The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-05
E2ONG The AUTOMOBILISTS.
LAWWELL COVERS TEE CUP CIR
CUT IN "a MINUTES.
Great Improvement on HiS Previous Time
in Practice Twelve Bactng Cars IN
Preliminary spins shepard Net Con
cerned In Protest Against Thomas.

IN RrMelIge- EWGtNG BAGNANA NANN ~
Preliminary spins shepard Net Con-
cerncd In Protest Against Thomas.
Twelve ~ the ra cling cars were out yestcr-
day morning during the practice hours be-
tween & and 7 o'clock. and 10 we're Herbert II.
Lyttle with tho disqualified Pope-TOledo and
4. q. Stcvens's 80 horsepower Darracq, Win
A. I. Campbell NJ the wheel and A. W. Church
OF the Automobile Club OF America In the
mechanics seat. Tho absehtees were Fox
hall keene Of the German team. Cagno ana
Fahry Of tho Italian team, Ie Blon and Hard
Ing Of the American tenn and Albert Clement
OF the French delegation. Iittgen was the
first out. with George MJkssson Brown Mer'
cedes. and made three rounds, the last two
being timed in ~ and 3lh minutes. DIR.
Weillschott Of tho Italian team had both
OF his Fiat racers out. tie made two rounds
from AlhertSOn's. using his cup car the nrst
rime aud doing tho - n miles in ~ minutes,
The next time he uEcd his emergency car and
made the round from Krug's in 27II minutes.
He chased after Walter Christie from Albert
sons tn the ra,irOad crossing on the Jericho
turnpike. which was probably one reason
why the round was so fast. Christie had
come down Mineola avenue toward Krugs
At . lively pace. but he was evidently not
looking for a brush with the tall Italian. az he
turned out after crossing the railroad and his
mechanic waved his nrm to W~cillschor: asa
NtXuhl LOT MN 10 CONle ulONg. NUIlStic ltu
one round from KruG's in 45'E minutes. Frank
Iaww,ll, driving the Frayer-Mjller racer
which Prayer pilotpd In the elimination trial.
made two rounds from Krug's and was timed
In ~ minnt cS the first time,
lie atoutly maintained that he had not
cut the course when asked about IL after ward.
as this was so much faster than any OF his
previous rounds in either practice spins or
in the elimination trials. His second round
was lone in 80 minutes. Tracy passed
Krug's three times. his time for the two
rounds being IS and Is minutes. As Tracy
passed hrug's at the beginning Of his second
round he was a very short distance behind
George Heath Of the French team and after
both had crossed the railroad track Tracy
put on more speed with the apparent in
tention of ovPrhauling Heath If possible.
Heath was ~ minutes ahead. however.
when the pair passed Krugis at the end Of
this round. Wagner passed Krug's twice
with his Darracq. taking SO minutes for the
journey. George Heath made two rounds
second in % minutes. Elliott +. Shepard
made one round with his Hotchktss in So.
minutes. Dqrny swung his Lorrains-Dte-
triCh around krug's corner for one round ony,
which he made in - minutes. Jenatzy
made one round from krug's in 20 minutes.
lancia and Nazzaro in the Fiat cup cars
left Krug's together and Lancia was back
again In % minutes, which drew forth the re-
mark from one Of the Fiat managers that he.
"a ul'i lh'HA HhNA9 w. ~ dC Nv
did not think the big, good natlred Italian
Intended 10 try for any such fast time, though
ne is Of the opinion that Lancia can make a
round in that time. Nazzaro's time was az,
minutes.
George Robertson. driver Of the wrecked
Apperson. and Ralph MonGini. driver of the
damaged Matheson, were among those who
K Ksnd Eh' R RHe,aT '1 Tbom make drove I6e 'u down. az
Mineola avenue and turned cityward on the
Jericho turnpike after the practice, was over.
steamer. which she drove herself. into Q side
road just above krug's and watched the
practice with a woman friend until her hus-
band came along Mineola avenue, when she
drove along after him toward the Hyde Park
road.
Elliott F. Shepard, the young American
who will drive a 1870 horsepower Hotchkiss
team in the Vanderbilt cup race. said yester-
day that there WAS no truth W the report that
machine which Te Bon is scheduled % start
first with at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning,
Mr.. shepard said that he was not concerned
the Thomas racer. which asserted that the
springs and other parts had been made in
France, contrary 10 the regulations OF the
cur contest, which expressly provide that
zach competing car must he made entirely
IN the Conntpy ~ Is 10 represenI on me
friends and both Of them drove Hotchkiss
racers in the Grand PriX Of the Automobile
matter of fact. lie Blon and Gusrave Catliois.
his fellow driver of a Thomas racer in
the American elimination trials. were Mr..
Shepard's guests at dinner on Wednesday
evening at his cottage near the Garden City
Hotel. Mr.. shepard was equally, certain
that no protest against the Thomas had been
made by any one connected, with the HoIch-
kiss firm. 49,. IS
The most talked " subject Yesterday by
race drivers and ether a~utoInobilists alike
was the protest lodged against the Il5 horse
power Thomas on the alleged ground that
some of its parts were made in France, The
protest came early yesterday morning. In the
de Knyn. president Of tue sports commission
Of the Automobile Club OF France to Chair
man jefferson DE Mont. Thompson of the
Vanderbilt cup commission and \. A. 4.
racing board.
The cablegram stated that the protest was
builder, with one of, whose racers Caillois
finished fourth in the 1905, Bennett race.
Brasier was very much disnleased when he
Thomas racing machines and has tried To
belittle Cailois and his productions ever
Garden City Hotel last night il seemed as il
Brasier bad asserted that the aluminium cast
ing used as an engine base on the Thomas
had been cast in France. but j. j. Mann.
general manager Of Hotchkiss 4 Co, px-
amined the engine base a few days ago and
AFTER sOmc discussion N winch r.. ii. thomas,
builder Of the, protested racer, took some
IN the hands Of W. X. Vanderbilt. r.. who
will act IA referee on Saturday. Mr.. Wander
bilt was Invested with run power to act.
lie Blon will accordingly start in tO-morroW's
contest under protest ard the question will
be dcri1ei later ny Mr.. Vanderbilt.
Ia view Of the fact that the
Cluh of France refused peremptorily 10 ha We |
anything to do al all with the Vanderbilt
cup race, either officially or unofiCially. there
we're many comments on the sudden interest
In the contest displayed by the French or |
ganiZation. without exception. all Ave menu
hers Of the French team have expressed great
Indi gnatiOn N the report that any of them
would have been guilty of any such unsports- |
manlikc action. which has been Censured all
the more because the protest came within |
two days Of the race.
Robert Graves was ut the Garden CITY Hotel
last night and stated positively that he would
not lend FoNhall keene n pair If cylinders 10 |
replace the cracked ones on his 100 horse
poyyer NercPdPa. Mr.. Graves is not willing
10 iPCpardiZe his own chances in the race
and Mr.. Kpcne will therefore be unable TO
start In eleventh place to morrow morning
as he had expected 10.
Tho Question Of the ~location Of tire and
repair depOts seemed likely TO cause trouble
Yesterday. but mst'Prs wore atrai0htPnPd
out after an extended conference between
the NaSsaU county SuTerviso RS and Chair
man m and tPyeral repre- IentAtives
Of drivers who are 10 start In tO-mHrrow's
race. The Surerv'scrS we're nually CON
WINGED thar IL would I've impossible for all Of