The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-09
AMONG The AUIOMOBILISTS.
PLANS UNDER WAY FOR PRI-
VATE ROAD RACECOURSE.
Options Secured on W. Tracts OF Land
Permitting . Fifteen Vile Circuit
New Organization Being Formed to
Further the Project Race Gossip.


Further the Project Race Gossip.
Automobiles having the best inter ests Of
the sport at heart will be grAtiied TO learn
III at plans are already under way for securing
a private co urss upon which road races may
be held. A movement was lnau gurated
Yesterday TO form q new organization TO be
known as the American Motor Association.
Options have been secured on two tracts OF
land upon which hi,een mile circuits could
be laid out. over which the managers Of the
association would have absolute control.
as all OF the roads making up the circuit would
be on private pro perty. A very prominent
New York attorney IS en- gagged in drawing
up the Incorporation papers for the ~assocta-
ton. 1t is not possible 10 ~announc the
hackers Of the association at present, but they
are said to be men Of high standing. The
organizers of the new body hope 70 put auto
mobile racin = on the same high plane a. yacht
racing and make It more OF an amateur sport
th an IL has been. There seemed to be an
impr ession yesterday that the new orsaniza-
ton would make an attempt TO govern all
contests conducted upon It's proposed circuit.
and would endeavor to make reciprocal
agreements With the principal European
automobile organizations. A fund Of 81 100
has been raised, TO be used for the preliminary
work OF securing options, making surveys
and other details attending the noating Of
the project.
Louis Wagner. winner OF the third race for
the Vanderbilt cup. will not sail for France
for az least a week and will be the guest Of
honor at several b~anQuets in the interval.
Duray and Albert Clement OF the French
team will sail for home on Thursday, "a will
JenAtzy .of the German team. George
Heath's mechanic will also sail on Thursday.
but MIR. Heath has not settled upon his sailing
date. Or. Weillschott OF the Italian team
will be another who; will sail on Thursday.
but Lancia and Nazzaro. the other Fiat drivers.
will make a short tour Of the country before
lea wing for home. Elliott F. shepard OF
the French team will probably remain IN
Fabry' the ik,aaa drivers OF The Italian team.
have not decided how soon they win sail Tor
Europe. ,C%ailols and lie bion, the French
men who drove Thomas racers in the American
elimination trials. will probably remain here
for at least a few weeks.
George Robertson. who was driving the
Apper~on American team candidate when. it
was smashed up before the Elimination trials,
, and Arthur Warren. his nee anic. Watched
the cup race from Erug's. Robertson was
verv uucn DISAPPOINTED NJ the tire troToles
than Tracy in particular Would make a great
showing He said that IrsCy changed nine
teen sires during the raSe and that me OILY
bothered by tire trouble was on mis- fifth
| when he travelled over the 81 miles in
% minutes ~ as seconds, or AZ 4 higher rate
OF speed than siVty-seven miles an hour.
Robertson Wa very outspoksn IN declaring
thar he thought Tracy might have had an
excellent chance OF winning the race as It
must have taken at least three minutes to
change each Of the %ninSSeen ttres that gave
out, snd that with almost an hOur more time
to race. that the ~LOcomoblle driver would AZ
least have been among the Leaders at the
AFTERNOON that he lad been told that George
J heath,s eys are failing HIM ald that last
the winner OF the hr.t I, andsrotlt cup contest
viii compete in. He said he had noticed
that Heath was very careful in making the
..SSssHp Aea hnf lad diSSsrSSfTTed Bat e he croT sds t ihst
swarmed on the course .lst year mad serio usly
hIndered him.
Alfred Reeves, who had charge Of the
grand stand on Saturday. told. yesterday Of
Nineola jail early on Saturday. morning.
he was accosted by a ticket speculator az ne
sell him two seats. He finally paid $40 for
a sheet Of white paper upon which was
written Pass tEo 20 grand 'taSd. and Which
sented his pass at the grand stand ne was
told that he bad been swindlsd and be imme-
atfiet Sim ot sfe wo see5IiaaaT pa .Sr he he f Ssn T shS
ma I, took f(s $40 away from RIM end had
hi2 sen: to tle sIineOla su for safeSeepins
walter G. Allen OF the Automobile CIuo Of
America won about 1000 on the race. but
the IL seconds difference between the fetal
elapsed times Of IJsncia and Duray was all
/ deal more. He had taken all the WaRers
offered that Duray wOuki defeat any msm-
Der Of the French team except Wng neF, and,
OF course. wen all Of them He made a mum
make better time IN the race than any mem
Der Of the Italian team, but these were all
lost because LancmS total elspsed time
was Just under 10 Seconds less than nuray's.
when both LanCia and Duray were risd in
elapsed time at the Snd OF the seventh lap,
each man having taken ed minutes 81 Is
seconds 70 make that distance, Mr.. Allen
thought he would win his bets aRainsG the
Italian team also. but Duruy was stepped At
has supply depot on the eighth round. accord
ing 20 previous orders from the factory.
and all four Of the tires en- his car we're
changed. though every one was IN perfect
Complish, and thong Oh Duray drove fast after
that. he could not make up the whole four
minutes lead which the pcpula Italian had
Obtained while the tires IN the ArdenneS cir
cait winners ear were char gpd Duray
stopped twiCe besides the time On tho eighth
round. Once WAS in the fourth round, Whsn
four new tires were put On his car ana the
| ether time was when 10 srupned fer oil and
water in the sixth round. The bottom Of
Durav's seat was jolted oUt In the race and
hs finished lt on an tn~1pFoniptu cushion OF straw.
had not been fifty or a hundred miles Cnger.
~ he thought Ne would have been able TO
overhaul the sying Wagner on thar muth
add ttiOna/ AssAnce. The long wheelDass ~
hs racer. lt6 inches. made IL n hard task fer
him t. make time around the many ttirrs
ca the circuit. After the race was over e
! vas Mr.. Allen Nh0 discovered that Jenatzy's