The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23

80 NAA1 NA.A VIVIAN AuNOhAoN
btIes, there are enough cases afrayed on The
other aide to make the thing balance.
". X. VANDERBILT, JR., ARRIvns EARLY.
Among the early arrivals was w. X.
Vanderbilt, Jr., donor OF the trophy CUP,
b arrived before IL was light and str9ued
around with an old blue cap on his bead
and q gray sweater wrapped around his
neck by the arms, He did not sport his
tavortto old time coat, which has come
20 be known we'll at race meetings. Mrs.
Vanderbilt also was there, and she. with
Mrs. Peter Martin; sat in the box directly
over the finish line. The next box was
tina Of Payne Whitney, who was In excellent
mood and led an impromptu chorus in
singing. such epics as Civ Us a Drink,
Bartender and Waiting at the Church, ;"
the apparent incongruity Of which COM
bination struck him only as funny. He
and W. X, Jr., came out very strong on the
my wife won't let me line, while Mrs.
Vanderbilt smiled and tried to look real
firm, an II abe knew that her consent csr-
tainly was necessary to- any undertaking.
Payne Thompson was along with Whitney.
F. Ambrose Clark, far removed from his
loved st~eeplechasers, was on hand, and
rot fer f-nm him Hermann nalrichs, Jr.,
Oliver Hartman, Arthur Isetn, Charles
Steele and Mortimer L.. Schiff made up a
sort Of financial quintet. Samuel y.
Babcock, Francis @. Bishop, Sidney Smith,
W. Z. d. Stokes, Benjamin Butler, j. J..
Mann. Marshall Doelger, Georges lsham
0SONbF AAhAIh CIV Do WIS WdbHOI0 EuKbhD
Peters and 8. T.. Davis. Jr., were among
the men in the stands.
Sidney 8. Breese and his sister we're in
one box near the Vanderbtlts with their
Esthsr and George Heath, Who won the
Charles g.. Gates, G. G. Worthingt0n. A. p.
Kountze, Mrs. Cornelius F. Wells, Mr.. 6nd
Mrs. j. Osgood Pell, Mr.. and Mrs. MIG.
Patterson. Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Thomas Of
Buffalo and daughter, Mr., and Mrs. Robert
Dunlap, Mrs. Henry Brady, Jr., Of Scran-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Singer, Mr..
and Mrs. John F. Plumrner. Mrs. Herman
B. Duryea, James Lawrence Breese and
Miss Elizabeth Morton also were noted in
the throng.
Rival oHANDsrAND ron t. H1rcHcock JR.
Thomas Hitchcock: Jr., had a private
grand stand all to himself on the opposite
side Of the road. The course u n Eight
alongside the Hitchcock training track and
stables and In recognition OF the generosity
OF Mr.. Hitchcock in letting the cup oorn-
mission have the ground quite free .Uf
SSSs:, t ssIm s5s9d E xSs pSf SsRt,n sSs e ana
August, Jr.,- Peter Gerry. Mrs. Thomas
were among those who were in the stand
from time to time. Mr.. and Mrs. II. b.
Joy Of Detroit, j. A. HOLSTER, a. Riker,
Robert Lee Morrell, Mr.. and Mrs. J. D..
Maxwell, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Briscoe,
j. W. Thompson, r. II. Williams. and A. j.
Moulton were among the persons promi-
nent in the automobile line. HI. Bowden
with the Flying Dutchman has been
busy around the course for the last few
laws showing the car which still sports the
figure ? used some time ago in q big race
at Ormonde Beach in Florida,
KELLER FIRST ON THE SCENE.
With the sun up and the crowd out
OF he'd n there on hand there was nothing
left to do but start the races; II was onlya
little after $40 when Ernest Keller, who had
been wandering all about the Westbury
streets earlier in the morning in his Olds-
mobile, came ripping along the Jercho turn
pike with his exhaust putting and roaring.
There were cheers for him BECAUSE ne was the
first. Keller sported a huge black cigar
and he and his mechanic were dressed with
gray sweaters underneath ordinary vests.
quite a contrast to the fancy garb OF LIE
Blon and the other Thomas team members.
Mongini, with his Matheson car got up
yerv shortly after Keller, and the big, hand
some Italian, who had not been seen much
on the course, was warmly greeted by the
grand stand and made a hit at once. Her
bert Lyttle, with his Pope-Toledo breathing
fame at every leap, was the next TO show mp
and he and Keller stood together and
smoked very close to a large oil tank that
Lyttle's man was examining. Tracy, Rob
eTts. Harding, Oaillois, the latter coming
up With a reckless dash Lee Prayer, lie
Blop, Christie, Belden and Lawweh iolhosed
I'M OnICT. ALNhN WaF III Nv ANohA W. = NAo
cars. because the Maxwell company bad
decided not to send Wally Owen out With a
made over touring car and the b.-L. NJ.
had one Of it's cylinders smashed the day
before.
Tracy had on a long gray rubber coat
and an exaggerated run OF rubber about his
neck, lie Blon's long saturnine and mourn.
full face gave the lie to his reputation for
lash and daring as q driver. Caillois,
ever so much bigger than almost n other
his car into line at the request Of the starter.
Eventually the twelve did get lined up,
Keller, No. /; Mongini, No. >; Roberts No. 5;
Christie. No. 0; Law well, No. II, being on the
side nearest the public grand stand. There
was no No. IS because, as the programme
said, it had been eliminated because OF
general superstition associated with it."
The even numbered starters were on the
opposite side, and they were, IN order; Lyttle,
Caillois. LIE Blon, Prayer. Tracy, Harding
and Beiden. The scheme was to get the
cars away one at a time, coming from alter
nate sides with a minute interval, starting
the first one at Q o'clock.
The first part of this programme worked
to perfection. Keller got his car into
line and Charley Diegee tapped Oh the
seconds on his back until the heavy hand
came down hard along with the cry Col
and Keeler slipped out slowly TO start the
race for elimination.
MoNoINI MAKES A CLEVER START.
Lvttle's car was very sluggis but he
soon disappeared in a cloud OF dust toward
Jericho. Mongini rave a most remarkable
exhibition OF skill with the wheel, and he
came away from the mark exactly on the
word and yet running under almost full
speed with such clev erness that the stand
rocked with commendation. Not a few
persons then made a prediction that Mon
gin and the weight carrying MathesOn
would be heard from in the race. Caillois
had some trouble with his tires n he was
DELAYED twenty-five seconds OF the minute
that should have followed his departure,
because he could not get things going:
When he did get the car started he clipped
toward a young man with a red flag, who
thought he could stop the Frenchman.
Luckily the young man got out OF the way
before they met:
lie Blon had his troubles too, because
he simply could not crank his car n he
lost almost half a minute before the lines
got working right. Then he gave an exhi-
bition OF the way 10 start fast and keep
going. As II the accidents TO the other
two Thomas cars were not bad enough,
Roberts broke one Of his valve rods, which
ripped the hood. This had to. be taken on
and thrown aside. II served later as a
rain shield for a middle aged man who
- - ar argt ROW Of tho 0randefand. The