The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-06-17
Will Take Place October 6 Over
Not Less Than 25O-
Mile Course,
ONLY MEMBERS OF AUTO
CLUBS ARE ELIGIBLE
Each Entry Must Assume His
Proportion of the
Expense.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NV YORK, June 1e.-Entry blanks were
issued yesterday for the Vanderbilt Cup
race, which Will take place on Saturday.
october 6, over a course to be named later
of not less than 80 or more than 500 miles
There will also be a preliminary race for
the selection OF an American team over a
.50-mile course. on September %. and the
llrst five cars to finish are to be selected
TO represent the United States in the big
race, Tho full conditions which are to
govern the third annual competition for
the Vanderbilt Cup are as follows:
EiigIbillty-Compet for this cup
shall be open only to clubs that are recog-
nized by or affiliated with the American
Automobile Association. and to clubs rec
ognhlTzed e,g5ahza by by or AFFILIATED with the Auto
Club of Germany. the Italian Automobile
Clubs and the A, c. G., b I.
Members OF such clubs must apply to
their clubs for nomination. American
owners OF foreign cars must be members
Of and make their entries through, the
recognized club Of the country in which
their cars are manufactured.
Must Assume Liability.
Qualification-The attached entry blank
must be properly filled out and signed, the
entrant agreeing TO assume all expense
Incidental 10 his participation and all la
bility for criminal or civil suits for dam
ages caused by him
The entry must be in the hands Of the
Commission not later than July l, 1906,
and must be accompanied by the entry fee
of 5000
The car entered must not weigh more
than 214 pounds. nor less than SSl pounds,
and must have a seating capacity for two
passengers. whose weight must be ut
least l32 pounds each,
How Rule Reads.
Furthermore, the car must come within
racing rules, which reads as follows: IAN
automobile, motor car. or car within the
meaning of these rules ls a four wheeled
vehicle propelled by self-contained me-
chanical means and provided with two
brakes, each operated independently of the
other and a motor-driven reverse gear"
The car In each and every one of It's
parts and equipment must be entirely
constructed In the country of the club
which IL represents.
Bllmination-Not more than five cars
shall represent any one country, In the
event OF there being more than five entries
from foreign country, the club repre-
sentng such country shall select the five
cars 10 compete
First Five to Represent.
In the event of there being more than
five. entries from the United States, the
bile Association shall decide by a trial
race of at least 30 miles, to be held on
Sept, p. 1906. which of the entries shall
compete in the Cup race. This trial race
shall be limited to the twenty-five cars
entered to represent the United States,
and the first five cars to finish shall be
selected,
Competition-The date of the race shall
be October 8. 1906.
The course. which shall be announced
at least thirty days before the race. Will
be over a regular highway or an automo-
bile speedway.
The distance shall not be less than go
miles, nor more than 500 miles.
The rules governing the race shall be
the Racing Rules of the American Auto
mobile Association and any additional
rules adopted by the Vanderbilt Cup Com
mission for 1906.