New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
RECORD TINE EXPECTED
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Tomorrow il will go abroad. and will be raced
for next year the soil of the country WIN
ming it. This fact in itself is enough to make
the race much more interesting to the American
enthusiast than the one last year. Under the
deed of gift the cup had to be raced for on
American soil for the first two years
THE VANDERBILT CUP.
The cup is valued at $4,000. 1t s classical in
design and massive in size, with simple decora-
tons The shape of the cup resembles the YES
sells found among the silver treasures of Bos-
coreale, which date back to rs A d lncludlns
the wooden base It stands thirtY-one inches
high The bowl contains 4s1 ounces of sterling
silver and Mr. Vanderbilt In his SO-horse-
power Mercedes at Ormond Beach is WORKED up
i'm bold relief on the front OF the bowl, while on
the back the names of the winners are inscribed
Around the top of the cup is laurel Wreath'
symbolizing victory.
DESCRIPTION OF THE COURSE.
While the course selected offers two splendid
speeding stretches between Lakeville and New
Hyde Park and New Hyde Park and jericho
some of the other parts are narrow and IN some
places rough There are two grade crossings
at Mineola and Albertson, but they will be
guarded by fagmen. and trains will be stopped
At AIbertson there is turn that takes the
shane of the letter s. and the other turns VIII
require more less
The start will be directly in front OF the grand
turnpike to Jericho and East Norwich ihe,i
comes a turn toward the east on the North
Hempstead turnpike. At Bulls Head there Is d
run south the winding Glen cove ROAD 10
a point near Ahertson, passing the Wmtney
estate. Then east. crossing the oyster BAY
branch of the Long Island Railroad at grace.
a quarter of a mile beyond this is the jog IN
the road that will test the skill OF driver anu
the construction of the machine. Then the roao
winds along east to IEakeVile. Where lhere ls
the hairpin turn to the left on the HYDE PARK
road passing William K. Vanderbilt, IT. estate
At HYDE Park the turn is made into Jerlcuo
pike and two miles further on are the grand
stand and starting point.
TIMING OF THE RACE.
An interesting feature of the race will be the
timing apparatus which has caused weeks OF
careful regulation. To the timing box at the
start and finish tape in front of the granostaho'
four men are assigned; then one man each 10
the intermediate stations around the course at
five ten fifteen. twenty and twenty-five miles,
from each of which stations an independent Ius;
rms directly to a telephone in the timers stan1
az The start All watches are compared ana
sy-nchronized and the split second hands starCeu
on the same second. Long before tne HrSC s4eIy
streak of dawn is seen in the east the uneIS IoE
the intermediate stations on the course VIII Ds
transported to their posts, IN READINESS ~
Tho hour minute second and fraction OF sec
ond at which the cars in their heartoreaEing
fight around the course pass each OF tne hVe IN
termediate stations. .,. ..,a
THE running of the race without controls
such as were had last year, SimpllneS the coin
IF correcting the actual time OF each lap py tne
sI,btra ction of the time consumed IN sucn COL
trolls and will enable quicker results 10 ne oo-
tanned and announced