The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-28
Vanderbilt Cup Drivers are Going to be in Evidence at Mondays Big Meet. Car Specially Built for Grand Prix Race in France to be a Contestant For Presidents Cup.

Cup.
 Military Policing of Course = Referee Riker to Start First
 Race Promptly at 8 O'clock
 Official Program Will not
 Be Issued Till Monday
 Morning-Automobile Club
 to Outdo Itself-Hours fol
 Trial Speeding Limited. The sensational entry for the hill climb of the Automobile Club o1 Bridgeport at Sport Hill next Monday morning at 8 o'clock, is the 12O h. D Panhard. Chairman Ralph M. Sperr1 Of the contest committee received this entry yesterday from J. Walter Webb of New York, an amateur MT. Webb has entered in both the amateur and the presidents cup.
 This Panhard car was made for the grand prix in France. This week it did good work in the Yale hill climb at Shingle Hill. But MT. Webb will not have everything his own way at Sport Hill as John Tyson, the Stam- ford millionaire has entered his new 100 h. p. DeDietrich and will drive it himself in both the amateur class and the free-for-all. This car is said to be very fast.
 MT. Tyson will also enter his Isotta Briarclin winner which made a gal lant attempt to capture the record at Sport Hill last year but failed because of a cracked intake pipe. The same driver, Glenn Ethridge, will pilot the car. This car won the Briarcliff road race when driven by Louis Strang. A companion Isotta in the hands of Al. Poole, it will be recalled, established l m. IT sec. as a new record for Sport Hill.
 This morning MT. Sperry received a check from s. E. Moskoyits. president Of the Bristol Engineering Works en. tering 60 h. p. Allen-Ktngston. Also by the same mail came the entry of two Simplex cars in the amateur and free-for-an from Carl A. Broesel of New York.
 , Harry D. Miller, president of the Bridgeport Vehicle Co. announced to- day that one of the 60 h. p. Renaults entered by him would be driven by Huttner, a vanderbilt cup driver.
 George Robertson, the popular Loco mobile Vanderbilt cup driver was in this city yesterday. He said he should attend the hill climb and might pos sibly drive one of the Simplex cars.
 This afternoon at one o'clock Presl-
 
 took a party of local newspaper men to the course in his Knox car. They found the hill in prime condition the rain having packed down and harden ed the new work recently done at the expense of the club by the B. D. Pierce Jr Go. The temporary bridge for pedestrians was being constructed ana the official stands at both the start and finish were in position.
 The newspaper men expressed sat1s- faction at the ample quarters provided for them.
 Captain George E. Hawes, command ing the 14th company, Coast Artillery expects to make a fine showing with his troops in keeping the course clear. The company sixty strong will leave the armory at G. Monday morning in three big busses and upon arriving at Sport Hill will at once perform guard mount and incidental manoeuvres. The men are much interested in their task and will go to the hill fully equipped for the field. Captain Hawes will maintain rigid military discipline, re- for his company. He will have entire charge of the arrangements for guard ing tho course and will have beside his own company a corps of 25 speclal f1agmen from Easton.
 The Automobile club and the select men of Easton wish to take as few chances on there being accidents as possible, and will insist that specta- tors keep off the course for their own safety during the contests.
 The Automobile club has engaged Room 220 on the second floor of Strat- field for special headquarters untll after the meet. All desired informa- tion can be obtained at this room. This evening a. meeting of both the contest committee and the board of governors will be held in this room to wind up the details for the hill climb.
 Selectman Candee of Easton wishes Aoe oF1 n Marsh's house at z o'clock Monday morning.
 After tonight members of the Auto mobile club will have to secure park ing space as individuals. Assistant Secretary Lyon will hold the chart open until this evening only.
 No classification of cars and events will be published until the issuance of This program will be absolutely cor rect in detail and will be the only one that is. It is published by the Bridge port Press club and the proceeds go to the Press club by courtesy of the club. The program is in charge of B. B. Steiber, who is com bling it and will distribute it at ten cents each at Sport Hill Monday morn ing.
 the hill will be open to ~ractice by tomorrow, but no speed ing will be allowed on Sunday. Any speeding at other hours than prescrib- ed will be prosecuted by the Automo- bile club and the selectmen of Easton. Richard Sheridan is on duty with red flag during practice hours. Wire Chief Berthelson reported to-day that all of the wiring and telephone sta tions were in position.
 Referee A. L. Riker stated this after noon that the first car would be sent up the hill exactly at o'clock Mon day morning and that all contestants must be in readiness at z o'clock. The press cars will leave the Stratfield at 6 80 o'clock. store of Davis & Haw1ey Co. on Main street. Those desiring to reach Sport rJ;.l v,,rxzf take RroolxIavvT1 av,pIIa f7l1f.