New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-05
ALL READY FOR THE VANDERBILT CUP RACE
FAST PRACTICE SPINS.
Hoo the Course wa Be PoIiced
During the Race.

Twelve OF the racing cars which viii start to-
morrow IN the Vanderbilt Cup race were out for
practice yesterday morning, and more than usual
interest was aroused by several fast brushes be-
tween Joe" Tracy. in the Locomobile and Geors.
Heath. in the Panhard- First one and then the
other would take the lead and both men showed
some daring work. Both machines ran smoothly
ana without fault and the American car did NOT
suHer In comparison with the big Panhard
Wagner, in the Darracq car made ona rourd ~
last urne and then took matters easify Albert
clement. who will drive the Clement Bayard car
"a mo ols race watched the practice in a touring
W. a. Dun HEAD turn Lancia. Nazzaro and DR.
e1ScAott let their Fiat cars out at fun sne.d nm
tne straight stretches. I,uttgen and rera+z,- -
t4e mercedes cars, made fast circuits Of +ba
course Duray, in the De Dietrich car woe ,,-o.s
-. - III 20 minutes, while Walter Christie in
MS 'front.' drive creation. made two fast lans IT.,
car ran well yesterday and showed srao+ $50
on the straight stretches IAwweu ms - ~ =
CouIso IN the Prayer Miller car that lee prev.-
drove In the elimination trials The car 49, :.
~ -. I've IN the race was undergoing repairs owins
ord T., Sup on Wednesday Elliott F. shep-
III the Hotchkiss car was content with on.
fast round. WIN oie
- ne aOsentees yesterday were the Thomas ara
ol-o haynes cars the two Italas the Clement Raw.
Hiu una the Mercedes OF Foxhau P Keen. 7, g.
d.r - I1t, Aeene may borrow a pair Of cvl,n-
NI-S from robert Graves and be able ~ go
Inc drivers will go over tha cow s~
--ii0 Inns morning and the rest Of tbs IA, ,,i -
PoN' III weighing in the cars ana nnakt,e e.
preparations for the race AAiAA
no1tofr - COMMISSION mas arranged for a thorough
Po4lcIhs OF the circuit Six hundred 49, ,1, . :
distributed over the course sc+,no a,.r- VIII %
men or special deputies The natro1I,r - IS
oouise VIII really begin tonight bv the r,o,
PoIce' more than twenty motor cvcJists ,,-t,, -.
Sor r' the course all night. keeping sbarn Io,
1aancio9sly upon the road Men will oeT zen thrown
an night at the different telephone 9t on
ha uyOrJ
occurrence may be sent at once TO the 9fjoi
tbTo1pbnus th' some OF whom will be on duty
seHe ana at moments notice if needed 0-O N4-u
deputies viii be in tbeiT morning the agmen and
Viii wv VIII De closed to all traffic. The flagmen
Livery fagman will be in sight of two otbsT ~ Sc
aniokyyO to 9 fbs nag signals may be COMMUNICATED
The n rad o Two nags3a red and yellow one
the road Informing them 6at 'ne popuIace lining
%%hlIe to the driver it means go ahead The yeTow
e3ni S Sytn0oi OF danger for the automobile
The deputies are also distributed over the entire
ocai badges upon theft caps and dhey viii
me deputies are under the Immediate SUPERVISION
course entirely within that County ThS de aS des
nae tne power TO arrest any persons creating dis
me saTety OF the spectators the contestants
special cyce ps Go t Of aSon there will b
constantly from station TO station Should an accf
tons the motor cycst sends word to the neaS Se
iif LA stauon Tor ten or dozen ambuIances
ing medica! attendance with the least possible
In order to keep in touch with every item Of i'm
has S ben nH nsaeS & Son seaons
the supervision Of A r. Pard3so Tl0o Of
the vanderbilt Cup commission -
m4 members Of the New York Timers Club haif
o o07 tbe OF dc sG atS T be located IN the timers
ant viii be at each end OF the fve-mile stations