The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-18
AMONG TIE AUTOMOBLSHS.
TRACY MAKES FAST TINE on MAS
SAU COUNTY CIRCUIT.
Only six Candidates for Places on the
American Team Take Practice spins
Dangerous Turn Into Jericho Turn
pike Being Banked Other Gossip.

AUNENNCMA ANaW A@9N 49,
-DanEePOus Turn Into Jericho Turn
pike Being Banked -Other Gossip.
Only six OF the fifteen candidates for the
Ave places on thu American team In the
Vanderbilt cup race were out yesterday
morning during tho regular practice hours
between S and 7 O'Clock. though the elinina-
ton trials will he run next Saturday morn
ing. Tracy, Lyttle, KeeleT, Prayer, Mongini
and Belden were the drivers who appeared.
and Prayer. MonRini and Kseler did not
make complete rounds of the circuit. Keller
made his arst appearance since his accident.
and his was the only car to have it, oficial
number painted on II. the black fronted
radiator bearing a long white T.. the number
on the seats and fuel tank being put on with
black paint. A soon a. the practice hours
we're over workmen began filing up the
shallow gutter in front of the harness shop
at the corner where the circuit swings to the
left into the Jericho turnpike At krug's corner.
Before the Nlling in began. the surface sloped
away from the centre Of the road, which
allowed cars TO skid badly unless the turn
was taken al low speed and very closely.
George Robertson. the Apperson driver.
was one of the half hundred spectators VINO
watched the cars swing around into the
Jericho turnpike but did not have his racer
on the course. when he had II out on Sun
day the Casolene tank was damaged because
the springs allowed the shock absorbers TO
strike the under side OF the tank when ever
the car went over a big bump. Rubber
bumpers we're fitted to the shock disorders
yesterday, so that there will be no danger
OF more trouble from that source.
Lee Prayer, with Frayer-Miller No. /. was
the first 70 appear at Krug's. passing there at
one minute after ) O'Clock. lie came back
the reverse way Of the circuit in 20 Ipinutea.
with his left rear tire punctured, and had to
return to his quarters. IA he did not have a
spare tire with him. He started out again
at SAB, but returned back over the Jericho
turnpike at 037 without having completed q
full round of the circuit. +, n. Belden, driver
Of Fra-er-Miller No. 3. was the second man
to pass Krug's and made two rounds Of the
circuit in Al i and 49,: minutes. lie took the
turn into the jericho turnpike more cautiously
than he did on former occasions, and the
the aoTney MAS not endangered either time
he passed il. Ralph Monglnl, with the Math-
eson, and Tom Cooper in, the mechanics seat,
was the third driver TO show up. turning into
the Jericho turnpike from his quarters az
Garden City at six minutes after s. G came
and it was learned that a hole in the g%asolene
tank. caused by a stone disl0dged by one OF
the front wheels, had stopped his progress at
East Norwich. A small temporary fuel tank
had been sent out TO hun in a touring, car ana
the tenporary tank also hsd deyeloped a
Joe Tracy. who is rapidly moving into the
place of ia vorite tor next Saturday elml-
nation trials, was the fourth man on the course
ana made two rounds of the 29.7 miles cir
opinions which have been expressed Of him
and his LoComohile racer. He passed krug's
on his arst round at 5.2s O'Clock and was
around again in Sih minutes. making an
easy turn into the Jericho turnpike Just 30
seconds before o o'clock; He passed the
brigade of volunteer checkers again In just
81 minutes, and the watch holders we're
astonished to see that there was a stranger
occupied his accustomed place when Tracy
made the turn before, Tracy was giving +. r..
Chapman. whose residence is next. to Iracy's
quarters at lakeyll!e, a sample Of last driy-
Ing. Mr.. Chapman's opinion OF his expert
ence In making such q fast round Of the circuit
could not be learned. but Tracy remarked
that his guest seemed too busy hanging to
his. seat to pay any attention to the pumps
which are usually looked after, by whoever
sits In the mechanics seat. When the time
lost in coming TO q full stop ana hanging
cult Of the course yesterday morning must
be classed MS one OF the best practice rounds
% date. When TRACY was asked yesterday
make a round Of the circuit. he pondered
a moment and then said he thought he could
signed and superintended the construction
of the twin racers. returned 70
Bridgeport Yesterday and will probably
drive the other car down to the course to-day.
Herbert II. Iyttle, with the big Pope
by the Arst time at 81 o'clock. He passed
there again after an interval Of forty-one
minutes in stopping at his quarters az Bulls
Head 10 tighten up the clutch OF his racer.
During this round Lyttle drove from Bulls
Head to lakeN lille, ten and three-QuarteT
miles, in pine minutes, which was I've minutes
faster than he previously had covered the
same ground. Ivtt!e made two and a half
rounds of the circuit from his quarters at
bulls Head hut passed Kings only twice
while he WAS out. lie had Intended to try
for Al least one fast round Yesterday. but
the loose clutch interfered with this. plan
lyttle WAS asked TO make n prediction as
to how fast he could make n round of the
circuit and renlied alter some elaboration that
he believed the big machine could make one
round in - minutes. Ernest Keller swung
int0 the Jericho turnpike RIGHT after Tracy
passed krug'S the second time, just before
q O'Clock. kceleT was not able TO omplete
a full round nj the circuit at speed. owing
to weak batteries.
One Of the Members Of the q. T. NJ. firm
said Yesterday that the n. l.. ". racer would
surely he on the course tomorrow morning.
The three Thomas racers we're driven down
20 their quarters NJ krug's yesterday by
Caillois. Ie Blnn and Roberts. and a force |
Of thirty mechanics went down last night
10 look after the machines. W. H.. Owen
spent part Of Yesterday afternoon driving
over the course in n touring car. Tie hopes
to have one nl the racers out this morning.
Walter hristiP j. engaged in transforming
his go horsepower dlreCt drive touring car
into an improDtptn racer and has ordered
s)ms special - inch racing tires to Use on II
next saturday.
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