New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
AUTO DRIVERS IN CAMP
Teams Entered in Vanderbilt
Race Ready for Trials.
ENTRY LIST STILL GROWS
ccurse Being Put Into Perfect
Condition for Great Contest
nv Large Force of Men.

u-rth nearly thirty entries already act
.-r,- made for the sixth Vanderbilt cup
- m october !. and entrance fees fully
IS there Is no denying the assertion that
20 v.ar's contest viii be a truly great
- not the greatest Of cup races In
=, ,-obability there will be fully twice as
-, contestants TO face the starter as IN
= If the five previous races Racing
..a-,s have begun to -4rrive at their camps
: -,,A course, and the parkway is being
=. s-to the pink Of condition for practice
.-.,Is ana for the cup race itself Nearly
=. hundred men are at work on the road
= r1e stands and wire fencing
-.s- Friday the Marquette-Buick team,
,r,osed OF Louis and Arthur Chevrolet,
zaon.-- R1I-u1an- and their mechanicians, as
zrs,I as LIZZIE. the goat mascot arrived
=. New York from 7;2e West. IN charge OF
p v-adsworsr Va Ell. the racing team
manager. By the early part OF the week
.bsv viii be ripping off some fast spins on
re course. Scheifier and the Jackson out
- also the National and Marmon teams.
s-e OF their way East, as are Dingiey and
r-.--tng. the Pope-Earford team, Harris
r7anshue and others.
--e Jackson car. entered by the Jackson
aztornobiIs Company, Of Jackson. Mich, Is
+,e latest entry for the Vanderbilt E E
sebei1e-. VINO has been named TO drive il,
has rstned & reputation for himself N the
v.s- Re VII make his first appearance
- .he East SIS a road pilot OF October !.
4,s 6av Of the race. The car has four
c,sinders and z piston displacement OF
Ez,-s cubic inches.
n connection with the practice trials this
al rhe public VIII be correctly informed
NJ he tine made by the drivers In the
mast racing Pilots have been credited on
ce-7atn occasions with making utterly i'm
ooss.ble speed Beginning on September
!. Mes-s. Poertaer, Knepper and Inter
-ieden VIII officially take the practice
times bv tie Warner automatic timing in
ss-urnent- These absolutely correct times
viii be gwen officially 70 the press men
OF the ground, so that newspapers and
TIE public VIII nor be uisled by unofficial
sensational tine clocked by ordinary in
strzr1enrs. The Grand Prize race practice
tve weeks later viii be similarly timed
In addition 10 the Jackson. other late
entries MADE during the week include
Ea1shue's Arpersou and the three Mar
r-,erre-Buicks for the Vanderbilt, the
LzE-ClE-
n TIE vhea4ly Hills event: the Cole $50
and Marion entries. the former for the
Nassaoecua ane the other for the Wheat
& Hills event
Eor the winners Of the sweepstakes
ss-er-s- by ire way, IS offered an additional
-rtze Of 5000 cash IN addition TO the
t-opcies The president OF e land company
has offered tvo lots, valued at $500, 10 the
winner Of the Massapeaua fixture. Last
year Joe MaSon Won rwo lots similarly
offered
Fred J Wagner, Official starter, will ar
give Il New York to-day. having made q
trp 10 numerous middle Western factories.
Re Is expected TO announce a number Of
new entries secured Wagner stated 4 few
days ago that about forty contesting cars
VII surely line up the tape on October !.
The course over which the great speed
contest VII be run is made up of the Long
Island Motor Parkway and the adjacent
roads OF Nassau County. The entire circuit
is 12.64 niles N length, and Il VIII be Gov
cred twenty-five times. making a total dis
t11ce Of the race exactly Uses miles. Great
progress has been made on the parkway.
end by the day Of the race, A. R. Parding-
Ton states. nearly twenty-five miles OF
-
niles Of noro-way which was thrown open
70 Tie motoring public last June The first
race % he run over the parkway course
was n 1905
The Cavbresk start undoubtedly has
soded fresh interest 10 the great classic,
Judging from The large number Of applica-
lions for seats boxes and parking spaces
Tow pouring IN 10 the Office OF the Motor
Cups Holding Company. in the Long Acre
Square Building, New York City.
MOI only New Workers. but enthusiasts
o. other cities are wiring and writing for
seats 2 II Bond. OF Lake Helena, Fla,
hzs started or ar automobile trip mort
nth party 70 witness the great race and
yesterday his check for d box was received
chicago, Indianapolis. Buffalo and Boston
enthusiasts ara making reservations. while
The fact that such 4 large proportion Of
re drivers han from the Far West, has
acc numerous enthusiasts TO start East
ron the Pacific Coast cities 10 see the con-
test
ne Long Island Railroad IS arranging
boat Service from New London. Conn
le lreenp0rt Long Island. the night before
lAs vanderbilt and Grand Prize races. As
ne capactty 4 the boats Is limited. how
ever Connecticut and Massachusetts PEG
&c should make early reservations.