New-York tribune., 1908-04-23
o HOLD AUTO RACE
4LL QUESTIONS SETTLED.
More accidents on the B17mcl'f
Tr0DhY Course.

The Guarantee against damage to the state roads
included in the Briarcf trophy automobile course
was accepted bv State Engineer Frederick Skene
Yesterday afternoon. and the race VIII be hed
tomorrow, as planned. and Sheriff Lane Of West
chester County and his deputies will not play the
role OF -emhatted farmers and stop the contest
7-F or1z question that had arisen between Robert
Lee Norreu. chairman Of the Autom0oIle manu-
faature-s' committee and Mr. Skene was as 70
whether a bond from q surety company was a.
acceptable as Z certified check or cash. M Nor
reu had offered bond. which was refused by Mr-
Skene on legal advice. 50 Nr- MoTTeu gave MN
certified check for 5000 and the promise Of an
other for $3.50 to-day, which settled tne matter
Under the law forfeit OF 500 must De deposited
with the state Engineer for every mile of state
road used IN race Of this kind From this sum
is taken whatever part is needed TO make repairs
Of damage done by the high speed cars.
There were TWO more accidents during the morn
ing practice on the course yesterday. Arthur g
Campbell who Will drive the AIIen-inEston entry IN
the race was in a duplicate car following Al Poole
who was Just ahead in an lsotta-FracnIn car al
HOPKINS bridge in Armonk. when the smoke from
the exhaust rnomentarly blinded Campbell. His
car sxerved. crashed through the bridge ran ana
landed in IVarpus Lake Campbell and his mecha-
uicfar De Palma, stunned and spectators
5-a1oA5 them out Campbell bruised about the
head but will be able 70 race tomorrow Ere car
was badly darnag ged but q new one VIII De sH-PpeU
| to the course in time for the struggle
At bout the time George Robertson IN MS
! Psnbard car plunged into ditch TWO miles out
| Of Arrnonk He and his mechanician were thrown
/ our but fell on soft ground and were unhuTt Inc
car viii be repaired in time for the race
All the drivers. with the exception OF Paul sar-
tori who will drive the Bianchi car. were out Tor
practice Most Of the men were IN macniIes o'-'e'
! than those they will drive in the big race
| L vas reported yesterday that Robert Murray
n-bo 1r-ae in the Matheson car when II ran into
;, Saw Mil Creek Tuesday. is more seriously hErt
than was first supposed Il IS no" 'housiL '--aL
he has a slight conclusion or the nrdlh. lilIeV
rms we're also broken. RyalL who received com
,r5 fracture of the left ankle Is getting on we'll
/ Weed and Robertson, the other occupants OF tle
/ car. are around again
| Arrargennents for policing the grandstand in
closure and the stand itself were closed yesterday
~, +La era7dztand COMMITTED The Pinkerton agen-
! ~ will have entire charge Of this work A large
force Of men will be in attendance in and around
the official stand. This is in addition TO the many
! 4ar,,1r1, noarshaIs who will guard the course
| Among those who engaged boxes yesterday were
| -ra French LEGATION which reserved four front
| boxes: the Italian Legation. which secured two
| boxes and party OF about nifty from Baltimore.
! who are proceeding by motor car from that city
| to-day
| II vas announced that President Roosevelt had
| hean invited to be present and that It had been
expected that he would have tire centre box in the
! stand A letter received from the White House
EXPRESSED regrets. but Mr. Loeb, secretary TO the
| President may be present the offices OF the
race in the BRYANT Park Building. IL was said that
a number Of officials from Washington and several
/ Senators and Representatives would also he on
! hand ATavor Mcclellan. Controller Metz and other
rzads Of CITY DEPARTMENTS will watch the progress
f rha drivers from special stand being erect
/ ed on city property near Lake kensico.
| The town board OF Greensburg met yesterday
! afternoon on call Of Supervisor Charles Millard.
! and il was decided that the roads OF the town
should not be available on Friday for the racing
! Of automobiles unless the contract entered into
! originally be lived up TO. That involved the filing
NJ an indemnity bond for 10000 to preserve this
/ and other towns through which 1t Is proposed 10
! race from any damage. This IS entirely indepen-
! dent OF the bond required by the State Engineer
The bond should have been filed thirty days be
/ fore the race and the permission 10 use the roads
/ was contingent upon its being filed.
Mr Moore and John J. Snnott appeared before
! the board and after long argument II vas
/ agreed that the bond would De fled to-day.