The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16
MILE A MINUTE ON
DIRT ROADS
FOR VANDERBILT CUP
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~" there Is located telegraph pole.
II a car ever "skids" from the road and
strikes that pole, not only will the car
be shattered but there Will be no tele-
graphing or telephoning in that part of
Long Island for some hours.
II tho car Is not sufficiently under con-
troll to make the reverse side OF the ~"
In perfect marching order. II is apt 10
climb fence and dart upon ploughed
field.
After the turn Is rounded in safety the
road stretches away over some finely
laid macadam. back to Roslyn. TO an
other sharp curve banked on the north
side by a stone wall This is partic-
ularly short and mean turn. and there Is
danger of accident, In that car which
happens 10 be stalled on the far side is
likely 10 be ran into by pursuing car
whose driver may not perceive the OBJ
struction in time
Severest Test Of All Years.
From here until the road turns toward
the Manhasset turnpike the highway Is
very narrow although II is in fair condi-
ton as regards surface, On the Manhas-
! set turnpike the ten per cent hill which
runs through Mauhasset village must be
descended and surmounted. and this is by
far the severest test which has ever been
imposed upon motor cars In any race
which has been held for the Vanderbilt
Cup.
To take this hill at full speed and
climb IL means some rare Geceralship.
and Will necessitate machine which can
stand the grind ten times in succession.
Just beyond Manhasset the road turns
sharply TO the left aud passes over a
well kept turnpike 10 the beautiful prop
erty OF william K. Vanderbilt, Jr., the
donor Of the cup, who resides at Lake
VILE,
Ia hnp tthr Tn
the left, where the route goes over the
| Wlletts road to the east This was ira
versed by the old cup route in 1905, and
will be used as far as Willis avenue.
where the cars turn sharply TO the right,
| retrace their way TO Mineola and the
| Jericho turnpike and then 10 the start
| ing point.
| Almost all OF the Vanderbilt Cup route
| trayerses a region In which beautiful
| summer homes are the rule. The whole
| nrea Is covered with magnificent groves
| and beautiful shrubbery. The estates OF
tho wealthy are laid out with rare con-
| Germ TO perfect landscape gardening, and
| lanes remind one much OF the beautiful
rural regions In England. during the
month of June, 1t Is n most charming
| country 10 the eye, and there is no end
| OF pleasure in taking n trip over the cup
| route merely for the delightful outing.
Foreign Cars Favorites.
In every year in which tho race has
been run tho foreign cars have been the
| favorites. In advance of the running of
| this years race they are again the fav-
| orites.
| or course It Ia the ambition OF the
| American builders to manufacture Cur
| which shall surpass those sent here by
| France, Germany and Italy. Both years
| tho French makers have been fortunate
| enough to win the Vanderbilt cup. In
1904 a Panhard was tho successful car,
| and In 1906 the race was won by Dar-
| racQ.
Last year the Americans finished third
! I'm the race the Locomobile, operated by
| Joseph Tracy. surprising all that had
| been anticipated from the car. This year
! the American makers are satisfied that
| from the cars which are 10 bo raced In
| the elimination trials hye will be Sc
lected which shall make better showing
| than the American cars ever have made
| In the past and they are greatly In hopo
that they may be able TO finish first.
! The value OF the cars which are to COM
| pete In the Vanderbilt race is about half
| a million dollars. They are driven by
experts, whose salaries are higher than
| those of any other chauffeurs In the
| world, They are not valueless for any
! thing but racing, as many suppose, but
| most OF them are used for racing and
| racing only.
| THE object In encouraging racing is so
| TO improve the construction OF cars that
| lightncss shall go with stability and
durability. and that manufacturers may
| know how best TO use materials I'm order
| to produce The most satisfactory results
| in the longevity of road cars. Machines
which can stand the test OF road racing
will almost certainly last longer and do
better work on the road II the same priu-
| ciples arc followed In building them for
tho use of those who purchase automo-
| biles both for amusement and practical
purposes. Hence the value OF cup race
is not solely that OF making wonderful
records and setting two continents aghast