New-York tribune., 1908-10-08
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
RACING CARS IN TRIALS.
DriUers Begin Real UOrk IN Practice
for Motor SJCeepStakes.

Practice on the Long Island Parkway coursss
over which the sweepstakes races VIII Be run on
Saturday. began in earnest yesterday All % ths
contestants have established training quarters a-
various points on the course. and hardly Rad ths
risen yesterday when the drivers wsrs u0
and out with their racers until o'clock in tbs
morning. the allotted time for practice
Some OF the drivers were content drive their
cars at a reasonable rate OF speed % become
perfectly familiar with the course before letting
their out. while others opened up their taroc-
ties and went dashng over the parkway AZ dare
devil speed. Cars that did well were the MitcheTs.
the Lancia the Bucks. the RenauIt. the Hotch-
kiss and the Maxwell
While the races for cars of stock model. t1s
machines on the course yesterday presented a
different appearance Nearly al OF them wsrs
stripped 10 the bone and were truly racy looking
During the practice fsgmen were stationed AT ths
crossings. and only the racing cars were alowef
the COURSE The entry Tor the sweepstakes
shows that thirty-four cars have been named fos
the five classes the programme. which are classs@
fed according 70 the selling price OF the cars
The contest COMMITTEES Of the New York Auto
mobile Trade Association decided ar meeting yes
terday the rules govern the first International
hill climb Fort George Hill. SATURDAY. OctO-s
Der L. The association expects TO get around tns
Mayors veto. The contests on the programme ara.
divided into two classes. according 70 selling
price and the other based on horsepower- Ths
horsepower classification will be IN aecorda1cs with
the standard formula og the American Licensed
and American cars and the price classification t1
accordance with the schedule of the New EorAS
Automobile Trade Association Entries viii Gloss
with Walter P Lee. secretary. on October Il. a.
No. At West 42d street
The seven contests on the programme. accorrtt1S
TO price classification. follow $3.50 less, ss51 to
81 25o. 1881 to $500. s150t 20 $4,000. s7091 %
500 s25o1 to So 600 s450o. The six classes a.
der the horsepower classification 70 % - horse
power 20 70 % horsepower, 80 TO S9 hoTsepowsrs
40 TO 40 horsepower. 80 70 80 horsepower and so
horsepower and over
Automobile row was laughing yesterday over tns
unsuccessful attempt OF Robert B1ruau, driver ot
the Buick racing cars. 10 Use his car 70 bring a
number OF presents which hs rad purchased i1t
Canada for friends here without paying duty. -
seems that after BUrrau's victory over the Cnr1s-i
tie car in Canada he placed his purchases IN q
trunk containing tools. which he sealed I'd and
placed in the car before shipping f. When tha
car reached the customs officers they became s1s-
sicfous Of the sealed trunk and held II IN tn
rnaaurfr1e writing to Burnan at Flint. Mich
This letter finally reached Burnaan II this ely
after the Buick people had been burning the wires
for half 4 week TO locate the A. G. South
worth the Buick manager here. fled bond and
secured Immediate release OF the car which Is now
on its wav To this city. Meanwhile, Bur1na1 IS
missing ths badly needed opportunity TO practiss
Nth IL on tho Long Island Parkway course. the
machine being entered IN the sEespstaks races On
Saturday