The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-08
AMONG THE GUTONOBHISTS.
ENGAGING DRIVERS FOR TEE
VANDERBLLT CUP RACE.

Henri DSIIeau Of Lyons win rRHve charge
81 the Brecses Lawrence. MOuatOn Racer
-CaalOis and lie BlO AFRAID Their
Cars Are Too Fast for Nassau circuit.
" Henri DoIbeau Of Lyons. France. has been
enkAecd 70 drive the B. n. N. Vanderbilt
cup candidate and his name was sent 70
Chairman Jererson Do Mont Thompson Of
the American AUTOMOBILES Associations
raeing board yesterday with word that he
viii have charge Of tho % hors0-poWsr racer
in the American elimination tFtala- D0iboau
was brought TO the attention Ofr ehs three
young nominRtors Of the \. Ia M TaceA
Messrs. Breese. Lawrence and Mouleou. By
Georges Dupuy. the American correspondents
of L'AufO. Dupuy said yesterday that Dol
beau Ia 20 years old, weight 100 poundB and
belongs 20 the Thery school OF drivers, having
been a pupil Of the famous Preach driver
who won the Bennett cup In toot ana 1903
with. q. Brasier. DOlbeau u studying the
Nassau county. circuit daily in James Il.
Breese's 90 horsepower Mercedes
YGustave C%aiilois. who is 10 drive one o.
the three us horsepower Thomas racers m
the American elimination trials, has written
TO a friend in New York that the thres cars
will be ready for practice over the, corrse ON
September ~. the day set by the A. A A.
racing board, The cars which Cailofs and
lie Blon are to drive have been put on the
road. and the machine which Montagus
Roberts will drive for Harry y. Houpt OF this
city will be- ready for the road by the end OF
this week CAillois and lie Blon, are both
very well satisfied with Their cars. and the
he thinks they ure too fast to use their full
power on the Nassau county circuit,
Ernest Keller, who is TO drive the Odds
mobile Vanderbilt cup cand date IN the Nmerl-
can elimination trials Oh ScptehlbeT ~. VIII
EQUIP his racer Win removable runs, 81 nus
aud the rest OF the wheels OF standard pat
tern, with wooden spoke~ and metal hubs.
4 slot Is provided between the spokes so that
| smother rim TO which an inflated tire has
been attached may be easily slipped or, and
place by springs have been added to secure
the stnybolts Of the rim when the driver
wishes TO drive th" ear keeier
factory for some. time helping 10 put the
racer together and iry'ng il out on the roads
t .s ~ta11f6SfdiE 10 a friend ii' New YorS "a fol-
lows: "Ttyout Of ear snccessfpt, far beyond
goods with this ear and expect TO have It on
the. course In -four 0r 1--we days
IF Col. Albert \. Pope's Vanderbilt cup
candidate does not give 4 good acco mt OF
itself in the American elimination trials u
Iyt,l 9o' u Pe i 10 70 ST drive i tRRTee racer' Seaieyes
hat the car viii travel at the rate of III, miles
and over on "A perfectly smooth, lever stretcn
1 VI W N"N
The first Of the three Frayer-Niller Van
deTbilt cup candidates TO arrive on the course
was the one which ~ to be driven in the elimi~
nation trials by Lee a. Frazer; The racer
arrived in New York last Sunday and was
taken to the Frayer-Miller quarters az Mineola
by Prayer and his mechanic. c. NJ. Foss.
The other two no horsepower racers, are
been tried out on the rough roads ln the
vicinity Of Columbus. Ohio. Prayer is de-
Voti ing considerable time at present to driving
around the cup course in a touring car SO
as to become acquainted with the turns and
corners before he will be allowed to use his
racer.
Elliott F. Shepard, who is to he a member
Of the French team in the Vanderbilt cup
race on October 8. with a HOtchkiss racer
is on La Lorraine, which was sighted on
Sandy Hook late yesterday and will dock
this morning. He will be met by A.. NJ. Archer
of the Automobile Club OF America. who viii
drive him over the Nassau county circuit
which will be used as the course for the VAN
derbilt race. ..,