New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-10-17
Rush for Vanderbilt Cup Race
Early Applications for Tickets Indicate That Record Breaking
Crowd Will See Great Contest Long Island

The Vanderbilt Cup race, which will be held on
Long Island on Saturday, October 80 is expected
this to resume its former position as the chief
automobile contest of the year, is indicated not
only by the high character OF the entries which will
include many OF the best known foreign and Amer
lean cars but by the great demand for seats and
boxes. Nearly one-quarter of the three hundred
boxes in the grandstand have already been sold,
and the remaining seats and boxes are being dis
posed of rapidly. though of the tickets were
actually placed sale until Thursday of last week.
Among those who have secured boxes w. K.
Vanderbilt 3. F. Yoakum, George w. Perkins.
Commodore F. q. Bourne, Colgate Hoyt, August
Belmont, John Jacob AstoT, W. K Vanderbilt, jr.
Colonel J. G. Estey, A. c. Hodenpyl, Harold 8.
Vanderbilt Harry Payne whitney, Payne whitney.
Herbert Hartman, Clarence Maekay, H. B. Hollins.
Dave Hennen Morris, a. R Pardngton. Henry San
derson, r. c. Watson, E. G. Williams, Edward
Lyons, R. C. Gasser. ]. A. Harper, II. K. Burras,
Roy Rainey, L. c. Wier Elbridge T. Gerry, Will
lam Pierson Hamilton, Clifford V. Brokaw, z NJ.
Lockwood Z. 5. Smithers, H. II. Wood, R. c. Wat
son. F. z. Donahue J. A McCrea, Preston Satter-
white II. Bramhall Gilbert, E. l. Hutton, Jacob
Rupert jr ". H Ebng. jr. T. A. Sperry, Smith
Cox Joseph A Foster, Mrs. c. ]. Coulter, G. NJ.
Weeks V. Gilsey and H H Bendard.
As matter of fact, so numerous have been the
applications for seats and parking space that an
extra force of men has been employed at the
Vanderbilt Cup headquarters in the Long Acre
Building simply to handle the ticket problem,
which has become a rather serious matter, as
there are only about five thousand seats in the
stand, and from present indications twice that
number will more than satisfy the demand
The arrangement for reserved parking space.
which caused trouble last year, has been
50 altered to insure a satisfactory view Of the
competing cars as they approach and pass.
The policing arrangements this year are a great
improvement over previous years Sheriff Foster of
Nassau County has organized big force OF men,
and at short intervals the Sheriff and A. r. Par
dingtOn have established regular police and flag
stations at which men will be on duty
These stations are TO be marked by a yellow
pIacard and numbered eonsecutiveIy. Acting in
conjunction with the Sheriff. the Pinkerton agency
will have about four hundred picked uniformed
men on duty. This force is to be drawn from all
parts OF the country and comprises men who have
been strike and riot duty in various cities.
While neither strike riot is contemplated. still
the management thinks 1t wise to employ only
men used 90 handling crowds. to preserve
order and keep the clear until at least five
have finished For this purpose dagmen,
deputies and Pinkerton men will be placed alter
nately at average OF a hundred feet apart
around the entire course. All OF these men will be
sworn in as peace officers and win caps and
badges and be provided with police nightsticks,
which they be instructed TO use II necessary
The automobile soeiabIlity run has come proni-
nently 20 the front this season. II not exactly
the methods OF conducting the event have
been so improved that many American Automobile
Association clubs have for the first time aban-
doned OF their more rigorous contests to de-
vote more attention toward encoura ging the spirit
OF amateur connection and club sociability. The
customary endurance event held for several years
at indianapolis gave way this year to a big run in
which all private ownersw were asked participate
and so many responded that it necessary 10
divide the cars into four classes. Nearly one hun
dred came out TO- the run at Syracuse short
time ago. and many New England clubs have
adopted this plan.
Two points are aimed at in the sociability run: