Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-10
Getting Ready for
Vanderbilt Cup Trials

All the world. especially those interested
in motoring, have their eyes directed to-
ward Long Island, where on the 23d Of this
month eleven of Americas fastest racing
cars will strive for the honor of represent
ing Uncle Sam in the Vanderbilt cup race,
to beheld over the twenty-nine- mile stretch
Of road on October IA, against the best that
is produced in France, Germany and Italy.
Already the drivers are training over the
course, and each team has secured its
headquarters. both for cars and for the
army of helpers and mechanics that will
travel with each outfit.
1t is the general opinion that the course
is the best one obtainable In this country,
and some fast time is expected in the trials
and in the main event.
Oiling the road has already begun and
from Mineola along the turnpike to Jeri-
cho, thence left to East Norwich and to
Bulls Head Tavern, the course has been
sprinkled with crude Oil, which makes driv-
ing absolutely dustleSs and pleasure as
we'll as matter of safety. In a few days
more the entire course will have been oiled.
and with the repairs that have been made,
and especially toward widening the roads.
an excellent speeding ground Is assured
On account of his success In the Wander
bilt cup race last year, when he finished
third with twenty four-horse-poWer Pope
Toledo, the lowest powered car in the race,
and because of his pucky riding in the con-
test for the Gordon-Bennett cup, H. H.
LytIe is the natural favorite for the elm
inaton trials. He will drive Col. Albert A.
Popes ffty-horse power racing car, which
will be a duplicate of the Pope-Toledo to
be driven by Bert Dingley.
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Walter Christie will not start his 100
horsepower racer, and as couple Of other
cars are uncertain, it is expected that not
more than eight machines will face the
starter at $50 am, which is the time set
for the beginning of the 300-mile journey OF
September q.
1t Is certain that Thery, who won the
Gordon-Bennett cup, will not come to this
country, nor will his partner, Callois The
French team will consist Of Heath. who
won last years event. and who will drive
Panhard: LIE Blou. with a Hotchkiss;
Wagner who will pilot Darracq; Salsa.
with a Renault. and Duray. with De
DIETRICH.
William w. Wallace of Boston will not
be contestant in the Vanderbilt cup race.
and his place will be taken by Cedrino. who
with Lanica. Nazzari, Chevrolet and Sar-
tori, will make up the Fiat team. Five
Mercedes cars will comprise the German
team
There will be SEQ policemen, deputies and
fiagmen to patrol the course. and Robert
Lee Morrell. chairman Of the Vanderbilt
cup commission Is preparing code OF sig
nails, by which any contestant can be stop
ped in less than ten minutes. Moreover,
every part of the course Will be connected
by telephone with the officials stand. There
will be a grand stand at the finish. contain
Ing 1913 boxes and 240 seats, most of which
have already been sold There will also be
forty parking spaces at the left of the
stand. On the opposite side of the road will
be the officials stand and double-decked
press stand, with every possible facility In
ba of taIaQr9nh wires and tplgnhOneS.
with special place for newspaper pho
tographers
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The complete list of entries for the elimi-
nation trials on September % is as fol-
lows:
Col. Albert A. Pope. Boston. Hartford
Automobile Club 50 h. p. Pope-Toledo, II.
H. Lytle, driver.
Albert L. Pope. Hartford Automobile Club
of America. 80 h. p. Pope-Toledo, b. ii.
Dingley. driver.
DIR. H. E. Thomas, Chicago, Chicago Auto
mobile Club. I20 h. p. Locomobile. Joseph
Tracy. driver.
c. w. Matheson Holyoke. Mass, Auto
mobile Club Of America, 40 h. p. Matheson,
Tom Cooper. driver.
L. H. Palmer, Brooklyn, Long Island Au-
tomobile Club. 40 h. p. Matheson, driver to
be selected.
G. A. WeidIey, Indianapolis. Automobile
Club Of America. 60 h. p. Premier. Carl
Fisher, driver.
Elwood Haynes. Kokomo, Ind, Chicago
Automobile Club, 50 h. p. Haynes, Frank
H. Mutt. driver.
Col. E. H. r. Greene. Dallas, Tex, Auto
mobile Club of America. 80 h. p. Franklin.
W. F. Winchester, driver.
E. D. Shurmer. Cleveland. Cleveland Au-
tomobile Club, 81 h. D. Royal, Robert Jar
dine driver
Windsor T. White Cleveland. Automobile
Club of America, SO h. p. White, driver to
be selected.
Marry Houpt. New York, Buffalo Auto
mobile Club. 60 h. p. Thomas, Mortimer
Roberts, driver.