The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-16
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS.
CHRISTIE'S VANDERBILT CUP
CANDIDATE WRECKED.
Narrow Escape OF the Owner when the car
strikes a Telegraph Pole -Chrlstic
MAY Use His Touring Gar In CONTEST
Fast Time over the Nassau Course

Wafer NnTlaLle = ulIEGk INV =
power Vanderbilt cup candidate was
hopelesslv wrecked yesterday morning. ana
MIR Christie and his mechanic, Louis Strahg'
were very lucky TO escape without lhJurS'
The racer had skidded on the ROAD INTO a
telegraph pole on Friday morning wheh /"
was being driven up the hill at Manhasse''
Mr.. Christie aftrrward drove it under It's own
mower a. far as a barn on Mineola avenue
near the tirn at KruG's corner. The damaged
axle gave out At that point ana the racer
was kept there all Friday afternoon anu h'Sh,
while a force Of workmen were ehHdkeu
~ putting in a new axle. When the ca.
stopped on Friday the clutch hal stuck ana
whom he started out yesterday morning
Mr. christie had mob been able to dlsengnge IT,
lie started the racer going down Miheo'a
avenue toward Jericho turnpike WIN lne
intention of taking the clutch out When Tue
car vas running. lie was steering with ms
left hand aud trying 10 release the clutch
with his right when the racer suddenly lurcheu
o1 tho road TO the loft and struck a Telegraph
nole with such force that the pole was moved
ak inches In the ground. The racer struck
the pole with tho left front wheel, ana JUST
before tho impact Mr., Christie leaned over
10 the right. which probably saved MS me-
as the force of the collision drove the steering
pos, toward the back of the machine. Inc
motor which was placed over the front axle
vas driven OF tia base by the collision, ahdthe
radiator. which covered the machine between
the cylinders and the uTlNeT ; Stdt' '"Ni'
,rtmpled M. Mr.. Christie was bitterly
cast down over hs accident, as he felt very
confident that the racer would win a place
in the team OF five EARS TO represent America
in. the cont at for the Vanderbilt cup. Inc
car waSunusually fast. having madea straleht
away mile in - seconds on the Atlantic ONy
beach and q mile in IS seconds ON the Empire
city track with the power shut on on Doth
turns. IL il altogether likely that MIR Christie
will remove the body from his 81 horsepower
touring ear and gear it for racing. 40 as 10
try for q place in the American elimination
trials next Sat friday morning. Tie Is CON
tdcnt that the stripped touring car can attain
a speed Of ~ miles an hour on straisntaWay
stretches.
George n. Robertson had the 80 horsepower
Apper-ou out yesterday morning and drove
II around the course for the first time. He
did not IN Ike much effort for speed on his nrst
round OF the circuit. hut the next time around
hc LEI the trim looking machine out pretty
we'll Hi- first round was kmed In "a
minutes for the n7i m'l'', aud the second
round Wls timed by some in - minutes
though the moro conservative ones anon 6
tho volunteer "lo"kcT- said the time was Just
~ minutes. Joe Tracy was NEXT best to ROD
CriSOn So far ~ he was concerned making
n round in 2, minutes with the I.oComObile,
while Herbert ". Lyttle did "A circuit In ~
minutes with the rops-IoledO. All three Of
the Fraver-M Miller rncrr~ We're out, Beldcn
making a rolr ~ ~ minutes. PRAYER and
IsWVcll taking ~ minutes for their trips
around the course. John W. Haynes made
one rouni With ~" Haynes in 81 mlnu les.
Ralph Mongiui. driver Of the MIthesOn racer,
was on tho course yesterday morning, but he
went around il with Tom Cooper in n stripped
touring ,ar to beComc acquainted with ", as
he had mover been OH this years course before.
Ne expected TO be out with his racer this morn
ing.
Al three of the FrayPr-M Miller cars appeared
with wooden spCked Wheels for the practice
yes tCrdav morning ard much wonder was
eNpT eSscd by the other drivers at the speed
shown m shifting from tho wire spOked wheels
which he'd caused trouble for the Prayer
Miller lriLadc on Friday morning. One
Of tho Frazer Millers, that driven by Frank
Lavwcl, 1CrrFd ~ - minor nlNup yesterday
noTnrug Nuu ,Ce Tracy lOCCmohie ON the
North hcmI~lehd tiInpNe. tracy was
passpg LAW I'll Whcu The iN0 racers swerNed
together orc o. the tires 2n l%wTdts
car wa damaged aud th". fuel tank on me
Io.omohre va denied. Tracy lent a tire
snCp 70 LawWoll and the latter returned TO his
quarter.
Victor Hemery. winner If the lcoI Wander
bIt cup race. VIII NOT 80 the driver OF the
DsrTacd racpr winch viii he one OF the hVe
cars 10 IPpTtSeLl France ~ lhls ear contest
tbat Ions Wagner would drive tnr 100 horse
power parra"u racer, winch VIII arrive here
on the steamer M~aJeS,ic GeNt weeh. Wagner
contest, DTt was put out Of the running ny
snglne ana tire troubles. tie Il expected 70
arrive here on SEPTEMBER - or %.
President John Farson Of the American
Automobile Association expects To. witness
both the American elimination trlal- ana
the Candcrnit rup contest fTodI one OF the
boxes ~ the o.nctal grand stand, The De
fnand Tor boxes and parking spaces Tor the
Two contests, the tTiais on September %
and the rup race on October q, has greatly
exceeded tlat OF last year, an IN spite OF TIE
fact tnat the grand stand - To be much larger
tnau laSi years structure, u seems likelF
,,sl SmoHg t'ose who ave made
reservations ~. parking space or D1NeS are:
" n. tandtr1li' IT., zen erS9n q HTopp'
Moore, UouerI lee Norrell, Russell \. AlgeT,
-ir, Hrnry y. Joy, colgate ttoyt 70 h. bgiTds,
Ko,cru ,,riN -. tOnert t'ugE enhetm, Henry
:, IN. ". GOuIi Brokaw. James {. ETeese
WiuRiu q McAtoo. lnonas iiitrncock, Jr,
DUNLAP, u. n. Knowles. Miss t.Otta Irabtree,
Mrs. 'Hss { auicld. tienry ". .BulI. Mrs.
Elarenc% Ma"Kay, < SScbHir Ssnn,n r0I BT,.co %,
y. n. HolIandpr. \ T.. ttiker, Windsor /.
White. Louis watson. Brook, t,lG22, Harry
payne Whitney, j. -. Max"1l, ;. : iIayis. Jr'.
KoDprt h. fultOn, Charles Steel. { u. lanse-
man. \. J. MOuton, \: &. Batchelder, henry
Henry Evans. ". K. Hearst, !. Borden harri-
man. r.. Is. t,allaher, Joan, 4 -klng, William
Mitchell Levi; 4. :. h9unt ti. ", o r; ph9 y,n"r
GiDb, n. Van Hen 'selaer Kennedy, George ].
Brokaw, Daniel J. bradley, GeorSe n; Day,
hhlt1l ' WI ~ Nv 49, ult'f = ihi -
j.. Glidden Miss BreeSe. Gen. L. l., Watson,
:, r. EOtascnIld, =. \. Miles, Anton q. HOIen-
pVl, T.. v. Dieker~On. 4. ". Church. james
vi, prson, IT., Arson Flower Johnson, A. l..
NrNiuItrv, James W. Gerard. r.. +. Stay
back, y. l.. S~cnoonnaker, stephen II. Erown.
j. !. kikpr, John !. Pratt. hulus l.. Paterson,
r. i. hLvens. Thomas ". PeaTsall. A. b.
Proal and J. 4. II. lanier.
Secretary :. VI. Butler Of the Automobile
Glub nj America Is reCeiv ing many applica-
tions Tor space in the show which tae or
RanIZatiOn VIII hold III the Grand Central
Palace, December / to \. tie says that ap-
pltCatlOns have come from all parts Of tne
world, a recent request for a reservation
having come from Italy. The diagrams.
contracts and literature OF the show have been
printed and mailed to prospective exhibitors.
IN the correspondence received by Mr.. Butler
there are MANY enthusiasm" AMI favorable
comments on the early dates for tho show,
and he says there seems to be n practically
unN ersal belief that the dates selected are
the proper ones.
Harry =. Houpt Of New York, who entered
tNc Thomas racer which will be driv en- by
Montague Roberts in the elimination trials
next SATURDAY., ~ Very confident that the
Thomas 10 viii make a good showing.
~ addition to his wager with 'Sookmaker
nngyett ~ A. one of the IhOuAi machines