The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-06
The AUTOMOBILES.
BIG CARS AT ATLANTIC CITY RACE
IN A BLOW.

Cooper Makes o Freak Record Discussion
Of Rules to Govern Future Touring
C-Ontests-Tracy Drives On Vanderbilt
Course-LOcatiOn OF Grand stand.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., Sept. 6.-Aghalf gale
from the east blew on the final racing to-day
Of the Atlantic City auto meet. and the big
racers were turned around and raced down
the beach to get the benent OF the breeze.
With the wind behind his car, Campbell
made the best time Of the meet in his Stevens
Darraco. covering the mile In 81 as seconds.
a record beaten only by the - rs made by
Christie at the spring racing. The time
was made against the Schroeder Darraco. the
latter taking q second more.
Tom Cooper was again. starring with his
Matheeon and made a freak record by carry
ing seven passengers over the mile in SO is
seconds, ten seconds better than any similar
record. Cars in competition were driven
over the regular course and the facing wind
prevented them from going within seconds
that aroused considerable interest was for
a $500 purse. It was won>by W. T. Smith Of
f hnnSq saRmnsI r Moore Of Atlantic city. Who
pinned his faith to his 30 horsepower FRANK
The racing brought out a number OF drivers
with speed disputes to settle. and the after.
Moons programme was made up largely Oh
these imprOmptu brushes. Summaries:
-R EsSOT a. 'T + 3. Es Seven: s g soiT .ss power 20 s;a0t b HGT =
CCampbefp: second, g. A. Schroeders 80 horse
power Darracq Wallace. Time. S74S seconds.
" Runsbouts Of all types; handicap: to carry two
R Ros iSoWer Win.on. Is seconds; second. M.theson
Company,s 90 horse power Matheson Soopsn
iat5Shi D. HUGH %sis'f L. nN WsiossSbSs 81 Sors et power
oIdsmobiie nth, Eddie Wilkes Is horse power
Handicap; open TO nj cars that. have estae:
lished during the meeting marks Of minute 10
20 horse power stanley. II seconds; second Mathe-
son Company's 90 horse power Matheson Cooper.
HSrdinEJ, IS seconds; fourth, c. A. Schroeders
so horse power Darrac9, second; NTH; w. 7.
Smiths SO horse power Thomas Time minute
Heavy%siSh, gasOlene cars, l,4ss to s.so4 pounds
0MSp eli > ss e; e. 4. scSroedsTso 80 horse.
power psEracG [Wail&ceD Tine . s. seconds:
po Sercn TS SEs~ second. Samuel W MOore's 50
horse power FRANKLIN, Time, l minute IS is sec
ondS.
AZ the monthly meeting OF tbe executive
committee OF the National Association Of
rangements were made for a meeting between
Charles J. Glidden and the contest committee
for a discussion OF conditions TO govern
future touring contests. Amendments were
made to the rules governing the allotment
OF space at the Chicago show. so that positions
probSSly take place at the assooiation's
offccs on the mornings Of October . and 4,
members OF the association akiDg part in
IN the second dsy's drawing. The rSIierS
will be occupied by members of the Motor
Appiication blanks and dia grams. viii be
mailed to the trade in about ten days. c. A.
BENJAMIN Of the Babcock Electric Carriage
Company Of Buffalo and Col. George Pope
Of the Pope Motor Car Company Of Hartford
we're elected to membership IN the assOcia-
ton; Ezra Z: Kirk Was elected a member
Thomas. resigned. Benjamin Briscoe was
elected a member Of the executive com
R RiEn1nssd C. !TFo Y. Jeare Se Tepre y ReRn fbo;m rae
b; Jeffrey 4 Co.; s%s elected s6 20 T1smbsTship
the first vice-presidency. which resulted
in the following changes, Albert l.. Pope,
VIics-presideDt. Thomas Hs %Sd,gSn; 'eISnd
vice-president
mobile racer from New York to his training
quarters at Lakeville on the Vanderbilt emo
course yesterday afternoon; Alfred Poole,
in the 1905 Vanderbilt race and who will Act
70 a similar capacity this year. accompanied
Tracy. The car " finished in dull gray and
copper R~asolene tank behind the seats has
moi. been painted. which adds TO the attractive
sentatives Of imported cars looked Tracy's
racer over Yesterday on Broadway and re-
marked that he wished some If the foreign
manufacturer could see the machine. a. HI
would open their eyes to the progress that
American designers and constructors have
made.
Chairman Thompson Of the A. A. 4. racing
board announced yesterday that tie glnnd
Tor the American elimination trials and
the third Vanderbilt cup race will BE- located
on the Jericho turnpike near Westbury. IL L.
tn ne erected on the Baltizzi property nj Inc
same place the grand stand for the nTst Var |
derlut race was located. II IL Pxpec ted that
10 will be a, much larger structure than iast !
years stand. ~
Though perhaps they would not admit the |
ruth OF the assertion, Il seems evident thai
ne Germans have followed out the English
show. 10 q 20 be held In Berlin nom Eovem.
Der n 70 December & which IL earlier than
ne f&teg seleqted for the Paris Salon. a. the
s5snoh styts-shstr show.