The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-28
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS.
FEW VANDERBILT CUP CANDI-
DATES PRACTISE IN RAIN.

Shepard, JenatZy n WeIIschOtt the Only
Drivers to Take Out Racing Machines
Tall OF Another Protest Against enc
Placing or Cars in ELIMINATION Trial.
The drizzling rain early yesterday morning
apparently kept most OF the racing cars from
practice on the Vanderbilt cup course, Shop
ard. Jenatzy and Weilsc hott being the only
drivers who had their racing machines out.
There was a rumor at Garden City. however.
that had great interest for those who heard
OF IL, the report being that the Pope-Toledo
people would file a protest against the Prayer
Miller racer which was placed on the American
team for the Vanderbilt cup race through the
disqualification OF Herbert II. Lyttle and his
100 horsepower Pope-Toledo. The protest
il to be based on the statements OF Lyttle and
Bert Dingley. his mechanic. to the eject that
the Frayer-Miler driven by Lawwell was
pushed for zoo yards from the Hairpin turn az
Old Westbury to the next u diamond tire repair
station. There seems to be considerable
doubt why the Frayer-Miller was pushed, as
to whether les engine would not run or whether
il was pushed to the tire station for some tire
requirements. II the protest is made il may
be that il will be disregarded as the A. A. A..
racing rules state positively that protests
or complaints Of any kind must be made to
the referee within twenty-fOur hours after
finish Of the race involved " One of the most
interesting bits Of gossip regarding the sue
cessful protest OF the Frayer-Niller people
against the Pope-Toledo racer. Is the assertion
that the mechanics who usually looked after
the Pope-Toledo were helping to put a new
valve into one Of the Frayer-Miller racers, and
as Tyttle did not care TO have them stoo he did
not have men enough to crank his engine. and
so resorted to a tow.
Cagno and Fabry were the first drivers to
ahOw lin Mt Kru0'a After & n'CInCk vRatRrdau
morning, but both OF them were out in a tour
ing car and did not attempt any fast work
with It. Elliott +. Shepard appeared late with
the big, yellow painted HotChkiss, which has
s .IS p Mn shsp a. R9 m Z o SeG round II Of n x. S So%rs:
in AZ minutes, but did not try for speed. as
the rain had made the roads very slippery.
The S two sire st&stc che 'S off the North TsS S,tSaSS
Turnpike, and that il was impossible 20 see
Cee round ,ST h IN ssS minutes nj Sns With Robert ra Mscs
Mercedes and DIR. WeilschOtt made one circuit
in his Fiat in 81 minutes; George Heath; in
east on the Jericho Turnpike at a few minutes
after 8 o'clock, but had not come back at
Z O'Clock.
The two Lorraine-Dietrich racers which
We're sent here Tor DuEay,s use were gotten
taken TO his quarters last night. Duray will
be stationed at, the, Donnelly. place on the
was to have had It's camp. II is expected that
Duray will be out with one OF his racing cars
early this morning. Louis Wagner, who In
to drive the 100 horsepower Darracq racer,
arrived in New York yesterday morning
DemegeOt, winner Of the two miles a minute
race at Ormond last winter, accompanied
Wagner, and will act az his mechanic. a
capacity in which he served Hemery last
year.
Utica Automobiles are much Interested
in an experiment recently made near there in
olling the Ctica-Paris road. Az a recent
meeting Of the Automobile Club Of Utica
George A. Winslow, an engineer representing
the State Highway Department. reported
on the result Of Oiling the 1--WE and One-quarter
mile stretch OF road. Six thousand gallons
Of oil we're used. the oil containing 10 per
cent. of asphalt. Mr.. Winslow said that
complete satisfaction had been obtained.
both for road users and residents Of the
vicinity. For three days fOllowing the sprink-
ling Of the roadway the road was not Iisa HE.
but after that IL was perfectly satisfactory.
in order that its members may not he cut
on from communication with their offices
and friends while touring the Automobile
Association in England has introduced a novel
system which must be OF great value 90
business men. The association owns supply
depots along the principal highways Of Eng
land and u signals members by means OF a
yellow ball on a Flagstaff. When the ball
is at the top OF the pole any member who
drives by the depot stops there. as the man in
charge has Q message for some meuber.
= u the ball 10 at the bottom OF The pole mona