New-York tribune., 1908-09-27
NOVELTY In AUTO RACE
uOT TO SEE STRUGGLE.
sfang Suggests Plan to Help Driv-
ers fn Passing Cars.

ers IN Passing Cars.
~. NJ the novelties of the Motor Parkway
.z-aens+akes and the Vanderbilt Cup this
ss- win be the introduction Of two official supply
..atiens one Of which is 20 be depressed station
,raaiately in front Of the grandstand. giving the
s,.s thousand spectators excellent view Of the
>-,etbods employed by racing crews in changing
ss-ss and taking on supplies
,-nr-e Is q space OF about forty feet between the
ssre OF the new cement parkway and the front row
= bo~es in the grandstsnd A switch will be run
s-o,, the cement curving around in front Of the
s-aaastsnd and between this switch ana the first
- rnvrE az boxes there viii be Pit about three
bu1area feet long ten feet wide and i've feet deep
n this nit the different racing crews VIII keep their
stonlies including water. gas, oil and tires. AS
~. drivers desiring supplies turn of TO this switch
snss- crews from the bottom Of the pit will toss
= .bai- fires ana gasoleae the drivers and
-,achanics es in all races only the driver and
,s,bs1ie is allowed work the car or TO as
ast in the operation Of changing tire or putting
in gasolene
- snectators in the grandstand clear view OF
.ns drivers and mechanics they make the light
- tire changes and other adjustments on the
racing cars
Aoofber official supply station will be established
- 7-ba+ NAV be termed the backstretch OF the
vanderbilt circuit. about twelve miles from the
-s,ssrsnd and on some part Of the old Jericho
Tvrnpjks- This will not be depressed station,
r1vever There viii be railing. on one side OF
,4irb the crews must remain IN charge OF ther
,.-aies and the cars viii stop on the other SIDE
of the railing while the drivers teh7 'i Gun f
,1sss as they need
M ear viii be allowed TO take on supplies IN
,-ba- one Of the except at these Official STA
80 II q tire is thrown between stations d
driver may replace it provided he has a reserve
-. an his car but he cannot take on a ne" one
he next
.o+ha- feature Of the Motor Parkway sweep
s+sles which IS also something new 1or euteiie-
,sfa racing in this country, viii be the aoInlsson
= touring cars on the parkway portion OF the
I-5erbilt circuit between daylight and $50 oiecA
: -. -,o-ring Of October 70. The admission zee
- h s7o which will entitle the car re q pAIA1ls
-s-a a. snv point along the Parkway oulsioe u
- r-andstand parking reservation. anu eAoepl ol
- outside Of curves and al pTIose -
-. .rara is danger Of racing car Jumping INTO
crowd ,--,,- r1- way
-ta sfeaaevv Brook toll lodge or either oNs % -
-.u losres at Be-hpage or Massapequa- .
7Tr..1.-s v-7V be in charge ana ueAets % a.
'oiiAeIt- - =. ob+siped from them or in advance
- +7nas ~ the Vanderbilt cup ceElliIlssioii'
y AZ fifth avenue. After $50 IN tae li'i----7
---i-e cars VIII not be allowed to move oI @
-,.-.-z-az- They must take their sIa1d He-Oi -
- -s,,a77 ,5,fil the race is declared on
IN he no reservation Of space OUTSIDE o1 =
=-..,,5 raservation- so that the cary alll'a L9
: re s7n admission basis viii get Jhe cloie0
,sr,zins gpaees outside Of the granostano sCreI-
More than q score Of entries nave eee1
<o- he s5 oeo sweepstakes which opens the HaLl1S
- ,;re.,i+ and TIE new Long Island Motor FaIA
80 on October 10. When this event was pIoPoS1
sbo,+ two weeks ago the estimate was lllAde -
ee7-e--,z-fve entries would be secured ana se'
.,sr.-e who had never heard Of an auloIlooli-
-eoa with seventy-fve cars starting al once l@-S
,a-4s71-- hut as matter of fact 1t now looks aS
rI,ourh the entry list would exceed seYenty-n7e-
T.1is S--a7r who has piIoted the lsotta car 0o
several victories, and hopes TO be eele 10 oII'o =
tre Long Island Motor Parkway SWEEPSTAKES mas
-. /. erzeas+ion which may be adopted by the
g-s7aartf1r casp commission having the race IN
charge He says. There Will be SO rnucn passing
: = --osa cement course It VIII be Impossible
fo- drivers or their mechanics 10 Keep an eye pc
hind for spproa aching cars AT the same Tine,
-57 be fn,ro-tsn1 for drivers TO know Wflea tleS
are about 10 be passed In order that laey -laS
have fair warning tie hagmen- VINO VIII Dc SO SO
TONED al short intervals al around Lle
reve in addition 70 their flags for signaling Io0O
csasI and danger bla tx fags by which they can
indicate 10 an approaching car that anotneT car i
close behind and trying 10 pass Ihls VIII @1-O'Y
+e driver OF The car ahead to keep 10 the right as
the rules require. and permit the otner col'9S
70 get bv If his car is fast enough
A. tba Lowell road race, where Strang drove an
rso-rs 70 victory he had considerable treub4e~ III
passing some Of the slower cars In trying 70 Pass
one his way was continually blocked intentoralIy,
snd he became SO infUriated at the driver ne 'oo
his mechanic 70 FIRE everything he had loose al tle
car The mechanic Immediately threw al ms too!s
ar the driver and when he paid no attention 70 1s
f-sillade the mechanic unstrapped two IS-lhch
monkey wrenches from the floor OF tAe lsolla' an
standing u hurled both Of them at the car For-
14nstelv for the drivers Of the car ahead botn
machines were going fast the mechanics am
went far from the mark, and At the next parh
s-rang succeeded in passing by driving Oh 10 Iho
side Of TIE road
u +hA Toae Island Motor Parkway Sweepstakes
--ovisjon VIII be made for any such oestnacy on
the part Of drivers. Each driver viii be uaade 10
understand that when many cars start al once
consideration must always be allowed 10 uhe nan
~ te corning rehtnd on the theory that he may
have 2 faster car and be capable OF passing Any
driver who persistently refuses 10 allow passing
will be fined or disqualified at the close OF me
race 4 the charges against him can be proved