New-York tribune., 1904-10-06
TO TRY FOR INJUNCTION.
STILL AGAINST AUTO RACE
DJ5Cers Al Agree Not to Violate
Speed La7cs IN Practice.

Hemps cad Long Island. Oct (speciaD.-Enorts
were made this afternoon to have some OF the resi-
dents OF Nassau County swear 10 afidavits to go
with an application for 4 injunction TO be pre-
sened to Of the Supreme Court justices sitting
IN Brooklyn A temporary injunction will be asked
against the Automobile Club of America Sorbiddng
the automobile race Saturday for the Vanderbilt
cup Efforts have been made al the afternoon to
get some of the residents Of the county 10 to
the complaints. /; the promoters OF the plans
successful in obtaining the names tonight they VIII
present the complaint tomorrow in Brooklyn.
Every competitor in the Vanderbilt Cup race now
mas a number IS inches high either tied on his
machine painted on IT, and the inhabitants along
the course who are ohjecting TO preliminary speed
tests by the contestants have been told to the
race oiaclals OF fast driving. The guilty drivers
easily distinguished will now be promptly disqUali-
hec no matter who thew may be. Each contestants
Signature to-day put to an agreement not to
bSeah the speed I5ws-tveuty miles hour IN the
country and eight ten miles hour in the cities
The local officials had every competitor warned to-
day that infractions tf the ten-mIe rule would re-
suit in arrest and fine OF $50 with Imprisonment
Reports that the courtroom was filed by hired
handclappers aroused a lot of amusement to-day in
all quarters. William X. vanderbilt Ir, W. Gould
Brokaw. O. Il. p Belmont and many Of the COM
petitors IN the race-William Wallace, Frank
Croker. George Arents, jr., and S 3. Stevens-were
represented a. the meeting and occupied the jury
seats.
The firm OF HolIander & Tangeman obtained
headquarters at four points the course and
every firm represented in the race and ali OF the
European and American tire companies now have
quarters engaged Tents will be put UP by many,
and the control points viii be lively the home
stretch Few Of those with in the viii
have quarters anywhere near thc CraudStaud.
Hampstead and HIckSv-le and the paSsa Eeway
through Queens and the turn from Jericho Road TO
HiCksyille Road Will be interesting points in tLs
contest. From these places II will be possible to
follow along hy the fence and to by the road
TO many other points whore the cars may be
at fun speed The section which is iuClCaed by the
course is honeycorlhed bv good roads. and every
section OF the course may be reached from West
bury after entering the course at Hampstead. The
road 10 WesJbury viii be found straight die.
Maurice O. Beruir driver for " Gould Brokaw:
Edward Haw.eE driver for +. r Thomas. and
Gabriel in his big all reached the course to-
day. and LyttIe. with the Pope Toledo and Tracy.
with the ROYAL alone missing. Charles Schmidt
Will go over the course twice a day ia the Gray
Wolf One of the most earnest workers the
course IS Frank Croker, who is constantly testing
his big
The wiring of the course. arranging of ths police
and other necessary work viii He accomplished to-
morrow. and the various outfits representing the
The officials have obtained quarters their
stations and VIII be or the course at o'clock 70
clear ii. = suggestion that some cars be kept go
ing all night long 20 discover any attempt 10 put
glass nails tacks on the course by the opposers
OF the is likely TO be acted at once II order
that go chances may ae taken.