The Washington herald., 1910-09-18
VANDERBILT CUP
RACE NEXT EVENT
Banked Corners Are to Be
Eliminated from Course.

With the day OF the race rapidly ap-
preaching. the interest taken in the Van
derbilt cup race. the first of the two big
road races which are to be run over the
Long Island motor parkway and adj
jacent roads on October and Is. is great
ly increasing There is a large list OF
entries for the Vanderbilt cup The Mas
sapequa Sweepstakes and the Wheatley
Hill Sweepstakes will be run in conjunc-
ton with tho race for the big trophy.
Work Of preparing the course for the
contests began last Monday. under the
supervision of Andrew Brothers. who
have prepared the circuits for previous
Vanderbilt cup races. Every detail to
road construction that VIII insure safety
10 contestants and to the public will be
carefully carried out. ami the course will
be 'massaged" until IL is in perfect form.
No Banked Corners.
Complying with the urgent requests of
several OF the drivers OF the high-pow-
cred cars who are TO compete, among
whom are Ralph De Palma and George
not be banked this year as formerly has
been done. Instead. several Of the turns.
notably the one at Westbury, will be
broadened and made fiat. so that wider
radius to the turn will be possible How
ever, the Ma sapequa turn. which has an
acute angle. will require some banking.
and il Will be widened also.
OIL for the course has already been
ordered and the surface will be sprinkleo
ST ,sax "a
morning for the Vanderbilt cup race,
which is September 20. Immediately after
the Vanderbilt race gangs OF men will be
put TO work oiling the roads for the
Grand Prize race.
Arrangements for Practice Spins.
Practice for the Grand Prize race will
begin on Tuesday. October t. Drivers in
tice daily, except Sundays. between the
hours of and s o'clock In the morning.
TIE cars formally entered in both races
will carry during practice spins an Of
fetal radiator plate. furnished by the
Motor Cups Holding Company. and cars
not bearing one of these emblems viii be
excluded from the coarse during practice
periods
In order TO have everything in ship
shape condition for the transportation OF
the thousands who will witness the races.
the promoters have already started ar
engagements In this direction. Thus far
arrangements are under way with severa'
companies whose ferries VIII leave the
Connecticut and New York shores on
days preceding both races. September 80
and October Il. arriving on Long Island
in due time to allow passengers suf-
ficient time TO reach points Of vantage
along the course. The accompanying pic
lures Of the course were taken by the
photographer wSo made the circuit IN a
Regal car.
milford Gives His Views.
Ralph milford had his Lozier out over
the course last week sizing up the new
corners and getting a line on the prob
able speed for the twelve-mile circuit.
Milford is the first driver TO go over the
course with a car that will compete In
the race, and his opinion of the course
and its possibilities are Interesting. Il
favor the fat turns on the corners" saio
he, rather than the banked corners of
last season. An experienced driver I'M
derstands just how much speed fat
corner will stand whereas every bank
requires a different speed, according TO
its angle For that reason. strange as IL
may seem, a banked turn is more difficult
10 negotiate than a fiat one
'"The Vanderbilt course Is faster than
Elgin," said he. In the first place,
there are four turns in twelve miles,
whereas at Elsin there We're the same
number OF turns every 81 miles. The
Vanderbilt surface is much better. es-
pecialIy on the Old Country road. where
some fast time will be made. l look for
last years record 10 be broken by sew
eral cars"