New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-07
MOTOR PARKWAY RACES.
ARRANGEMENTS for Vanderbilt
Cup and the Grand Prize.
DRIVERS START PRACTICE
Removal of Mechanical Restric-
tions Allows Entry of I'm
usually Fast Cars.

Through a G. southworth. the New York
manager of the Buick company. Dr. Wads-
worth Warren. racing manager of the
Buick forces, has entered three Marquette
Bucks for the Grand Prize race. to be held
on the Long Island Motor Parkway on
October 10. These cars were manufactured
by the Marquette Motor Company, of Sagi-
nav. Mich Two ce them will be driven by
Lauis Chevrolet and Robert Burman- The
name of the driver of the third car will be
given later Dr. Warren has already ar
ranged for training quarters for the racing
crews for this race. and expects TO enter
full teams of Bucks for the Vanderbilt
Gun race, 10 be held on October /.
BY the entry of the three Marquette
Bucks and the declaration of Chevrolet
and Burman all doubt to the high class
character of the Grand Prize race is dis
PEELED.
Among the racing men who will compete
for the 5000 in cash offered for this race,
In addition TO the Grand Prize Of the Auto
mobile Club of America, will be the follow
ing drivers of international standing:
Navarro, Wagner, George Robertson
Ralph De Palma, Ray Harroun, Joe Daw-
son. Louis Chevrolet, Robert Burman and
Barney Oldfeld. Many Of these drivers
have also been named TO drive in the Van.
derbilt Cup race.
The ARRANGEMENTS will be the most
elaborate ever made for road race in this
country AS both of these races start at
daylight. the Erandstand, official stand
and parking space Enclosures VIII ne
brilliantly lighted practically all night on
the Friday preceding the two fixtures me
surface of the parkway is being over
hauled and put in the best condition Con-
tracts are being let for the decorating OF
the stands. Buglers will be stationed at
points on the course, particularly at the
syrandstand, TO notify spectators Of the APP
rroacb Of q car as was done last year
The county and town authorities OF
Nassau County are cooperating with the
Long Island Motor parkway and the Motor
Guns Holding Company TO improve the
HIGHWAYS leading TO the grandstand. Road
surfaces are being repaired and Will later
be treated with oil By an arrangement
with the Long Island Motor Parkway, the
Motor Cups Holding Company has arranged
TO open large field west OF the srandstano
for the use of the general public NO
charge will be made for cars entering this
field, but q nominal charge of 81 a per
son will be made for those who enter the
field, whether occupying automobiles or on
foot
This field Immediately adjoins the grand
stand TO the west and is conveniently SIT
uated for seeing the scoreboards which are
,ioI ha
rant and catering privileges will be more
complete and satisfactory than ever
Sheriff Foster of Nassau County is already
taking steps to make the circuit safe.
Racing and training quarters on and close
to the circuit are being engaged almost
daily by entrants. The attention of en-
trarts is called TO the fact that no pre-
liminary practice will be permitted except
TO those who have paid their entry fee and
received the official radiator plates fur
nished by the Motor Cups Holding Com
pany All cars not equipped with these
plates Will be cautioned by the road au-
thorities and removed from the public high
ways on practice mornings.
Ten days of preliminary practice will be
allowed for each race, not including Sun
days. The Board of Supervisors OF Nassau
County has been particularly liberal this
year and permitted speed in practice on
these zen DAYS from : until o'clock in the
morning All interesting roads and cross
irgs Will be guarded by fiagmen, sworn in
as deputy sheriffs, who will keep traffic
from the highways during these hours.
1t is worthy Of note that practically
all the reservations for seats, boxes and
parking spaces. which at this time are I'M
usually numerous, provide for the same
boxes, seats and parking spaces for both
races indicating that the general public is
convinced, as are the promoters, that both
will be equally interesting. The Class c
rules are so liberal in their terms that the
cars are limited only TO piston displace-
rnent there being other restriction OK
cept that of safety which need be consid-
cred by the designers. Special fabrication,
timing. tires, size Of valves and so forth
are permissible, and should produce
capable Of phenomenally fast time