The Washington herald., 1908-08-16

II IS now certain that the course for tht
Vanderbilt Cup race. which VIII be held
on Long Island on October 70 and q ths
elimination coming on the former date
VIII be the greatest in the world Il VIII
be possible for the winning car 10 attain
an average speed OF fully seventy miles
an hour, something never before possible
IN any road race Of any length. There
are no hills Of any appreciabIs steepness,
and more than one-lalf Of the circuit IS
slightly down grade The other half IS
practically a dead level. including eleven
miles Of specially laid cement highway.
more than twenty feet wide al ITS mar
rowest point banked and dished upon
al turns. with easy grades approaching
railway and public highway crossings
TIE rest OF the circuit is composed Of
state and county roads. which are in the
best OF condition. and over which the
racing cars can travel equally as fast as
they can over the cement parkway
There are eight sharp turns on the state
and county roads portion OF the course
but The parkway turns are all beautifully
rounded and banked The surface Of the
cement IS as smooth as q city concerted
street and the possibilities for high speed
r--1 hl--NF H--A'a---A- AA S1A-eAE N4E
Of the most daring auto driver in the
world II IS proposed by the Motor Park
way Corporation 10 erect a mammoth
steel grand sJar'd on the south side Of the
cement roadway about four miles from its
beginning From this stand spectators will
have a very fine view 10 the east and
west for the entire eleven miles 50 thar
Il VIII be possible TO see the cars as they
attain thelr highest speed on the beauti-
III ; turns and as they pass over the
graded viadGcts crossing the railroads and
intersecting public highways. IN extent
tIls grand stand VIII be about ten times
greater than az any previous Vanderbilt
race
The new course might apty be termed
the 'PlauteaU Racing Dome The first
impression OF the visitor is that he would
Ike 10 be Up IN a balloon a few hundred
1eet and see the entire circuit This
would be quite possible. because Of the
almost mon0tonous hatness OF that sec
ton Of Long Island Beginning at the
jericho turnpike and the old Westbury I
road, the course sweeps through the IA
nous Hampstead Plane country. where
there is not q veslige Of shrubberv OF I
any weed 70 mar the vision. Az Of the
cement way passes through country Of /
the same character-lothing IS in sight
save the low meadow graSs and an occa-
sional kind-faced COW grazing upon the
same
a r. Pardiugton, vice president and
general manager OF the Motor Parkway
Corporation. who has active charge Of
the building Of the parkway. SAYS the
eleven miles which are TO be used for
this event viii be completed in plenty OF
time for the American cars entered in
the elimination race. October 10. 10 have
few days practice There are several
contractors engaged upon the work and
their sections are so short II will be per
fectly easy for them 10 finish in the time
allotted All Of the crushed stone and c.
Usnt necessary in the construction is
upon the groUnd. together with the steel ]
netting which forms the foundation for
the cement roadDed- The wire fencing 7
which is TO run along both edges has {
been contracted for The fencing IS about
i've feet and composed Of ten parauel (
wires set close together and held in posi- s
ton BY vertical wires about twelve inches
apart Z
J. 3. P Smith. state motor vehicle
Of New Jersey. has in U
formed the Mercer County board Of free 7
holders that his department cannot de-
all men 10 perform police duties and !
prevent automobile drivers from speeding !.
heir cars In his reply 70 the requests :
Il the freehoideIs that he take some steps 3