New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
rrp CARS IN COLLISION
,rRcEDES WINGS ITALA'
-. Protest Against Reckless
n,;.,;r,g of Lattgen.

.,s.,, since the foreign cars oetSn
Tie hFs' -. Vanderbilt Cup course lAs'
:, practise .,,--,d Yesterday morning "hsn
Tslnes0Hs driving the 12o-horsepo"ef
william N1'-s ou-ned by George McAenon
Ss -, into the Itsla machihe- 49,.
soV'' Willie neither driver was hur| 'ne
csgn' was bent and nun kiOoi1oN
cit =. was driven back unoel as
c. saaI -. CHARTERS ct Garden CITY.
pcFsr 70 - machines VIII not be allowed -
he ra0'--. .. nassau circuit this morning aiio
practise o. ,ba+ the italia car viii be righ'eo
q g eAPeN' .,,,en on the course to-morro"
b INV ,-,s Mercedes car was not harme~
rornifE' =. oo,,,-red on the narrow road Lead
TIE 49, o,s yyestbury TO Mineola avenue a,
.7s ron fore the highway passes unoer 'ne
Join' jus. ,,s Il was Luttgen's fault' A0-
railfos0 c,g,o who, through an interpreter
o''aIs ,,-.gen tried 10 pass him. tnoush tHs
fiia 90. 90 80 narrow ct this point The
r'aa We o,-,,s. succeeded IN passing the itAia
es'ss ,,s hight rear wheel struck the iet'
5r VIZ. - the Italian machine with sucn
tr0n' VI, 80 nad q hard sob IN holding MS
ssst 49,. ara ,,uch worked UP over
alleged reckless driving. . De No.
-r,- the chairman OF the racing Doar0 %
'l-,-,-,,an Automobile Association ana cup
a' 80 80 was advised ot the accident oy ule
~--..ssn+atives as soon as possible anu
s1A ,i--,ss bv them that a protest on me
Fas -.,,,less driving would later be fortn-
fsund Of RECKLESS
ron!ng .. 90 s-ssf IN the past
OaH'' .ors met yesterday morning. and
,bs opinion OF all the drivers that TWO
-. mass there with any degree Of
rts,y. -.,--,..,. ,,.- has also
.o- good share OF criticism The
o'-, .-.,-s, Christie is that his car is much
.ts, .be ordinary racer, and that the
w. ,.,r7s unable 10 keep It from wabbline
-. vo,ng 81 high rate Of speed II VIII De
VI Isa-es ,hat IT was Christie who put Lancia
~, n the race last year.
r-voa5 HAYNES wants 70 head compearloh
=. who will drive the 60-horsepower Haynes
- car Il was the general opinion at the
'~.-,,s-,on trial that H. \. Harding drove the
,.y-.s car with much skill.
-,s action on the part OF Mr.. Haynes. IN view
=. n. amount Of doubt that has prevailed as
:, he final entrance OF the car. would leau
~. n conclude that he eventually Will with
-, ,ba raoe Mr. DeInar. OF the English
r.,rl.- company. and Mr. Harding both de-
,,, ~ seoeie 10 any such proposition. MI.
n.-sr IN an interview. said he could see no
...s,r sor Nh. Harding taking any unnecessary
,b,,os or risk. having qualified the car in third
position .,
,..,o.,or NJ Cuba was an interested spectator
:. ,bs ,-sr-ioe Yesterday morning He arrived
- he course in e Mercedes car, driven by car
r,rsburo. who won the first Cuban road race, IN
90 N Nj Connil's Mercedes car. In speaking
I. az automobile road race being held IN Cuba
fsls winter. he said that il was extremely DOUBT
sI unless Secretary Taft decided that a long
rriod Of occupation was necessary 10 Keep
Gslgs IN order on the Island
TIE Diamond Rubber Company has o1ered 10
IL American car winning first place in the final
rsra a prize OF $500: 10 that finishing second
gg0 and 10 that finishing third, $500.
Tie LoC0m0tile company has arranged 10 nave
trsE observation stand at the hafrpfn turn, IN
GA Wstbury. 4 direct wire VIII communicate
with TIE gTandstand. The purpose OF the stand
6, Oi Tes,bury viii be 10 keep Joseph Tracy,
vho win dn7e the Loconobile racer, Rpprised or
fhe rses pfogress.
M Uuss presented a lively scene yesterday
morning t1r OF the eighteen cars entered In the
rsoe twelve We're on the course. and many were
gong q tremendous speed in places.
hs Bayari-Cemeut car. Louis Wagner and his
Iarraeg, F0Xhal p. Keene and his Mercedes
car, u Biel and the Thomas, LaWwell and the
Fayey-Mller and Harding and the Haynes car
Wagner expects 10 get his car through the Gus
iQl House so that he can practise tomorrow
morning
Tracy, in the Locornobue and Christie IN his
oEl creation. were the only American cars out.
gIsry did not drive the racer IN which hs won
IL summation trials. but was IN his emergency
cr and made three circuits over the course in
Splendid style. He covered the first lap OF 29-71
ELts IN 5li2 minutes. the second IN BOZ minutes
tla ne third n % minutes. Tracy took the
AlTTn turn az Old Westbury al reckless speed.
llIsue made only one round OF the course,
-l1 running back over the Jericho pike ana
iopllg a. Krug's Corner
me best tine of the day was made by DR..
ssslnolt who solemnly ayers. via interpreter,
.a' " covered the entire circuit His elapsed
-1t was ~ minutes nearly one minute faster
~ ne best lap fl the elimination, which went
Ei1s credit Of Tracy.
-khcS, who has shaved of hts nlustache since |
q a. hsS here before covered rounds IN BOZ and |
- minutes, but JenatKy says the italian did
~ cover the full course. NaZZaro was clocked
q and 80 OF the two Italaz, Cagno made
= round before the accident with the Mercedes
7''2' w1ile his team mate, Fabry, negotiated
e circuit IN 8Sis minutes
y te cars on which France Will base tts
- Duray did q round IN 81 minutes. In the
.s-lla round the Ardennes winner punctured q
go ~ % North Hampstead Turnpike, and was
-S-sea 70 proceed 10 his quarters near Lake
-, - VIC ne left rear tire fat. Heath and the
- : We're timed in 10 and 30 minutes, while
=. IG 1. I. shepard did one round without letting
NA AotHhhss in S419 minutes.
LIVELY AUTO BRUSHES TO COURSE.
:. y'Ta from the Nassau County circuit which |