The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-29
10 CARS ELIGIBLE
NOW FOR CUP RACE
Vail Tests Milford Special and
lie Cain Tries Out Pugh
Bros. Entry.
WILL DRIVE

me drivers who ars nr..
pairing for the Astor Cup race on sa,,,
day AT Sh~eepshead Bay put In ano.he-
afternoon OF elimination trials ana
warming up spins yesterday wi,hou,
anything OF OF the ordinary happ.n,rs
Two more pilots qualified their cars, ana
a maxwell car. substituted for tina,
which Grant drove on Monday whsn 4,
caught fire. was put through its tes, ne
Eddie Rickenbecker. so that the aoIS
of eligibles for the race now totals a.,
teen. Ira a of Brooklyn sent IN.
Mulford Special AROUND In 1850 seconds
a speed OF ninety-four miles an hou-
and Jack lie Cain drove the Push pros
Special. a Providence entry. In ~ 81 SOC.
onds. at the rate of ninety-three mil.
an hour.
One car failed to qualify, but, II h.,
another chance to-day. This was A
baby Peugeot, one of the 3 liter cars
which was handled by Jack Peacock. n.
took 94.05 seconds for the lar. which
is at the rate of seventy-s,x miles AZ
hour. nlne miles an hour slower than ~.
limit. Hughie Hughes. the one time
Mercer racing pilot. took the car around
afterward In a warming up spin a,
e~ighty-eight miles an hour, and he vii
drive II to-day when II gets It's fna,
chance.
Rickenbacker sent the substitute. Na,.
well around in 1855 seconds. better ma,
100 miles an hour. Some OF the driver,
who already have qualified tried again
to Improve their other marks and wi,h
ono exception made faster times. Tom
Rooney sent his Stutz around l.l3 sec
onds faster than before, at a rate a,
between 101 n 1O2 miles an hour Bur.
man. drove his Peugeot los second.
faster than before. attaining n speed OF
lob miles an hour. O'Donnell 20, h,s
Duesenberg into the 100 mile an hn,r
class. doing Just ~ seconds. He i'm.
proved $50 seconds over his rreyious
trial. Ora Haibe took his two eN,r,
trials with the Sebring, his third ,-i,l
being his best. He brought his STANDARD
up TO ninety-three miles an hour. max.
Ing the circuit In 7744 seconds. Cooper
In the Stutz did 72 seconds, nga'ns, m.
71,SO seconds he did before.
Thus OF the fifteen cars qualified ten
are in the 100 mile an hour class and
another. the Maxwell. which Ricker.
hacker qualified originally, is almost,
there with 1872 seconds for a lap. THIS
Is SO miles an hour. This Is the tastes,
held ever brought together. At Chicago.
on a track that all the drivers say
faster for a single lap tina thai "a,
Sheepshead Bay. only eight out %
twenty-five who qualified did l0u mills
or better. Some very fast cars are w..
TO be heard from at Sheepshead. inc,ud.
Ing Ralph De Palma's Mercedes Arl
Harry S. Harkness's Delage. Th,s. p.
easily 100 mile an hour cars IL right
De Palma was not at the track Yes.
terday. having some work to do on H>
car elsewhere. 1t is expected thar l
will drive to-day. Mr.. Hardness. WY
Is president OF the speedway. was asked
II he were going to drive the car Zoe, Jl.
entered. He said his friends htl ny..
advising him not to. after heariug tu
Grants accident, but he said ho Uu. .
drive.
How about practice he Wis l,.al.
because he hasn't driven a rae..r .r
for years.
There's all the rest Of the wee s-
that" he replied.
But you have only Tomorrow 20
qualify" he was reminded
That's all right he said 'lr-'
drive her around a lap or two and ',,r
let them have it,"
Mr.. Hardness has entered a Pou1eo,
car. which will be drlvSl ny A.dH
Franchi. an Italian chauffeur. who Ny
Hardness says. has had racing rN.
perience abroad. This viii make *
Peugeots In the race. and two Of them
r. sta's and Athens, are certainly top
notch ears and as fast as any 80 the
world.
Yesterday was a sort OF presidents
day at the speedway, panie' + Red
head OF the Chicago speedway ard car,
G. Fischer, president OF indianapolis
and former president OF the Sheepsh~ad
speedway. were there, hut their orh''s
didn't clash with that Of Mr.. Harkress
Tomorrow the race drivers Will hold
a meeting OF instruction. The plan for
Saturday is 10 have each driver in'ro'
duced formally TO the crowd. He will
hen start around the track, bearing ths
nag OF the country his car represents
and a band will play the courtrys ma
tional air. This ceremony will begin
at 10 O'Clock. The brake tests will b
made NJ II o'clock. and AZ noon M.
race will start.
The outlook now is that not more thar
twenty cars will 20 10 the starting I'@
but most o. them will ne In the "c"r-
tury'' class.
william Schimpf, who for q y"ar
more was chairman OF the 'o''.-'
Board Of the American Automyh.' N--
soctatlon, following the death ~ ~a'it''
VI. Butler In 1911, has hecu chose. ''
act as referee.
The condition of Harry f Grant. Va'
was burned on Monday when his ra'''g
car burst into flames. was r~ron'pNr''
yesterday by doctors nj the Corey lf'
lane Hospital 20 he encouraging I
Gerow said he will not he out 'or :