New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-26
CUP CARS THROWN OUT.
OWNERS UP IN ARMS.
Vanderbilt Cup Commission Names
Higher Po5cered Machines.

The Vanderbilt Cup race commission met
yesterday at the Automobile Club Of America
and decided to throw out the last three cars
that qualified for a place the American
team In the elimination trials on Saturday, and
named three other cars to make up the team
TO represent this country.
The cars thrown out were the 40-horsePower
Royal owned by E D. Sherman. which finished
third: the 50-horsepower Haynes belonging to
Elwood Haynes, which came in fourth and the
so-horsepower Thomas, owned by H S. Eoupt
which won fifth place The cars substituted in
their place were the 120-horsepower Christie OF
lanes L. Breese. the 90-horsepower Pope-To-
ledo Of Colonel A A. Pope. and the 40-horse-
power White steamer, owned by R H. White
The committee announced that this some
what drastic action was taken to strengthen the
American team by substituting for the touring
cars racing machines Of higher horsepower
which would show to better advantage against
the high powered foreign cars. This action was
rartiaIIy foreshadowed in the announcement be-
fore the trials that the commission reserved
the right 20 name for the American team five
cars which. in its judgment made the best
showing.
The decision. Just It may be from the stand
point OF the cup commission. has caused much
dissatisfaction and Ill feeling among the owners
Of the machines thrown out. It seemed TO be
the general feeling last night among AUTOMOBILE
sts that the face Of it there is good cause for
criticism as the cars were entered IN good faith
and the commission did not, perhaps, state their
position clearly enough previous TO the race
While the change may strengthen the American
team. ii was hardly fair to the who went to
the expense Of building machines and racing
them IN the trials on Saturday.
Harry Houpt was Indignant at the announce
nent and said:
1-4 - m win FOR T0e
Th0nas the chance to gain place on the Amer
lear team I have earned the right TO go against
the foreigners and 1 think II unfair 10 rob me
Of + We did our first lap in 3O;o3. time which
was beaten only by Lyle and Tracy. IN the first
round battery box broke Later on The other
box upset and spilled the acid. That was why
we finished the last lap so slowly.
Another owner who was equally upset main
tain,d that al the qualifying cars won their
glsce on the team fairly and should not have
them aiken away on mere conjecture, that some
other tars, which failed on Saturday. would do
better on the day of the big race They argue
that there is no assurance that the cars which
broke down on Saturday viii not break down
again.
miles al hour and scored SO 81 for its fastest lap.
The Hsnes averaged IS g miles an hour, with
1884 as its fastest lap. The Thomas averaged
455 mills al hour, and its best round was done
in 30:5Sahe third fastest in the race.
RobertLee Morren chairman of the racing
board Of he American Automobile Association.
said afte1he meeting:
While ( was known before the action was
taken tina it would meet with much opposition.
the commission decided on such q change, think
ing that ifwould be for the best interests Of the
American cam.
Among lose at the meeting besides Mr.. Nor
rel were William K Vanderbilt, jr, E h. R
Green, Jsaes L. Breese E R. Thomas, G. L
Weiss. 7. L Hirard. F, c. Donald. s NJ But
Ter, E 7. lrdsaI. A L Kicker and E S. Batch
elder.
OF the N cars that started IN the elnina-
ton racsou Saturday only five finished The
White ca was the first to break down. Imrne-
diately ser the start toggle nut was lost.
After loag more than half an hour q new one
was puta. but another accident after the first
round It it out Of the race The big Pope
Toledo Foke its sub-frame in the second round
by runag into a tree. while the Christie car i
met vii tire trouble IN the first round and
broke t. rim Of its front wheel in the second
round. The machine was On its third round |
when t. race was called of.
In neing the Christie car last night the COM
xaissioinade the condition that Christie should |
drive himself in the big race.
v. IHinich. representing the Hayes concern, |
said ser the meeting:
Wentered our car IN good faith, and spent |
$500 entrance fees and $500 70 race it in !
the eTnination trials In return for this, and |
61teEeLllng q pace on the team, We are tOLd /
by Z commission that they have thrown out
our with two others, and substituted cars /
thatwere disabled and could not finish It /
harry seems fair.
ca Duer, representing the Royal Tourist. |
With finished third said:
1.-THE commission decided TO take such ac- |
tic why did they go TO the bother Of holding |
arslirnination trial and give US the expense of |
btding a machine for the race. In practice, |
,Jsdine who drove our car, went a circuit in |
tenty-eight minutes, which shows how fast the /
C. can go When Jardine's machine turned /
GER in the third round he righted the machine !
sd finished the round in 35 minutes and 80 |
sconds. That ought to be good enough to |
ptisfy the commission, and It is hard TO under |
and the action IN throwing US out.
GERMAN "AUTo" DRIVER ARRIVES.