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! fify entries are expected for the hye
classes of the Motor Pathway sweep
stakes, 10 be started ~ aO'rlooi nest satufs
dRy morning on Long Island, and "a care
had been formally entered Yesterday morn.
lng. The ten mile stretch of tho Ions
Island Motor Parkway has been com.
pletcd. and the fifteen miles 0f state roads
which are 10 be used In conjunction With
u To form the 1908 Vanderbilt cup circuit
have been thoroughly oiled and rolled.
The grand stand. witch will accommodate
about 5000 persons, has been completed
and the park was stretch lS fenced IN 40 thar
10 In now impossible tn enter " except
through one Of the three toll lodges which
have been established at Meadow Bfook
Massapeuua and BcthpRVo The Meadow
Brook lodge. which is situated at the east
ern entrance, IL reached by the old West
bury road and the old country road. which
leads directly to the parkway from the Gar
den City Hotel. new dirt road, twenty
two feet wide, has been built at the expense
Of the Motor Parkway corporation. This
new road winds south from the inter-
section OF the old Westbury and old
country roads across Hempstead plains
and terminates at the Meadow Brook lodge
The lodge is slightly northeast from the
famous Meadow Brook Hunt Club.
The cars will start together or within
thirty seconds Of each other regardless OF
the Glasses In which they are entered The
small ones will run 100 miles. the next class
$50 miles. the third 200 miles: the fourth
22s miles. and the high priced cars VIII
run ten laps or $50 miles, There VIII
be only two supply stations on the circuit.
one in front of the grand stand, which Is
sunken below the level of the parkway
about FIVE feet for the storing OF the water.
gasolene, tires. tools and spare larts.
Crews in charge of these supplies Will re-
main In the pit and any driver desiring
to make q change OF tires or to take on sup
plies will stop in front OF the station al.
lotted TO his crew. The men In the pit VIII
pass up his supplies TO him and no one VIII
be allowed to work on the car except the
driver and his mechanic. The other sup
ply station will probably be located on
the Jericho Turnpike about twelve miles
from the grand stand. Drivers will not
be allowed to take on tires or supplies ex-
cept at these stations. but they may make
any adjustments necessary on other parts
OF the circuit
Entries for the sweepstakes closed last
more cars will be named besides the thirty
three entries that have been received,
six machines have been sntered en- Ia tne
follows: Chadwick. Willie Baupt; Isotta,
Herbert Lyile; simplex; Frank LesSSauit;
Hotohkiss. III } fitzpatrick; Knox, Chsries aries
is called the Motor Parkway Sweepstakes.
Six entries have been made for the Meadow
Brook Sweepstakes, for cars sh selling from
have been named In this event are: Graford;
John Doty; Knox. BouTaue; Rainier entered
6E ME- 9an and Buick E RoSsTs
to ss 900 class. which is entitled the Garden
City SwsepstaGsss Drivers Mncm hsye 6sen
Lancia. W N. ilillard: stoddard- Dayton,
Wright; s,oddard;, ;,Dssyton. Tgttls; Tenn
sylyanls Leonstd zengls ShSs,mers-De
In the Jericho Swee pstakes. for cars selling
for 81 .O0l to 5000. nve entries we're received.
The Chalmers-Detroit. which was the only
have Burns at the wheel, In the class ior
cars selling for 81 ooo and under. called the
Nassau Sweepstskes, seven entries were
which drivers have been named: Mitchell.
Xirbies Mitchell. Qlney Cameron. Camreon;
Cadillac. Warnstaiat.
All records were broken regarding space
applications for the annual show which
win open in the Grand Central Palace on
that the coming exhibition Of the, American
Motor Car Manufacturers Association will
be one OF the m9st nota6'e eyer hed sor n shSs
square feet had been applied for. and as
only 1000 square feet VIII be available
win have trouble satisfying the demands
Only those who applied for space prior
allotment or drawing on October & and
late comers will have to take their chances
after the, demands of the Original sub
ssSom%ittee Commit % OF the I a. NJ. Z. n. A. viii be in
continuous session October Q. and TO
settle all differences. The members OF the
eiatton afpSI Viii % draw FOR their space on Thurs
day morning, October &, while the other
automobile manufacturers except the IN;
porters who have already been provided
for. viii draw for their allotment In the
The coming Palace show will be the
at the Grand Central Palace will the public
have the opportunity Of inspecting the latest
foreign models from the Paris salon. As
OF the American agents expect to ship the
Paris exhibits to the New York show. Here
all the latest fads and fancies q the coach
wards to say not hing Of the latest mechan-
ical wrinkles and novelties enipodied IN the
latest 1909 foreign cars Will be displayed
Roughly. the Importers Salon will occupy
1000 square feet. or praotiGaLly one-seventh
Of the total hoor space ne membeIs OF
the Importers Automobile salon have
already made their drawing and the Pan
hard concern was fortunate enough to draw
space In the central court, Close at hand.
however in conspicuous positions, will be
the c. q, V, Fiat, Isotta- Frasch nj, Renaut,
Delaunay- Beileville, Lancia. Clement-Bay
ard Delahaye. Pilian and De Dion. APP
plications have also been received from the
Hotchkiss, italia and Iust, which will prob
ably be taken care Of later. An interesting
feature Of the foreign exhibit will be a num-
Der Of the latest types Of taXCabs and COM
mercial vehicles.
That the zoo mile road race over Fair
mount Park driyeways to be held on Sat- |
the Philadelphia founders week ceiebra |
tion will be gruellinR contest as regards |
ca RS and drivers is conceded by the motor |
lists W no have been over the circuit, Iester- |
day afternoon Frank lerger. Philadelphia |
manager Of the Stude baker concern. who |
will drive the Studebaker in the race. took |
his machine over, the circuit. travelling
study OF all It's stretches. turns and grades |
His verdict is that the selected course, |
q trihe less than eight miles N length and |
to he negotiated approximately twenty-five |
times, Is a hard but not dangerous one.
There are many turns and the stra ight-
between and OF short length, Furthermore
these turns are inclined TO spring on one
and It will be diff1cult to re-
member them.
As a matter OF fact the Fairmount Park
course has a great many twists, turns and
grades. It's great redeemins feature Ia
that the roadways 10 be used for the con-
test are uniformly good and the turns.
with one or two exceptions. are not narrow
enough to preclude an exciting brush