New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-05
THE AUTO CUP COURSE.
Description of the Circuit OUer
Which Cars VIII Race.

The course for the Vanderbilt Cup race to-
morrow has been laid out in Nassau County, on
Long Island. The circuit Is 29.71 miles around
and the contestants must make ten laps.
AS has been the case in each OF the previous
races the Jericho Turnpike forms the speeding
stretch of the course. and from the start this
broad and rolling highway is followed to Jeri-
cho. then making turn 20 the left on the Jeri-
cho and Oyster Bay road. which is followed
until East Norwich is reached, where a second
turn TO the left is made into the North Hemp
stead Turnpike, which represents the best part
of the backstretch- At Bulls Head there ts an
other sharp turn to the left, and in the next few
miles there four bends all trending to the
left or eastward and eliminating in a right hand
hairpin turn at extreme angle IN old West
bury. Up TO within about mile OF the latter
place, the course as described thus far IS ex-
actly the same as last year. The new course
leaves the old just north of Old Westbury and
the extremely peculiar shaped detour was found
necessary for the double purpose Of eliminat-
ing the Albertson s." which was looked upon
fatal TO the chances Of many Of the contest
ants last year and which did bring Foxhau
Keene to grief and to escape the village of Ros-
Ign. which would have involved a control
In addition to avoiding the Albertson as %
the treacherous turn IN the Guinea Woods has
been eliminated by the change just described.
About mile or two west Of Old Westburv the
course dives under the Oyster Bay branch OF
the Long Island Railroad thus reducing the
number OF grade crossings on the course this
year to one-that at Mineoa and In plain sight
OF the grandstand. After leaving the railway
dOOut q le course turns to the right again
and trends northerly until it again strikes the
North Hampstead Turnpike, this involving an
other left hand turn. 1t then proceeds westerly
through the village OF Manhasset until opposfte
Lakevile, when another left hand turn IS made
The direction IS then due south which Is fol-
lowed until last years LakevilIe corner Is
reached where right hand turn will take the
cars INTO the Willets Road. travelling In a a.
rection Just the reverse OF that in which this
part or the course was covered last wear
rms change was found necessary IN order m
eliminate the Hyde Park corner owing 10 .hs
!act that trolley tracks have been laid on The
Jericho Turnpike from Queens to Mineola since
Iast october The W1llets Road is followed In an
easterly direction to the corner at AlbArtson
where another right hand turn will bring the
cars INTO the short homestretch. terminating In
what Is probably as bad a turn as any on the
course at the finish. This is the junction OF the
Jericho Turnpike with Mineola avenue making
q right angled corner, the view being entirely
obscured by buildings almost on the llna OF ths
roadway thus rendering 10 a blind turn while its
absolute fatness Is also a bad feature
In avoiding the dangers that characterized
last years course. well as those that have
grown up on 10 in the interim, the number OF
turns has been Increased from seven 20 nlsyan
Westbury, that at Roslyn and that from the
Willets Road into Mineola avenue--fn place OF
the single right hand turn that marked the only
exception to last years string OF left hand
curves.
In addition. more hill climbing has bean added.
the detour necessitated by the elimination OF
the Albertson IS" involves dip into the valley
North Hampstead Turnpike, between the latter
place and Manhasset Is rolling for almost the
entire distance. and there are one or two good
hills