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corr a Am THE WORLD: WADNESDAY FVENING. DEATH LURKS IN AUTO RACE. OCTORER 5; ¥ ¥ P EVENING W ———____.. ORLD | ADVANCE VIEW OF THE VANDERBILT 300-MIL Z BAR LOSEEES EE OHO SOLED OIEEHODS § HH DEODOODNSEIRTHE 15 HET HEIDE OEE ES HELE NDEH DETTE EE - x ) A fh. i Aan ay ~ “WHAT MAY HAPPEK To THE HOUSE AT THE FIRST TURN (F A AACHING LEAVES THE ROAD. 46044944006 14444004 WOMEN TOTRY FOR GOLF HONORS Seventy-two women golfers have en- | tered’ for the women's amateur cham- plonship, which is to be played next | Week, bewinning Monday morning, on the Merion Crickef-Club links, Haver? ford, Pa. Mike champion -of Great Britain, is among the entries, Miss Frances Gtiscom, Mgrion Crick- }et Club, champion in 1900, the only One of the former champions who wiil | | compete, The field, however, is made | up of the most prominent women who | has discarded his waite nave been active in golf this season. » He! is now skidooing about | Island in a 100-horse-power | ouswon, rowueepala, New York and) Chicago are weil represemed by tne very oest of (heir avauavle players. ‘Che sist oF en mS as fouows: auto. Mise Loulma N, Groves, stiverton ie — _ , Counwy Ulup. hes % 9 SAt Jericho, on the Vanderbilt Cup | g3i%y,th!yam Shippen, Morris Coun! | Westward Ho, there is a house that stands) fH09 4; i, NEN aciy, Merion Cricket the path of any devil wagon CIP.» srence MeNeely, Merion Cricket to leave the road in | club. ’ @rharp corner. The walls|,jis* H- B. Maule, Merion Cricket F. W. Batchelder, Weston Goit | that house may get an awful jar. ' Loulse B, Elkins, Oakmont Coun- a yet me vee—didn't something like Pownes, Oakmont Coun- ae essio Crow, Cape May Golf UNFIAE WORKS CLEVER ML DEATH SEEMS GERTAIN I ~ THE VANDERBILT CUP RACE By ROBERT EDGREN, If there was any betting at all on such a proposition, the odds would be about 100 to 1 that men will be killed in the Vanderbilt Cup race on Long Island next Saurday, Righteen cars will compete, some of them driven by professionals from Europe, some by speed-mad American millionaires, All of the drivers are absolutelyyreckless of life and limb. No man who was not absolutely reckless would attempt to drive an automobile o Ordinary country roads at a speed rate of over a mile a minute, and that is the speed that must be kept up even to make It possible to win a place, el [ i Lewis, Philadelphia Cricket (Special to The Evening World.) ‘ore bad 7m ; MORRIS PARK RACE TRACK, Oct. on way velen M. C, Maule, Philadelphla Cricket |The clear bright weather and fast track brought the trainers and racers out in numbers this morning. The prin. cipal workouts noted were the follow- ing: INTRIGUE—Pive furlongs in 1.06, brees- ing; James Rowe, trainer. LIBERTY—Five furlongs in 106 1-6, go- ing with Intrigue, S\SONBY—Fwe furlongs tm 1.04 1-2, breesing; James Rowe, trainer, VON TROMP—Five furlongs in 1.65, breezing; James Rowe, trainer. HIGH CHANCELLOR—One mile in 1.80, galloping; Enooh Wishard, trainer, GUNFLRE—One mile in 14, preesing: 2 Mrs. Harry Toulimier, Merion Cricket Club. me Griscom, Merion ul on Daniel Battle, Merion Cricket ul Mra Emily N. Lockwood, Lexington 2: W. Ieaeeh, toutes Sixty miles an hour or faster—that is the rate at which the winning Oat Cig. al MAJOR DAINGHREIELD—One mile in| C&P will have to travel for 300 miles, acccrding to the estimates of experta. on ra . Pendleton Rogers, itusrol handily; T. J. Healy. trainer. if Clud. fr SPANKER~O; The road is not a particularly smooth one, or unusually free from ruts La, DOLL! ha tain ee and ridges. It is an ordinary Long Island “contract” road, built by a con- Mrs, J. B. Kenney, Baltusrol Goit| POLLY SPANKER—One mi ch MOLLY BRANT -Onequatice’'in 03, Helen Carrington, New ‘Haven #. H. Hyner, traine: tractor who had to make his profit. Country Club. — & 2 im Mire KC. Harley, Fall River Goit CASTILIAN Five furlongs in Lis 1, There are two dangerous turns, and it is at these sharp angles that loss of Club. peingee tet CANDID, A~Six oy tn 1.19, hand. | lite 18 almort certain to occur, Gell ned Comars trae ren Dutetens putthinge' ifaene ir Nuriongs in|. Th HFst turn Is at Jericho. The road is narrow, and the turning angle is of ¥ ae fe Huntingdon LY handily; R. Campbell, | degrees, It is impossible for a racing car to make that turn without reducing ¥ ld MA, ‘ork, Huntingdon mayan PELHAM—Five furlongs in its speed to ten miles an hour. Many ot the cars will approach that angle at a ge LO1-2, breexine: lav trainer, ira, L, Tiffany, Apawamis rate of eighty or ninety miles an nour, or of a mile in from forty to forty-five ad Mi FIREBALL—B8ix furlongs | as fly: Bud Ma pieipeeed had x48 PEPPER Clad. trainer, R—8ix furlongs in Mrs. A. H. Harris, Apawamis Club. irs. * ‘ bo pte c ag Lig Le A car taking that curve at ten miles an hour goes around on two wheels } Y THE GIANTS Mrs. Herbert’ Mum’ Ban 900 PRITAM -Vose furlongs tn OH, brees-| Bach man In the race will send his machine around that corner ten times, unless Golf Club Brighton TRADITIONS BIE furiongs in 1.19 4-2, | D¢ 18 emashed up before the finisi, It ie practically impossible that in the exctte- | . Country Ch. Retgue, breesing: A. J. Joyner, trainer ment of the race that danger spot will be approached 18 times (for there are to : i ah aR Louies A, Wella, The Country ——— be eighteen cars) without a a! miscalculation in speed. Clab, Broo! 5 have yot yet reoetved | CUP, Cates F Fox, Huntingdon Valley Directly opposite the turn there ty a house. A racing machine missing the ve it Champion of Great turn would crash through the house as if it were nothing more than a pasteboard Britain, bo | Miss Wu © Midtothian . Country. Club. | At Bethpage, further along the road, there Js another sharp turnngl, just as cust Blin. Wright, Allston Goit | bra dangerous as the first one. roadway, and a fe around one of thes Th ahead for any one who misi turn with speed enough to overturn the machine would be FOR JOE WAGHER oan A. De WRt Cochrane, Ardstey | Miss Laniee Vanderheet, Arémey Club. —_—. fatal doth to the driver and his assistant. Contry cin, % Bishop, Brookiawn European races of this kind have oten prolific of fatalities. In the Paris- sg Georgianns M. Bishop, Brook-| wriwinens ne wrens World) Madrid race seven were killed, some competitors and some spectators, ‘The race lawn Country Pica she cs lene i tee ee Oct. oh} | was stopped at Bordeaux after the seventh fatality, or there might have been Fanny C, Osgood, The Country | . am, was knoe! here, Brookline, | out in the second round by Joe Wag-! Cv. vor, of the Bos-| Mra. Theodore F, Reath. ner, of Pittston, before the National Riverton | heard from in | Country Club, | cine TAlllan Biddle, Riverton Country | : Miss Mary G. Frishmuth, Riverton | , | Country Club, Gabriel, one of the French drivers In that race, who had a narrow escape from death, is one of those who will drive a car caturday on Long Isiand, Athletic Club, of that place, last night. The machines that will compete for the Vanderbilt Cup are limited in weight Wagner put West down in the frst |,, » ate th to 2,9M pounds, In trying to get the greatest possible power into these cars the round with a left hook and hed him | manufacturers have been forced to sacrifice safety Misa Florence A. Ayres, Riverton | * srogsy that he hung on in the second | prank Croker, for instance, haa a car that ie practically bullt of holes, All of eng RB Viiemoth, Siverea | oe pe lg Pwo — | the light steel framework is drill and scalloped wherever possible. The engines the New York National | Country Club. Agi Mise Gertrude Gilbert. paid: “I shall issue no| Mion Gertrude Gl his Ti are of tremendous power, great enough to drive a machine of a hundred times the weight ht over and put him out. "Kid" Pitagerald, the Baltimore light. Huntingdon weight, had an eas Kid mark in ‘ew di ago, While test t rm i Cro ce h But tf Coltine and his! “Mrs Hf 8%. Sexith, Portiend Golf Thomas, of Plymouth, wha he put sat Af Liter lero o testing he course, you ns tr had an ae the penry nt Mr, Brusb wi | Club. in the third round after punishing him C?M¢ near being fatal wes driving bie car at 6 ata of abc me, an I shail be| Mise Billzabeth 8 Porter, The Country | severely miles an hour, Suddeniy some part of the frame gave way to the ir hear | Club, Brookline. ——_— ttratn tee! bar—tempered atvel, lke a Toledo sword blade for atre SE ents S07 TeeH00-| “Mira, &.C. Price, Huntington Valler| BROKE TROTTING MARK, |r thick ass mane wrigt-vas celoiea tate eech ‘c hiro na sone aetrensth: and RS 4s Htenttngsen | Wece of string. Luckily the machine did not throw a somersault. It slid and Gordon already {s-| . W vis, ingrdc _—— Valley Country Club. J rMOTOM. Ky. Oxt srave Jumped along the road for a few rode and came to a stop, ehalienge for the Highlanders, | Mies Dorothy Maris, Huntingdon Val tory tardy Mt, es tiettiag Accidents like this, when the care are being driven at the highest po: may make arrangements (or tes ountry ¢ ti ee — Bond broke tw sah id *<* | preaavte, may occur at any’ Instant. Should it happen Just as one car was pursing ty ag the er in | Are ngoren avid's Celt Paturite, worth $400 and. in ak, another four men might be killed @ cares (0) Mrs. M.D. Paterson, Englewood Gott Puturity, wo tle for a third world’s |, 19 the Ruropean races nero maaan were hea vity guarded ) 7 : ae le flee ad ¢ the beara of UY Police and soldiers, EH eof that kind w mentioning ——_— ou Lefferts, Englewood Golf record. 8! ef cet w ahs resale a Phe farmers al 0 0 d to keep thelr at barred in for Miss Marion Kirkby, Englewood Gol’ put made her own t ts the day, and to k a a cars themselves, A horse * vend ab vette, 1" rite be as to a racing macht full speed as a stone will ¥ A small dog a Margaret Curtis, esex County | record i : Two might throw the steering gear mut of line a fraction o neh, and when « Wise Harriet Curtls, mesex County | Seabn yore. woud Machine s# travelling at the rate of ninety feet a second that is enough to crews, ‘Club | record [18 tote a ditch and a smashup, . | SPORTS EDITED BY PEEILOPOOOGDHD IG 221 SHEETS LE DIS DOKI HED OOPEGS POOH IT DPGIIE OLDE SEOGOH I) Hiv DONO ETOTO 2 is no house to run into, but there fs a narrow | the track, To go skidding | “FIGALANDERS ARE [ ROBERT EDGREN 1 ALL JUBILANT. | ANUDONT < IF ONE OF THose 9OAILERS HITS ANYONE. POWERFUL LINE FOR HARVARD THIS YEAR beam at 20 pounds, and with Britt, ana ‘Special to the Evening World.) M Th Meler at tackles, weighing respectively | CAMBRIDGE, Mass,, Oct. 4. vancement of Parker and Squires to the | 215 pounds and 186 pounds, Harvard, it positions of guards on the "Varsity | can readily be seen, is prepared to meet eleven assares Harvard of a phenome all comers as far as beef ts concerned, pally powerful Une this year. Parker,; These men, however, will each have who |e a freshman, welghs 28 pounds, to fight hard to win his position this and stands 6 feet 2 inches in helght.| year, Parkinson, of last year’s team, His work at centre on the scrub so far Was on Lie lieid yesterday, Upping bh this season has shown hari ¢ ually strong, aggressive man—one In- physical examination which the doctors ‘! ; fair to make a worthy | fave him to-day he will report for duty deed who bids ¢ last 0M, Soldiers’ Field to make & bid for his suceessor to Harry Le Moyne, o! old place in the centre of the line. Walte year's team. und Wilder, each of whom welghe pore tre, | & 2 inde, an ell an ° Squires, on tho other side of conti done each of whoen weighs Be, pounds: although rather short for an are’ also participants in the cH tre, welghs 38 pounds, and Js very fast. | wei) as Oveson and Roger Derby, two ‘With Cunniff between then, tipping the | lighter candidates for tackle. OVER SMITH IS HOOTED winner, Sammy shifted. ducked and covered during Tim's rushes, and from the aixth round Sammy began to meet Bvening World.) a1 Se ot b—At the night Tim lar de- Oct. ‘Club last ELE letio was gh iven an unpopul e DECISION tn ioe SEA tl a furlated at Smith's cl tantalising jolts ! away at asive Brith atter he ev bell had sounded. success Smith began his it tac- fround, and met Tim at nls ranting decision until FEW HORSES OUT | the tatores de- ne Lg ith clean | parted. and then the ant wont of smashes and more than once verdict In Tim's favor waa az . Jahan up. Callaben Garted with a Foeh | good draw would not have hart eiter . and early in the bout looked an easy boy. Se eel (Special to The Wrening World.) GRAVESEND RACE TRACK, Oct. 5.) ~The weather was bright and crisp| here to-day and the track in excellent condition, but there did not appear to be any 4esire on the part of the train- ¢rs.to get thelr charges down seriously. The principal workouts were as fol- lows; PARKINSON TRIES FOR HIS OLD PLACE FLIT—Five furlongs in 1.05, handily: J, . World.) has the advantage by just so muca Haver, trainer. > handliys 9 * ee ste Oct. &—The aP- weight. Parkinson, moreover, left a , DARIUS—Aix furlongs fn 1.19, handiiy;| CAMBRI yonanie Paria oa very unpleasant impression by his 2 pearance * Soldiers’ Field yesterday afternoon ni urally gives rise to the question aps Crimeon undergraduates as to who ¥it play centre on the Harvard eleven thi i tion it Parkinson held down the position las and up to the Yale game was hed passing in last vear's Yals LIONEL—Five furlongs in 1.05, handily; —pussing which resulted in two J. Bauer, trainer. PRECIOUS} ive turlongs in 1.05, hand- ily; J, Bauer, trainer | PENTAUR—One mile | J: Neumeyer, trainer, JUDGE DENTON—Seven-eighths in 1.%, | handily; G. B. Morris, trainer. THE Bata mile in 1.48, gal- hdowns made by the Ells Harvard course he ta back ut that blot on Is equally keen The fight, there- promises to be unusually keen and ‘esting. easily; loping; George Burbee, tainer. cart y good man |HATHIN’ DAYSSix" furlongs in 1.2, | considered a wonderfully wt oi heady H. Harris, trainer. Weighing 23 pounds, ye' % MAXIMILIAN—S!x furlongs in 1.2, | scarcely & feet 6 inches In height, he handily; H. Harris, trainer. y see, extreme! BEN CROCKETT—#ix furlongs in 1.19, built, as one +: wat 66 bine uesion, tralner. Jose to the #i : awkward of ungal handily: W. H | DIVINATION—A half’ mile in 064 ee breeging; T. Welsh, trainer. a to be: wade e, and t MERRY LARK—Four furlongs in 0.53, | Indeed lie Is a . breeaing: T. Weleh, trainer. | wonder le where ZEALA~Six furlonge in 1.19, driving: | yeight ©, ‘Decker, trainer he food nan as he Is, however, DUKEDOM—8ix furlongs tq 118, hand) | ord nan Oe Oe a nie. year lly: Georg ¢. trainer. TROUVILLE—One mile in 1.47, easily; fact that he te so late in a L Baron, trainer. te, | the battle-fleid. 80 far Cun t GREETING — F furlongs in 1.06 nad been : W. Timmons, trainer pound Sephomor Mie ROBAT—Six' furlongs {a | down ce the y: A, Zimmer, trainer. a very credit manner ve furlongs in 1.9 A. Zimms' trainer Parkingon he 1s built extremes 10¥ ‘y Six furlonga in 1.19, ensily: J. | the ground and in a fightel fon te , trainer ground up. He {* more inclined Seven furlongs in 137, gal- © than his seasoned rival, y pule 3. Merritt, trainer loping; ————— “Giants to Play Sunday, Sunday Football Game, football team tx Ir The champion Giants, headed by Man-| The Knickerbocker * nba Je an ager McGray, will play their firgs exhi- | fine fettle for the open cd 8 : Kale re bition game in this city on Sunday, They | Mercury Athictie Club & i One Hundred and Te makes it certain that will meet the Murray Hill team at Olym- bocker Oval your affiletion ple Field, One Hundred and Thirty-/ street and Eighth avenie rs ; 4s : cored By. 5p x cure 2. Capt. Fo nents fifth street and th avenue. The Glants afternson. beginning at 2 : Deritiey. will have out thelr regular team. 1 don will again be feen at quar ne-taek be poo Pieters Murray Haile will he strengthened by Knickerbocker team, and the traction nour sp . number of National Langue players brothers, wo did so w ation. All Blood Dies will have a League piteh wil! again play In the haif-dack ——" ing (Detter there ons tanding. Rampert con= ——— } ruttation costs nothing. Wrestlers Matehed, “Young Hackenschmidt,” the “Ba- SPORTING. varian Tiger who wrestled a draw Weight known as the “Alpe Boy,” haw New York's po oN been m. ed to Neil Olten, the | pyery woek day, rain or shine, until Oct. 1% Master Specialist. alm £ f 6 great Danish mat - wUsl R Dr. L.R, Williams,'°% W. Jath St» sided El OLD DR, GRINDLE, YEAHS A SPECIALIST IN bs or 8 ' nt th v. Pi Cl UNITED CIGAR STORES SYSTEM Means ABSOLUTE PROTECTION sguinst SUBSTITUTION i £1 we thir. Bat nitler an y ne ekiy (by mall #1 Hrondway, opposite pn 171 v1, 12TH § WEST T.," Li, RECOVER ee he LONDON, Preadway. Counse| ne ‘ u rat Law