The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-01
AMONG THB AUTONOBIuSfS
vANDERBGLT CTR AND TWO
OTHER EVENTS TO-DAi.
Races Over IIsag island Motor Parkway
90 start &C o o'C1Och Thirty-Oae E:n-
tries fOF BlE PriSe. Nine fer Wheatley
and siN fer the Massapequa Trophies.

A. the dawn breaks over the Hampstead
Plains This morning and a. soon as the sun
chHre- the fog away forty automobile
racing drivers will have their cars lined
| up In front Of The grand stand Of the Long
Island Motor Parkway ready 10 start In The
| sixth race for the Vanderbilt cup or the two
events Of the third annual Long Island
! Motor Parkway Sweepstakes Thirty-ons
Of these men gathered from all over 'hs
nited STATES aud Europe will try for the
| cup donated by william X Nanderhilt, Ir
| nine will compete for he wheailey Hills
| SNeeU-take- trophy and six will do their
! beSi to Win the MasSapeuua SweepSi axes
| trophy
The driver. ~ the Vanderbilt cup cand
dates are scheduled To begin their ta-l Al
| O'Clock. or a. soon thereafter a. the fog
has been dts ipatcd nv tho sun. and the
Neat her man has promised fair weather FOR
to-day The race will he run, however.
even though rain he falling in torrents
The even number CarS will be- lined M
along one aide of The park way and the odd
numbers cars will he stretched out in a
procession along the other side Of he park =
way m order TO facilitate the task of sending
them away. a. Starter Wagner will start
them az intervals Of fifteen seconds.
Exactly one hour after he hrst Of the
Vanderbilt Gun carS has been sent on It's
Journey the first OF the Wheailey Hills
candidates will he sent away. Half an hour
after the first OF the Wheatley Hills cars has
started the frSt of the MasSapeaua trophy
cars IL he started lie ears in the two
-weep-take events will he sent away a. IN
'eryals of one minute.
The NandeTb,lt cup race. which IL for
cars OF less than ell cubic inches piston DIS
plh Ce'uent. viii he for q distance Of twenty
iwe laps. or .5sos mileS The WheIIiey
Hills Sweepstake- for stock cars of 30i
cubic inches piston displacement and
alnhF ...rk0 -
go nfieen laps Of The " ~ mites circuit. or
total dist nce OF iS9 ~ miles The Mas-a-
cubic inches piston displacement and a
minimum ear weight Of go pounds. vi ~ go
ten taps. or lie ~ mites.
The prize IN the Wander bilt Gun race IL
the CUSTODY until the next race Of the " \
Vanderbilt. JT cup md an additional award
Of >: 90 "a gold To the winner also a special
award Of donors trophy for pcrma nent
ownership. Manufacturers OF accessories
have al-p Conditlonally offered 81 100 In
peun Sweepstakes each carry a trophy 10
tho winner and an addition cash prize Of
~ ooo 20 IN. victor IN each race
The signals 20 ~. displa cd are AZ fol-
lows yellow Rag. race ended. White flag.
driver must come TO dead stop ~ once
bl1ck cross stop next lap AZ stand go ION.
fer with referee or ne disqualified fused only
~ case Of protest or complaint, Green
n sss in .n,s,, ',r lap and checserOoard
The of,icial starter. Fred J. Wagner. has
smphatically warned the mechanics To look
rule IL TO he rtgidly enforced The leading
car must keep well to the right aud the over.
tNking ear pas TO the left Drivers must
allow another contestant 60 paSs ~ all
times, except on curves. and then imme.
dtately the Turn ~ negotiated
Alden L.. McMurtry. chairman Of the
technical committee has announced that
all the fuel tanks must he emptied and re
hlled from the oftlcial "a solene supply IN the
various supply pits IN front Of the grand
atand
The numbers, cars, drivers aud me.
order IN y hIch theN viii aiATt. Ire q q fOlloME