The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-26
AMONG THU AUfOMOBLISHS.
LYTTLE'S CAR DISQUALIFIED IN
VANDERBILT CONTEST.
Protest o Ground That P~OpoIT0led0 was
lowed In Kllminatio0 Trial Upheld
America Draws First Position and
lie Bl0 WIN Lea with q Tn0mas.

America Draws First Position ana
lie Blon WIN Lead with q TnOmas.
The Vanderbilt cup commission held .
special meeting at the Gardsn City Hotel
last night 10 conduct the drawinR 20 for num-
,bers In the race and consider the protest
against Herbert H. Lyttle's 100 horsepower
PoDe-Toledo racer. made by W.. Miller Of the
Columbus Automobile Club. whose Prayer
Miller. driven by LawweIl. was sixth In the
elimination trials. The meeting had been
scheduled for Q O'Clock. but. was delayed
pending the arrival Of Mr.. Vanderbilt. After
the protest had been considered representa-
tives Of the four teams drew to determine
the starting positions Of the teams. which
will he American. French. German and Italian.
George Heath. for France. drew FIRST, getting
No. , for his team. Robert Graves drew
No. 3 for Germany. DR.. weillschott drew No. 4
for Italy and A. L. Riker drew No. 1 for
America.
Then each member Of the four teams drew
again from the numbers allotted TO his "
team to determine the number he would have
In the 2o1.l miles contest on October Q. The
order Of start and the number drawn by
each driver or his repr sentative are a.
follows: lie Blon. Thomas; 3-Georgs
Heath. Panhsrd; s-Jenat5y. Mercedes: g.
Lancia. Fiat: S-Lawwsll. Miller:
e-Elliott r. Shepard, Hotchkiss: 7-Luttxen,
NctV v o~NuAb1AVs rtut' wy AOuO~
mobile; Io-Wsgner. Dsrraca; ii-Foxhsll
Keene. Mercedes; l2-CaSno. italia: Ia
Harding. Haynes: iB-Albert Clement,
Clsment-Baysrd ls-Dr. Aldo weillschott,
Fiat: I7-walter Christie. Christie; is
Dursy. Lorraine ietrioh: is-Fabry. ITALIA.
An interesting feature Of the drawing for
numbers was that both Lsnois and Naxzsro.
the Fiat drivers. drew numbers 4 and 8. which
are the same ones they had in the 1905 Wander
htlN N,.@ 800 M Nha 1aAA A.iw.-. AtzhN
were present in person at the drawing, these
being DR.. Weillschott, Lsncia and Nszzaro
Of the Italian team: Elliott r. Shepard. George
Heath and Duray OF the French team: Walter
Christie OF the American team and Jenstxy
Of the German team. Foxhall Keene was not
able to be present and had requested Chair
man Thompson to draw for him. George
MoKesson Brown, who bought the 40 horse
power Mercedes yesterday. was present and
drew for his cars number. John W. Haynes.
who was originally scheduled to drive the
Haynes. drew No, IL for Harding. which
was the cars number in the elimination trial.
The most sensational incident OF the even
ing was the disqua lifcationo OF the Pope-Toledo
and the addition TO the American team of
we'll had been in sixth position when Mr..
Vanderbtlt stopped the elimination trials
on saturday, x he %HMjIoI Was pro
produced evidence that in the race il had been
necessary to start the en- CINE Of the big 100
tow it for some distance from It's quarters
at Bulls Head. Chairman Thompson and
his associates accordingly disoualifed the
rule q OF the A, A. A. racing rules. which
reads as follows:
Starting ~Cars-Startlng Of cars must be effected
means E1ss Sy as "S DaaslS as 1 Sy % RSn2. lever ST1 &c SssD' This U1 rule
applies not only to the start At the beginning OF
the event, but TO restartlng after any stonpsze
for any cause whatever.
The three Fiat drivers. Lancis, Nazsaro
and DR.. Weillschott were driven over the
Duray, the Lorraine Dietrich driver. was
ONLY sns sS SS%T' .iT r. = aSSries car az S sSs e ss'M S SEss
ali and Mt Crave said last night that Jsnstsy
early this morning and that he would show
Jenatzy the course himself. Lancia drove
S sSS fast a. ai SfSsS SGs Tsss.I u front %i e t &c result 2ss1it
ing: EgiOtt ]. sssspsSd.. Of the French team,
terday. at a rate that exceeded the limit pre-
scribed there, and Mr.. Shepard contributed
$40 snm to The he, A% MIX iS.t tr ;Ss N:,b There D woS q
Thomas, on the ground that it contained
but this was denied absolutely by c. A. Singer
OF the Automobile Club OF America. who
entered the Matheson racer a. q candidate
" u AucItCdu bcA"'
Negotiations were concluded yesterday
afternoon which assure the starting OF the
entered for the contest as a member. OF the
named MariauX as the driver Charley after
ward made up his mind not to have the car
run in his name and it was sold recently TO
the intention Of driving il himself in the race
for the trophy which he donated; Mr.. Van
and so informed Chairman Jefferson De Mont
Of The A. A.. A. racing board In
a formal letter. Several well known New
racer and having II driven for them q week
from next Saturday, but there seemed to be
a doubt whether Mr.. Vanderbilt would con-
day afternoon that Mr. Vanderbilt had sold
the racer to George McKessOn Brown OF New
bilt cup race by IuttRen. who acted as me-
chanic for Foxhall keene in last years contest.
Because OF doubt on the subject several
IL the Vanderbilt cup race sent their racing
cars around the course on Sunday. Septem-
Der 10. as no positive rule had been made
next Sunday Chairman Thompson OF
A: a; :: racing board and vanderbilt
notice to the race drivers:
You are hereby notified that no practice
on the course will be permitted on Sunday
lhOTuAlk VI NJ my -nOuT VI LlhI uhg ana ] |
take this opportunity to call your attention
to the fact that practising does not begin
under the ten day rule until Wednesday
September 20"
According 10 gossip at Garden City, there |
e q pros pect that a well know n sportsman
oner q So 200 trophy for a road race open |
only to American built, stripped touring
cars. The gentleman Ia said to be unwilling
10 have his name made public at present, but
there Is no doubt as TO- the genuineness OF his.
intention. He would have the contest about
300 miles In length and would provide cash
prizes for the winning drivers, His plan is to
bier the trophy to the American Automobile
Association. with the proviso that entrance
fees. charges for boxes and grand stand seats
will he made only sufficiently large to cover
The actual expenses OF running the contest.
Philadelphians are to have an endurance
test OF their own on october 70. which Is TO be
The fourth. annual affair Of the kind and will be
by the runs and tours committee Of
IL aroueing considerable interest
among automobiiists Of the Quaker capital,
who are said 70 be more fAvorably disposed
10 such an event than they would be toward
, speed race. This year the contestants will
have a longer route than heretofore, which
be from Philadelphia TO DoyIestown,
wenty-nine miles; Doylestown TO Quaker
10 wn. seventeen miles; QuakeTtown to Potts
20 wu,. twenty-five miles. and PottstoWn to
Phtladelphta, thirty-seven miles, giving q
,otal distance OF l0o miles.