New-York tribune., 1908-07-29
THIRD ENTRY FOR CUP
MANY CARS WILL RACE.
Commission Enpects to announce
Big Last for Trial.

Another car was formally entered In The Van
derbilt Cup race yesterday, making the third
entry to be received by the cup commission 1t
looks now as If fully fifteen twenty cars will
compete in the elimination trials which to be
held on October 10 on the Long Island Motor
Parkway course. of which eleven miles
pected to be completed by that time. The Board
of Supervisors of Nassau County is to hold pub
Tic nearing on August 8, to decide whether ii will
give permission TO use these roads for the race.
The latest entrant is a special Chalmers-Detroit
6o-horsepower stock of Vanderbilt Cup type.
j. s. Harrington of Worcester, Mass. makes the
entry through the Worcester Automobile Club. Mr..
Harrington is the Worcester and Providence rep
resentative of the Chalmers Detroit Company The
car is to be driven by Oliver Light, who has for
some time been connected with the Chalmers-De
troit Company and who has driven in numerous
short distance and endurance contests. He
was formerly connected with the OIds and Cadil-
lac companies 1t Is possible that three Chalmers
Detroits will be entered before the entries the
elimination race close
The second entrant who has deposited fee
with the cup commission is Robert Graves, who
enters the Mercedes which the 1908 Grand
Prix, which will be driven by Iautenschlager, who
drove 1t in the French classic. The first entrant
was a 6-cylinder Nora in course of construc-
tion at the Mora Works, Newark. n. Y, and
tered by W. ". Burke. the Mora representative
in this city. In addition to these there is a long
list of candidates for the elimination race which
will be officially when II is completed.
Pittsburg. July 2S-The Premier. one of the five
cars competing for the HOVER trophy. put out
of the tour to-day in the run from Cambridge
Springs. Penn, to Pittsburg. 1t ditched about
forty-fve miles east of Cambridge Springs The
front axle snapped, throwing the three occupants
OF the machine out. George ". Weidey, driver
and William L. Gilterer received slight injuries.
1t was reported here to-day that in the event of
more than one reaching Buffalo for the second
time with perfect thew vii
the New Yorls-San Francisco contest which starts
from New York August IA.
New Jersey automobilists planning for a
good roads convention. to be held at Atlantic City
early in September. and effort will be made to
interest the state grangers in the affair. The
initial steps were taken at a meeting of the Asso-
ciated Automobile Clubs of New Jersey, which
was held in Atlantic City Saturday. and nothing
will be left undone to make the affair huge
cess. The associated clubs propose get in touch
with every automobile club in the state.
An important feature of the meeting the
isnation of George Post. of Paterson, president
and the acceptance of the position secretary
and treasurer by Horace A. BonneIl, of East
Orange. Mr. Bonnell elected at the annual
meeting last winter. but declined to serve. Sncs
then. however, he has been induced to reconsider
his action and will serve as an official of the fed
Grafton. ". C. Crosby, who was elected vice-pres-
tdent last winter, will act president
Former Attorney General John W. Griggs will
begin the test of the automobile law at the fall
session of the Supreme Court in November. All
of the preliminary plans have been made and the
case will be pressed rapidly possible
court convenes.
The New York branch of the White company
will hereafter be known the Eastern branch.
and George W. Bennett will take the title of East
sales manager. The territory to be handled by
the Eastern branch comprises New York state as
far Rochester, the eastern counties of Con-
necticut, part of Berkshire County. Mass; the
entire states of New Jersey and Delaware and the
eastern half of Pennsylvania The Office of the
White company IN Philadelphia becomes a sub
branch under the control of Mr.. Bennett.