New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-06
EXODUS TO CUP COURSE.
cpFED MANA INFECTIOUS
rbo,sands Go Dozen to See Vander-
hJt Cup Race Decided.

-. t,iernational automobile race for the cup
Nv William X. Vanderbilt, jr.. will be
., a o'clock this morning over the 29.11
;rc,;i; laid out in Nassau County. Long
~ The drivers must make ten laps of the
i and the winner OF the great speed test
=, - bailed shortly after IL o'clock. Judging
-. number Of persons gathered in the neigh
oo5 af the course last night. the crowd
y, ;. che biggest in the history OF automobile
-sc;ng in this country
a. - o'clock last night a heavy fog drifted in
- ,,e ocean. making it decidedly uncomfortable
-. ,,s hundreds of persons who were spending
,,sbt in the open air. The officials said If
- zoe did not lift it might be necessary to de-
-, The start an hour or more. as 1t would not be
- send the cars away at racing speed with
,hs fog hanging heavy and low.
The exodus to the course began yesterday
-.orrinc. and all night long there was steady
..rs.r of automobiles making their way down
c.,h street, across the ferry and out over the
ynre Island roads. Those who were not fort
.,,..a enough to be able 10 go by automobile
.oop ,he trains and the specials left Long Island
C,.v and Flatbush avenue, BrookiSf, every half
,o,,- after 80 o'clock so crowded that standing
room was al premium.
7bA officials at the 34th street ferry estimated
that some eight thousand cars had crossed from
noon Yesterday until midnight. AS early l
O'clock in the afternoon 34th street and Second
avenue were congested with automobiles OF all
Kinds and descriptions from the huge touring
cs- 10 the little runabout. A line was estab
,,sbed which ran up Gath street TO Second ave-
,us then up that thoroughfare four five
Nocks and it took the cars a full hour after
getting down near the ferry TO get across TO the
orber side Once over, there was a wild race to
The course and many spirited brushes when po-
roemen were not in sight There were many
elose shaves and nurberless breakdowns. AS an
automobile show the journey to the course has
perhaps never been equalled.
Garden City Mineola. Roslyn. East Norwich
and the other towns in the neighborhood of the
course were so overrun with persons seeking
commodations for the night that IL almost
impossible TO get chair TO sit on. much less a
bed 70 sleep on. Hundreds We're forced to spend
the night in the open air, while other hundreds
csr1ped out in their automobiles and considered
themselves lucky. The speed mania had taken
such hold that even those who had TO walk
around 10 keep awake had complaints to
make so long as they were there on time TO see
the first car sent whizzing over the course.
At Krug's Hotel at the corner Of Jericho
Turnpike and Mineola avenue the automobiles
were packed In so tight last night that there was
hardly room 10 move. A few cots were to be
had al s. apiece but these were quickly snapped
up. At the Garden City Hotel crowd of some
four thousand or five thousand persons were
trying their best 10 get something TO eat be-
tween and o'clock while accommodations Of
any kind or description could not be had at any
price More than two thousand automobiles
were packed about the grounds. It was the
same story al the Mansion House at Roslyn, and
for hat matter ar every inn and private house
within miles Of the course.
Al : o'clock last night big touring cars with
powerful searchlights were speeding over the
course al q rate that threatened imminent dan
ger TO these who tried to cross from one side to
me other There were so many of them that
they were racing by given point at the rate of
Mlte2 In every five minutes. There were quite
as many women as men in the cars, and with
Aardly an exception they were dressed SO as TO
spend the night in the open air.
II was estimated that over two hundred thou
sand persons would watch the cars in their mad
fight over the oiled roads.
Tie start and finish Of the race will be at the
oHlc!a grandstand, at Westbury. Seats and
boxes in this stand were bought weeks ago. and
ueir owners value them beyond price Among
ne well known box holders are: W. G. McAdoo.
White N. J. Budlong, Dave Hennen Morris,
AooeFt Lee Morrell. S. T. Davis jr.. A. L. Riker,
L Russell. A G. Batchelder. S A Miles,
1ohn Farson, E r. Thomas William K. Wander
DlI Robert Graves .. II. P. Belmont, Harry
,,a.he hltney. Robert F. Fulton. Z. j. Conill.
1lls clarence Mackay. James L. Breese Sidney
cegst' X H. Williams. r. Lincoln Lippitt, w.
Souid biokaw, j. N Ellsworth Mrs Elliott f.
Innepsfd, ". r. Hearst, c. r. Mabley, ]. Borden
hartman. Arthur Iselin, Senator NJ G.. Buck
~ H. L BOwden. II. b. Duryea, Lorilard
9leAceT, IT., Colonel +. H. r. Green. George Nc
neSson Brown, Thomas Hitchcock, FoXhall p.
htehe W ". Montgomery, A F. Kountze. A r.
Iefalngion, Payne Whitney. f. y. Morgan, Col
yyae John Jacob Astor Charles g. Gates, c. ].
IIuueT j. B. Brady, N. /. Schwartz, William b.
-7eos Harry Lozier. Mrs. Eliphalet y. Potter,
u george Isham Scott. August Belmont, Rob
81 collier, 4. O. Hoffman, II. p. Hollins, Albert
:. bostWlck Carl Page, Delaney Nicoll. r. A.
uisene Garret A. Hobart. J. Borden Hartman
ana Joseph Auerbach.