The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-10-14
Death ENTERS IN
AUTOMOBILE RACE
Grim REAPER is VICTOR BY
TAKING ONE LIFE IN THE
GREAT CONTEST.
AMERICAN DRIVER
COMES IN FIRST
Second Man to Cross Line Enters a
Protest and Winner Is Undecided
Race Is 300 Miles Over Long
Island Roads.

Island Roads.
New York Oct. 10.-Death raced with
| the fast automobiles Saturday in the
great contest on Long Island for the
Vanderbilt cup, and defeated at least
one contestant Mensel, the chauffeur
for Arents, was thrown from his ma
chine as the result of the breaking of
tire and died shortly thereafter at the
Nassau county hospital. Arents was not
so seriously hurt.
George Heath, an American, driving
an imported car and representing the
Automobile club, of France, Saturday
crossed the finish line first and was de-
cided the winner, but Clement, who fin
ished second, protested the decision OF
the judges declaring Heath the winner
of the race. The decision was then with
drawn and the protest was heard and
winner declared at a meeting of the
Automobile association later in the day.
One Man Killed.
-e contest cost one life and at least
four persons were injured none OF them,
however, fatally. The fatal accident oc-
Cured to the car of George Arents, Jr.,
wealthy New Yorker, and the man
killed was Karl Mensel, his machinist.
Arents' car was No. and he was driv-
ing at tremendous speed when, just
as he approached sharp curve on the
Hampstead road, front tire slipped and
the great 60-horse power machine went
over. Both Arents and Mensel were
hurled with tremendous force to the
roadway Both were picked up uncon-
scious and hurried to hospital, where
Mensel died in short while. Mr..
Arents' injuries are said not to be of
serious character. All of those injured
were connected in some way with the
race, most of them being helpers.
Eighteen Starters.
Of the Is starters who went across the
line at six O'Clock in the morning but
seven were left when the seventh lap of
the course was concluded. Bursted tires.
broken parts of machinery and other
mechanical arrangements were the
causes for the most of the dropping out.
Gabriel, the noted French driver, who
was looked upon as likely winner, was
we'll in the lead in the first three laps,
but he was gradually overhauled and
passed in the seventh lap, when he broke
a crank shaft and dropped out of the
race. When there were but two rounds
left of the ten required to finish the 300
miles, it was evident that the contest
lay between Heath and Albert Clement,
who also drove an imported car, and
represented the Automobile club of
France Clement finished second and
H. H. Lyttle. driving an American car,
was third. His car was of but 24-horse
power, while Heath drove 90-horse
power car and Clement an 80.
Heath covered the 300 miles in five
hours 26 minutes As seconds; and Gle
ment, the second man, in five hours, %
minutes and 13 seconds. Clement en-
tered protest against Heath being de-
clared the winner on the ground that his
time had not been taken according to the
conditions which were to govern the
race. After the protest had been re-
ceived the decision declaring Heath the
winner was withdrawn
A final decision will be reached later
In the day after the protest has been
formally presented to the Automobile
Association of America at a special
meeting which was called for that pur-
pose. Heath claims that he was held
up in Hampstead over minute and a
half while making repairs. to his gaso-
line tank This time, lie claims, under
the rules governing the contest, should
have been deducted from his &C
tual time. Clement also said there
were several other matters which he
intended to bring before the assoca-
ton at the meeting which has been
called to receive his formal protests.
The course Of the race was exactly
1924 miles in length. 1t was an elon-
gated triangle, at the apex of which,
to the west, is the village of Queens.
The course was covered ten times.
There were two controls On the
course, one 81 Hicksville, 40 mile in
length, and the other at Hampstead.
LAO miles long. Every contestant had
to take three minutes to go through
the Hicksville control and six minutes
to go through the Hampstead control.