Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-08

Started at Six O'Clock.
The start was made promptly at o'clock
AS Driver Campbell shot out from the
starting line with s. B. Stevens sixty
horsepower machine a cheer went up from
the crowd on the grandstand and the hun
dreds gathered on either side of the course
A. G. Vanderbilt's machine did not start
In the race. 1t got out OF order at Garden
City before starting for Westbury and
could not be re2aired in time
No. 3, c. E. Duerr's car, broke Its main
drive while passing Pains and was taken
out of the race.
Nos. and 10 both punctured their tires
early in the race, but kept on
Before the first machine went off on its
SO-mlle journey the grandstand was pack
eo with spectators and thousands of people
nned the course, eager to catch glimpse
OF the Whfrling machines as they flashed
by.
Course of the Race.
the course of the race is exactly 30 "a
miles In length. 1t is an elongated triangle
at the apex of which to the west fs the
village of Queens. The course is to he COW
cred ten times There are two controls on
the course one at Hicksvile 40 miles in
length, and the other at Hampstead. lao
miles long. Every contestant must take
lhree minutes to go through the HicksviIle
control and six minutes to go through tho
Hampstead control
AS Wallaces car. No. 10, rounded the
Turn at jericho on the first lap of the race
1t was seen to be in trouble 1t STONED
about 1J0 yards beyond the turn and IT wa 6
then learned that the machine had fed too
much oil and the engine had become clogged
lony Antory, an Italian, who was acting as
asslstan. to Driver Wallace got out to rem
edy the trouble and there was a delay of
TWO minutes and twenty seconds
An Accident.
When everything was in order again Wal
lace started the machine up and Antory
made plying leap to board it, He missed
his footing and went under the rear end
wheel of the car. Another Italian, who was
in repair tent close to the track, saw the
mishap and, rushing out leaped aboard the
car, which went off with rush and was
quickly out of sight. Antory was carried
into the repair tent and a physician, who
was present, examined him. 1t was found
that no bones were broken and that he
was not seriously hurt.
The times of the start were as follows:
No. l, 600; No. 2, 6:02; No. 3, 6:O4; No. 4,
6:O6; No. 8, eos; No g. $40; No. Z, 6:12;
No. 8, 6:14; No. 8, GIG; No. IL, 6:2O No. 12,
6:22; No. IA, 6:24; No. IS, 6:26; No. 1G 6:2S;
No. II, $50: No. IS, 6;32; No. 10. 6:34.
First lap-No, 2; 6:s7 81; No. l, $40; No. 4.
6:56:26; No. II, 6:5S:51: No Is, 6:59: :O4; No.
II, 1:03 :0S; No. 0, 7:04:41; No. II, 7:O6 :33;
No. 8, 1:09:O6; No. 16, 1929.
Heath Suffered Long Delay.
Heath suffered long delay as a result OF
his accident on the seventh round, and be-
fore his broken tire had been replaced Glenn
ent had taken the lead. The eighth round
was covered by Clement In 1905, and he
flashed past the grand stand with a clear
advantage of fourteen minutes over Heath
his nearest competitor. At that time Ga
briels machine was still reported in trou
BILE and II was thought he was hopelessly
out of the race.
Marrow Escape From Disaster.
E. r. Thomas car. driven by Hawley
| had a narrow escape from disaster while
| making quick turn on the Rocky Hill
| road at Queens on the first lap 1t swerved
off the roadway, ran up on the grass plot
along the road and missed crashing into a
big tree by less than foot Hawley quick
| ly guided the machine back into the road
| and it sped away on it's journey. The mar
/ row escape caused momentary excitement
among the spectators.
No. blew out a fuse While passing
| Queens. Driver Webb stopped and put in
| a new fuse and started off again after q
| delay of about two minutes.
Car No. Is, Wormser's car. burst a tire
while rounding the turn at Jericho, but af-
| ter a delay of thirty seconds 1t went on
| with fiat tire.
a few minutes later Frank Croker's cal
met with a similar accident at the same
| place Croker fitted a new tire. and this
| together with some slight trouble with his
| engine, cost him fifteen minutes.
Real Leader in Race.
| Though many miles behind some of the
| cars. the real leader in the race up to the
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