The sun., 1908-04-14
AMONG THE AUTONODILISTS
BRIARCLIFF DRIVERS DRAW FOR
NUMBERS TO-DAY.
Entrants In WeStchesteF County Read Con-
test 70 Meet OnieiaIs Thls Afternoon
Election Of Automobile club Of
America TO-night--Ko olSey wins Match.

Election Of Automobile club Of
America TO-night--ko oiSey wins Match.
william Watson 10 G. A. Singers Simpler
and A, G. Campbell In the Allen Kingston
we're the only Brtarollh trophy Candidates
that we're out for practice yesterday morning
on the WestohesteT county circuit over which
the stock car contest will be run on April 2+.
campbell made two rounds OF the course Of
between thirty and thifty.three miles, one
round being timed In 40 minutes, which was
rather good going. considering the fact that
the course Ia rough In places and has prac'
tically no straghtaway stretches where high
speed is possible Anumber Of the tardy ones
moved out into their training quarters at
various points around the circuit yesterday,
and from now on the number Of cars practising
on the course 10 expected TO increase daily.
Robert Lee Morrell. chairman Of the eXecu-
tive board aud rules committee Of the contest,
has notified the entrants aud drivers Of the
cars 70 be present at meeting at the Auto
mobile club OF America, In Fiity-fourth
street, between Broadway and Eighth avenue,
at O'Clock this afternoon to draw for their
race numbers After the numbers have
been assigned the entrants are to have them
painted on their oars a. quickly as possible
as means OF Identification for the race
oflcials and spectators. II Is expected that
the numbers will be painted on the front
and back and both sides Of the cars.
Motorists who have driven over part or
all Of the course have criticised the curcuit
very severely and II can by no means be
compared TO the circuits on Long Island
over which the Vanderbilt cup contests have
been run. A member Of the Long Islam d
Automobile Club who drove over most Of
the course yesterday said that II could hardly
be compared with boulevard IN either
Central Park or Prospect Park, but. he added,
why should it5 The plan OF the contest
all along has been to furnish a severe test
for stock cars over course such as might
be met with almost any day while touring,
and for such purpose the Westchester county
circuit may we'll be called ideal, 1t II rather
interesting TO note that the drivers as
whole seem rather pleased with the wind
ing and twisting circuit and appear TO- think
they will have a fine struggle a week from
Friday in which the driving ability Of the
contestants will cut a larke figure.
There was great number OF touring cars
on the course on Sunday and two Of the
Briarcln candidates met with mishaps
Daniel 5. Murphy. driving the MaJa entered
by Mayor Brown Of White Plains, was bumped
of the road near KensicO Lake and tumbled
into the ditch. Ills car was turned over,
and a friend OF Murphy's sold yesterday
that Murphy was thrown out, with a severe
cut Of the left leg" The steering post was
broken, the steering wheel demolished and
the body and seats OF the car badly bent,
The car was towed TO Mayor Browns garage
at White Plains for repairs and is expected
to be In commission egain Tomorrow.
Murphy's Injuries we're not serious, but he
will not be able TO practice for q few days
lhe other accident beiell Morton j. Sey-
mour, ,entrant and drlyeror one OF the Simplex
cars Mr. seymour was driving test ne
car which ran on the road az a point hear
Mount Kisco and threw the occupants Que
as Il turned over. Luckily none OF those
who had been IN the car was injured Mheu
Mr.. Seymour was asked about the aCC,CeL;
he "a vi the lnishap was caused by blinung
flash OF sunlight. which struck MS eye Just
after rounding a sharp turn, making u i'm
possible to see the direction IN which the
road led
Considerable work sail remains to be done
10 various stretches oil the course and three
steam road rollers we're put 10. work yester-
day The north and south roads are In fairly
good condition. but the connecting links
! from Mount kisco 10 Pine Ridge on the north
and between Esstview and Valhalla on the
south are very rough. There are many
small hollows on the course at the
I present time which drivers fear VIII
break springs unless they are nlled up
| very quickly Many stretches OF the
| circuit are very narrow aud several Of the
| drivers have expressed the hope that these
PARIS Of the course VIII be patrolled by race
| officials on the day Of the contest so ss 70
| prevent any team work on the part Of drivers
| who may he plotting one OF several cars OF
the same make.
The annual meeting OF tue Automobile
| Club Of America will be held tonight At the
| clubhouse in Fifty-lourth street. between
| Broadway aud Eighth avenue at o o clock.
Officers for the ensuing year are TO be elected,
! and as there has not been an oppOHitiOn ticket
! placed in the field The following ticket nomi-
| hated by the board Of governors will be
/ elected: President, Judge y. n. Gary;
| first yice-president. Henry Sanders0n' second
! vice president. william q. McAdoo; third
! vice president. Robert Lee Morrell treasurer,
| Edgar l.. MarstOn. one governor to serve
one year. class Of 1902 Gen. Horace Porter.
| three governors to serve three years, class
| Of 1911. Frederick ID. Underwood, William
| Pierson Hamilton and Waldron Williams
! three governors to serve four wears. class
| OF 1912. Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Colgate Hoyt and DR. Schuyler SkAats Wheeler
w, Morgan Of the New Jersey Automobile
and Motor Club Of Newark. who has been
| appointed TO select Q course upon which 10
| run match for the Sir Thomas Dewar inter
national one mile trophy. has received Offers
| OF several courses within one hundred miles
| Of this city The trophy is a. present held by
| Fred Marriott. who won Il a. 0rmond q year
/ ago with a specially built steam racer. Benia-
\ min Briscoe has challenged Marriott for a
match race and has named the twelve cylinder
| Maxwell built for the 1908 Vanderbilt cup
| contest az bis contender for the trophy.
| Cape May and Ventnor Beach have been
mentioned as possible places for the match
to be held, as the beaches at these places are
| oh fora mi
other drivers have declared they will ask TO
be admitted as competitors In the race.
CIV. Kelsey, who won the Demine trophy
with a Maxwell in the 1903 tour Of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, and y Emerling,
drove the winning car In the Pittsburg TO
| Philadelphia and return match race that
ended Yesterday morning; Ihe ,15 match en- vas Vas
| Kelsey az the Pittsbprg local show last week
| on behalf Of the PttshuTg Maxwell branch,
which wss accepted by the REQ representative
was more than 900 miles long, The start was
made from Duquesne Garden, where the Pitts
| burg show was held, at I 10 O'Clock saturday
| afternoon, and Kelsey and Emerllng arrived
| Ave h ours ahead Of the REQ on sunday morn
ing The Maxwell arrived back At Pittsburg
nearly 200 miles ahead OF It's opponent Each
car carried two drivers and an observer.
The National Automobile Club Of Germany
has changed the dates fSr the closing Of en-
| tries In the touring contest for the Prince
| Henry Of Prussia cup from April TO April Is
|, The Prince Henry touring event II 20 be run
In Germany this year az the big enduTance
| contest In place Of the Herko mer cup AFFAIR
which was run In former years.
When the participants In the Filth Annual
Reliability Touring Contest Of the American
| Automobile Association, including the con.
| test for the Charles J. Gldden trophy fol
| touring cars and the Frank B. Hover trophy
| for runabouts" which IL the neat little official
| title adopted this year for what wAs formerly
| called the "Glidden Tour reach the end ol
| their journey at Saratoga Springs next july