The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
BLOOD FLOWS
 IN AUTO RACE The Vanderbilt Cup Event Is Run. ONE MAN MEETS DEATH Others Maimed and Bruised
 by the Machines. George Heath. an American Driving . Machine of Foreign Make, Fin-
 i.hes First but Pre-
 test Is Ledged.
NE MAN MEETS DEATH

 shapes, rushing along the road at q speed of from sixty to ninety miles an hour, the air resounding with 'honk" ''honk" of horns, the changing of bells and the shouts of guards; signal flags waving and fluttering and occasional cheer from thousands of throats was the atmosphere at Mineola. Hempstead. Garden City and other Long Island suburbs of Greater New York today during the 300 mile automobile race for the w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.. cup.
 One death. one man in the hospital seriously injured, many lives placed in jeopardy during the seven or eight hours of the day and many thousand dollars expended is the result.
 The story of the race itself Is one of intense excitement and nerve tension. Aftr running for seven hours. some times at speed of sixty to ninety miles an hour. faster than any express train, Georg Heath, an American. driv- ing a ninety horse power vehicle of foreign make and representing the Au- tomobile Club of Franco, finished first in the run of 300 miles. with Albert Clement. representing the same club and driving an eighty horse power machine, also of foreign make one minute and twenty-eight seconds be- hind him.
 Crowds Cheer Tt Finish.
 When the two men flashed by the judges, the crowds in the adjoining grand stand rose in d body and cheer after cheer relieved the tension of nerves that had held the crowd SC many hours. But the award was moi yet certain, for Clement lodged a pro. test with the racing board of the Au- tomobile Association of America, un- der whose control the race was hald and the decision given but a few min. ntes before 1t was withdrawn until the board had made an investigation into the claims set forth by Clement These were of a technical nature.
 Clement in his protest declared thai he had been hla up in HempsteAd ovei a minute and half and that if thii time would have 'seen allowed him hs would have won the race. He sait that his gasoline tank broke in Hemp. stead and that time was taken on hin while he was repairing 1t, contrary ts the conditions of the race. He alsS asserted that his time in controls hot been charged against him.
 Like all previous races of the kind there was . chapter of accidents and fatality. The victims were among the participants in the contest. Forum ately none of the spectators along the course was hurt.
 A Chaffeur Killed.
 The man killed was Carl Meusel, a chaffeur. who was driving the car of George Arents of New York. The acci- dent was caused by the tires slipping and 1t occurred about o'clock, two hours after the start The car was travelling at a tremendous rate and was approaching a curve when 1t suddenly swerved and turned completely over Meusel was caught beneath the ma chine, while Arents was thrown to one side. Both men were taken to a hos pital, where 1t was found Meusel had one arm broken and that his skull was fractured and that he had numerous cuts and bruises. One ear was torn of, one ankle sprained and he was inc formally injured. He died half san hour later at a hospital. Arents escaped with a few cuts and bruises. Arents's car was demolished.
 The race was started at 6 o'clock. The course was over a triangle with turns that were sharp and dangerous. Al two places the railroad crossed the highway at grade, and these were guarded by signal men. Twice at these crossings Gabriel, a French motorfst. narrowly missed being struck by a train, in one instance running but two feet ahead of a locomotive.
 The starters in the race were:
 List of the Starters. No. Horsepower, Driver. Representing.
 l-60, A. L. Campbell. Automobile Club of Germany.
 2-so, Gabriel, Auto. Club of France.
 3-4O, Joseph Tracy Auto. Club of 4@so. A. c. Webb, Auto. Club of America.
 5-sO, George Argents. IT,. Auto Club
 e-24, H. H. Little. Auto Club of
 7~so. Heath, Auto Club of France.
 S-eo. Ed. E. Hawley. Auto Club of
 so, Wedner, Auto Club of Germany
 1o-90, Paul sartori, Auto Club of Italy
 11-sO, Maurice Bernin. Auto Club of France.
 12-so, Albert Clement. Auto Club of France
 14-eo. Tarte, Auto Club of France.
 15--S0. Teste, Auto Club of France.
 lS-30, Charles Schmidt, Auto Club of America.
 I7-75. Frank crocker. Auto Club of America.
 Is-6O. Luttgen. Auto Club of Ger many.
 1s-so. William Wallace. Auto Club of Italy.
 After the first was of promptly at 6 a. m., the others followed at two minute intervals The Vanderbilt car was out of order when 1t came time to start and 1t was more than two hours later that 1t was ready, A flying start, a viola tion of the rules, was made. but the car kept on. It was officially barred, however.
 The first accident of the day occurred when car 19, driven by Wallace, stop ped for repairs at Hempstead. The machinist. Antonio Bonderf. was under the vehicle when it was started with out warning the rear wheels passed over his body. His injuries are not serious, however.
 Bursting of Tires.
 There was a continuous bursting of tires at one point in the course that aroused suspicion, and investiEatior showed that a quantity of sharp nails and broken glass had been thrown on the roadway. To thts pvaa dna ths