The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-22
The CO 1q1terlng Hero Comes.
VANDERBILT CUP RACE
At TRACTS MOBE RIDERS
Cars From All Over the World
viii Take Part in
Event.
al Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
NEW YORK. April 21.-The first
meeting Of the newly-appointed racing
ISOLATION was held at the Automobile
club OF Americas room this week.
Commendable activity was shown IN
making arrangements for the Wander
bilt cup race next fall, and before the
adjournment was taken all important
features pertaining to the big road
contest were discussed. Such sugges-
tions as were adopted cover nearly
everything Of Importance, 80 that there
now remains nothing but the detail
work. which can be left for some
months, Celebrity appears to be the
object of the new racing board.
Entries Close June /.
The date of entry closing this year
VIII be June l, two weeks later than
1905. which VIII allow manufacturers
more time to make their decisions
about building special cars for the con-
test. June l. too, will require the en-
try of French cars before the running
OF the Grand Prix, which occurs later
I'm the month, and thus precludes the
advantage TO France OF entering only
the cars that perform best in that
event.
The date OF the Vanderbilt cup race
and the elimination was fixed for Sat
urday, October S. and Saturday, Sep
tember %. respectively one week earlier
in each case than last year, the change
being desira BILE because sunrise Will be
earlier. The elimination trial for the
American team Will be restricted to
twenty-five cars as a matter OF safety,
although just how these will be Sc
l.I
sires TO participate, was not made
clear. The entrance fee for all cars
was raised from $500 to $1,000. IN order
to discourage owners who might enter
solely for advertising purposes,
There VIII be no repetition this year
of the extraordinary action that
marked the trial last fall. when three
of the first FIVE cars to finish were re-
jected I'm favor OF three that broke
down. The committee VIII have no re-
course but to accept the first five at
the finish OF the elimInatory trial rs
the American team. In other words
the trial this year will really eliminate,
Same Course to Bo Used
Virtually the same course will be
used this fall. Slight deviations VIII
be made In order to avoid the danger
Gus curve at Albertsons and the
Guinea rToods cornos but otherwise
the flyers will hold TO the regular Mas
sau county courso. which is conceded
to be one of the best short routes for
high speed contest in any part OF the
world. The inclusion of these charges
VIII not alter the distance materially.
1t VIII still be ten tines around. MAX
inG the total about 2S5 miles
With regard to the protest received
from Secretary OrGo Of the Automo-
bile club OF Great Britain and Ireland.
against the granting % records made
by the Darracq cars at Ormond Beach
last January because of improper
equlpT7ent, 1t was decided to consult
with the Automobile club OF America
before making a decision. 1t IS
tHought that the protest win be disal-
lowed because Of It's latcne-s. 1t has
horrc fruit, however. Rule 10 which
requires all cars TO be equipped with
a "dinerentlal gear OF its equivalent"
was amended. ond the requirements In
the future VIII be two sets OF brakes.
each operating independently OF the
other. and a motor-drIven reverse /
gear"