New-York tribune., 1908-04-21
AUTO DRIVERS CAREFUL
TRIALS ON SLOW SIDE.
Post Entry of Car Nay Be ReceiUed
for BrarcIf Race.

the Briarcnr trophy IN westchester County
Friday only four days OF. the drivers are anxious
TO get ali the practice possible familiarze them
selves with the roads. that twelve cars were on
the course yesterday morning There was some
speeding over the stretches. but most Of the WORK
was OF slow order, the roads vet and
slippery and the drivers we're not willing 10 take
chances with their cars for fear OF some slight
accident
The fastest round OF the morning made by
A c Campbell with AIlen-Kingston car The
machine ran smoothly. and Campbell went sailing
round the turns ard over rough places in a way
TO Indicate that he knew every rut and angle on
the circuit d 5. Murphy out for the first
time since his accident in the Naja car about
week ago. The machine had been repaired. and
Murphys leg. which quite badly cut. was al
most well again He made slow circuit and will
not do much speeding until the day Of the race
Guy Vaughn. Frank Leland and Barney Oldheld
tuned up their Stearns and the machines Gov
cred the circuit fast enough 10 show that every
thing working smoothly. Louis Bergdoll made
round IN his Benz car he has determined
TO De at the wheel in the race in spite of the fact
that his friends have been advising him against II
E R. Thomas of Buffalo, was on the course again
and watched Montagu Roberts warm up the
Thomas car. Roberts said that the course was one
of the most difficult he had ever driven over, but
that he had learned 1t thoroughly and was salts
fed that his would make a good showing
Roberts drove the Thomas car in the New Iork-to-
Paris the first stages Of its long journey
Alfred Poole lost tire from his Isotta- Frasctinf
car. and the delay caused led 70 a rurnor that ne
had met with a serious accident.
Application made yesterday 20 enter a Pope
Hartford car. 70 be driven by c. c. Mechaley, an
oIdtins bicycle rider Robert Lee Morrell. chair
OF the committee. took the ground that -he
entry could not be received until all the con-
testants agreed. Mr.. Moore vas busy yesterday
getting consents from entrants. II was said las.
evening that there had been no objections raised
The official grandsrand BrtarcIf Manor Is
now nearing completion It IS four hundred feet
in length and has been constructed 20 seat about
twenty-five hundred persons. including occupants
Of the boxes. There are ffty-seven parking spaces
within the paddock inCIosure surrounding the
grand stand The stand is so constructed as TO give
the spectators unobstructed view OF the ap-
prOach TO the starting and finishing line II Is also
possible 70 see the cars they sTeed away 20
the northUard after leaving the starting line
Directly opposite the grandstand will be the
official stand, which IS also the press stand This
will be surnounted by an immense bulletin board
arranged in duplicate so as 10 be visible those
in the stand and back Of it in either direction for
a considerable distance
The committee has issued new map showing
how TO reach the grandstaud without touching
rbe course which will be closed soon after mid
night on Friday 10 all machines except official
cars and racers
Word was received yesterday that party OF
well known Canadians would come down 10 see the
race in a private car, including 4. G. Fielding,
Minister Of Finance; Frederick Borden Minister Of
Militia John s Hendre, Minister without portfolio.
Forget. Minister J.
Gibson. ex-Ninister Of Finance, and J. g Emer-
SON ex-Mnister of Railways.
As more persons arrive at the course every day
and see the in action, the betting spirit -
aroused and the next few days o' observation will
probably determine the odds the cars settle into
form" 50 to speak Already, however, John J.
Brown Mayor of White Plains, who has entered
a Maja car has felt constrained 10 join Robert Lee
MorreI and his friends not 10 bet on any car
in an automobile This advice comes from him
Iy
cause nc found that through his wide acquaintance.
politically and socially, in the county. many resi-
dents wanted to back the Maja home entry
He bought the car with ths provisO that II was
n enter the race and he engaged Dan Murphy TO
drive il but Mr.. Brown said he had no idea il
would win against the field OF heavy powered and
in some cases specially prepared machines.
Meanwhile, at the Office OF the secretary of the
committee in the Bryant Park Building. the f=u
remaining boxes are being taken rapidly, as are
what is left Of the fields set aside FOR parking
spaces Among the boxholders are
" W Law five: J. r. Johnson. tr-. two, Mrs
4 McCuIIough. two; ". R Hearst, " P
Rerrian : s Names. z G Sutherland. E W
Russell. D. c. Levy. ". x Vanderbilt. jr-, J. z
Davis Mrs J. E Morris. H y Palmer F E
Evans lanes Joyce ". r Lewis. A J. Moulton,
Ievtsohn T Everett Macy. two; James Speyer.
Stuart Duncan. two: J. H Mccullough. Two; Robert
C4uggerheirn. two; ]. CIendenin, Payne Whitney, G.
J. Baker r. Count de Pontiac, II. A Lozier. two;
Z R Thomas Buffalo. G. l. RepOgle, A J. Picard,
g. r NyCkoE. AnUEe AldSstl-dl' tsOA --ei'l-->-
Judge Tcmpkins. c. A. Singer. Joseph NJ Gilbert,
Z. r F.oUander. A ". Church. c. N Hamilton,
two; H W Webb. z. Russell Thomas. G. H Hahn.
L g. Young Percy Owen and J. Z BOwles
The following have engaged parking spaces J e
Brnkerrtdge. Q HaI1ock. J. G. Agar. J B Cobb.
o =. Macy. c. J. Farmer. Russell Field, Albert
Rathbone. Francis j. Madden, George P Robin
Miss A Moffatt r. S. PferrepOnt, II. II. Wood,
John McClave Colonel ". B Hitchkiss. Elliott H
Holbrook Mrs B L. Ttn1n. Howard Leonard. Mrs.
c CouIter. " s Reid, 7. L Leening. ? .. Rol-
Iins. Paul NJ Pierson. D. LapseIsy, g G Wridg-
v-av J Z Wvckoff. A J. Defenderfer, D z Eli