The morning journal-courier., 1908-10-21
ROUTES TO THE WANDER BlLI RACES Official Map of the Course and the Best Roads Over Which
 to Reach Vantage
 Points.
SIX DIFFERENT ROUTES
HiclSsville the Central Point from Which to Reach Other Impor- tant Points on the
 Course.

The pleasure and advantage can unquesttonably be very much enhanc- ed by those intending to go to the Vanderbilt cup race over the Long Is land Motor Parkway on Saturday next if they avail themselves of the oppor- tunity, easily gained by following the map on this page, and directions of viewing the race from several of the most advantageous points where the real spectacular driving Is done Sit ing in the grand stand of the Park way itself at sS per sit or trying to view the race from a machine in one of the many parking spaces in which one Is allowed to place his car at exorbitant prices and trying to look through the next fellows top fig apt to be a sure cure to any desiring 10 attend any of the big road races, as one re- turns home with vague Idea of hay ing seen several machines zip by and hastens to buy e current issue of the local paper to find out what the result really was. The real result and final outcome Is easy enough to secure, but what the average person really goes to a big race of this kind for is to see some spectacular driving.
 The above map clearly shows how this Is possible, by establishing one's headquarters of working center at Hicksville. the center of the course, and driving out therefrom to the most interesting points on the entire cir cult marker "1 :" "2," "3," "4," "5" and "s." The most direct roads to these points from Hicksville being marked.
 Route No. 1--Takes one to the start and finish. official stand and grand stand, where the start of the race may be witnessed.
 Route No. 2--Leads to one of the viaduct roads crossing where the ser vice road passes over the Parkway by a cement bridge from the top of which one looks down upon the cars having a most excellent view of them both coming and going Within quarter of mile of this point Is what the drivers have dubbed Death Dip" a point where the Parkway goes over a service road by one of the cement bridges, rising to a height of forty feet. then dashing down natural de- cline of about per cent. all of which is constructed on a double reverse s curve and winds up by shooting un- derneath one of the overhead bridges. This is very spectacular point.
 Route No 8---Leads to Collyer's cor ner at 45 degree turn with absolute straight ways for over mile in either direction. The cars approach this cor ner at terriflo speed slow down only sufficient to allow them to make the corner without upsetting, and dash away to the hairpin at Woodbury.
 Route No. 4---Brings one to point on the Woodbury turnpike near tht supply station at Locust Grove. The road at this point is very rolling and the spectacle of cars dashing dowr these slight inolines and up another at speed which makes them almos leave the ground is one which should not be missed,
 U-ipililbh blS ip AllN htubl' turn at Jerico. Here the cars oomt down considerable grade, take { sharp turn to the left for 300 feet anC then another sharp turn to the right It Is at this point that most of the ser ious accidents of the Sweepstake races and the training for both tha event and the Vanderbilt have hap pened No less than two Stoddard Dayton cars were wrecked at thi point; ono while training for th Sweepstake races, and the other dur ing that event, and 1t was here tha Stckler in Robert Graves Mercede was wrecked on Sunday morning which accident came very near result ing in the death of both he and hi mechanic.
 Route No. e--Wlthin a quarter mil of where this route intersects tn course Is the point where the ma chimes take an overhead railroa bridge The ascent and descent Q this point being so sharp that min out of every ten machines leave tn ground entirely. In one instance q the recent Parkway Sweepstake race the distance was measured by an on thusiast from where the car left tn ground to where 1t struck again, an this distance was given as sixteen fee and 1t was estimated by several quaI fled persons that all four wheels q the car left the ground fully tnrt inches. A good view at this point wi necessitate a walk of a quarter mil for which one will surely be ampl repaid
 To take full advantage of the abov plan one must necessarily go by ma chine and drive out to these differer points, the greatest distance of whic Is five miles from Hicksville, remain ing there as long as their intere' keeps LID and then driving to any the other points. In this connectio fl might be well to state that the idej plan would be to leave ones car sufficient distance from the actUt point If interest go that if will not bc come blocked and that they will able to turn around and get put agai when they wish to go to another pon
 The natural way of reaching IirH vile is to cross the 84th street fom at New York, proceed to Jamaic turning left at garage on the left, am proceeding to Jerico turnpike follow ing the same past Krug's corner Jerico, then turning south two n1il'