The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-09

| ters of several Virginia cities which are
members of the committee asking them
to take such steps as will prevent fur
| ther complaints of that character and
! notifying them that In having so many
= federal officers on the committee the
! limit of good taste in the matter of po-
litical activity on the part of officials
has been passed.
driver, representing Automobile Club of
| America.
No. II. 75-horse power, Frank C. Rock
| er, driver representing Automobile Club
| of America
No. IS, 50 horse power, Luttgen, driver,
representing Automobile Club of Ger
many.
No. 49, sO-horse power William Wallace.
driver, representing Automobile Club of
Italy.
Vanderbilt Out of Order.
After the first was off promptly at
a. M. the others followed at two min
ute intervals. The Vanderbilt car was
out of order when it came time to start
and it was more than two hours later
that it was ready A flying start, a vio-
lat-on of the rules, was made hut the car
kept on. 1t was officially barred, how
ever. The first accident of the day oc-
Cured when car 10 driven by William
Wallace stopped for repairs at Hemp
, stead. The machinist Antonio Bender
was under the vehicle when it was start
ed without warning and the rear wheels
passed over his body. His injuries are
not serious however,
Continuous Bursting of Tires.
There was continuous bursting of
tires at one point on the course that
aroused suspicion and investigation show
ed thct quantity, of sharp nails and
broken glass had been thrown on the
roadway. To this was due the retire
ment of number of machines early in
the race.
OF the eighteen starters but eight re-
mt.ned in the race at the fifth round of
the triangle or when the race was half
over
Heath covered the last lap of the thirty
miles at the rate of " miles an hour.
His average speed during the ten laps
was 81 miles an nour. The four remaining
in the race and who were from two to
three laps behind at the finish were call
ed off without being allowed to finish be-
cause of it's being found impossible to
keep the crowd any longer under control
after the exciting race between Heath
and Clements.
Campbell, in an eighty horse power ma
chine was the first to cross the white
I.
He was followed two minutes later by
Gabriel, who held the lead for sixty
miles of three laps. His net time for the
| second round was 27 minutes IA seconds,
| or rate of 62 miles an hour.
heath Makes Good.
Heath passed Queens in the second
round in the second place, having passed
! from seventh to fourth place In the first
round, and to second place in the second
round. At the third round Heath finished
seven minutes and fifty-eight seconds
ahead of Gabriel
At $3.50 Teste was first Heath second,
| Clement third and Gabriel fourth. Heath,
however, finished the fourth round In the
lead as to actual time Hawley quit at
| the end of this round.
| Heath continued to lead until the eighth
lap, when he was delayed by trouble with
his tire. Clement was driving his ma
| chine at terrific speed, and as 1t passed
the stand there was flash of big hulk,
a whizzing of wheels, and a rush of wind
/ and the Frenchman with his machine was
| out of sight.
| AT the 150 mile point or the end of
the nth round the standing was:
| Heath first, Gabriel second, Clement
third, Little fourth and Tarle fifth.
1 Heaths average speed in the first half
| was sixty-three miles an hour.
Excitement Becomes Intense,
Heath, after the delay finished his
| eighth lap and entered on the ninth at
| terrific speed. Clement, who started
| later than Heath, was now three minutes
| in the lead. official time. The excitement
in the grand stand began to increase.
| Clement had only lead of one minute.
| AZ second entering the last lap according
| to the official announcement. Heath
| had gained a minute on him. but 1t did
| not seem that he would wipe out the two
| minutes remaining.
On the two men came to the finish line,
the crowds cheering and yelling, throw
| ing hats into the air and waving hand
| kerchief, coats and canes-on came the
ponderous machines, putting, chugging
and snorting like juggernauts-there was
silence in the crowd, the machines whir-
| red and then one flashed across the line.
1t was Heath, followed one minute and
2S second later by Clement and Ameri-
cas- first big race for automobiles had
| been run.
The official elapsed time for the entire
course of 800 miles is Heath 5 hours
course of 300 miles is Heath. hours, q
minutes, 13 seconds.
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