Salt Lake Tribune | 1914-02-17 | Page 10 | Vanderbilt Race Practice Has Begun

V1DERBILI RACE PRACTICE MAS BECI Pr.iclico for tho 1914 Vandorbllt and Grand Prix classics on tho famous Santa. Monloa road courae began. February 11. According to reports from Los Angeles, a classy field, consisting of twelve cars, will cross tho starting line on the two days selected for the California speed carnival, February '21 and 23. This year's Vanderbllt and Grand Prix will bring together some of the world a greatest racing stars, and It ia predicted that existing records will fall before tho spued kings who will sLrlve for the $15,000 prize money hung up toy tho Western Automobile association. Tho two Stutz entries, driven by Earl Cooper, who made a remarkable record of victories last year, and Gil Anderson, winner of the Elgin National Trophy nice and holder of tho world's road race record rec-ord for cars in the 301-150 eulbe Inches class, are picked by some of tho best Informed const critics an favorites In tho coming contest, which arc for 294.035 miles and 403.248 miles, respectively. The spectacular victories of Earl Cooper, Coop-er, driving a Stutz, startled Uie racing world last season. Beginning with a first in the Potlatch Tnvphy race ut Tacoma, July G, Cooper was returned a winner In five consecutive contests between that date and Septem ber 9. when ho won two great races in one day, tho Corona free-for-all, 300 miles, and the Corona 301-4G0 class race. C50 miles, netting up a new mark of 75.03 inllos per hour, tho former record being 74.42 miles per hour. Gil Anderson has been a dangerbus factor fac-tor in every Important contest slnco May) 30, 1910. when he drove the llrat Stutz car ever built to eleventh place In the original 500-mlle race on the Indianapolis speedway against a Held of twenty-seven starters. But Anderson has been followed fol-lowed bv a "Jinx" that remained on tho Job regularly until Gil won tho Elgin Trophy race and broke tho trade record for oars in the 301-450 class at Elgin lust August. ; Racing fans declare Anderson is duo for a sensational return to winning form and . expect to see a repetition of the Elgin . victory on the Santa Monica course. I At any rate, it will be an Interesting battle for honors between two drivers of directly opposite types, with the odds even, for each drives a "Sturdy Stutz," The Stutz racing team will be in charge of President Harry C. Stutz of tho Indianapolis roncorn. The Stutz party, consisting of Mr. Stutz, R. E ; Maypole of Chicago, Gil Anderson and , Tom Rooncy, arrived at tho course February Feb-ruary 11 and began "tuning" the cars for the coming contests, They were Joined nt Eos Angeles by Earl Cooper, i whose Stutz racer was entered by the I Walter M. Brown company of Eos Angeles.