The Washington times., 1910-10-03
MOTORISTS HOPING
TO SAVE RACING
w. K. Vanderbilt Calls Meet
ing of Cup Event
Officials.

NEW YORK, oct. alarmed by
the wave Of protest against any pos
sible repetition of the slaughter that
marked the Vanderbilt Cup race last
Saturday, William X. Vanderbilt. jr-
the donor of the trophy, IL was learn
ed today has called a meeting of the
officials of the Vanderbilt Cup race
for this afternoon when an attempt
will be made to devise plans by which
the tide Of disapproval may be stem
med.
The report that the permit for the
Grand Prix auto race, scheduled for
October 10 would be revoked by the
supervisors Of Nassau county, has
caused CONSERVATION in the ranks Of
the auto race officials and they viii
10 their utmost TO prevent this &C
ton from being carried out
With every prospect given that the
death toll from the Vanderbilt Cup
race would reach seven, it was re-
ported today that the supervisors
of Nassau county, Long Island, would
put a stop 10 automobile ro"ing
which would not only prevenI me
Grand Prix race on October 10, but
would mean either the discontinUance
or drastic regulating of tie Vanderbilt
Cup In the future or the removal OF the
event to another course.
A special meeting Of the supervisors
was called for today in the NineoIa
court house to consider the question.
Supervisor Chester Painter. of oyster
Bay, a neishbor and friend OF Col.
Theodore Roosevelt, declared himself
in favor Of aboushing permits for au-
tOlnobile races in Nassau county. Ills
feIlow-supervisors, however, were not
entirely in accord with him The bis
race Brings many thousands of dollars
TO Nassau county every year, and farm
ers and villagers are Ioath. to lose it.
Injured Grow Worse.
Death levied a tribute Of three on
Saturday and one other person died
Saturday night. Early today it was
reported that Thomas Miller, of Col
lege Point, L. l., who was hurt at
the course. could not live Both Of
MiIler's legs 'were\broken and he was
injured internally.
At the Nassau hospital it was said
that Mrs. Ferdinand D'Ziuba could
not live another twenty-four hours
She was so badly injured that she
was not told of her husbands death
in the disaster on the Jericho turn
Charles Grommucci. a chauffeur.
whose car was wrecked on the Jericho
turnpike, lay unconscious IN the
Nassau hospital today with a frac-
tured skull
Henry Haggedorn. a CLERK for the
Renault company, who was stCdcN
by Joseph Dawson's car, was said TO
&c cying at the Hampstead Hospital
today.
0ldheld Makes Protest.
Barney Oldfeld. the most daring auto
racer in the country, hinches before
the dangers Of the course. He has tele-
graphed to his manager here to with
draw his entry from the Grand PriX
unless the track shall be surrounded by
a Gordon of troops
I'm unwilling 20 risk my own neck,
and / am more unwilling that others
should be exposed TO danger wires
Oldheld.
The Automobile Club of America and
the international Association Of AU-
tomoblle clubs Is going TO take up
the Vanderbilt Cup race and its faJali-
ties FOR investigation.
special meeting was called today
Of the committee which has in charge
the arrangements for the Grand PriN-
1t was said that the race would be
held. and il the Nassau county sU-
peTvisors attempted TO revoke the per
init already issued for the race a fight
would be made.
District Attorney Franklin Coles, OF
Nassau county. had eight deputies at
work today investigating the aCCi-
dents. He intimated that evidence
would be placed in the hands Of the
grand jury at its next session.