New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-01
BROADWAY GOES TO THE
VANDERBILT CUP RACE
Bio Cars and Little Cars, All
Speeding to Long Island to See
Struggle Begin at Dawn.
SAME OLD CROWD AGAIN
Fills the Hotels, Makes Night
Hideous and Odorous, ana
Leads the Town 10 For
get Even Politics.


thusiastic. rolling crowd in Broadway
end its hundred tributaries. The same
old scenes enacted as in the days gone
by; the same old feverish preparations
for the trip to the scene of the great
contest between the racing automobil-
fists. and the same confused. ear-split-
ting noises from tens Of thousands Of
exhaust valves as automobile on auto
mobile stood in serried ranks up and
down the lergth Of Broadway.
For the moment every one appeared
70 have forgotten everything in the wide
world except automobiles. State con
MENTIONS. aviation records, visiting roy
city. high cost of living everything
which usually holds the interest OF New
Tork's millions was temporarily laid
away among the moth halls to be reno
waited when the last painting sob from
the belching exhausts Of the racing cars
had died away in the distance and the
Vanderbilt race was a thing Of speed
ing history.
To any one st-olling UP Broadway last
night. even in the early hours. IL was
plain to be seen that there was some
thing unusual astir- In front of every
big hotel on Broadway and in the side
streets automobiles Of every size and de
scription. color and horsepower were
drawn up close 10 the curb on their
roofs. If automobiles can he said 10 have
such things. were piled sometimes half
dozen extra tires. Little things like
punctures were not 10 detain the race
enthusiasts.
Ready to See Race IN Comfort.
other machines were almost buried
beneath huge hampers and boxes con
tanning provender for the passengers.
beth solids End liquids. and that the au
ronlobilists might keep Comforta bly,
warm in the chill Of the early morning
great bundles Of wraps. furs and Ulsters
we're packed away within the tonneaus
Hnd beneath tho seats. New York was
going 10 The classic race well armed
against hunger. cold and discomfort.
At the dining tables in the large hotels
and restaurants the diners gossipped in
terms of Easoene Nothing was spoken
Of except the records made by the driv-
ers. piston dis3laceInertE, rated horse
power. sparkling plugs and things like
that These terms were landed about
with the utmost familiarity by those who.
many Of them. had never known that
such things existed before last night.
In Long Acre Square big sight seeing
cars were decorated with enormous ban
1,ers announcing that the run TO the
race course would lie made in the cars
To get the sporting blood tingling in the
sluggish veins Of possible passengers.
rhese posters were adorned with blood
curdling pictures Of fiery red aUtomo-
liles manned By lurid fends. one enter
prising barker standing before a large
car believed through q mega phone that
from his machine the patrons could See
Grant firt with death" Watch Chevro-
lot chase fate" and he by the track.
where Every mile was q tempestuous
1hTll" His car was lnoblDod bv hun
dred persons and greenhaoks were as
common as sand on the beach for this
shrewd speculator.
Standing in front Of the hotel Hobbies
and thrusting their wares in the faces
Of persons in the streets. takers. stagger-
Ing under the burden Of flags and ban
rers, small automobile horns and watch
fob automobile wheels. cried shrilly in
the night. and asked all and sundry to
show their patriotism and sporting in
stinct by INDUCING themselves TO the ex-
tent Of a dime OF a quarter.
Tables at Premium.
To find vacant table ST any of the
bigger restaurants ? short time after
midnight WAS no more difficult than il
usually is on New Years Eve and no
easier. Ever place % the sort was
packed 10 cts utmost capacity. the next
meal being . bit uncertain.
Before > o'clock il was almost impos-
tible TO see an automobile in the streets
Cabs and hansoms had the broad
Utretches Of asphalt 10 themselves. but
fheir business was light. for all had
sune to the Motor Parkway. 1t was
n1oforless city.
When The time came for the departure
q the populsce from the hotels the
soene was picturesque one. Women
Earbed in al the latest innovations in
automobile attire. stood about in the
Hobbies and waited for the cars to be
called 10 the hotel entrances. There
were laughter and merrymailing on
every side. and every one seemed 10 be
happy and enthusiastic. Tile streets
Fairly ran with gasoiene and IuIricating
oil.
When asked FOR d list Of patrons hav-
Ing tables at the hotels who were bound
for the race the managers Of the resorts
stood about in helpless attitude and gave
II mp They referred ali such Inquiries
10 the city directory or the social regis
tiers and blue books
Between > and > O'clock the air about
the city was filled with the hum and
ant q the vast army Of automobiles /
lcgnd over The ferries and the bridges,
Whi!e the great new station 81 the Penn |
fylvania Railroad. at Seventh avenue
and I'D street. was damned TO overflow |
ang with race-crazed men and women.