Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-10-10
THE INTERNATIONAL ''';i; RG;j1v I'i;;
RACE RUN ON LONG
ISLAND TO-DAY

WESTBURY. N. Y. Oct S-Seven-
teen automobiles driven at express
speed started the Vanderbilt cup race
this morning. The racers went ten
lines around the course at top speed
which caused the rnrongs of specia-
tors to shudder.
Heath. an American riding in Pan
hard machine for the auto club oi
France soon took The lead which he
increased to Il mile.
The second lap was covered in
25:4S.
When Heath finished the sixth lap
he had made net speed of fifty seven
miles an hour which breaks all rec
ords for time distance
1t is understood this afternoon that
the contestant for the Vanderbilt cup
whose machine broke down is dead.
Al the seventh round only seven of the
eighty machines which started re
mained in the contest Vanderbilt's
machine did not start because it got
out of order early this morning and
could not he repaired in time. e B
Thomas car, driven by Hawley. had
narrow escape from disaster while
making quick turn on the rocky hill
road on the first lap. II swerved OFF
the roadway, run onto the grass plot
and missed crashing into hugh tree
by only a few inches Hawley quickly
guided the machine back into the
road and 1t sped away on its journey
The narrow escape caused the most
intense excitement among the specta-
tors Although many miles behind
some of the cars. the real leader in
the race was the imported car driven
by West, starting 26 minutes after the
first car got away and circled the
course at remarkable speed. The
first three laps were covered in sew
enty minutes and 29 seconds.
Heath won the race by one minute
and twenty-eght seconds. Clements,
also riding a French car. second:
Lytle. in an American machine. third
American French. Italian and Ger
man makes were represented. Glenn
ents almost won as Heath was de
tanned three minutes by a punctured
tire. The course was ten times over
thirty mile stretch. The race was a
ing the spectators under excitement
hardly less intense than the partici-
pants themselves, underwent The
cars started under two minute head.
way. beginning at six o'clock. The
last man started at six thirty-four.
All started sizzling down in a way to
make their hair stand on end.
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MINEOLA, N Y. Octs.-First ac-
cident of the big automobile race oc.
cured shortly after the start when a
sixty horsepower Mercedes, driven
by George Arnts, with Paul Mussel
running sixty miles an hour. over
turned on a curb near Uvens. Mussell
sustained fractured skull and Arnas
severe shock. both were taken to
the hospital here by w. ]. Wander
bilt. who sent his machine as an am.
bulance.
Mussell died this afternoon.
NEW YORK. Oct S.-The sun had
hardly made its appearance over the
Long Island hills this morning when
the start was made in the great in
ternational automobile race for the
Vanderbilt cup. Despite the early
hour a large crowd of enthusiasts and
lovers of the sport were out to see
the crack autos begin the contest for
the coveted trophy. The competitors
were lined up on a cross road of
Jericho turnpike at Westbury and
conducted one by one to line. where
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headway. II took just one hour to
put all the cars over the line and then
the mad race over the triangular
course was begun in earnest.
Eighteen machines started in the
race. They represented Germany,
France. Italy and America Those
who follow international automobile
racing carefully picked three ninety
horse power Mercedes: Sartori. in
Alfred G. vanderbilts ninety horse
power F. |. A. t. and Heath in a
ninety horse power Panhard Follow
ing these three "ninetys" closely in
favor was the eighty horse power Gle
ment-Bayard. driven by Alfred Gle
ment, These selections were based
on the form of the cars and rivers in
the Homburg. Ardannes and other
famous racers abroad
The course over which the race Is
run lies on the Hampstead plains
and is 1924 miles in length The
contestants will complete ten rounds
While probably as suitable for the
purpose as circuit that could have