The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-15
AMONG THE AUTOMOBiNSTS
No VANDERBILT CUP RACE THIS
YEAR ON MOTOR PARKWAY.

Public Highways Must NE Used rs Course
for 1907 Contest, aS No Section OF Long
islands : ut0FHStHifSs Roadway VIII
he Completed Before November.
u was definitely announced yesterday
that no section OF the Long Island Motor
Parkway can be completed in time for racing
this fall. which means that II the Wand erbilt
cup race is TO be held in this country again
this year 1t must be run over public highways.
The statement that no part OF the parkway
would be available for racing this year WAS
made by A. r. Pardington. second ytce-
president and general manager. after q meet
ing of the board OF directors held at the
Law yers Club. it had been expected up
10 very that enough OF the Parkway
would be finished this year to. provide q
course not only for the 1907 Vanderbilt cup
contest. but also for the elimination trials
TO select the American team in the event and
the stock touring car races that have been
proposed for both American and imported
machines. H
After the plan and scope committee had
conferred with engineers and contractors
and received reports OF the engineering
and surveying force, how ever. it was eTide nt
that IL would not be possible to have the
undertaking far enough advanced by early
October to use the parkway as the Vanderbilt
cup course this year. 1t has been said.
how ever. that the authorities OF both Nassau
and Sun ok counties, Long Island, are anxious
10 have the race run In their counties, and
are willing TO grant the necessary permission
to the Vanderbilt cup commission TO lay out
a course on the public highways. as was done
for the first three races for the cup.
The directors approved the recommends
ton OF the plan and scope that
the right Of way from Garden City to Ron
konkoma, as secured, be confirmed and ac-
aaptn1 anA chat Hha Ao RIM ma HtAn sf ihR
route from Lake Ronkonkoma to the River
head town line be a matter, OF future deter
mination. as three routes are equally avail
able and the most desirable one will be Sc
lected. The directors Also approved that
the right Of way procured by the Riverhead
Board of Trade. as reported by that organize
ton, be accepte ed; that the construction Of
the motor parkway from Garden City 10
Lake RoDkonkoma be proceeded with at
once. and that the construction OF the park
wav hom Lake Ronkonkoma 10 the River
head town line and thence to Riverhead
village. be undertaken as soon as the right
OF way is accepted and the surveys betwe cen
tSfSe tT9 Of Pq III & sif G9% as Chief ensin eer
was announced. Mr.. Williams is a Yale
Der OF railroads and other construction work
in this country and South America. He has
charge OF the %ashington tunnel II the ma
can Society OF Civil Engineers and the Ameri-
can Institute of Mining Engineers.
The route OF the portion OF the parkway,
upon which construction lie 10 begin early In
June, begins in Garden City west OF the Nine
ola county court house, and will run east over
the Hampstead Plains. south. OF the hlneola
Fair Grounds. paralleling the old central
branch of the Long island Railroad. 1t will
cross the Ions Island Railroad near Central
Park, then go on through B%ebhpage, WAN
danch, north OF Deer Park north OF Brent
wood and Central Islip TO Lake Ronkonkoma,
a distance of about thirty-two miles. IL 10 eH1
pected that this portion Of the parkway will
be completed late In next November, and sur
y,eying is TO begin on Fridey at Garden CITY:
vest erday's meeting. the others present being
Colgate boyt. Harry Payne Whitney, Il B,
j. Adolph Mollenhauer, Ralph Peters. Nor
timer ( sehiI Jr efers9n De Mont Thomp-
ii. X. Burras, +. Rand Hollander, A. r. Pard.
ing!op. E, g. Miliiams' and =: 7, Thomas Of
Farson OF chicago. SIT Davis, Jr., OF Bridge
port; August Belmont. Clarence h. Mackay
and l.. c. Weir.