Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-23
AUTO TRIAL RACE
Elimination Contest for Van
derbilt Cup.
THOSE WHO STARTED
TWO OF EXPECTED COMPETITORS
DID NOT START.
A. L. Pope's sixty-Horse Power
Machine Finished First in
Good Time.


elimination automobile races today, by
| which FIVE American cars were to be Sc
| lected to enter the w. X. Vanderbilt cup
race on October II "A. l.. Pope's sixty-horse
power car, driven by Albert c. Dingley,
| made the best time over the 1872 miles
| course. going the distance in two hours
| and fifty seconds. This time is three and
| three-quarters miles an hour better than
was. made by Heath, who won the cup last
year, In his ninety-horse power machine.
| The four other cars that qualified for the
! big race were DR.. H. E. Thomas ninety
| horse power machine, driven by Joseph
Tracy, which came in second. doing the
| distance in two hours, one minute and nine
| seconds. E. d. Shurmans forty-horse
| power car driven by Robert Jardine, was
third; time, two hours, nineteen minutes.
| eighteen seconds. Elwood Haynes fifty
| horse power car. driven by Frank Mutt,
came In fourth in two hours, twenty-three
| minutes and thirty-two seconds, and the
/ fifth car was III. s. Houpts siXty-horse
| power car, driven by Montague Roberts, in
| two hours, twenty-nine minutes and forty
| seconds .. -
| Haynes got away first at $50. followed
| two minutes later by Dfngley. The other
entrants followed at two-minute intervals
I The course was four times around an ir-
regular triangle of 2S.3 miles. At the
second round five cars dropped out they
H.
| power, Col. A. A. Pope's 9O-horse over,
| l.. M. Palmer. jr.'s. 40-horse power, r.
| H Whites 40-horse power and James l..
Breeze's 6O-horse power cars. This left but
the five cars in the race which completed
| the race.
There were no serious accidents during
| the race, although Jardine, in Shurman's
| car, and his mechanician had a narrow es-
| cape when their car turned turtle. They
both jumped, and with the help of specta-
| tors righted the machine and proceeded.
Robertson, driving Breezes car. escaped
| injury when he struck a curb on the first
| lap. The only damage was a cut tire
The start in the elimination trial race to
select a team of five automobiles of Ameri-
can build to compete for the Vanderbilt cup
| on October made at exactly $50
| o'clock this morning. Every hotel in the
vicinity of the course was crowded last
| night and thousands of spectators saw the
racers start on their journey.
l. A. l.. Pope's siXty-horse power machine
| finished the race in 2 hours and so seconds
Two of the expected competitors did not
start. These were c. w. Matheson's forty
horse power machine. to be driven by Tom
| Cooper, and T. A. Weidleys sixty-horse
| power racer. which was to have been driven
| by Carl Fisher.
Starting from here the course was through
| Jericho, East Norwich, BrookviIle Green
vale, Albertson, Lakeville and Hyde Park to
| the grand stand at this place. The distance
was four rounds of 2S.3 miles, the total dis
lance covered being 1872 miles: The first
| "A. u. W
| horse power car, driven by Bert Dingley. a
| great cheer went UP as it dashed away
when the signal was given. The automobile
completed the first circuit in So minutes IS
| seconds. DR.. III. e. Thomas ninety-horse
| power car, driven by Joseph Tracy, finished
| the first round in 81 minutes and n seconds
| Edward Haynes fifty-horse power machine
| driven by Frank Mutt. finished in Is min
| utes IS seconds, and H s. Houpt' g. sfxty-
| horse power car. guided by Mortimer Rob-
| erts, In 80 minutes 53 seconds. E. d. -Shur-
| mans forty-horse power car. Robert Jar
| dine driver. and A. A. Pope's ninety-horse
power automobile. driven by III. H. Lyttle,
| passed the grand stand, after completing
| the first circuit, together.
The first mishap occurred to r. II.
| by Walter White. 1t made too quick a
start. and broke the main toggle. the uni
versal Joint Al tne driving shaft, and had
| to stop an e.shCn of mile from the start
| 1t was dcia yed for twenty-nine minutes.
| There Id. pano5 TO be a touring car nearby
| and the 1oegie was quickly taken out of it
| and placeti IN the racing machine. The lat
| ter again got into trouble at Bulls Head
| and once more stopped.
H. s. Houpts machine was also N
trouble. the battery shell breaking, but it
r. H. Whites machine went off the
| course at Bulls Head at 7:l9 o'clock. Ed
ward Haynes car finished In houts, %
minutes, 81 seconds; DR.. III. ID. Thomas car
IN hours. minute, 40 seconds: h. d. Shu =
mans car in hours, 10 minutes, Is sec
OndS.
Had Smash-Up.
e. D. Shurman's forty-horse-power car
turned turtle at the junction Of the Glen
cove road and the old Soaring Pond road,
east of Albertson's. The accident occurred
while the machine was making the third
lap. Robert Jardine, who was steering, ap-
preached the short turn at this spot under
full head. 1t is the most dangerous point
on the course. Cinders and sand had been
put on the roadway to keep the racers from
skidding at this place. When the car turn
ed over shout went up from the specta-
tors who feared that Jardine and his ma
chinist were killed. The machinfst. how
ever jumped as the car turned. He was
somewhat shaken up. but not injured. Jar
dine managed to shut off the power before
he was pitched out of the car. He also es-
capped injury. Jumping to his feet, Jardine
called bystanders to his assistance, and the
machine was quickly righted The steering
wheel and rod were bent, but this was soon
remedied, and the race was resumed. The
accident caused a delay of only three min
uteS.
Col. A A. Pope.s ninety horse power ma
chine broke its frame and was Withdrawn