The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-10-07
AUTO RACES WILL BE
ON ELABORATE SCALE
Vanderbilt Cup Contests Win
Be Run Regardless of
Expense

NEW YORK. Oct. 6.-America's first
great automobile race fer the w K Van
derbilt Jr. cup. which VIII be run on Long
island early in October. IS being prepared
for upon a scale that viii establish new
records in this country for the latest sport
OF kings
A fortune will be expended before the
race begins. and the value of the cars
competing VIII run into high figures
The contest wiz be conducted with the
same magnificent disregard for expense
that chaTacterizes the big motor racing
events in Europe. The Vanderbilt cup
race will REPRESENT the -6uintescence OF
sport for sports sake.
The number OF boxes leach seating SIX
on the grand stand at Westbury have al
ready been sold.
The proceeds of the sale of boxes and
seats is TO be expended on oil for the
course. The cost of this will amount 10
about $4,000. About twenty eight miles
are TO be oiled twice, requiring $4,000 gal
The action of the racing board in safe
guarding the course marks a new era IN
automobile racing. To provide contIn-
gent fund to meet deficiencies subscrIp-
ton list was started MONDAY
Those who have volunteered to meet
such deficit are: William f. NahderDlt
J.. $500; Long Isiands Automobile club. 500;
Mrs W. K. Vanderbilt Jr.. SlO0; MIS- u
H P Belmont, $50. and George Arents,
FOR Reserved Boxes
Among those who have reserved boxes
are: Albert c. BoStock. Commodore +.
G. Bourne W Gould Brokaw, Howard
Gould, O. II. P. Belmont. Mayor George
B. Mcclellan. Col George b. Pope, Har-
Ian W. WhipDle. president american Au-
tomobile association; w G Temple, Pitts-
burg. Pa; Windsor T. White. cleveland.
Ohio: James L Breese. George Areilts
Jr. Isidor WormsteT Jr., Frank II croker,
George Harrington, treasurer AIlleI
Automobile association; Mortimer l.
Schiff. Sidney B. Bowman, r. r. Jarrlge,
Holiander & Tangeman-
The executive committee OF the \. A
A NJ are to attend in a body, arrange
ments for three boxes being made
Three hundred and sixty single seats
are to be sold. of which number zOO nave
aIreadys been reserved
seats nor more than one box viii be SOLD
to an individual. Seats and boxes VIII
afford a commanding view OF the start
and finish.
Reporting by Telephone
To prevent the troubles incident to re-
Dorting by telephone, which occurred dur
inc. the Gordon Bennett race in Germany,
the committee has placed the arrange
ments OF telephone communications IN
the hands of the New York q New jersey
Telephone company, who have assigned
an engineer TO work out the details
The timers are to have their own teie,
phone system, connecting the offlcial
stand with the timers located at the Two
at Hampstead
In addition to this elaborate system tI!e
judges are to have system Tor tnelr
own use connecting with various points
On the circuit, particularly at the four
turns-Jericho. Plain Edge Queens
Hampstead and Queens Jericho.
These systems viii require about 5et
miles of wire. To guard against ereaK-
downs four inspectors and repair men
mounted on motor bicycles are TO be To-
Gated one at each of the four turns.
The course Immediately in front Of the
grand stand and official pavilion is 10 De
kept absolutely clear No person but the
starter and the two technical advisors VIII
be allowed to approach any car before IL
starts This precaution is taken to pre-
vent the possibility or accident III the
presence OF the occupants OF the STAND
and boxes This rule VIII be Strictly en-
forced by building a fence, supplemented
by deputy sheriffs vested with full au-
thOriry to arrest.
All officials connected with the conduct
of the event will be designated by bras
sard, worn on the left arm. as follows:
Members of the commission and the
referee civilian K. Vanderbilt Jr.), blue;
judges red; timers. starters. etc, green;
press white In the case of press repre-
represented viii appear. These are all 10
be provided by the racing board:
Secretaries expecting to reach the stand
after the start g a M must. II IN cars
or other vehicles, go from Jamaica VIA
the Merrick road to Rockville Center Of
Freeport thence north TO Hampstead,
through the. six-minute control at this
point thence to Garden City, Mineola,
pass the fair grounds, and thence to
The stand and boxes are within mile
OF the railroad station at WeStbury. and
road runs close to the stand Arrange
ments to park cars in a vacant lot near
by are being completed.