect that the Overland will have a six-cylindeoed car here very shortly. So quietly that even the Intimates have had no inkling of Mr. Willys' plans. Overland engineers for the past season have been developing and test ing a new- seven-passenger Overland which In points of value, equipment and price bids fair to outclass anything that has been offered heretofore or will be offered in such measure for some time to come. In spite of the production of 60,000 cars this year, tho demand for Over land cars, it Is' said, has been-so great during the season Just drawing to a close that the principal difficulty of the dealer has been to obtain a plenti ful supply. As announced some time ago, Mr. Willys will materially increase his pro duction of four-cylinder models for 1915, while the new six-cylinder Over land, whose preparation has been so carefuly guarded, will, for one thing, serve the purpose of giving Overland dealers a line of cars so complete and Inclusive as to enable them to satisfy the varying demands of their custom ers with the product of a single manu facturer. After having been passed upon by Mr. Willys and his sales staff, the pro duction of the new six will progress with the company's usual celerity, so that an adequate supply of them will SEEN HERE. " t4 be ready for the market in the late Summer or early Fan. The six-cylinder addition to the Over land line will retail at S1475. at which figure It has all the appearance of a record-breaking value. In appearance it is stylish and im nresslve. and. according to the manu facturers, a revelation in service. The wheelbase is 125 inches. ' The long-stroke motor is rated at 45-50 horsepower. Tires are 86x4 on demountable rims and every modern automobile convenience, such as seli starter, electric lights, etc., has been incorporated in the liberal specifica tions. r RACING COLORS ARE CHANGED Hereafter Each Nation Will Be Given Distinctive Designation. INDIANAPOLIS, June 27. Racing colors in the next Indianapolis SOO-mlle race, it is announced, will bo uniform, according to the nation which a car represents. German machines will thus be white, French blue. English green. Belgian yellow, Italian red and American red and white. This move will do away with the freakish individual color com hlnations which in the past have marred speedway racing and at the same time give bolder relief to the in ternatlonal aspect of the sport. Credit for the idea is due to E. C. Patterson, the wealthy Chicago sports man, who had a Mercedes, piloted by De Pal ma, in the last five-century, but unfortunately had to withdraw, be cause of excessive motor vibration. caused by a special aviation model. $10,000 TROPHY IS PROPOSED Pain Is to Stimulate Manufacturers to Meet Foreign Racers. INDIANAPOLIS. June 27. To stimu late the interest of American manufac turers in racing and to prevent a repe tition of the victory scored by Europe in the last Indianapolis 500-mile race, the San Antonio (Tex.) Auto Club has inaugurated a movement lor trie estaD lishment of a National 810,000 trophy, to be offered the next American car winning the event. A substantial sum has been prof fered by the club Itself, with the sug gestion that other subscriptions b called for, through the medium of some prominent trade magazine, as Motor Aee. for Instance. With a little en ergy and perseverance, it is believed, no difficulty in raising the necessary casn will be encountered. ROAD IMPROVEMENT RUSHED Bad Section of Highway to Be Ready for Traffic by Fall. WOODLAND, Wash., June 27. (Spe cial.) J. T. Carter, 'who has the con ftio tmnrnVAmant of the Pa cific Highway between Woodland and La Center, is rusning tne worn w ia fullest extent, and if nothing happens to delay him ne win nave me roau im iehed by Fall. U vtn-ar haa Kfl t dfl TTI and abOUt 100 men at work on the road and is making rapid headway, unis streicn omy miles in length, but before it was de cided to improve it waa one of the . i -r vnaH hatwAAn Portland and Seattle. Motorists, as well as farmers, will be greatly pleased when this road is ready for traffic, as it was almost impossible to get over 11 De cause of the many bad hills. Glycerine Keeps Windshields Clear, -...-t: nn a if electric line run ning to and from Chicago had a great deal of trouDie Keems mo ' obstructing his view ahead, so he placed .n.ntltv ett s-lvcarlna on a Bp D1UW1 , j - o- piece of cotton waste and rubbed it over the outsiae 01 me winuow wnea it was dry. He found the rain would strike the window and then run down ward leaving the glass smooth and clear. There is no reason why motorists CHUriUl 1 1 III 1 V vu.a ' " windshield free of rain. It appears that tOO mucn K'y-eriiio wu mo ni Halladay Shock Absorbers for Your Ford "THE GOAT" takes all the bumps $ 1 2.50 Set of Four BALLOU & WRIGHT BROADWAY AT OAK. PORTLAND. OR. nniiTorn gasoline and uil iaink rVlllartl TORGI5 HVdTF.Ml rOH PI UIIC mt. I If If 1 1 I J I 1 Vila' UH1I.K. a. . -r4. RM'-Ml. tarfceli Hls. Main .: DIAMOND TIRES Yiikanizing& Retreading HLBLODGETT. NORTHWEST AUTO CO. Factory Distributors of Cole, Lozier, Reo Cars BROADWAY AT COUCH STREET Main 8887 A 4939 or cloth will make matters as bad as if none bad been used. Yamhill Chautauqua On Today. M'M INNVILLE. Or.. June 27. (Spe cial.) The second Yamhill County Chautauqua will open hpre tomorrow - aUI I SPLITDORF FORD SPECIAL Waterproof High-Tension Magnetos that are giving thousands of the .... a 1 iieziDUity oi me nignes. pnwu uwuiuiimi Every owner of a Ford automobile ow Investigate the KPLITUUKr revolutionizing- the running- cars. t 1 - t -i- X -r -av THK KP1.ITDORF lntrumnt la anHna-d gpr-Urivn no chatna or ot-n sara, commercial as well as pleasure will conv abbolute merit In getting "the beat out of With its installation in a few hours by th comparatire novice the nuisance and expense of vibrators, coils and bat teries pass away and A HIGH-TENSION SYSTEM SE CURED that gives remarkable results. Splitdorf Electrical Co. irva a street. San Francisco. 1628 Brbadway, Seattle. Ford Special Magnetos Plugs, Batteries y Cable. Walters Filling Stations Gasoline and Lubricating Oils WEST SIDE Broadway and Ankeny Fourth and Taylor EAST SIDE Union Avenue nd Mason Fifteenth and Broadway Forty-fifth and Sandy Boulevard Thirty-ninth and Belmont East Eleventh and Sherman QUICK North 14th, W CMb PkoM Mam 7001 and will extend over a p-riod of pi days. Last season's Chautauqua mt with such succeps that this innoni attendance Is expected to be much larger. The various prosrsmmes will be staged 1 the City Auditorium. Italy last year prndursd l,4.1S.007.SOO Sal 1oti of fap Ip-. U I " popular motori the response and t. ! J .HtAMAViUil It tn hlmaelf l nmii i-n- o of thousands niti"to thai l of thea remarkable Every refinement has been Incorpor ated In lh KPLIT 1HJUF Inatrumenis to make them as simple, poaltlva an4 reliable as the de mands of tha con stantly irtviii tbouaanda neeael tata In a word, they are built for the mull Hurt a and carry the hf'UIT lRi (i U A IIA TKK. An Inatallatlnn of tha thorouahlv t.-te4 M'l.lTPOHl' KURD H P K C I A I, hla:h tenalon mif netn deataned and nianuf act ur ed ape clally for Kurd cara, Inca an owner of Its the motor." .IS 0 out of mr Ford V Motor. Pend ma. at no cost to myself. "Ford Power ' jS Possibilities" a booklet telling how th" cn b don ' Nm Aau rtasn RED CROWN GASOLINE c SERVICE 6