The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-24
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISIS
ne RHaN NAMES GREAT SPEED
on Vanderbilt CIRCI IT..
DRIVER "s Naruuette-IsuieS Averages 20
Niles an Hour fer One Round of 3.0A
Nile~ Course spencer o.. NIshart 10
Ptlsi His ss~a Mercedes NeNt saturday.

Eohrrt thurman. driver of one ~ the
Marquette Bucks entered for the Wander
hllt cup race week from to-day. attained
-I-'ai ~ - milee an hour la the early
morning practice yesterday and thus made
new record for the preliminary practice
for the 1910 race Yesterday vRS the nr-t
day m" Warner automatic timing device
was used Ia time the ears and II also marked
the hr~t appearance of the Marquette
RuiCk and Hem teams 81 three cars each
Robertson accident on the Na-saUeuua
turn 'auSed great deal 1T excitement
among N" enthusiasts Who turned out for
the practice and they were much relieved
hen told Robertson Vould he all right again
m couple NJ days
Burman's time for his fast round Of m"
0, ~ miles circuit was 10 minutes - = Up
seconds and was thus practically eight
seconds faster than the prev Iou- praCtiC~
record for this wear ~ minutes made hy
tlem'nc in ono of the rope- art ford- on
THURSDAY morning Louis chevrolet. m
another 81 tho Marquette Bucks. Va-
tuned for one round in ~ minutes 81 seconds
Arthur Chevrolet was out IN tho third Mar
uueite- Buick. but one 81 his tires blew out
amt he had a narrow escape from running
m the road Ne Vas no, timed for round
Leland Mitchell. who viii again drive
simplex m the Gun race for Henry u
lIarr.-. the theatrical mana ser expect =
To take IN" NrSt passenger of m" fair ~"N
around the circuit this morning Miss
Helen Ware. Who - starring IN one of Mr.
Harrt-.- plays. expressed wish to ride
around tho course With Mitchell and he
promised L. take her around the ,itcwt
th'~ morning. Robert EdeSon thc actor.
has sent Mitchella miniature gold ana SILVER
reproduction Of the Vanderbilt Cup for
a ma~"ot. II hears the inscription Our hopes
Mitch firS, In Mitchell -rys he viii
tast"n his mascot 80 the radiator cap Of
his ear neNt SatutdAv
Ralph B. BsaTdsley who will drive the
other simplex EAR IN the Gun race. - one
ui the teN amateur drivers named for the
race. tie v III drive hts own car ~ the con
test and has wager Nith Mitchell. Who -
professional that he will defeat the latter
On The daN Of the race The Loser - 10 nay
for dinner Tor a lot 81 N" inner : friends
announcement Was made Ne-'erda
Who made his racing dShu, IN last year
Nanderhilt Cup race has entered hi- ~
hor~e- power Msrc~ds- aud will drive u
any of the - ~ prizes oNcrcd hv the Motor
ups Holding 'ompan' that he viii dona -
nc mon"N 10 some worthy CHARITY. TVS
'ar viii bear number Is m the practice
spins
Mitchell vas timed for one round by the
warner machine in 10 minutes seconds
Jack tlemInr made a round IN one ~ the
Pope-liartfnrds IN ~ minutes ~ seconds.
and Her l,nSley made round IA III" other
: Grant. winner 81 last wears race.
a. timed for oIi" round IN he Alec he drove
last year "a % minutes ~ seconds Roth
81 the tires on The rtght SIDE ot hts car neN
OF the " heels " hen ie Was going at high
speed on stretch Of the fark way. but he
-toppsd the Gar without anv further troubl"
David BTICe- Brown was timed tor one
round IN one 81 the Bsny car ~ - minutes
.. seconds. and Edward Hearne In M"
fhIri Hem Va- timed for = round IN %
minutes , seconds N IiNinR>ton. Ma
tonal made round N % minutes = SO,
oud- j y Atkou. National made a round
m o. minutes q -sCond~ ami Louis \ bi~-
brow National, made round in ~ minutes
SO seconds
Ralph Mulf"rd. winner Of the 1910 ma
tIonal -ioTh ChR~-s~ 'hampion.hIp Rad
race AZ ElgIn made round m his loFisr
IN ~ minutes 80 seconds ip- Mat-on
inner Of the Ma~.Apepua 80 eeprtake~
last wear Nith 'hHlme r. Detroit. made q
round ia his -iV cylinder Corbin IN ~ min
uts- - seconds \ jacksonville made a
round IN the four cylinder torbin IN ~ MIN
utes - seconds Joe paw son Marmon
made a round IN ~ minutes ~ seconds
The bureau ~ tours ~ The Automobile
club ~ america has notified msubar- ot
he ,.ub that the speed Law are bcIng on
fpr,ed a. Dover. The bureau ha- Hsan
Informed hat o. - proposed tp re~urfa'r a
portion 81 ih- MraioN boulevard A. Atlantic
Hgh.and- y ! With som" pat"n' paving