New-York tribune., 1908-10-10
SPEED TEST FOR AUTOS
CARS READY FOR START.
s-neepstakes Viii Marx Opening of
Ne.r Motor Park7Cau.

--As-.x-eix stock cas-. stripped to their bareSt
..sen.isls for 3 grueIng test Of speed and the
&C Of he drivers viii start at o'clock to-
- +ne new Vanderbilt Cup in the
-..,srskes that viii serve fitting preliminary
: he rresf race that viii follow for the Wander
Au- s,up OF October p
-he race Will mark the formal opening of the
-ts,.s section OF the Long Island Motor
ps-Eu-sv speeding ground that has been the
.--e-, q autor1obilists for years. and which be-
-e practically certain after the fatality at Krugs
,,c-re- that u7arred the last Vanderbilt Cup race
~ 1as The American Automobile Association and
.bs Vanderbilt Cup commission decided after that
,-,se-+ which was entirely due TO the impossible
a.. = 1-e.-f,v rbe crowds back from the path Of
= -soe-s that another Vanderbilt Cup
.-,l- ,,o4 he held until the safety Of the specta-
-o-s co7,ld he assured. This object has been
secured. So far as human forethought can do, for
ths race to-day
The eoutest takes the place on the schedule of
.-srts of the automobile year OF the American
.E--,ination trials for the Vanderbilt Cup race.
inch were rendered unnecessary by the small
number e entries made before the arrangement OF
,escs between the American Automobile Associa-
ion and the Automobile Club OF America.
Most q the cars that viii race to-day tuned UP
~ -h= course Cor the last time yesterday and
cd so1c speeding in the early morning W NJ
willard vas arrested while trying out the Lanca
es- yesterday afternoon near Westbury, and was
fred IS al Mineola-
IRE largest and most powerful cars viii have 10
,--rle the -7ve-rnIe course ten times
-r-sI q go miles the smaller will be required
- t-svel hundred miles. four times around the
course Between these extremes there viii be three
-.e-7sdiate classes in which the cars will have
--zvel $50. 200 and 225 miles respectively The
r,sssifca-ions according selling price. the
--icz limit II the lowest being 1000 in the next
e 6ao -he third $4,000 and the fourth $4,000, and
re great interest and value Of the lie in the
trs.r merits and be that the he sees is
sxsct duplica-e Of any Of the output Of Of
that model which he buy at the price marked
Oh tie programme
r,esnte the fact that specially built racers will
nj take part IN the contests there will be lack
r. thrilling moments in the race. The course. in
ending as 4 does the nine miles Of cement park
zav thar afford ideal speeding ground. is fast
-ha- the high powered cars. selling al more than
g ne6 that constitute the first class should closely
arr-osch the records made by racing machines in
PREVIOUS races. At the wheels OF these powerful
t-o-lz cars z-iu be men who have won fame the
rflo-s II many = death defying struggle Of the
racers OF the high roads
There vii be Lewis Strang. winner Of the Sa-
-aunah B-1a-clif and Lowell races. who Will pilot
ne Penzu- car the first class. and opposed
hin VII De Herbert Lytle IN Isotta. Willie
Fsaurt in E Chadwick and Fitzpatrick in a Hotch-
Kiss 70 rertion only 4 few Of the well known
drivers
For davs Il been impossible 10 reserve
cornnlodztiorls anywhere near the course. and a
great crowd Is sure u the races A big grand
stand has beer erected on the parkway section
q ne where the cars be seen for three
niles ald this has practically been sold out The
LonE Island Railroad has built e special station
within walking distance Of the stand and all trains
OF tAe Garden City line viii stop there this
tnE speciaI trains direct 70 the grandstand will
be -un al brief intervals from both Flatbush
nue. where there Is direct subway connection
from Manhattan. and Long Island City. reached by
The S4th street ferry from Manhattan
MEny trains viii also be from both terminals
Mneols. HicksviIle. vestbury and Central Park
HicksviIle and A1ineola viii be the objective points
q sone. bur for those who do intend 10 the
rare from the Erandstand westbury and Central
Park EiI afford the easiest access TO the course.
Thousands Of automobiles are expected 10 carry
spectators % races and the travellers in this
luxurious fashion VIII find excellent roads 10 speed
ever The best route TO the gTandEtand Will take
them from Long Island City through Queens, ia
rsica HYDE Park and Hampstead 10 the Bethpage
turnpike and so 70 the stand
Admission The parkway for automobiles will
cost SO. and It's gives the right the park
ing space any part Of the nine miles Of the
Erandsrand stretch, where parking spaces are held
usE
The starting point WI be in front Of the grand
stand, well Is the finish line and on each turn
those seated there viii have fine view Of the
flying ror a mile and e half before and after
they pass the stand This is much better view
thar has heen possible before al one Of the
big road races from an Official stand and will make
this race well Is the Vanderbilt Cup contest two
seeks from today. more attractive than such
race has usually been