New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-19
CUP CARS MISS CRASH
.N4RROW ESCAPE IN FOG.
LdTle Almost Rams W. X. Valder-
bits Car-The Practice Yesterday.
fBy Telegraph 20 TIE tribunal

aiineola, Long Island. Sept 1s-willian K
Vanderbilt tr., n big 12o-horsepower Mer-
ceces racer, had narrow escape rom being
run down by Herbert Lyle and Bert Dinghy
.n the powerful Pope-Toledo oar. IN a thick fos
on The Vanderbilt Cup course this morning. on
the Jericho turnpike beyond the granostand ar
westhury the machines are compelled 20 run on
the SIDE OF the road 10 avoid a short section OF
loose rock waiting 20 be packed down by a steam
roller, and Il was there the danger threatened
Mr. Vanderbilt. the donor OF the cup was
trying out the Mercedes car which c. i. chariey'
Of Paris. has nominated for the German team
lie had slowed down at the time 20 allow tour
tng car coming IN the opposite direction 10 pass
Lyle was following the Mercedes car anu o"iis
20 the heavy fog. was driving cautiously. Wheh
within one hundred feet Of the Mercedes car he
eaw . almost al a standstil on the road. ana
yelled 20 Mr. Vanderbilt 20 get out OF the way
15e damned down his brakes at the same time
and sust missed ramusng the machine George
Robertson was behind Lyle, and he almost came
10 grief also but brought his car 10 stop IN
time
An associate manager OF the Mercedes import
Company denied the report that MI vanderbilt
sVeuld crive the Mercedes car IN the Nanoeront
s,-,D race. He SAID that air. Vanderbilt had no
intention OF doing so, es Tar as he knew pnt as
Afr vanderbilt loves d brisk spin IN a fast car
.o6 knowing thai II was 20 receive a tuning
am on the course. asked permission 20 drive IL
is-o,,ns che circuit Three well known automo-
b,lists are bidding for the car. he said. 10 enter
81 IN the race. and Barney oldneld is negotiating
20 drive Il. .,,,,.
In spite OF his narrow escape Mr.. Vanderoit
drove the car a fun circuit OF the course. but
owing 10 The precaution necessary on account OF
The fog II took him SPA minutes 10 cover the
-cisfance OF % n miles. -.
TIE unfavorable conditions had no terrors for
Ernest Keeler. who drove the Olos, , a re
kfver the course in 80 minutes. which was tIe
lsasfest time made this morning. he was late
N leaving the garage and the fog was Etting.
Joe Tracy completed two ROUNDS OF ne cosi >.
ts- Tire I,ocornobile. on each lap he stopped 20
sake on a friend and ala not DO much fast
sepeeding The new Locomobue racer 70 pe
used in case OF emergency arrived heIe t as
factory IN Bridgeport, Conn
INtle fn the Pope-Toledo made two ROUNDS
oe the course. His best time Tor one LAP was
i.aOls r7,inutes The car has been weighed ana
isotlnd 10 be well within the limit.
Two OF the Frayer-Afiller cars went over the
course Lowell covered two laps IN blta ano
f4lss minutes. while Beldens times were 90 ana
81 minutes respectively -,
( slnlv one OF the Thomas cars. which arrived
here yesterday, was on the course this morning.
This was No. g. driven by Hubert lie Blon:
Al the end OF the arst round lie Blon stopped
and took on his rnechanician. He also stopped
tn this lap 10 replace two spark plugs. On the
second round he was compelled 20 stop owing
20 q piece OF waste getting into the carburetter.
'The Natheson racer made one round In slow
time.
p The eicht-cyllncer maxwell car arrived mere
last night The b. L. N car has not yet arrived
but Sidney Breese said to-day that IL VIII surely
be here by Thursday az the latest
Jefferson de Mont Thompson, chairman OF
the racing board of the American Automobile
Association. was on the course to-day He
said that the missing cars with the oil for
Eprinkltng the course had been finally located
.n the Greenpoint yards. In the mean time Mr..
Vanderbilt has obtained three car loads OF or
binary oil. He expects the entire course 20 be
oiled long before Saturday.
Besides the repairs that are being made az
Krug's corner men were az work to-day on
the "stone wall" turn from AfineOia avenue.
The high ground on the LETT is being cut away
tOr several feet