New-York tribune., 1908-04-19
READY FOR AUTO RACE
Continued from eighth page.

grip on the brass handle that is really life pre-
for a novice. There vision OF
structure yellow lumber. where the grandstand
will be- the blur OF drug store front. and then the
car seemed about to leap past a railing and into
brook. But it's shifted. the wheels
slipped around and at right angles from the first
road little WOODEN bridge flashed up part OF
the This was the drug store turn. and
there have been narrow escapes at this point The
windows in the drug store according to village
port. have been rented at fancy prices by persons
who wanted a good view Of the first hazard OF the
race.
But he who rides in a racing at a racing pace
has little time observe and less wind for talking.
study of the map printed herewith is necessary
as preliminary to such trip. From BriarclifT.
the starting point. the is the main road
northeast through Miwood and Kitchawan to Pine
Bridge a distance of seven miles. Then il turns
southeast to Noun. Kisco. three miles and there
turns south TO Armonk, five and one-half miles.
From here the winding road runs generally south
west to Vahalla, and then directly to East
View, eight and three-quarter miles Here it
north. and by way of Hawthorne the starting point
is reached.
Just how many turns there in the is
disputed point Leland said he had counted ninety.
L. ]. Bergdoll, of Philadelphia. who has entered
the Benz and will drive IT. went the
carefully when he arrived, and said he had counted
III turns. This is enough for the desire the
drivers have to cover the thirtymie circuit
often as possible before the on Friday. After
the hourS OF speeding are ended they do II slowly,
Tor they know that their chance for anything like
safety lies in knowing every twist and quirk and
| grade as thoroughly as invalid knows the de-
/ sign OF the wall paper in mis- bedroom.
! SO 1t is that the drivers to the onlOOkers TO
/ be possessed OF second sight a guardian angel
/ or unbelievable luck, they take the risks time
after time But TO the passenger of Leland that
/ knight of the carburetor seemed times to de-
/ sire nothing so much have both figure in a
nice little obituary notice. For example there are
plenty of curves and hills and very solid looking
! first three miles. Leland chewed an unlighted
| cigar peacefully as he guided the humming course
| through these. But at Echo Lake. where the car
was headed for jump through railing and into
| the water there was right angle turn. Then two
more turns came so quickly that the car might
! nave been doing letter So with its broad tires
and there appeared a stretch of good road ahead.
| Up at Pines Bridge there vas similar bit as
! the road skirted the Crotou River. Through the
village Of Mount Kisco the speed limit is reduced
ana so there was breathing space and chance
| TO look about Outside the village limits however
| there was still more of this playing tag with the
/ points OF the compass. There is a point, for ex-
ample, called the dip death" by the spectators
| who have already begun TO gather there for the
| morning trials 1t is about three miles from Ar
! monk, and is double IS" down a steep hill at
| the northeast end OF Lake Kensico Here the cars
appreciably diminish speed, as they do AT the turn
! in NalhaHa and at the hairpin by the aImshouse
/ IN East View. The last four miles before the end
of the lap is considered by the optimistic drivers
| as good.
| On this trip. just after daylight there were to
be heard all through the hills the reports Of ex-
| haUsts and their echoes. Cars ahead and cars be
| hind made more noise than the matutnaI roosters.
| Occasionally a car would BE- passed at a place