Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-14
HEMERY WON THE RACE.
Victor in International Auto
mobile Contest
FOR VANDERBILT CUP
COVERED 2s3 MILES IN BETTER
THAN A MINUTE SPEED.
Several Accidents, but No One Was
Killed-Nineteen Starters
Heath Was Second.
FOR VANDERBILT CUP

NEW YORK, October IA French
machine driven by Hemery won the
international automobile race for the
w. x. Vanderbilt jr., cup on the Min
cola, l.. l., course today. Hemery covered
the distance of the race, 2S3 miles, In four
hours, thirty-slx minutes and eight seconds
or seven minutes better than a mile min
ute speed.
Heath. who won last years race in an
American car, drove a French one this year
and was second. Tracy in an American
machine was third and Lancia in an Ital-
ian car was fourth. Lancla, who led up to
the time he was In collision on the eighth
round. protested the race. Lancia's driving
for the first seven rounds of the course was
most sensational, his time being far inside
the mile a minute mark.
There were several accidents during the
race, but fortunately no one was killed
One machinist was taken to a hospital with
n RIB fractured in a collision. The elapsed
times OF the four leaders at the finish
were: Hemery, 4.36OS; Heath, 1910;
Tracy. 4.5S.26; Lancia, 5.OO31.
Nineteen Started in Race.
There were nineteen starters that came
up TO the starting line opposite the grand
stand at Mineola, and they were sent away
at one-minute intervals. Jenatzy, driving
81 120-horse-power machine, went away first
amid cheers and salutes. and he was closely
followed by Duray. Dingley, the favorite
of the Americans at the elimination races
several weeks ago, was next, but he with
drew carly in the day. Lancia was the IA
vortte today. and he led every round UP to
the end of the seventh, when he had made
1871 miles In 100 minutes and 81 seconds
Then q collision with Christie's car al a.
gasoline control forced Lancia out of the
race for time. but In spite of this he fin
ished fourth. Lancia was not hurt in the
collision, but Christies machinist was badly
hurt.
List OF Starters an dCountries
The starters in the race the countries
represented and horse power of machines
were as follows:
Germany, Jenatzy. 100; France Duray,
l3O; America, Dingley. so; Italy, Lancia,
10; Germany. Keene. 90; France Wagner
so: America, Tracy, 90: Italy Nazzaro, no:
Germany Warden, 120 France. Sziz, 90;
America, Christie, 50: Italy, Cedrino 10;
Germany, Campbell. 80: France, Heath. 80:
America, Lyttle, 10; Italy, Chevrolet 80.
France Hemery, 50; America White 40;
italy Sartori, 80.
Accidents and Close Calls.
Foxhall Keene had a narrow escape at
Albertson's corner. He was making the
sixth lap at double reverse curve and was
followed closely by Heath. Keene made one
turn all right. but on going round the other
the machine shdded and his machinist took
a header and was hurled out in front of the
car. keene stopped the racer in time to
save the machinist's life. Had the car gone
six feet further the man would have been
run down and probably killed.
Lyttle's American machine threw out his
mechaniCian, Tattersall, on a curve at Red
Ground ditch, north of Roslyn. and Lyttie
went on without him. Tattersall turned a
somersauit. but escaped without serious in
1uries. "A little further on Lyttle picked up
a new machinst.
Cedrino, the Italian driver, dropped out of
the race at the third round owing to trouble
with his tire.
Wagner's French machine dropped its gear
cover on the sixth round and he dropped out
Of the race. Jenatzy's machine blew out a
cylinder on the fourth round. Campbell
driving German machine. had trouble on
the first round. 1t was reported that the
machine dropped its gasoline tank.
number of persons narrowly escaped be-
ing run down by Wagner at Hyde Park
other machines had just passed and the
crowd surged into the roadway. Wagner's
machine was almost upon them before they
received warning. All got out of his way
Duray was delayed for six minutes at
Hyde Park and Heath was held up for a
short time to make repairs to his car
burettor
COLLISION with Christie on the Willets road,
half mile west of the double curve
Christie was following Lancia, and as the
former came along Lanca pulled out of
MS way. but nevertheless the two cars
came into collision and Christie's racer
turned a complete somersauIt The ma
chinist OF Christie's car had one rib broken
ana thriste's right leg was injured The
nachinist was taken to the Nassau Hos
pital.