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Although many miles behind some OF
the cars, the real leader in the race up TO
the end OF the third lap was the imported
= car No. Is. driven by Teste. Starting 90
minutes after the FIRST car got away. the
machine circled the course at remarkable
speed The first three laps C9O7g were
covered in 76 minutes and % seconds The
second lap was covered In 25.4S. Alfred @.
vanderbilts car (No. 10) which was un-
p able to start with the others because OF
"a slight accident. was repaired and sent
away more than two hours late.
ALLOWED TO CONTINUE.
x The Vanderbilt car was sent away with
no hope that II would be real factor In
the race. but TO go after speed record
for the course. The car was stopped by
the judges at the end OF the first round.
however, on the ground that flying
start was not permitted in a speed trial
y The objection TO the flying start was A.
nally withdrawn and the Vanderbilt ear
was allowed TO continue. The first round
was completed I'm 2s minutes fiat
FIRST SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
The first serious accident OF the race
: occurred on the stretch between the turn
at Queens and westbury. when the tires
slipped from Arent's machine and he and
his chauffeur. Carl Muescher. were thrown
violently 10 the ground. Arents was not
seriously hurt, but the chaffeur was badly
injured.
Both were taken TO a hospital at
Mineola.
HEATH IN THE LEAD.
Heath took the lead from Gabriel early
In the race and maintained IL steadily.
having good lead over all the com
petitors up to the finish OF the sixth
round. Up TO that time Gabriel had held
second position. but an accident put him
temporarily out OF the race. and Clement.
driving his own machine took the posi-
tion next behind the leader Clement
made the sixth round In 81 minutes
In the circuit or the course Heath ex-
perienced considerable hard luck. taking
ts:I1 10 cover the course. Technically
this meant a loss or IL points to the leader
and left Clement lacking only 10 points OF
the leading position.
AT that point Heath and Clement were
well In the lead and both were pushing
their cars 20 the utmost
ANOTHER ESCAPE.
Gabriel had a second thrilling escape
from a collision with a train This time
IL was at Queens, where the racers had 10
cross the railroad tracks. A passenger
train consisting OF seven coaches had
stopped az the station and unloaded the
passengers and had received the signal 10
90 ahead. The station Is only about one
hursired feet from the roadway.
on receiving the signal that the track
was clear the engineer started up and the
engine and cab had reached the middle
OF the race course when Gabriers car
rushed down the road A shout went up
from TIE crowd gathered az the crossing
and the signal was waved frantlcally 10
the engineer 10 back down tho t-ain Tho
lever was promptly reversed and as tho
locomotive slowly backed on tho race
uack. the machine flashed Dy missing the
cow catcher by less than two feet
heath's bad luck pursued him. In tho
seventh round his tire was punotursd n,
Vueens almost at the spot where Gabriei
GOT ln troub.- a few minutes before rlo-
ment continued 20 gain ana droys ht.
machine az it's highest speed In an eror,
20 cut down the lead held by Heath's as,
sbled machine.
NAILS OK TIE COURSE.
An explanation Of the man. nishans on
the Jericho turnpike came 10 iight w,bsr
Wally Owens a chansur found a large
quantity OF nails scattered along ,be
course thort distance below the grand
stand
Many pieces Of broken glass a,so wsr.
found on the road a. this point
Heath suffered a long delay as a result
Of his accident on the seventh round and
before his broken tire had been replace.
Clement had taken the lead
The eighth round was covered by Glen
srf In $50 snd he flashed past me ersnd
sfend with q clenr advantage " fourteen
MINUTES over heath. HIS nearest compe-
otor Al that time Gabriel was still re-