The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-06

Americans. Tracy third. Haynes fourth
and Iawell last.
Navarro was seventh 10 complete the
NTH round. Time-17O:5O.
Wagner on sixth lap passed all the
leaders and is ahead In race by wide mar
gin Lancia was second tocomplete sixth
lap. Jenatzy was third.
Oficial times sixth lap-Wagner IN
81 35; Lancia. 1882; Jenatzy. ls0:45 3-5;
Leblon. Luttgen and Heath were eighth.
ninth and tenth around NTH lap. Cagno
was llth and Tracy 18th.
The fog had cleared away completely
before O'Clock amid the sun broke the
clouds.
WAGNER's FINE DRIVING.
Wagner drove a beautiful race during
the first six laps. He held the lead from
the very first Until the sixth lap his
lead was merely on elapsed time. In the
sixth. he passed both OF these and held
the actual as well as time lead
WAGNER WINS.
Wagner won the race. He Is known as
one of the most expert drivers I'm Europe.
lie first attracted attention by winning
the race for light cars over the Ardennes
circuit I'm 1903. He won the 100 kilometres
(62l4 miles) contest at Ardennes I'm 50
minutes ~ seconds Wagner was team
mate of Hemery who won the Vanderbilt
three rounds.
Wagners time complete was 29o:1O 20.
LanCias time complete 293:2S 4-5.
ONLY FIVE CARS FINISHED.
Lancia actually finished the course
about three minues In the lead of Wag-
ner who however, started six minutes la
ter than his rival and had that much
margin in which 10 finish.
Only five cars finished the race. but
fourteen OF the II cars that started were
running when the race was declared off
which was done as soon as Clement had
won fourth place
II was with the greatest difficulty that
the crowds were kept back from the
course during the last lap. They swarmed
over the roads, giving way only when the
fast flying racing machines weer hun
dred yards away.
THE FASTEST LAP.
While France carried away the premier
honors Joseph Tracy. Of the American
team registered the fastest lap made. ON
his fifth round Tracy drove the 29.7 miles
in the remarkable time of 26 minutes, 2l
seconds. Tracy suffered severely from tire
troubles i'm the first few rountds. He was
on his ninth lap when the rad. was callel
off Wagner. who held the lead from
the very first round came very near TO
losing the race when 20 miles from the
finish. one of his tires exploding. He had
lead Of some seven minutes at the time
and changer tires and managed TO win by
approximately three minutes.
Iancia. Duray and Clement went
through the race without mishap.
The race was under leaden skies and
the start scheduled for a. m. was de-
layed IS minutes by heavy fog.
After this hal lifted there were occa-
sional riffs and bursts OF sunshine, but
the finish was in a drlzZle. The inclem-
ent weather had no effect on the size Of
the crowd II is estimated that fully 2co.-
OOl persons lined the course.
ACCIDENTS DURING CONTEST.
OF the II cars that started the first to
come to grief was the Italian racer driven
by DR. Weilschott. His steering gear
broke and the car went over an enbank-
ment The machlnist, Colombo was Sc
verely hurt. Lawell Of the American team
dropped out after the fourth round. He
had all manner OF difficulties
Elliott Sheppard then broke crank
shaft and dropped out on the seventh lap,
when he was running sixth.
OF the IL cars that were running at the
time the race was called off all had com
pleted the seventh round. II had completed
the eighth. eight had completed the ninth.
and Ave finished the tenth and last.
When Wagner was declared the win
ner the crowd surged about him and
cheered The band played the "Marseil-
laise."
There were many minor accidents In the
great crush leaving the finish line.
The times OF the cars that finished the
ninth round in addition TO the five which
finished the race were Navarro. italian,
292. So S-5 Cagno italian, SO6.2s As. Leblon,
American, 1925 2-5.