The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-06
AMONG THE AUTOXOBMTTS.
VANDERBILT CUP TO BE EX-
HIBITED AT PARIS SALON.
Donor Of the Trophy GOins Abroad. Where
He VIII CSOfer With OnicIals Of Auto
mobile Club OF France Regarnins
Place for Next Cont cst "A. 4. 4 Ticket.

mobile Club OF France Regarding
q Place far Next Contest "A. ca Ticket.
sAmeeting OF the racing board of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association was held yester-
day morning at the on . O. w. h. Vanderbilt.
Jf., in the Grand Central station, TO consider
accommodation 81 ut to Mr.. Vanderbilt by
the Automobile Club of France. Those pres
snt at the meeting we're: Chairman Jefferson
De Mont Thompson. W.. X. Nande roilt. Jr.,
Frank q. Webb. s. NJ. Butler, A. q. Batchelder
and A. r. P~ardington, the latter by invitation.
me Automobile Club of France informed
Mr.. Vanderbilt that NJ. A. Darracq had
nsked the A. c. +. for the custody of the Will
tam X. Vanderbilt, Jr, cup which was won on
October o last by Louis Wagner with n Darraco
racer. Another Darracqr racer won the trophy
d 1905, but the cup has been in the custody
Of the French club since then. VI. Darraca
Wishes to exhibit the Vanderbilt cup Mt the
Paris Salon next month and at the London
kutomooile Show. The racing board will
auShorize the Automobile Club Of France to
furn the trophy over to NJ. Darraca as soon
a be has deposited the bond required by the
deed Of gift whenever the cup changes hands.
Mr.. Vanderbilt IL going abroad early in Jan
nary and he will be invested with authority
20 confer with the officials OF the
Club Of France regarding the 1907 contest
for the Vanderbilt cup. II is also likely that
he will see some of the officials Of the Auto
mobile Club Of Italy. which really has more
rfght to say where the 1907 race will he held
than the A. c.. f.. because it WAS officially
represented In the 1903 contest. IN which
Xancis won second place for Italy with his
Fiat racer. while the A. &. +. absolutely re-
fused to have anything to do with the race
and would not pick the team of five cars that
represented France on October s.
2 There is a possibility that the automobile
Club of Italy will request that the 1907 race
be held in this country If the matter is left
"a. the officials OF that organization and II
n not thought that the Imperial
Club Of Germany would make any objection,
a. no intlmation has been made that the
Germans wish to conduct the contest in their
country. There Is also a possibility. though,
q remote one, that the 1907 Wand erbilt race
NAV be run in connection with next years
contest for the Grand PriX Of the Adtomople
Cub Of France. This, however, would likely
depend upon the action taken concerning
T me ss9 %sS. S S9 the eR %ort ID meet aT'i az the Paris paris
palon next month. Nv virtue OF 1herys
victory for France in 1908 the French club
had the right to run a contest for the Bennett
cIp this year but shclyed it for their own
Grand PrIx.f In which each maker was ellowed
restricted TO three cars for each country.
as Is provided by the rules for the, Bennett
s snp' deiissssstISs % Of The IRutomoSiieU Club Of
America wall be empowered 20 speak Tor the
american Automobile Association, the govern
~ some sentiment abroad which fayors the
revival OF the Bennett cup race and IL IS a
possibility thai contests for both the Wander
Bat and Bennett cups might be run IN con-
SectIop with the Grand prix. following the
Tor the Bennett, cup, which were part of other
road races held IN France; N ts the general
,,npTes $40 iG aSTsveT' TnG' t Tsi Ti.T fb 81 fT rigSts;
to'Oonduct the 1907 Vanderbilt race and ask
chat 10 be run in this country.
The annual meeting Of the Automobile
Club Of America will be held AZ the club
house. 1853 Fifth avenue on Monday ,Novem-
Var 10. at Q o'clock in the evening. The
following ticket has been nominated by the
sossds o Sr f foT aTst sics FOR R desS' IT., $ cG Z
Wheeler; for second yice-presldent. John
fenshawe; for three governors TO serve three
tears. Dave Hennen Morris, Winthrop +
bers will also vote upon, several changes in
the constitution and bylaws, the most i'm
bylaws. which if adopted will change the
date Of the annual meeting from the third
Monday. of November 10 The second Tues
Ten new members were elected at the
last meeting of the Long Island Automobile
Ssrs are az D Z n, nBistford Is John ~ ], IePson,
mage. H u E. s6eppsaT NLnee {. Il. THAN E. M n
Travis and j. H. tendig. Frederick Warnke
vas elected an associate member.
Eight cars have been entered tor the 100
mile race az the EmDire City track to-day
81 the contestants to make quick tire changes.
o Ernest Keeler was deprived of victory
Snireed 70 replace &C ~ punosgTed tires. "Kseler |
Ifl not be a contestant to-day. as his Odds
Fsfs. N SSS sH.ef Sefo 19s i inG had seP1 been decided
% have a meet at the Yonkers track to-day.
q Vaughan. With a SteaTns. and Non
Contestants in to-d5y's race who were not
ii the inst 100 mile race a week ago last
champion. who led in the last race until. his
Mathsson lost a wheel, will try again to-day.
sstsr the nnisS Of the hundred mile race.
which viii be started Ar II O'Clock noon.
Alfred Poole, who has acted as mechanic
fpr Joe Tracy in alPof the big road contests
DE latter has competed in with his Locomo-
tne racers. has gone to Chicago TO live. Poole
snd most careful. drivers. of touring cars
Poole viii act as demonstrator for the Isotta
fRRschtnt, an Italian car which 10 just being
introduced in this country.
During the twelve months Of 1905 there
Fate ,7se automobiles registered in Maine,
x,S45. which represents the cars chat have
0esn licensed during the two years the law
s5scs' Iosnsss for 1858 drivers have been
Insiss7. had taken out thirty-siK patents on
cas- engines before he completed his first
marketable . machine in 1890. Before he
could put a car on the market he had 70 do a
frcat deal Of experimenting IN order to pro-
dnce O machine that was light enough to
run itself and carry passengers as well.
in many cases the slight obstruction
which causes q reed horn TO give forth a hoarse
sfkeexs instead OF a clear tone may be re-
n4oved by gently tapping the outside Of the
cir pipe close to the neck Of the horn, at the
sane time vigorously working the bulb. At
6fher times IL will be necessary to remove
the tube and pick from beneath the ton que
Msthe reed. some little particle Of dirt which
Has we'd ed there. In case the ton que fails
10 stand out. from the opening Of the reed a
pln should pc slipped under It. crosswise
and the end bent down with pliers. This
Treatment, unless carried too far, will eener-
ally produce Che desired result.
Various methods have been suggested
from time to tina for rRmedying what might
~ called the greatest and perhaps the ONLY
SNfl OF the MISUNDERSTANDING at dan9erois
rate of speed-but It seems that no one has
attempted 70 analyZe the speed situation and
ite relation to legislative control Of the opera
ton OF automobiles, with n view to protect
ing the public against danger. says the Horse
Ns Age. We concede that a large n ,mber Of
knjuries have resulted from fast driving. We
WWlfaf aIs0 admit that the same limit nfa0aad