The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-08-14
AMONG THE AUTOMOBILISTS
THREE WORE CARS FOR GRiND
PRIZE EVENT.
I've Nationals and . ReebltRG .Ptanehs
Bring fetal 60 a. Entries Henry %.
Harris Names . simpiex fer Wander
hut Cup With H. 4. Mitchell Ne priv ~

btlt Cup With - 4. Mitchell Ne Dri, ~
K Vanderbilt. Jr president OF the
Motor cups Holding Company. has an
bounced that he has receiNs III three more
entries Tor the -.scond International contsst
for the Automobile club OF Americas grand
prize gold cup. which Il tn he held on tire
Long Island Motor Parkway On saturday.
October IS. These entries are 10 Nationals
and a Roebhng- PiAnche. There are now
fifteen ears entered for this racs. the others
being three BenE. three Fiat. three Mar
Iuette- Buick ami three MArmon cars. The
Nationals we're entered through W. q. Poert-
ner 81 the poertner Motor Car Company.
distributors Of the National In this territory
The RoehlinR- PlAhche was entered by la
owner. Washington 4. Roeblihg, through
the Automobile club of america Mr.
RocblinE has declared hts intention Of driv-
ing the car h,rnsslf In the race. Tho car
has four cylinder engine. the bore Of the
cylinders heing inches and the stroke
a.. inches The car ~as displayed az one
Of the annual shows In Madison square
Garden and cree ted considerable discus
-ion Mr. Roebling has tested the car
very thoroughly and has used 70 for months
over all sorts oi roads.
Henry II. Harris, owner Of the Hudson
Theatre. New York. has forwarded TO Mr..
Vanderbilt an entry Of his simpler car Tor
the Vanderbilt cup race. which In TO be held
On saturday. October I. on the Long Island
Motor Parkway The Car IL 70 horse
power 1910 model. the bore and stroke Of
each Of the four cylinders being So inches.
Mr. Harms has named Leland A. Mitchell.
who drove Mr.. Harris's simplex a. last
years race to drive his entry in the 1910
contest Mitchell - q thoroughly expert
enced racing driver and competed IN many
Of IN. frat automobile track races ever
held IN this country. Tho present indica-
tons are that at least thirty cars will he
named for this year Vanderbilt race.
The attention Of manufacturers IL called
to the fact that " they desire to make entrie.
for the grand prize race. which Ia only two
months away, thev should do - soon
as possihle a. the number Of entries must
necessarily ~ limited ny the Motor Cups
Holding Company. the promoters Of tho
contest.
RM owen 90 received word from
l.. l. Whitman yesterday that the 30 horse
power Reo IN which whitman and D.. I.
Hammond are trying to break the existing
record ot - days hours and /: minutes
between New York and SAn Francisco
left North Platte. Neb.. On Friday AZ noon.
A. that tins the Car bad travelled ass
mile. of its tran~Cont mental journey and
was twenty hours ahead Of the eleven
day schedule laid out for the trip BY Whit
man and Hammond. The car Ani its drivers
had been DELAYED ten hours net wscn New
York and Worth PlAtt" nv rain mud. ferrie~
and curious spectators IN the towns en-
route
The Motor Racing Association vill hold
i's second twenty-four hour race OF the
1910 season al the brighton Reach Motor
DOM Do ns IAT fo a9f hour rsrn Of nss
miles made by the ioSier car last wear
will he be'tsrrd - the opinion OF 'ho~s who
have followed the work that has he-n done
at the track since IN" tNcnty -four hour
race ia MAY ~ ms NeAr Tho Motor Rae
- money Ia inproNi ing he one pile dirt
track ~ order to insure tn" maximum OF
safety to tie romp~tinS drivers and the
greatest POSSIBLE" speed for the cars entered
ne cement covering 81 the lower turn
ha- been Increased NV carving u to tho
in-r NE fence. the cement HAVING prev iousiy
tIrn IN. UPPER turn b-yoad 'Ae clubhouse
where some ~ the Wor-t -pffl- have oc-
Curr~d Ia races u nov covered With cement
fence 10 fence MtTh faster time is as
sIred Nv these impro vement@ Rs yell as
greater safety for the drivers.
The lighting Of the track is being looked
after with view ~ giving to the SPECTATORS
al NIGHT an opportunity IN watch the con
testing car~ all The way around the tra'k
Inc race j. -ch-,iul-d TO start promptly
need for Improvement l. In the prompt
handing Of the enormous crowds Nho sock
admIs~ ION and IN parking OF all automobiles
N~ra 80 many automobiles on hand for the
Ma, tAeH'v-f four hour race tina. he manage
fnen' had 70 refuse admiitanre 90 many
ears ~ all the available pSrktng SPACE
Tho parking space viii BE- doubled for
The coming race 40 that all race enthu- d.
siaS'- Who drive their cars to The track may !