The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-24

were familiar with the course began
hunting out points of vantaEe--tnat is,
the places where machine might be
wrecked or a driver killed
a ma ority chose the sharp turn at
Wcstbury. At that point the drivers
have to make a turn a little more acute
than right angle, and 1t comes i'm
/ medlately after a seven-mile stretch AZ
top speed The next greatest point OF
. danger IS Central Park Here another
great crowd collected long before
dawn. The curve AT Central Park Is
not So sharp as me one At Woodbury.
another great gathering place. nut the
drivers make Il at full speed, while
they have to slow down before reach
ing " Woodbury. on account of short
curve which precedes it. At Jericho
another throng was on the lookout for
accidents. That is in the centre of the
3, stretch. over which the machines go
slipping along at 100 miles an hour.
Start Slightly Delayed.
There is not much danger of accident
Immediately in front OF the grand
stand, as tine course there is perfectly
straight.
-. was Intended to start the race at
O'Clock, sUst rs the sun began to
show Itself over the horizon The driv-
crs complained. howeyc., that the ilgh.
would be directly in 7lcm eyes. and
they asked that the judges postpone
he start until after the sun had gotten
a little above the ..JriZon. THIS was
granted and it MAS at go that the his
toric race hogan.
All the drivers and mechanicians
IL 4 oil
OF the machines was gone over and all
0: the engines We're given Il thorough
.eat. The men Skilled IN the use Of
these powerful machines paid no at
;suuou 20 ne eag-sputt.nG noises Iaal
followed Jne!r turning or crauks and
the pressing OF certain levers, but the
crowd looked Oh IN gmdzement.
Promptly at 60 starter Wagner
walked 10 the slue ot the so4G. lated
A.s mana, "A.CA EeiC = ;..gne.-pl4te.
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~. 4g4E!s, as me .!aI.c.an. 4..e DJ,r-
e.!u. aGtO Was turning lUOsr i su:.us y!
reports tAat peat on the ear Like Inc
| Oe.cn!ns Vi u caHACn. \ stream o. lire
: MAS started from beneath ana behind.
Are you ready, Mi Florda?'
/ h!.AU4l Tep.y FLORIDA touched sonic
! th.u-, and Lne LucomODile. whlcn hal
! ueeh qu.verins ana painting IS Il
| anxious TO DE released, shUt 10 toe
/ mark as II hur.ed by some supernatural
{ force. 1t came 10 dead stop On the
uIrA and, sI.l. trembling and Y!UTa..
.!Gs waited.
First Machine Gets of.
Bang i, Mas st!l sgaS enough for
... crowd 10 see tae nTc IRON TIE MuZ-
| Yle OF the pistol
Florida leaned forward, as did Travis
/ i'm sHlIl molten OF AIS tOot he Jam
. med something !nto place, touched
yrlgur brass lever, ana NILn u thunder
Gus sp.uttcr Of all kinds OF noises, the
;ra!I machine !edped INTO space. In a
. second !. was nearly our Ol slSht, tear
!ng along Inc course.
Sixty seconds elapsed while the crowd
| strained It's neck IN a .ast eEorI to see
the disappearing machine,
Are YOU ready. Mr. Den!sOn?"
The same procedure vent on, and the
| Knox machine snOt away on the trail
OF NO l. And so II went on until the
sixteen machines mad disappeared from
TIE race itself began at $50 O'Clock,
nut SO far as New iorl; Is concerned IL
| sagan last night as early as O'CLOCK.
every man VINO owns on operates an au-
tolnobile started ter Hempstead's plains
Immediately amer dinner. Each owner
became imubed with the iCea that the
way 10 get TO a point Of vantage was to
start early. but unfortunately every
body else Thought the same thing. As
a consequence. the ferry at Thirty
fourth street was c.ugged up as early
as I O'Clock. As fast as one machine
would board the boat hundred more
would be waiting. IL was necessary to
form a line and establish the policy OF
trst come first served" iy 8 o'clock
the line OF machines had extended all
the way up 20 broadway and Forty
second street, nnd every minute late ar
rivals Kept adding on To the tan of this
Kite OF wealth Millions of dollars were
represented In that string of vehicles
which only the wealthy can own. out
on the course thousands OF men and
boys were waiting to take them In
charge. Two days ago applications had
been made for the parking OF 1000
automobiles. They We're 90 come from
Boston bridgeport New Haven, Brook
t.yn. New york-aaa from the looks o.