New-York tribune., 1906-10-02
TRACY MAKESFAST1INp
NILE Il MINUTE crn
forhaA +. Keene Nay Not s,,..
IN Vanderbilt Cup Roce

zoe 1facy' IN his Loeomobile racing ca,
80 ne won the elimination trials . ".a
"'iNeioii' cup race, furnished the sa,s,,,. 40
'i' piaooce over the Nassau circuit v..,s%'
morning oy making record that -, aS
drivers may ind trouble in beati,~ 'eac'
Hs MADE two circuits Of the course A..
OF 6s.4 miles, IN 81 minutes. which r,a. 'S.Ane'
fate OF 82-s miles an hour. This nor o,I.. as
MS average time IN winning the s,,r,,-'s @s
trials but also surpasses that OF Her,.-.
years big race. Hemery's average v.. .as'
What makes Tracys time yesterday ,,,-' '1
rnarkaole IS the fact that the course n rI.a 's-
In poor condition. and most OF the driva--
clare that IT is not so fast as the ona ,a.. 10
owing to the many turns '1s
Tracy covered the first round O. sa-,
IN 2s minutes and the second IN 2s r,,rr... ''
latter IS the fastest authentic round n,.aa " -N'
the circuit. 'es
Next TO Tracy's fast time. an accias,,
hall p. Keene's Mercedes car. which wa. r.' 0->
him out Of the big race on SATURDAY. a-,.
comment on the course While dr,y,,.
Belmont Park to Cedarhurst on sunas,, .,-rs IN
cylinder head was blown out and II is s,,s -.
car cannot be repaired in time n st.r, ~.
will leave the German team with onlv t,r, -
resentatives.
The Frayer-NilIer car was shtnn.s .,
course last night. and LawwelI will rAsr-,. -
tice this morning. Harry s Lehman sa,S 49,
terday that he had been assured bv Ts~...-'
de Mont Thompson. chairman Of the - -
board of the American Automobile Asaoc,...'
that the Pope-Toledo case would bs rao,a,-,
and considered at a meeting OF the Gun cor,r,,,-
sion at the Garden City Hotel to-morroU r,y.,
Lytle and DingIey. his rnechanIcian. havs y,,.
to Hartford to bring the racer back to n.
course. SO that 1t may resume practice and \.
ready IN case It is reinstated on the Auna-,,,
team.
John Haynes said last night that H n Hara.
ing would undoubtedly drive the HAYNES -,
in the race. Although the racer is at It's quar-.
ters on the course. IL has not been taken over
the course since the elimination trials
Cool sharp weather favored the drivers yss.
terday morning. Janatzy. in a Mercedes can
made cne round In the fast time OF 29ls minutes
Duray In the Lorraine Dietrich. made two cir.
cults, his best time being 80 minutes Georgs
Heath. tn his Panhard car, went one round in 80
minutes and another in S61s minutes. Luttg.n,
In George McKesson Browns Mercedes. made
two laps He covered the first IN IS minutes and
the second IN AZ minutes.
Elliott T. Shepard was not feeling we'll and
allowed lehman. his meChanician. 10 take his
Hotchkiss car over the course. The first round
was covered IN fl minutes and the second u
81 minutes. The third round was slower, be-
cause Of a punctured tire. Albert Clement had
his Clement Bayard racer on the course for the
first time, and was content TO cover the course u
45 minutes.
Louis Wagner got his 1OO-horsepower Darracq
car through the custom house yesterday. and L
, was towed 70 the Darracq headquarters at Glen
wood. Wagner will drive il over the course this
morning He said that the rOugher and mors
dangerous the course the better he will Ike e.
He asserts that lap will be made in less than
26 minutes, and a friend Of his who overheard
the remark was willing TO bet that Wasnas
would do it.
Cagno was the only member OF the Italian
team who was on the course yesterday. as
made one round in 80 minutes The three Fa'
drivers Lancia, NaZzaro and DR.. Wehlscnot1'
went to different points 20 see how other drivers
took the turns.
Harry Payne Whitney, IN a Braster car IN
which Barillier finished sixth in the Grand PrI.
and S. B. Stevens. of Rome n Y. IN the 81
horsepower Darracq car In which Henlery Won
the Vanderbilt Cup race last year. were inter-
ested spectators of the course yesterday.
lie Blon arrived last night IN the THOMAS
racer, which has received a thorough Overnau.-
ing since the elimination race. Several impor-
tant changes have been made. and the French
man IS confident of making fast tins when as
goes over the course to-day. The second racer
is expected down this afternoon with CailOis al
the wheel. II also is in first class condition ana
can be substituted for LIE BlOn's car IN case ms
latter should meet with a mishap during mo
practice spins. The third car. to make assurance
doubly sure, will be taken down Thursday and
also held IN readiness.