The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-10
VANDERBILT RACE IN OCTOBER
CANDIDATES. FOR YANkEE TEAM
LIMITED TO ?S CARS.
Entry Fee Placed at 81 ,OOO-BrItlsh,
french, German and Italian Clubs
10 BE Represented on Cup Commission
-DiTerentlal Gear Rule Abolished.
Pope Manufacturing Co.,
1893 Broadway. New Yor

french, German and Italian Clubs
10 BE Represented or Cup Commission
DiTerentIal Gear Rule Abolished.
Dates for this years Vanderbilt cup race
and for the elimination trial for the American
team we're decided upon yesterday at the
first meeting OF the 1909 Racing Board Of the
American Automobile Association. The
hoard met at the clubhouse OF the Automobile
Club Of America. the meeting being attended
by Chairman Jefferson de Mon Thompson.
W. X Vanderbilt, Jr.. E. Russell Thomas,
AG, Batchelder. S. NJ, Butler. Frank G. Webb.
Sidney S. Gorham and Samuel Walter Taylor.
A. l. Riker of Bridgeport. one Of the boards
technical advisers, was called into consulta-
ton during the session.
Saturday. October a, was selected as the
date for the Vanderbilt cup contest, and the
elimination trial to select the American team
IN the race will be held two weeks earlier,
On September %. The entrance fee for both
foreign and American competitors was fixed
o. 81 900, or double the fee exacted for last
years contest. The board decided to limit
the entries for the American team to twenty
five. In view Of the reports of so many pros
pectiye competitors for the five places on
the American team. Last year there were
thirteen entries for the American team, but
already more than this number have been
mentioned as candidates for the 1906 team.
The entrance fee of 81 900 will include both
the elimination trial and the race itself in
the case Of American cars, The closing date
for entries. both American and foreign,
was set at July /. The first five cars to finish
in the elimination trial will be picked for the
American team, and the racing board will
have no authority to make arbitrary selec-
tons. as was done after last years elimina-
ton trial. 1t was decided that the distance
Of the elimination trial shall be identical
With that OF the race itself.
This years Vanderbilt cup commission
Will consist Of the A. A. A. Racing Board and
representatives OF the Automobile Club OF
Great Britain and Ireland, the Automo bile
Club of France, the Deutscher Automobile
Club and of the principal automobile club OF
Italy. Last year the French club was the
only foreign organization represented, and
the Germans thought they were sighted, as
there was a German team In the race. on his
recent trip abroad. MIR. Vanderbilt talked with
many prominent European Automobiles and
asked that tie four, principal foreign clubs
nave members on, the cup commission, the
deed Of fin q the trophy being changed
nlnication from the Clerk OF the Board OF
nupetvlsors OF Nassau County, calling atten-
ion 10 the petition the board had received
from more then l 800 residents of the county,
aekltg that two automobile races. the Wander
ahllt cup contest and the elimination trial,
pguMepk80e eNnle QotfNo. A6eAA last NSar,
1SScIetatF Gorham was Instructed 10 Write
NAV me Nassau county course was under
Consideration, but that nothing defnite had
oeen decided upon as yet regarding the course
lot This years race.
ihe rule requiring that cars be equipped
,"hnh q dlnereltial, gear or an equivalent was
eooIlshed, and rule 10. now reads:
An automobile, motor car or car within the mean.
v w 81 me rules is a four wheeled track or road
nenlCie propelled by selfcontained mechanical
gpeiaIed Independently of the Others and a motor
utven reverse gear.
Inc maximum weight limit remains at
~ pounds and twas announced that the
nSnITeiEht limit was .ssi. pounds, the s5I
titrint. No rules for the Vanderbilt race or
,nminatlon trial were given out, but a conf
pnlttee consisting OF Messrs. Butler.
atGhelder and Webb, was appointed to
WIS me present racing rules and report
The letter Of Secretary j. VI. Orde of the
nSgromobile Club Of Great Britain and Ireland
rpIestihg against the DarracQ cars which
tts~nnpi"ted a. Ormond last January was re-
;,@rF qo,iiG To- the automobile Club Of America
M g officials which have appeared in the
tiS ueoHcatlon edited by Samuel Walter Taylor
mo-, guarn members present voted unani-
e drsiy mat his place on the board be de-
meeting s This action Of the board was not
tb H. ont was simply a recommendation to
t III president and the board OF directors, as
b sT appointments OF the racing board mem
board naSe not yet been confirmed by the
RTeets were granted as follows: Houston ton
n y, AStl II Atlantic City, April 25, 70 and
II. pay state Automobile Association, Boston,
VIII W. and for a bill climbing contest at
Tkompssoornr win PS nr,ob on May SS, 70. Chairman
"R NJ N" board for next Monday mr. 1'uosdav