New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-22
CUP CARS WEIGH IN
,SETENTEEN WILL ST1RT.
D1rers Use Care in Practice for
Big Automobile Race.

Seventeen Of the nineteen cars entered for the
Vanderbilt Cup race, to be run on Saturday over
the new Long Island Motor Parkway course
weighed in at Garden City yesterday, ell making
the required weight of 1904 pounds or less Two
cars we're absent when the test was made a
Thomas machine. which was to have been driven
bv SalznDann and the Z. !. NJ racer entered pE
Thomas Williams No reasons were given lor
the absence Of the cars. but in the case OF tle
Thomas it was said that IT could not be brought
down to The required limit of weight. All the cars
that were on hand yesterday met the test success
fully. although some had TO be relieved OF every
ounce of extra weight.
Foxhau p Keene In his 30 horsepower Mer-
cedes which he will drive in the racer was the
first to weigh in. The car was well within the
limit William LuttEen, driver Of William X Van
derbilt jr's Mercedes had 10 draw off severai
gallons Of Easolene and oil and dispense with all
unnecessary weight before the car tipped the scales
satisfactorily
one OF the surprises came when the LoComobiie,
70 be driven by Robertson was run on the scales
II was over the limit while in the Vanderbilt Cup
race Of 1906 the same weighed in under 220f
pounds which was the weight limit that year. 1t
was explained the additional weight was due to
construction changes and additional equipment.
Robertson finally got the car down TO meet the
requirement. Jim Florida in the second Locomo-
bile came up with fat tire from a puncture and,
inasnuch the must be weighed with tires
inflated. he was forced TO put on another
Several Of the drivers had their cars out for
practice yesterday, but as a rule the times made
were not SO fast as other days This was due
partly 10 the being wet. which caused the
oily mud to fly up the faces of the drivers. a
deep rut at the Jericho turn ~caused by the heavy
machines taking it at frightful speed led many OF
the drivers TO slow Up there.
Denison. in the Knox car, made two trips over
the course, in q minutes. but it learned
he had the course at the parkway. His time
for two laps. under this condition. 80 minutes.
The fastest time yesterday morning made by
Robertson in his Locomobile. He drove round in
p minutes and 50 seconds Jim Florida, in the
other Loccmoble car. was timed circuit in %
minutes 20 seconds
Leon Pouget. in Harry Payne Whtney's Brasier
car made Two laps in 20 minutes seconds and
p minutes i seconds, respectively BOurque, in
the other Knox. made lap in % minutes % sec
onds: Foxhall ]. Keene, in his Mercedes went
round in q minutes 10 seconds: I.uttgen. in Will
lam X. Vanderbilt. jr.s. covered the distance
in y minutes. and Patschke. in the Acme made a
circuit in 50 minutes 81 seconds
The morning was disa greeaby cold. and chilled
the drivers TO the marrow. a meeting has been
called for tonight the Garden City Hotel, at
which final instructions will be given drivers
The Automobile Club Of Hartford. which will go
to the race in party cf seventy cars, has en-
gagged big parking space the grandstand.
The White. Stevens-Duryea and Maxwell agencies
have arranged for parking spaces for their Gus
toners