Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-22
C0N1ES7ANTSFOR
VANDERBILT CUP
Five Chosen by Committee Are
Tracy LeblOnD Harding, Lyle
And Christie.
TWO COMPLETED COURSE.
Manager Of Hospital and Sheriff Made
Every Preparation TO Care
For Accidents.

New York, Sept. ga vast throns
which rushed upon the course today
prevented the completion Of the elm
| ination race Ia select five American
racing automobiles to take part IN the
race for the Vanderbilt cup after three
/ Of the cars had completed the race.
/ Joseph Tracy, who won the race, Her
I bert Leblon, second. and II. y. Hard
ing, third, were the only racers who
were allowed to cover the entire course.
They thus qualified their machines for
the cup races and the Judges selected
machines driven by Herbert h. Lyle
and Walter Christie as the other two, to
represent American manufacturers in
the big race
when Tracy crossed the finish line
OF the 2s7 miles journey. after a sensa-
tional race IN which he made one circuit
Of the course at a rate OF mile
minute. including nine turns, the great
crowd Of spectators which greeted him
with a roar Of cheers thronged down
upon the course and engaged ia
scramble 10 see and congratulate the
winner. Leblon and Harding. VINO were
on the tenth and last lap. had to drive
their cars almost into the throng in
order 20 get across the finish line, but.
the other racers who were far behind'
were unable TO force their way through.
Perceiying that the action OF the
crowd would prevent q fair finish OF
the remaining two qualihers, William
X. Vanderbilt, Jr., the doner Of the cup,
and the judges ordered the race stopped
and held meeting 10 select the other
two cars 10 qualify. Lyle and Chris
tie were chosen because they we're IN
fourth and fifth positions when the
course was blocked. LaWell was press
ing Christie closely for the fifth posi-
ton.
Tracy's time for the entire course
was hours, q minutes and IS seconds;
that OF Leblon, 5 hours, 81 minutes and
25 seconds: Harding, hours. 20 minutes
and 80 seconds.
Notwithstanding that the course was
regarded as more dangerous than that
over which the cup race was run last
year and the drivers sent their power
full machines over II at a speed at
times as high as 30 miles an hour, and
around sharp curves. only one OF the
racing cars was reported TO have been
smashed and from that the driver,
Mongini, and his mechanlcian escaped
without serious injury.
Twenty miles from the starting line
the car driven by Mongini burst a tire
and turning out OF the road crashed
into a telegraph pole. and was badly
damaged Monglni was thrown out,
but landed safely.
There were numerous minor accidents
| 10 the machines chiefly damage 10 the
tires, so that the racers were trailed
out al long intervals over the course
and many had not half completed the
distance when the winner finished,
Throughout the greater part Of the
race the contest for first place lay be-
tween Tracy, Leblon and Lyle Lyle
| led the others in elapsed time for the
first two rounds. Lchlon then took the
lead. but alternated for the leadership
in each round with Tracy until the
tenth and last lap, and Tracy clung 10
| his lead.
Tracy scored the swiftest record for
| the lap Of the day, covering the 297l
miles in % minutes and % 3-5 seconds.
This was In the sixth lap.
Never was there a more orderly gath
ering Of spectators than that which the
thronged at vantage points along the
course to witness the running OF this
race.
The start was scheduled for a. m.
but the spectators began 10 gather even
before midnight Before the sun rose
almost the entire course presented a
UNDUE spectacle Clustered about the
starting line was a great party Of au-
tomobiles and strung along the crooked
course were many hundred more.
Knowing that Il would be hopeless
10 try 10 secure sleeping accommOda-
lions az any Of the local villages, the
spectators formed camfS along Ehe
roadside for miles, where they found
parking places and many even brought
/ camping outfits 10 prepare breakfast.
The camp fires and the glazing head
lights Of their cars marked the course
long before daylight
Hundreds passed the waiting hours In
sltep In their cars. No circus ever in
vited a more molly gathering than
those assembled In the villages along
the line.
The big grandstand on the south side
of the course. midway between Jericho
and Mineola was crowded when the
call for the first starter went up
There we're u starters and the first
was sent away promptly az a, m,
with Ernest Keller driving IL.
The arrangements made by the man
ayers Of the Nassau hospital appeared
more like preparations for battle
between two armies than provisions in
connection with contest Of speed and
skill. Eight ambulances we're sent
/ 49, a.. arla a U4tar
points along the course.
sheriff Frederick Gildersleeve had
made equally elaborate preparations 10
prevent injury 10 spectators and TO
keen the public from encroaching on
the course. More than 300 deputy
sherifs and nagmen had been stationed
along the roads over which the racers
were 10 speed.
In drawing Tor tht numbers for the
starters. the so-called "unlucky num-
Ter 10" was omitted.
LITTLE finished the first Mound IN adj
vance. having covered the distance q.
miles IN 2 minutes, and SO seconds:
christie vas second IN IS minutes 52:5
seconds. L. =. Blon third. IN b minutes
as seconds. Belden fourth M ~ MIN
utcs Z seconds: Hsrring nth IN IS min
utes ID seconds. Tracy sixth IN ~ min
n,es 81 seconds, and lawell' seventh
IN 81 minutes. l. seconds.
PRAYERS c-r broke a clutch near
uoslyn about 3 miles from the grand
stand and had to stop for repairs.
As Harding and Belden passed me
stand on the first round there was
only about 20 feet between them and
each going furiously. Both drivers
were heartily cheersd. Harding had
started two minutes ahead Of Belden
"a that the latter gained just mat
much on his rival on the first round.
MonsInrs car IN this round dashed