New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-08-07
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
Rush for Bores for Vanderbilt Erent
Gets an EdrIy Start.

Cordner & Finn, OF this city. sent 70 the Amer-
can Automobile Association yesterday the entry Of
an Acme car for the Vanderbilt Cup race. Tbs
car is now nearing completion ar the Reading fac
tory and will be ready for the road the early part
Of the coming week. After thorough testing It VII
be brought here for practice the new
cement parkway.
The form of construction Of this car follows
closely the lines OF the Acme Sextuplet. which
made such good and consistent showing in the
road race Savannah last March The racer Will
have a sx-cylinder motor. with 5-inch bore and
5-inch stroke II is conservatively rated at %
horsepower at 1000 revolutions but has been tested
to upward Of 1880 revolutions The cylinders ars
cast singIy with valves opposite sides. The
wheel base is 116 inches and the wheels. front and
rear are rs by Al inches The gasoene capacity
will be about forty gallons. and the tank viii "a
directly back of the drivers seat
II has not been definitely decided as TO who viii
drive the Acme in the elimination and final races
but negotiations are under way with Lewis strans
and one other famous driver II is possible that
the name Of the driver will be announced within
few days
A. r. Pardington, manager Of the Long Island
motor parkway. announces that a rush has already
begun for boxes in the grandstand for the Wander
bnt Cup race On account Of the heavy demand
and the limited number of trent row boxes the
Vanderbilt Cup commission has decided TO lease
the front row boxes only to persons who viii taxa
them for both the elimination trials on October ID
and the big October q
The commission has secured control OF the land
m both sides Of the new cement parkway for a
mile east and west OF the grandstand. and II VII
be impossible for spectators 10 place any outlaw
stands In this connection Mr. Pardington has
been warning applicants for boxes and seats 20 90
careful about purchasing from men who may say
they are erecting stands. II will not only be In
possible to see the racecourse from such stands,
but it will also be impossible for the spectators on
them to get any OF the details Of the race until
long after il is over All telegraph and teiepnons
wires running along the parkway Will be under the
control OF the Vanderbilt Cup commission during
both events.
At recent meeting Of the executive COMMITTEES
Of the American Automobile Association. with VIII
lam H Hotchkiss. president presiding. the OAia-
horna Automobile Association with about TWO hun
dred members was admitted TO membership max
ing the twenty-hfth state organization now afahat-
ed with the American Automobile Association. and
there was also elected long list Of individual
members scattered throughout many states
The continued rapid growth OF the ASSOCIATION
was brought out through the report OF FredsricA
H Elliott secretary. which was presented 70 ms
committee The secretarys report shows thai rnol9
than score of newly organized automobile eiuOs
have been elected to membership since the hs'
meeting OF the executive committee
Designs for the decorative part OF the ninth n
ternational automobile show, 10 be held ar tns
Grand Central Palace. opening New Years Eve
have been submitted the show committee OF 'H'
American Motor Car Manufacturers Associauon'
which has been in session for the last two days
-Four original designs were considered. but no
definite decision will be made until another reeuAs
TO be held within two weeks. There was a general
report Of the progress that has been made IN
connection with the show. which Is conducted %
the American Motor Car Manufacturers Assocl4-
tion with the Importers Automobile Salon and the
Motor and Accessory Manufacturers Z 1lano nv
lander. member OF the show committees. rspie
senting the importers. Is in Europe at present an
while abroad Will arrange for the foreign s1nloi'
which will be more complete than ever osioae' .
the show here comes four weeks after the Fsr"
exhibition
Colonel George Pope. treasurer OF the Pope MO0or
Car and Pope Manufacturing companies. was
unanimously elected treasurer OF the AssoclaNoN
OF Licensed Automobile Manufacturers al meet
ing held yesterday afternoon in New YORK 10
succeeds H H. Franklin. who had been treasurer
OF the association for the last three years anu
whose resignation rendered and accepted -
yesterdays meeting.