Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-10-14
AUTO RACERS DO BETTER
 THAN A MILE A MINUTE
rance Carried Off the First Prize in the Contest for the Vanderbilt Cup-The Second to Cross the Line Was Also French Machine. and an American Came in Third.

break an immense throng had gathered to witness the start at 6 o'clock this morning of the automobile contest fol the Vanderbilt cup.
 Automobile critics predicted with confidence that the fastest time ever made in long distance automobile race would be seen to-day.
 No one expected that less than sixty miles an hour would be made through out the entire 283 miles of the race. From that figure the predictions ranged to sixty-fiye miles.
 Hemery, one of the favorites in to- days race, made the high average of trifie over sixty-two miles an hour in the 373 mile race of the Af1ennes circuit this season, the best average time ever made in the historic Gordon Bennett cup race was fifty-four miles an hour, done by Janatzy in 1903, when he won the cup. Dingley aver aged nearly 561z miles three weeks ago over this course, but he only made four laps, whereas the conditions to- day called for ten circuits of the course. When Heath won the Wander bilt cup for France last year his aver age was 52.2 miles.
 The course is in fine shape, it is de- clared, except two or three miles on the back road. On the Guinea road section, where the going Is still quite soft, the wind and the sunshine have done wonders, however, and hot pace was expected from the start.
 Hundreds of special policemen and fagmen were on hand to patrol the course and keep the crowds from surg ing on the track. A corps of physi- clans are in readiness to care for the injured should accidents occur. Last year the race cost the life of a me- chanic riding with George Arents. Arents's car turned over, and for a long time he was not expected to live.
 Lancia, in an Italian car, no horse power, who got away No 4, finished the first round In 23:49. Foxhall P. Keene. in 120 horse power German car, completed the first circuit in 27:21.. Other cars finished the round as follows: Szisz, France. 90 horse power car, 24:55; Wagner, France, 80 horse power, A :56; Nazzaro, Italy, 110 horse power, 25:2S: Warden, Germany 120 horse power, 27:41; Tracy, Ameri- can, 120 horse power, 28:14: Campbell, Germany, 90 horse power, 2S:21; Ding ley, American. 60 horse power, 29:44; Cedrlno, Italian, no horse power, 35:36.
 On the third lap Laneia, the Itallae driver, was in the lead. At the end Ot this round the elapsed time was as follows:
 Lancia, 1:10:45; Szlsz in 90 horse power French machine, 1:14:25; White in a 40 horse power American ma chine, 120:20; Heath in a 120 horse power French machine, 1:21:J6: Du- ray, 1:21:57; Jenatzy, 1:22:06; Warden in a 120 horse power German car. :22:30; Tracy in a 120 horse power American car. 1:25:27; Foxhall Keene, 1:2s05; and Wagner in an 80 horse power French car. 1:30:3S.
 At half-past eight. after riding for one hour and one-half. Lancia was still in the lead. and Foxhall Keene. driving German machine. was sec ond Shortly after this Keene ran into a telegraph pole, his machine was smashed, but he himself was unhurt and telephoned so to the grandstand. Paul Sartori. driving Alfred c. Van derbilt's machine, made poor start and stopped. He resumed again, how ever. and at the end of the fifth round he was fifth in the race. Wagner. iu a French machine. burst tire in Ihe second round. had new one put ua and kept in the race
 At the end of the fifth round the elapsed times of the various drivers were as follows:
 I.ancia. 2O2:45: Heath. 2:15:2l; Keene. 2:2O:33: Sartori. 2:21 DC; Jenar ". 2:22:45: Hemery. 2:23:2T; Tracy, 2.25:1S: Warden. 2:25:46; Dnray. D. 33:12: Nazzaro. in a ll0 horse power Italian machine. 2:3T:56; Chevrolet, 2:3S:4i.
 At the end of the seventh round I.ancia was far In the lead He fin- ished that round. 19S 1-10 miles. in 169 minutes 52 seconds. During the next round Lancia colIided with Christie at a gasolene control and Lancia was out of the race for a time. but again went after those who had passed him dur ing the delay. Chevrolets car droD. ped out of the race in this round be cause af a broken axle.
 Al the end of the ninth round Hep' cry. driving q French car. was lead ing. Heath in another French ma chine was second. Laneia was third and Tracy in an American machine was fourth.
 In the tenth and last round the ps sitions Of the four leaders remained the same with the exception of Tracy. who went by Lancia. winning the third position. Tatterssll a mechani, in the Iytle machine. was thrown out and had his rihs fractured. The time of tho four leaders at the finish was as follows:
 HemefT. driving an S0 horse power narrscq. made in Suresnes. France was first in I hours. g. minutes sud s seconds.
 Heath. driving a 120 horse power Panhard-I,evassOr. made In Paris. wst second in 1 hours. 39 minutes and 70 seconds.
 Tracy. driving a eo horse power Lo- comobiie. made in Bridgeport. wss third in 1 hours. ss minutes and ~ seconds.
 Lancia. driving s 120 horse power Fist. made ln Turin. Italy. was fourth in hours snd s1 seconds.