The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-07
AUTo CUP RACE.
Fresh Entries Bring Total to Thirteen
Important Details Settled.

great international automobile race for
the Vanderbilt cup is now assured of being
held in Long Island on Oct. 8. Entries by
cable. mail and telegraph have been coming
In rapidly OF late, and yesterday, after meet
Ing OF the directors OF the American Auto
mobile Association. II was officially announced
that thirteen bona flde entries were In hand.
VI these. four are American made cars and
nine are Of foreign manufacture. Although
that there are two more entries OF American
cars pledged which are expected to be for
mally entered to-day.
The meeting Of the A. A. A. directors yester-
day was one at which many important details
OF the race were settled. The big road con-
test occupied chiefly the whole time OF the
meeting. Because Of the activity Of the
Automobile Club Of America in the interests
Of automobillsts at large. Secretary 8. M.
Butler Of the club handed In his resignation
as chairman Of the racing board Of the
American Automobile Association. The va
cancy viii be filled later. After the meeting
OF the directors, Chairman. A. r. Pardlngton
ofthe racing board announced that the entries
for the race now stand as follows:
American cars. four-two sixty horse
power White steamers, one to be driven by
Webb Jay and the other by Rollin White:
one sixty horsepower Pope-Toledo, entered
one thirty-six horsepower Royal. entered by
G. A. Duerr to be driven by Joseph Tracy.
French cars. four-three Of the Panhards
OF ninety~horse-power one to be driven by
George D. Heath. an American. and winner
OF the Circuit Ardennes; q second to be driven
by Mr.. Tart and the third by driver not yet
nominated. The fourth car. a Clement of
eighty horsepower TO be driven by A. Clement.
German cars. three, all Mercedes OF sixty
M hxy
to be driven by himself. second entered
by George Arents. Jr.. to be driven by Carl
Mensel. and the third, entered by Clarence
Gray Dinsmore, to be driven by @. worden
Italian cars. two. both Flats OF ninety horse
power-one entered by A. G. Vanderbilt.
to be driven by Paul Sartori the second
entered by William Wallace and the driver
not named.
1t Is understood that as surance was given
yesterday that Frank II. Croker would enter
an American made. s. d Nj. Simplex and that
NJ sShndt wSHld enter the record holding
The entries for the Sace close
been obtained and the course is now being
especially policed to prevent practice speed.
Yesterday to proceed with the erection R - Of
a grand stand to seat 900 at the starting point
Of the race at the pump at Westbury. The
testants will pass the grand stand nine times
and finish there, Ten private boxes are to
for at the, meeting yesterday at $50 each,
beei des large number OF the seats at IS
each.
Chairman Pardington said that not only
will any competitor caught speeding on the
course between now and the time Of the
with Mr., ". K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. 1t was agreed
that should any casualty occur on the course
due to sEeedns the race viii be called of.
testants and their time Of starting will be
made at the Automobile Club OF America on
G bS s d a. oct three The
There. win be two controls" on the course,
one Of three minutes and one OF six minutes.
az Hicksyille and Hampstead. respectively;
have its headquarters at the Garden City
Hotel from Oct. 6 to. inclusive. One
hundred and twenty-five special officers
win be employed to police the course and ali
and wire. fencing. The timing OF the race
will be done by the Chronograph Club OF
Boston.
Before, adjourning the A: 4. A; director,
committee, TO the non-stop-of-the-motor
record made by +. A. LaRoche to st. Louis
and back