New-York tribune., 1904-10-08
BIG AUTO RACE TO-DAY
ONE C4R DANCED.
LmtIe's Machine Again in Trouble
No Injunction.

Garden city. Long Island. Oct. CSpeciaD.-An
she automobiles entered for the Vanderbilt Cup
race Of tomorrow met the weight requirements
to-day, and were finally passed tonight One
or two were a little overweight, but parts were
removed 10 bring them down TO the figure The
Pope Toledo car that went through the fence on
Monday night broke a nyuheel tonight while
being tested. and efforts viii be made tonight
70 transfer another aywheel to it. so that Her
bert Lyttle may drive in the race His trials
and tribulaticns with the car Of smallest horse
power have been many, bat he hopes to triumph
at last.
The weighing in took all day. and William
Wallace, Of Boston, was last On the scales. He
IS rated among the probable winners tonight,
although he has had much worry getting ready.
and this may have some effect on him. The cars
were simply required 10 get on the scales and
tip the beam at 2204 pounds or under.
one car. that Of Frank Croker, was a few
ounces over, and SO. was cut down a bit more.
Mr.. croker's Simplex is only shadow now, so
the automobiists say. One of the drivers of the
French cars declared that he would not drive
7Ir Crokers weakened machine for all the cups
ever offered for automobile races Somewhere
on the road said he there's 10 be big jounce
for that car. and. with the sudden strain. the
weakened framework will give way Boring
holes through the framework of an automobile
IL GU u WEIGHT puSlAlcSSs
TROUBLE OVER WEIGHING IN
The first cars on the scale were the Pannards
Of Heath. Tarte and Test. In the Weighing in
Of these cars there came near being trouble that
saight have caused the withdrawal OF the French
team from the race. The management had de-
clded 10 require that all the cars be weighed
officially, and then be placed in garage, under
seal, until morning.
e4S1 H,a1 -0vlr
70 do on their cars and objected. They told the
committee plainly that they would not race II
their cars were locked up. After long parley
in French and English. the committee deciSsd 20
weigh the cars in Immediately liter the race
instead
With this question amicably disposed OF. the
Weighing went along pleasantly enough. Every
car that came up removed water. gasolene and
tools and weighed. Then these were re-
placed and the car was driven away.
There was a lot of practice to-day over the
course, and there is doubt that fast time was
made IN spite of the fact that before Justice
Smith the application for an injunction was
being argued. No worry was felt at all regarding
this, however as Mr.. Vanderbilt and his lawyer
Nr. Wyckoff, had the case in charge, and their
success was considered a foregone conclusion.
Mr.. VANDERBILT INSPECTS COURSE.
Preparations for the race went on just as
though there was chance that il would not
be held. The various flags were all hung to
show the turns, and to show railroad crossings
and entrances TO and exits from the controls
The grandstand seats were placed Ia the boxes.
and the telephone and telegraph service was in
stalled all around the course. Mr.. Vanderbilt
worked hard al day at court. and then made
several trips around the Chairman
PardingtoD and his secretary, Mr.. Lynch, were
untiring in their work.
Tonight there came a violent demand from
some one over the telephone that a member Of
the American Automobile Association be called.
President Scarritt of the automobile club went
10 the telephone. and the caller said that Gabriel
had been travelling around the course at .
fFightful rate Of speed.
President Scarritt talked for a while to the
man and then said: Now. look here. The race
IS in the morning. and if you had fast car you
for this once, and remember that these men are
anxious 10 do well" The man at the telephone
listened 10 the reasoning, and trouble was
caused.
Thousands came down here tonight and took
rooms engaged N advance. Other thousands are
camping out in offices Of hotels OF lying on the
floors OF hotels or barr9oms and roadhouses so
as to be on hand in the morning
Long Island never had such a visitation before
IN lis history, and one hundred thousand specta-
tors viii. IL is supposed, see to-Tnorrow's con-
test, the first great automobile road race ever
held IN America.