New-York tribune., 1909-10-03
ITO RACES COMING
an ROADS THIS MONTH.
..7,lnbia and Vanderbilt SfrUg-
glcs the Features.

,,oble race meetines or much i'm
rtrf ~ De held this month. The first
s-rala - raad race iu Fairmount Park, Phila-
:, res saturday The twenty -four-hour auto
fsa- +sst follows. ~ the Brighton Beach
no5f ortoaer - and le while the Vanderbilt
r-sa- !. I. and Long Island Motor Parkway sweep
1T H-.s h held on October -
riEss - ls were ISSUED last week for the
E1fs .~~D race aul the sweepstakes. and en-
rlniel.' ,,ss ufth the Motor cups Holding Com
~ " Puudlng AIneola. Long Island, on
! ry Tie granting of q sanction by the
toF ,-,.n5buc Association last week for the
1sra+' .tszo contests removed tie last OBJ
i. n the way
- sr owing 10 tAe trouble between the
- Automobile Association and tho Auto
ss'1a-- n Amerioa. tile Vanderbilt cup race
.le ~ ,,,.,a-.rz setback. bci tiis year. with
s1ise -s,- NJ tha Grand Prize contest, the race
3 s-l'-- - s-suirod new Importance.
SIS Z. - -s-tlar point o. yiew, the attractive
fon -s,a has been greatly increased this
IS o sta--slliug Of the course from twenty
- y "a miles. OF which 5.-5 VIII bo on Tie
= FL e--,rqv proper and the remaining as miles
~ -,l.r,ravs of Nassau County TINS chanse
3 y. Il the request of the manufacturer.
- Il' vho witnessed the Lowell race viii
q ?. s,-se their acdou as the short course
gl 70 .-s,-es . much closer contest, but pre-
q, o-- airs between cars during the last half
-sais - - and keeps the public interest At high
~ - Start 10 hnish
rt'n ~ eourse Tor this years race VIII start
brs--i aeard and thence run east for two
q ls - he parkway 70 MassapeGua Lodge.
--es = ,Ss1 turr Eorth on specially constructor
ae - -s,rfiscaIIy banked, on 10 the Massapequa
crt-L - leads direct TO the outskirts Of Hicks
.1. be ,Isss Here t1e cars turn west on the Ola
VIC - - 70 West1ury. thence south through
l'la-. s-erial cct-cG back 10 the parkway st
- ---.-,ok Lodge. where the course turns east
= 80 returns 10 the grs-ndstsnd
90 p,-siugton says that more oll VIII be put
- rri, yel- than was ever before proyid-
- - ace of this character. Another idea which
- 10 The ulnuta cturers is that at least
a. weeks wll De allowed for preliminary
-, 7, is now arranged that the course shall
- Gar practice every day. exclusive Of Sun
>. fsn october = 10 ., inclusive, between the
and s a. IN. and during these hours
i. b-t Contestants VIII be allowed on the course.
=, s-s ouy -four surns on the course, and no
I, me twenty -f0ur-hour race there viii be no
= .-ar s.x ~ -rc cars that competed in the
- rsand automobile Derby last week These
--u- The Fiat which Ralph De Palma drove TO
~ IN .he big race. The Palmer q Singer IN
s Lssosult drove so fast and well in the win
-ret ts class. tas NO Buick cars which were
.-g- b. LOUIS ~--tslt-t- anu fsoDtLt tSuLIlatlA
nd asshsd first and second IN their cssss, with
II snail margin separating themi The Rainier
me American Tie Buick car Chevrolet drove
is rev world road record averaging seventy
Is 11 hG-r.
d TIE interests Of safety II is planned 10 re-
--- .ls fe.l a. twelve cars. and there is every
lg1 10 believe thar this number viii face the
l1a -hs race viu start az S clock on Friday
sa-s October 81 and, as il is the last race, the
l1,- Racing Association expects 10 hold on the
a8 ills y-ar, The association is making plans
@ hsrs . greater success than the two previous
scs