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TANDEBBU.T AI GRAND TRIX
RACKS URE WORLD'S BEST
. CARS ANP DKO'ERS. .
The following named 32 cars and
driver compow the entry l!t for the
Yandarbllt cup race, to be run to
morrow, and the Grand Prix next
Saturday: .
Name of Car. Name of Driver.
Ptuta Gil Anderson
Et-Jts Earl Cooper
6tut fHow1'" TVJIcox
Peugeot Dario Rests
Peugeot Jack McCarthy
Mercer Eddie PuIIen
Meroer. ............ .G. E. Ruckstall
Merc?r Louis Nlkrent
Simplex ............. Louis Dlsbrow
Chevrolet Jack Le Cain
Manrell Barney Oldfield
Maxwell ........... William Carlson
Slaxell Ed Rlckenbacker .
.Duesenberg Edward O'Donnell
Duesenberc ............. Tom Alley
Dciase C. R. Newhouso
Tahls Jack. Gable
Edwards Special Lou Gandy
Edwards Special.... Captain Kennedy
CaJIfornian Caleb Braes
Basattl J. B. Marquis
Parsons Special Jim Parsons
.Chevrolet R. C. Durant
Meresde Ralph de Pal ma
King Arthur H. Klein
Erwln Special O C. Bemdoll
Overland Thomas McKelvy
Case Eddie Hearne
Case Bob Burman
Hercules arold HaU
Tomaslnl ........... T. A. Tomasinl
National Wilson
BY CHESTER A. 5IOORES.
WITH S3 fast cars entered for the
Vanderbllt cup race, which Is
to be held on the novel four
- .mile course of the Panama-Pacific Ex
position ground tomorrow beginning at
.10 o'clock, a new record has been es
tablished for entries in automobile con
tests. Never before in the history of auto
mobile racins has there been euch sn
afcgresatlon of famous cars and driv
ers entered as there is for tomorrow's
event and for the Grand Prix race on
. k. n. A.MMiiran n t t 1 11 mu v I ri I
he same eourso next baiuraay. ine
. .... J I . ATAtr ..na.t
tniry iisk l x - . .- .
driver in this country and nearly every I
... ..Iti ay In lha world, ud
n h. rnnhlnitinnil .fTurtfll.
judging; from ine luniuiiiiiuuiiB ruciicut i
the race presages a new record in auto- I
M.h nmnT non. I
Some of the best-known manufac- I
turers of racing cars have entered -tne
largest teams in their history for both
the YendeTDUt ana uranu i i la cvciiks. i
o,i, .... the Stutz, Mercer, Max-l
feu??.cr" ..rnnLnW,
have two and three . cars each, while
Ce llar of other famous cars 1 repre-1
sented by one eptry includes practically
every wc-xdowh raco two a
world.
Among the entries received Just be
fore the lists closed was that of Ralph
de PaJraa. the road race champion, who
will be at the .wheel of a Mercedes car,
the property of E. C. Patterson. De
Palma has several times been a winner
of big races, guiding cars owned by
this Chicago sportsman, among .them
the Elgin National road race on two
occasions.
The Bugatti car. which made such a
remarkable showing at Indianapolis in
. v Rnnmi1 ram has been nom
inated by J. B. Marquis, who will drive
it. , Two-Case cars will be handled by
Bob Burman and Eddie Hearne. A pair
i Twni'aia rflr, riii i)n iiaiiuicu isj
?LKZirCZ?CllX:: Kdwds
the fray by J. Paulding n.waroa. .
a V-nnnH Chevrolet, with R. C. Du-
rant up: a ParsonsSpeclal,'"Jim" Par
sons driving, and a fourth Maxwell
entry, with Hatry Grant at the wheel,
have also been entered. Diaro Rests,
the English rack, will pilot one of the
Peugeots and. Jack McCarthy will han
dle the other. It is possible that sev
eral post entries will be made. "
Considerable discussion has been on
lately regarding the contingency which
mlght,arise should De Palma win the
Vanderbilt cup for the third time. In
1912 and. 1914 De Palma won the cup
with the Mercedes car. owned by E. J.
Schroeder, and the general Impression
has been that If the cup were won by
the samed river three times with the
same make of car the trophy would
became De Palma'e permanent prop
erty. However, this is not the case, and
should De-Palma win' the cup again It
will not wipe the Vanderbllt cup
classic out of existence, but the event
will continue to be a perpetual chal
lenge trophy affair.
Third vfetory la Hope. -
Speaking of this De Palma said the
other day: "I am after my third con
secutive win in the Vanderbllt and I
believe I have a good chance. No driv
er has won It three times and the only
other driver besides myself to score
twice has been Harry Grant.
"I want to correct the general im
pression seemingly prevails that If I
win this time the Vanderbilt cup goes
out of commission. I myself helped
create this impression, for that is what
I thought the deed of gift said. But
while I was in Detroit I talked this
v,iv. a 17 Tsrri1nsrton. who ref-
snn nv nr inn r: n i i . . .
ereed many of the early Vanderbilts,
..J 1 t.lla.m. tho fumdltS CUD iS
ajiu -
perpetual trophy and .cannot be won
nntrlchL This is WlOSt disappointina;
nwl tct 17 J. Schroeder. for Whom I
news m lJ. -
have won two Vanderbilts.
news to E. J. Schroeder. for whom
i no worm i w.ui vi
The world's record of 87.89 miles an
hour made by Eddie Pullen
our made by Eddie Pullen in nls
Mercer on tne corona "1"
Pullen one of the favorites In tomor
Mercer on the Corona course has made I
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i v a .
Anotner anver wno' win uo"wan;iici i
,i.iv hv the 1S.0O0 who are expected
to be present, is Caleb Bragg, winner of
the 1912 Grand Prix. millionaire who j
is generally rated as the king of ama
teur drivers. He will pilot the Cali
f ornian. Pure love of the sflort,. not
money, has brought Bragg into the
racing game and he is said to be one
of the nerviest drivers in the world. .
twiira Advantage la Lost.
While such drivers as Duray. BoillotJ
Thomas and Goux are still, at last re
ports, on or close to the firing line,
acting as chauffeurs for General Joffre
and the other leaders, allies and Ger-
n.nd the other leaders, allies ana urr-
" - t Ua
mans, their rasteet cars remain i
'j c.- w. ,or. hp.n entered
U nilcU Oiaico anw
. - A vsaa np-fi
in the Bxpo-iUon events. year.
able to make short work of the Arneri-
- lVio--
can racing contingent
"iteT'lhVarinduS
is not me case ima
IIUL Lilt? laaao j .
x .v.. h.t- uri rapAR held in
111 UUlll LllO "Jifb vra- - "
California this Winter American cars
were able to look the foreign speed
wonders In the eye at 100 miles an
i i ..or At hnth Corona and
UUUi aiiu . '
San Diego, racing representatives of
such firms as stuiz, mercer,
and Duesenberg not only exchanged
speed for speed with the Peugeot and
Sunbeam teams, but outclassed them
and wore them down. In both these
races the Americans also showed abil
ity to make speed for longer bursts,
using less gasoline and oil. and stop
ping, less frequently for changes of
The Vanderbilt race will be the tenth
held since 190, when V. K. Vander
bilt, Jr.. posted the famous silver
trophy. The International Grand Prix
race, held next Saturday, will be the
sixth. Both races carry the sanction
of the Automobile Club of America and
will be held under the Joint auspices
of the Panama-Pacific Exposition and
the Automobile Dealers' Association of
San Francisco.
W. I Hughson, chairman of the rac
ing committee for the races, has an
nounced that the racers would go over
the paved course for the Vanderbilt
cup 77 laps, making a distance of
296.3768 miles.
Grand Prix la 4O0 Miles.
For the Grand Prix race the cars
will make 104 laps, which will make a
running distance of 400.3013 miles.
That there Bhall be no possibility of
error in" timing the big races. Mr.
Hughson has arranged, through the
courtesy of C. B. Smith, general man
ager of the Stewart-Warner Corpor
ation, of Chicago, for the use of the
Warner electric timer.
The awards to be given for the two
races will total 16,000 in money and
$10,000 in cups. Fred Wagner, the vet
eran automobile race sis.ri.tji-,
eran automobile race tiarmr. vm
elate again tnis year. wm"u s
...!, tna races, eacn oi me vats
representing the five countries, must
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each must have a reverse gear drtver
carry two persons aaieu ema
by the motor, an " """j
directed toward the ground and . an
JZcfcs'e JCcrZexr Sir
over-all width that does not exceed 62
inches. The order of the start of w.e
cars will be determined by lot.
Although a large number of Port
land people will be at the track side
tomorrow, not a sufficient number left
Portland at any one time to warrant
. I . I ... a ianUl oof l.'ylnr.. A
Johnstone, of the local 'branch of the
rlugnson & jyietjLon. nau arrangea wiin
the .Southern Pacific officials to send
forward a special Portland car for the
races last night, but at the instance of
j iuca 10. uioui, mm. u.
. XTt TlmrViann rf tho ia rA ri-m m itroa
v ww.....wvw
this Dlan was called off.
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Becomes Better
Every Day, Says Staehli.
' BT RALPH J STAEHLL
OREGON BUILDING, Panama-Pacific
International Exposition, San Francis
co, Feb. 20. (Special.) James Apple
by. Frank E. Watkins, James Clark,
Henry Wagner, T. M. Dunne and other
Portland motorists who drift Into this
town jn 'time for the Grand Prix and
PACIFIC ROUTE OPE3VS EARLIER
' THIS SEASON, IS REPORT. -
Manager of Howard Auto Company on
Jnunt Holds Out Pierce Rosds
as Object Lesson.
The Pacific Highway from .Seattle to
Portland will te opened for traffic
much earlier this year than in any. pre
vious season, according to Mel G. John
son, manager for the Howard Automo
bile Company, Pacific Coast dietributers
of Buick automobiles, on his return last
week from Seattle, whence, in company
with his partner, A. S. Eldridge, of the
Northwest Buick Company, he enjoyed
a ride In the new six-cylinder Buick
roadster to Tacoma.
"An object lesson in road building
may be obtained by most any com
munity. In the United States, not ex
cepting' far-famed Southern California,
hv a lourner over the beautiful roads
of . Pierce County. Washington," said
Mr. Johnson yesterday.
The splendid roadway, about evenly
j .1 i.Ato,.on rn o r n H ;J m and cement.
leads from Seattle to Kent, a distance
of 12 miles. From Kent tor tne enure
...... qa ,n. tn Tacnma there is
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an unbroken brick and cement road
with the exception or aooui a mne ai
rectly west of Auburn, where , a large
HIGHWAY TRIP REVIEWED
V- !(
Vanderbult cub auto races are des
tined to see some wonderful speeding.
The exposition course is going better
every day and the officials have helped
the road races to the extent of lopping
corners off some or tne n.ui-
angle turns
And with such men as have already
signed up and have their cars at the
exposition grounds, speed, daring and
sensational finishes are foregone con
clusions. W. L. Hughson, chairman of
the exposition race committee, says
there are more than 30 racers and cars
signed now and that the race, without
the shadow of a doubt, will be the
greatest event of its kind staged In
the history of the game.
Earl Cooper has been Inspecting the
course and says that a speed of 80
miles an hour should be the average for
the exposition course. Others are a
little more lavish In their forecasts
of speed. Some say that the fastest
man will-be nearer 90 because of the
long straightaways.
Billy Carlson, the "oil-burner, and
his Maxwells are on the course and
occasionally give the roads a little
dusting. Others of the famous crews
who are here are: Ralph De Palma.
Caleb Bragg, Harry Grant, Louis Dls
brow. Earl Cooper, Barney Oldf ield,
Eddie Rlckenbacker and Eddie Fullen.
The 'Vanderbult cup was donated by
W K. Vanderbllt, Jr.. in January. 1904.
The deed of gift was given to the
American Automobile Association and
subsequently to the Motor Cups Hold
ing Cornpany ; '
construction crew Is now at. work lay
ing . new road along the hillside.
From Tacoma southward nearly to Roy,
the cement road of the Pacific High
way has been completed.
"Extensive improvements Sh the road
to the north of Kelso have been made,
and are now in progress, a heavy gravel
coating having been placed on the road
way, greatly improving the lower
stretches of the road, as well as the
going on short, grades.
"From Kelso to Kalama rough going
is encountered and from Kalama to
Woodland the road at this writing is
impassable, although considerable work
has been .done for several miles north
of Woodland.
"Work on the Pacific .Highway be
tween Woodland and La Center is pro
gressing rapidly, although the road is
not yet open, owing to the extensive
grading operations on the hills between
these two towns.'"
Mr. Johnson says there is something
new in store for the "speedbugs" in
the classy new six-cylinder Buick road
ster. He believes it to be the hand
somest roadste"r put on this market this
year and asserts that it can be turned
up to 70 miles an hour as a stock car.
Tire-Saving Predicted.
James H. Clark, a round-house fore
man from St. Maries, Idaho, was in
Portland last week exhibiting a new
wheel that he has patented for use on
motor-driven vehicles, which he pre
rfiota will effect a tsrreat saving in the
cost of inner, tubes alone. The wheel
is made of steel and Is constructed as
a "wheel within a wheel." With this
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Special Prices on Eastern Lubricating Oils.
ATTENTION!
All Auto Supplies.
Get our prices on repairing, storage, painting and
battery work.
H. L. Keats Auto Co.
Broadway at Burnside Phones: Main 3368, A 1170
wheel the pneumatic tire is not used,
yet the same cushion is obtained and
a machine equipped with these tires
rides Just as "easy as ono with the in
flated tire." said Mr. Clurk. "I believe
tire trouble is one of the greateat
stumbling blocks in the way of expan
sion of the automobile industry. Hut
my wheel will eliminate a large share
of expense and trou'e raureu mo
tomobile owner by tne innmeu urc.
TACOMA ACTO SHOW CI.OSV.S
Exhibit of Many Model I'raws Folk
to Attractive Hall.
Under the auspices of the Tacoma
Automobile Club, the Automooiie now
opened in the Glide Rink, on K street,
last Monday night and continued
. . k. the attractive ex-
inrousnuui - ,
hihiHon coming to a successful close
last night. . . .
More than 60 cars. Including models
of the Overland. Buick. Pilot. Cole,
Chalmers, Saxon. Dodge. King, Hudson,
r.j4ii,K siudebaker. Keo,
r,H. Maxwell. Oakland. Hupmoblle.
White and Baby Grand, were planed on
. .. ... ,-i.tVif trrm wera nrnent
exniDiuon aim -. - w- -
from San Francisco. Portland. .Seattle
and Tacoma.
Among the Portland visitors were
Joseph M. Relg. who managed the r-
son Fred W. Vogler and H. L. Ki.ats.
The huge hull was decorated beacl
fully In green and white-striped bunt
ing and with a profusion of flo-era
and bay trees. Streamers of evergreen
covered the ceiling. .
There is now some talk of an Auto
mobile Show at Seattle the first week
of March, and Joseph M. Relg. manager
of the recent show, in this city. 1 now
In the Sound city looking over the
field and canvassing the situation as
to the advisability of holding a show
thThU will be the first time that Se
attle has had a show In the center of
the city, as Mr. Relg proposes to hold
the 1915 show In the Dreamland ravll
lon, on Fourth avenue.
FAIK TRIP DATA TO HE GIVE
Supplement Is Announced for Xew
Buick Bulletin.
Due to the efforts of C. S. Howard,
uiH.t nf the Howard Auto Com
pany, the now Buick Bulletin, with
circulation of over 200.000 copies, has
i . anecial suntueinent
T, . .,.1 road information-!
glVIMK --
relative to tne two
Interest to the thousands of. Buick own
ers throughout the country.
With this immense circulation spread
all over the United States and going
into the hands of automobile or pros
pective automobile owners, the Buick
Bulletin should prove an effective ad
vertising medium for California at
tractions this year.
The material for the Exposition sup
plement will be gathered from the en
tire Pacific Coast, and of particular
interest to visiting motorists will he
the set of comprehensive automobile
tour maps which will appear In the
Bulletin each month. These maps will
be accompanied by descriptive stories.
Army to Try Out Armored Cars.'
The evident success of the armored
automobile in the European war has
impressed the United States Wsr De
partment to such a degree as to cause
a strong demand for similar equipment
for the American Army. A bill Is to
be Introduced in Congress to this ef
fect, and the American automobile
manufacturers are to be asked for
demonstrations of their product
GASOLINE and OIL TANKS
STORAGH SYSTEM" FOH PI'RI.IO An Ml.
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VENICE RACE PUN (JEW
i:vi:nv nay fiih k:trasttoi.kt
hoi ni.K hi:ki n ok i-'i:k.
Oldflrltl and ttarl Tsoaer First Tut 1
Slua I n and ( kalmrn Knlry
Causes Sensation.
VKNK'K. Cal.. Feb. CO. One of th
most unique automobile races ever run
in the United States a 111 be the llr.l
Annual Venice Grand Prix for 300 mllr
over the Vetilcs. Parkway, March 17. H
still be a profit-sharing race rondu'-te.l
by the Venice Koad Usee ANSoclsllon.
undrr the nianacetnent of the ra.,lnn
committee of the Western Automobile
Association.
A purse of ISnOO l gusranl- ed hr I'1
Western Automobile Association with
provision that Is altogether u-ivrl In
rsi-lng history. It la tire agreement
that from tlie net rroHts of the meet,
there sliall bo paid each driver, who
atarls his car In good faith. tw.-e Ilia
amount of his entry fee. or $nn. There
v. Ill be no entrance fees wolvd. n-i
paying of expenses of drivers or frelgM
for machines, hut the drivers will knnn
tliey have not made their effort fr
not lilng.
The SAonfl purse Is to be divided four
ways. First place will he worth IJ.'.nii, '
second $-000; third tlSoo and fourtii
11000. F.ntry blanks havs Just been Is
sued and already three nomination
have been made. Flri to tta h his
signature was Harney Oldfleld. who ac quired
the title master driver of Inn
world by winning the I-os AnKelea-'
Phoenix road race, Oldfield's rontra' t
with the Maxwell Company expires af
ter the Vanderbllt and Grand Prix at
San Franclaco and he does hot name
the car he will drive. The second en
try was made by K.arl Cooper, road ra.-s
champion In 1913. Cooper will pilot
his famous Slutx.
The third entry Ik surrounded with
an air of mystery, which, in the solu
tion may prove one of the most start
ling announcements of the year tn rsc-
nar rirclea. It. ta a cnaimera car, imh
the name of the entrant in withheM.
Because of statements attributed t"
him, the report Is being given credence
In the West that this car may mark
the return of the Chalmers Motor Com
pany to the racing gama. The I.os
Angeles representatives of the rommnv
refuse to affirm or deny the report and
are permitting Ha circulation.
The t ity or venue is out two mucf
from the famous Santa Monica courae
whereon were made so many racing
records. Santa Monica announced It
would no longer permit the uso of lt
streets for rare purposes and In order
to hold the Coast prestige, the neish
boring city has tnken up the enter
prise. Nearly all the faetest raring-
cars In the country are now on the Pa
cific Coast. They are here for the Ex
position races at San rranei- ani
will he avaiiaoie lor v enire. i ne ji.
Patrick's day date will serve lo fill In
for the drivers before It becomes ne
cessary for them to return Kast to pre.
pare for the Indianapolis i-'peedwav
trials.
India nnys American Car.
land. nir.
India bought 437 American raener
ears last year; China. 144; Japan. :
Turkey, seven; Keren, two: Australia
and Tasmania. JOnn; Africa. ISM. val
ued at M.G90.000: Morocco. !J; Fry pi,
22: Bulgaria. 43; Gibraltar, (i. and Ire-
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