The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-06
In the Automobile Contest for
the Vanderbilt Cup.
VAS $50 MILE CONTEST.
One Killed and Many Injured In
the Circling Course.
Band Played "Marselllaise" and
Thousands Cheered.

Lancia....... F'iat.............120.- Italy.
Lawwell. -. Frayer 49,. 10. Z. S.
Shepard. 49,. .F1otchl1iss- 100 France.
Luttgen. Mercedes. 10. Germany
Nazzaro- Fiat. 1909 129 italy
Tracy -Locomobile.. SOU 5.
/ wagner. Darracq- $3.50 100 France
Cagno..-.-.. ITALIA -l20- Italy.
| Harding Haynes 60 Y 8
| Clement Glen NIB d. 100 france
| Welilschott. Fiat. 30 Italy.
| CHRISTIE. Christie ,.--..- 60 Y. s
Duray. DeD't'r' CHI 30. France.
| Fabry........ ITALIA. 120- Italy.
| The cars were numbered and started in
| the above order with the exception of
/ 49, which the superstitlous autoists
| omitted.
Finish Line, Vanderbilt Cup Course,
New York. Oct 6.=Louis Wagner, in
a 10 horse power French car, today
won the third International automo-
bile road race for the William K.
Vanderbilt. jr., cup. completing the
distance of 29z.1 miles in $50 minutes,
10 2-5 seconds, or at the rate of more
than mile minute.
Vincenze Lancia. in a 100 horse
power italian car, was second in 293
minutes % As seconds.
Antoinine Duray. in 100 horse
| power French car, was third in 293
minutes, A As seconds.
Albert Clement in a 100 horse pow
er French car was fourth in 301 min
utes, SO As seconds.
! Camille Jenatzy. in a 40 horse pow
er German car, was fifth In 304 min
| utes, SO seconds.
Lancia actually finished the course
| about three minutes ahead of Wagner
who, however, started six minutes la
ter than his rival and had that much
/ margin at the finish.
Only five cars finished the race but
there were fourteen of the seventeen
cars that started running at the time
the race was declared off, which was
done as soon as Clement had won
fourth place.
Wagner an Expert Driver.
Wagner is known as one of the most
expert drivers in Europe. He first at
tracted attention by winning the race
for light cars over the Ardennes cir
cult in 1903. He won the 100 kifo-
meters, 62.14 miles. contest at Ar
dennes in SO minutes, ~ seconds.
wagner was a team mate Of Hemery,
who won the Vanderbilt cup race IN
1905, but dropped out after three
rounds
Descriptions OF Course.
The start and finish line of today s
race was at a point near Westbury, on
the Jericho turnpike. From here the
course leads to the east IN an almost
straight line for two miles, when there
is an abrupt turn to the left and north
into the East Norwich road. This is
IO4lOWGQ Tor several miles 10 the VII
lage of East Norwich which is but two
miles from Oyster Bay, the summer
home Of President, r ooseVelt. At East
Norwich there Is a sharp turn again to
the left and west with long, winding
run of more than five miles to Bulls
head, where begins a general dip to
the south. This dip ends with the So
called "hairpin turn near Old West
bury, which is about mile and a half
cross country from the finish grand
stand. Rounding the "hairpin'' turn
to the left, the cars speed away to the
northwest, passing under a railway
bridge on the outskirts OF Roslyp and
then turning due west TO ManhaSset.
There the course leads due south to
Lakeville, near the country place of w.
K. Vanderbilt, jr., where a winding
road is taken to the southeast.
It was the greatest difficulty that the
crowds were kept back from the course
during the last lap. Without regard to
personal safety they swarmed over the
roads, giving way only when the fast
flying racing machines were 100 yards
away.
American Does Fastest Lap.
While France carried away the pre-
mier honors Of the race Joseph Tracy,
of the American team, had the satisfac-
ton of registering the fastest lap made.
On his hsth round Tracy drove the % Z
miles in the remarkable time of 26 min
utes p seconds. Tracy suffered severe
| " from tire troubles in the first few
rounds and this cost him dear He was
on his ninth lap when the race was
called off
Wagner, who held the lead from the
very first round, came very near to los
ing the race when 20 miles from the
finish one of his tires exploding. He
had a lead Of some seven minutes at
the time, changed tires and managed
to win by approximately three minutes
Lancia, Duray and Clement went
through the race without mishap.
The race was run under 1eaden skies
and the start scheduled for a. m.
was delayed 10 minutes by heavy fog.
Vest Crowd Out
After this had lifted there were &C
casionaI riffs and bursts of sunshine
but the finish was in a drizzle. The
inclement weather had no effect what
ever on the crowd. 1t is estimated that
fully 100000 persons lined the course.
OF the seventeen cars that started
the first to come to grief was the Ital-
ian racer driven by DR.. Weilschott. His
steering gear broke and the car went
Colombo was severely hurt. LaweIl
of the American team dropped out at
ter the fourth round. He had all man
q ner OF difficulties.
Spectator Fatally Injured.
Elliott Sheppard ran into spectator
at Krugs Corner and fatally injured
kim Sheppard then broke crank
shaft and dropped out on the seventh
lap, when he was running sixth.
OF the II care that were running al
the time the race was called off all had
completed the seventh round, II hal
completed the eighth, eight had com
pleted the ninth and five finished the
: tenth and last.
When Wagner was declared the win