The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-09
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS.
CHAIRMAN OF A. A. A. RACING
BOARD RETURNS FROM ABROAD.
MIR. Thompson C%ontradicts the Report That
There Win BE British Entries for the
Vanderbilt Cup-Win Call Meeting to
Discuss Important Race Details.

Chairman Jefferson De Mont Thompson Of
the American Automobile Association racing
board returned TO this city yesterday on the
Oceanic, after q couple Of months spent In
touring France and England, during which he
witnessed the Grand Prlx OF the Automobile
Club Of France with A. g. Batchelder OF the
racing board. Mr., Thompson said that the
report from Paris that Walter Cllhord-Earp
and Arthur Macdonald would drive Napier
racers in the Vanderbilt cup race was a mis-
taken one, as he had received no entries from
the Automobile Club Of Great Britain and
Ireland. He saw Secretary Orde OF the British
club while in England. but he said nothing
about any British entries, SO it is evident that
the project OF entering an English Daimler.
to be driven by Guy Vaughan fell through
for some reason. Mr.. Thompson had ex-
pected to see 8. F, Edge OF the Napier concern.
but he was not in London when the chairman
was there. The failure of the British club
to make any entries leaves the foreign repre-
sentation at thirteen cars. five each from
France and Italy and three from Germany.
Two Of the German cars are entered by New
Workers., Foxhall Keene ami Robert Graves.
and Mr.. Keene will drive his own car. while
Jenatzy will again drive for Mr.. Graves, as he
did last year.
Mr.. Thompson will call a meeting Of the
racing board. which acts as the Vanderbilt
CUP commission. with the addition of repre-
sentatives OF the principal, foreign clubs.
n Meeting sn sooner %s1' except ,aa aI that he wishes she's to have
a meeting Of the full board and wants to give
out b Of town I'm member her I like & co. cd E, H. l., & cS Grsso
an opportunity 10 be present. Several mat
ters OF gre eat Importance. concerning the
H ths Soard aSn%dR Chairman fSnfsss vi Fho Ss a'sHu vii n SS
call the meeting at once. as he hopes to have
all the members present when the board meets
used abroad arrives here Mr.. Thompson will
go over the, various courses proposed for the
American elimination trials and the Wander
most no suitable and available. Mr.. Thompson
was surprised when told that there was some
ton trials to select the American team, as
time Il was decided that the American team
the race, which wlli be OF the same distance
as the contest for the Vanderbilt CUP. Mr..
the race and tdrt Summation Trials. last year. but
has by no means made a final decision on this
point, As, soon as he has selected the course
board. He expressed himself as very well
{R oe tSe s at the e4 assm of and i'f TED S Ss9 t6onsss
that, this years American elimination trial
would furnish a very exciting contest.
New Workers are to have an opportggnity
equipped touring cars. with a programme
OF the meet which is scheduled for the En-
thousand mile events have been, run a. both
the Yonkers track and at Brighton Beach;
but Father Time was always the sole OPP
Connective 900 mile races have been held
at several cities in the West and have proved
very successful and this has encouraged
the promoters to conduct one here. The
Empire City track meet will demonstrate
whether or not those who have asserted
that track automobile racing Is dead have
been mistaken or not. Barney Oldfeld is
to be the bright particular star Of the meet.
with Eddie Ball as chief Of the lesser lumi-
naries. Walter Christie will drive his front
drive racer. with which he made a mile on that
track in So seconds last spring, and the entries
of Guy Vaughan and c.. q, Wridgeway. both
OF 900 mile fame, have been promised. II
Is likely that the track surface will be oiled
to prevent dust from flying.
E. B. jackson OF this city comp leted a 500
mile high speed gear run earl Y yesterday
morning, when he arrived back from Boston
after making the round trip in forty hours.
He started from here on. Monday afternoon
at l o'clock and reached Boston in twenty
hours, stopping for meals and making no at
tempt at fast time. He was accompanied by
a mechanic and two observers and they
started on the re turn trip after a five hour
stay In Boston. The party stopped for meals
several times on the return trip, using up
three hours that way. and arrived here at s
o'clock yesterday morning. Mr.. jackson
drove q 80 horsepower Doris.