Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-25
TO Be HELD on THE
! LONG ISLAND COURSE
Assertion Made on the Best
Authority Regarding the
Vanderbilt Cup Race.
SPECIAL Dispatch to me star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, March 24--It Is said on the
best Of authority that the Vanderbilt cup
race win again be held on the Long Island
courses and that the entries to the big auto
race, especially those of foreign-buiIt cars.
will be very large. w. K Vanderbilt. IT.,
who spends good deal OF his time on the
other side. Is very popular with the Euro
pean makers. and they will do all they can
to make the Vanderbilt race success.
Despite the fact that the Automobile Club
of France has decided not to conduct con-
tests for the Bennett and Vanderbilt cups.
both of which were won last year by
French cars. manufacturers of that country
are anxious to engage in contests for these
trophies, no matter where held. and 1t Is
more than likely that there win be trouble
in deciding which five of the many cars
which will be offered for the Vanderbilt
team shall be used. Nothing has been
heard Of an elimination trial. but II a
course can be secured trial will probably
be held
The apparently anomalous position OF the
A. F. c.. in falling to conduct contest
for the Vanderbilt cup. when SO many
French manufacturers are DESTROYS Of taxi
ing part in the contest, is due to the rules
of gift governing the trophy. By these
rules only five cars are allowed 10 repre-
sent any country. and the A F. G. ofncers
believe that France is entitled to better
representation because of her immense I'M
portance In the manufacturing world. The
only big speed contest to be held in France
this season will emphasize this contention,
each manufacturer being allowed to start
three cars. II he desires.
]. De Mont Thompson, the new chairman
of the racing board. declares himself as IN
favor of the Long Island course Iof Inns
years Vanderbilt cup race.
LAS far as | am concerned" said Mr..
Thompson, in an interview, there is no
other course. I consider the course usea
last year as the best In America, ana raster
than any vet selected for the Bennett cup
race in Europe, In the northern part VI
the Nassau course there Is a bad place
which we will DO our best to ooylate this
year This is sharp turn IN the Guinea
woods and while no serious ACCIDENT DC.
Cured there last year, we are IN FAVOR VI
doing away with the curve II possipie.
1--WE expect very large entry this year.
and the foreign-made car will be more con-
| spicuous than ever All the leading French,
German ana Italian makers will be repre-
sented and the Hotchksss gun people "
Paris are already making preparations "
enter a high-power machine. Mr. sahoel
bilt Is now in Paris, where ne IS aoliis , =
good deal of automobiling. He owns sew
eral foreign cars and is very popular among
motorists For this reason the Foreigners
will do all in their power 10 make ene
American race a memorable event. 40
"Freak cars will not be catered 10 In tIe
Vanderbilt contest. There was rather loo
much of that at Ormond, and We VIII en-
deavor to have all machines in the coming
race of the big, substantial variety.
From the present outlook 1t seems as IA
tho Long Island meet this year Will be the
biggest and best event of Its kind ever he.o
| In America.