New-York tribune., 1908-08-09
WILL STOP SPEEDING
CUP COMMISSION ACTS.
VII Cooperate zcitH Nassau Author-
tiles Before Vanderbilt Race.

The Nassau County Board of Supervisors will
probably permit entrants in the elimination trials
for the Vanderbilt Cup race to begin practice on
the new course after October l. between sunrise
and o'clock in the morning Special motorcycle
officers have been appointed to patrol the course
and arrest all drivers practising outside of the ap-
pointed hours and also to arrest touring car
drivers who are exceeding the speed limit at any
time of the day. A determined effort will be made
not only the part of the Nassau County officials
also by the cup commission to prevent any
touring from speeding on the course, either
during the rehearsal hours any other part OF the
day. ANY drivers who violate the practice rules
will be Immediately expelled by the cup commits
sion which is thoroughly in accord with the efforts
of the Nassau County Supervisors to stop all reck-
less driving not only on the course but on the
other highways of Long Island
The American Automobile Association is coop
Grating in a movement started in Nassau County
for the purpose Of determining the best method OF
stopping reckless and lawless driving. According
to Halstead Sctfdder. counsel for the Supervisors
of Nassau County the existing conditions will no
longer be tolerated. and automobile bodies are
called upon to meet the supervisors in the Nassau
County Courthouse at 1899 o'clock on wednesday
morning when some definite form of action VIII
be decided on The American Automobile Assocla-
ton is in no sense opposed to legitimate e1ort
to break up reckless driving on the public hsh-
wavs and this meeting will be attended oy repre-
sentatives of the association, who will do every
way officials in bringing about the reform Wh1ch
not only they but every motorst who travels over
Long Island roads feels is necessary FOR the pro-
lection of both law-abiding automobllists and pc
destrians.
The meeting is called at particularly opportune
time and will doubtless bring out some radical
views but it is believed that if sufficient nunnoer
of REPRESENTATIVES from automobile BODIES alIehu
compromise can be effected which Will oe sats
factory to all interests.
The Chadwick Engineering Works. which has en-
tered = Chadwick sIx-cylinder in the Vanderbilt
Cup race is the first entrant in the event TO an
nounce the mechanical details of its machine, 1t
is being tested by Willie Haupt, who has been Sc
Iected to drive it. After running over the roads
in the neighborhood of the Chadwick Engineering
Works. at Pottstown, Penn Haupt will drive the
car to Long Island and establish his headquarters
at Babylon. While this is not on the course II Is
near enough for practice purposes The mechanical
details of the racer. announced by the entrants
are as follows:
Engtne-six cylinders, 5-nch bore. 6-inch stroke
coDper water jacketed. Wheel base 112 inches
tread Sc inches tires, 36x41z inches front
ahead one reverse: side and drive geared II to
on the high speed % TO on the third; 80 TO on
the second. and So TO l on the low: Total Weght
of car equipped with special racing body, 2,J50
pounds. carrying a forty gallon gasolene tank.
The model from which the was developed
has in the last year several important hill
climbs. including Wilkes-Barre. Penn; Giants De-
spair. Dead Horse HILL Worcester Mass Porter
Hill Cleveland. and Shippack Hill. NOrristown,
Penn The same car finished third in the Savannah
stock chassis race last winter. and l. S. Chadwick
who is the entrant, through Pennsylvania club
saws that the Vanderbilt racer will be very much
faster than the model from which it was developed
and he expects it to make not only good showing
in the elimination trials but also in the cup event