Automobile Row, Indianapolis 1907

The two attachments below contain articles from the March 19, 1907 Indianapolis News that describe what was known as "automobile row" in the nascent days of the Hoosier capital's auto industry. The trigger point of the article was a parade designed to promote car sales that was staged the previous day.
 
Auto Industry Notes - 1907

The digest article (see attachment below) on news items concerning the Indianapolis-area auto industry was published in the July 13, 1907 Indianapolis News. The content is a series of brief paragraphs with tips or teasers for readers trying to keep up various developments - local and national - in the market. I summarize some I believe to be most interesting or important below.
 
Haynes Qualifies for 1906 Vanderbilt Cup

It was big news in Indiana that a Hoosier-built car from Kokomo's Haynes Automobile Company qualified for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup by virtue of finishing third in the American Elimination Trial.
1906 Vanderbilt Cup Practice

The first attachment (VCRNews092706) below contains an article about opening practice for the 1906 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island. It was originally published in the September 27, 1906 Indianapolis News. It is titled, "Foreign Drivers On Vanderbilt Cup Course." The public had a fascination with the dashing European men in their exotic machines from oh-so-far-away.
 
Hoosier M.D. Rides With Tracy - 1906

The article in the attachment below was first published in the October 4, 1906 Indianapolis News. The local angle for the paper was the fact that prominent Hoosier eye physician Dr. J. Ray Newcomb, who was working at St.
Louis Wagner Wins Vanderbilt Cup!

The article in the first attachment below (VCRNews100606) was published in the October 6, 1906 Indianapolis News and describes that year's Vanderbilt Cup international auto race won by Louis Wagner of France.
Jake De Rosier in 1909

The article in the attachment below discusses a narrow escape by champion motorcyle racer Jake De Rosier. It was published in the June 7, 1909 Indianapolis News. The excitement took place at Clifton Stadium in Passaic, New Jersey.
Road From Indy to Chicago - 1909

This article about the formation of a corporation to build a toll road between Indianapolis and Chicago was published in the May 28, 1909 Indianapolis News.
 
Half-Mile Record - Knoxville 1909

This attachment contains a very brief item about a new record for the distance of a mile utilizing a half-mile track. The track was in Knoxville, Tennessee, but based on what I can glean from the Knoxville Raceway track Web site it is not the same track. The Web site indicates that the current Knoxville track has a long history, but did not start auto racing until 1914. This Indianapolis News article was published June 8, 1909.
 
Oldfield, Strang at Douglas Park - 1909

The articles in the two attachments below report on a race meet that took place at the Douglas Park track in Louisville, Kentucky June 9, 1910. The stars of the meet were Barney Oldfield and Lewis Strang.