Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-09-09
VANDERBILT CUP RACE
Eight Starters Probable With H. A
 Lytle a Fayorite.

All Ine WOrlu, especially those lHgeF- ested in motoring, have their eyes di- rected toward Long Island, where on the 23rd of this month, eleven of Americas fastest racing cars will strive for the honor of representing Uncle Sam in the Vanderbilt cup race, to be held over the twenty y-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 it's 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 Jericho, thence left to East Norwich and to Bulls Head tavern. the course has been sprinkled with crude oil, which makes driving absolutely dust less and pleasure as well as matter of safety. In few days more the en- tire course will have been oiled and with the rapairs that have been made, and especially toward widening the roads. an excellent speeding ground is assured.
 On account of his success in the Vanderbilt cup race last year. when he finished third with a, twenty-four horse power Pope-Toledo, the lowest powered car in the race. and because of his plucky riding in the contest for the Gordon Bennett cup, H. H. Lytle is the natural favorite for the elimina- ton trials. He will drive Colonel Al, bert A. Pope's fifty horse power racing car, which will be a duplicate of the Pope-Toledo to be driven by Bert Dingley.
 Walter Christie will not start his 120 horse power racer. and as couple of other cars are uncertain, it is eX pected that not more than eight ma chimes will face the starter at 5:30 a m.. which is the time set for the be ginning of the 300 mile journey of Sep | tember 23.
 It is certain that Thery, who wor | the Gordon Benntt cup, will not come to, this country, nor will his partner Callois. The French team will consis of Heath. who won last years event and who will drive a Panhard: L' Blou, with Botchkiss; Wagner, whC will pilot a Darracq; Salsa, with Renault. and Duray, with De Deit rich.
 William W. Wallace of Boston vii not be a contestant in the Vanderbilt cup race, and his place will be taker by Cedrino, who with Lanica. Nazzari Chevrolet and Sartori, will make III the Fiat team. Five Mercedes cars will comprise the German team.
 There will be 500 policemen, depu ties and flagmen to patrol the course and Robert Lee Morrell, chairman ol | the Vanderbilt cup commission, is pre- pairing code of signals, by which any contestant can be stopped in less thar | ten minutes. Moreover, every part ol the course will be connected by tele phone. with the officials stand. There will be a grand stand at the finish, con | taining 123 boxes and 240 seats, mos of which have already been sold There will also be forty parking spaces at the left of the stand. On the oppo site side of the road will be the offi cials' stand and double decked presi stand, with every possible facility il ] the way of telegraph wires and tele | phones, with special place for news paper photographers.
 The complete list of entries for thu i elimination trials on September 23 i as follows:
 Colonel Albert A. Pope. Boston Hartford Automobile club. 80 h. ? Pope-Toledo, H. H. Lytle. driver.
 Albert L. Pope. Hartford, Automo bile Club of America, 30 h. p. Pope Toledo, R. H. Dingley. driver.
 Dr H. E. Thomas, Chicago. Chicag' Automobile club. 120 h. ?. Locomobile Joseph Tracy. driver.
 c. W. Matheson, Hoiyoke, Mass. Au tomobile Club of America. 40 h. ' Matheson, Tom Cooper, driver.
 l.. H. Palmer. Brooklyn. Long Islan' Automobile club. 40 h. p. Matheson driver to be selected.
 c. A. Weidley. Indianapolis, Auto mobile Club of America, co b. ?. Pre- mier. Carl Fisher. driver.
 Elwood Haynes. Kokomo. Ind, Chl cago Automobile club. 30 h. p. Haynes Frank H. Mutt. driver.
 Colonel E. H. R. Greene. Dallas Texas. Automobile Club of America 50 h. D. Franklin, W. F. Winehestel driver.
 F. ID. Shurmer. Cleveland Clevelan Automobile club. 32 h. ?. Royal, Rober Jardlne. driver.
 Windsor T. White, Cleveland. Auto mobile Club of America. % h. ?. Whit driver to he selected.
 Harry Houpt. New York. Buffal Automobile club, co h.ap. Thomas, Mol