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Show AUTO RACE GAME RECEIVES HARD BLOW NEW YORK, March 25. Automobile' raelng has received one of tha kardeat Mow aver administered in the sa ionnceaient by tha United Btatea Motor Mo-tor company that It has decided to withdraw from all automobile races d sonteals in which speed ia a primary pri-mary factor. In a alatement ao leas emphatic than surprising, President Benjamih Briscoe declares against racial rac-ial in general aad announces that the derision applies not only to his company, com-pany, but to all of the eleven affiliated eomnaniee. The ompaav'l action la unqualited aad aaajterable. In withdrawing its support, the officers of tha company gave duo eonsideratioa to every ad- : vantage aad disadvantage accruing j from participation la the big national i aad local meets. Kegarding the or- 1 ganlsatioa of a grand oireuit, while a I Stroke of economy and system, it does i not change the attitude of the company com-pany in tha leaat. Despite ths most liberal riews of the whole situation, ' the arguments favorisg complete a ban I donment of ths racing laid, tbey say, I re overwhelming.. 1 Races are practically meaning- I less," says Mr. Wieeee. ''When we I participated we had two pnrposee In view, . (rne waa a demonstration to tkoss whs might be interested is the Berehase of automobiles, and the other I was to reveal points or featurea of our 1 product that might ba improved. No on will doubt that we gave racing thorough trial. Now wa srs convinced ' there ia not a vestige of value upoa which to justify our sontinuing. Races teach nothing to a man who buys a motor ear for ntibty or for pleasure, r They fail to furnish tha test which saanufacturera desire." f i . - c BOOOEB PBA0TI0B TODAY. Owtng to tha Wandamer management t Iscldlng to seed t grass ths Intsrtor of I the rsotard rome. the emit Lake ftoccer t In b haa secured permission to uss ths v torthsreet portion of Liberty park snd , practice will b hald there this after- ' loon st o'clock. The Halt Laks Cricket 1 :lub haa placed Its psvtllon at ths dla-osal dla-osal of ths socosritlss for a dressing 'pom. |