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Show THOMPSON'S RETURN WILL fj BRING CUP MEETING lf Tribune Special Sporting Son-ice. W'j jCKW YORK. Sept. 11. Some definite jw 1 1 announcement from the racing board of m j the American Automobile association lJi concerning a YandcrblU Cup race in 100S il! may bo looked for during the month. i Jefferson Do 'Mont Thompson, chairman yJl ' of tho racing board. Is expected to return .jm,' from Europe shortly nnd a meeting will fSJ; ; then bo held as soon ns possible. Will- fa V iam 1C. Vnnderbllt. Jr., In conference with M,1 A. R. Pardlngton, acting chairman of tho IB racing board, and with several directors f of tho Long Island Motor Parkway, has I ; discussed tho possibility of renewing tho 1 race next autumn. It is an assured fnot J , that the American nulomobllo manufnc- 9 ; Hirers aro very anxious for a cup race, J 1 but If tho projected parkway is not con- .1, ' structed it is equally certain that tho I j plans for this 1Ik race will fkislc out as it they did last oar. ... 1 I Even if the parkway nuthorltlos can 1 1 Klvo promise of having a course next fall 1 It is Improbable that It will be In rCadl- 1, , ness. No road work has even boon i j started yet and with winter approaching M j little can be done until next spring. Un- ft li der tho circumstances it would soem 4 better policy to mnko arrangements for I J holding the race over some one of tho ,t 1 courses more dlstnnt from Now York, II 1 which were proposed last summer, rnlhor1 If 1 than put off tho rnco for still another S p year. a j it it i J |