New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-13
DEMOGEOT'S CAR WINS.
CEDRINO THROWN OUT.
Lancia Loses Mechanic-Berniin, s
Car Balks IN Cuban Auto Race.
LRy Cable to The rrihune.1 I

IBy Cable The Tribunel
Havana. Feb. 12-Demogeot driving an 80
horsepower Darracq car. won the big four
cornered road here to-day. making the
2l1hs miles in hours 3S minutes and 1S sec
onds. an average of a fraction less than a mile
a minute.
Cedrino, driving a 100-horsepower Fiat ran
into a tree the first lap at the doubles
curve at Artemisa. The car turned turtle and
Cedrino and his mechanician Capra were
thrown out and badly bruised. Both were taken
TO the Guanajay Hospital
Cedrinos left calf was badly torn. and he was
cut about the face. The mechanic was only
bruised Cedrino was taken back 20 his hotel
In this city tonight. The machine was badly
smashed.
the accident TO Cedrino's was caused by
the mechanician pouring oil into the tank while
the machine was taking the double "S'' curve at
frightful speed. The oil spattered into Cedrino's
goggles and he lost control of the car
Lancia the daredevil Italian chauffeur who
was driving a 110-horsepower Fiat. also came
10 grief in the first round of the race He was
going at fun speed the railroad crossing
beyond Artemisa. when his mechanician Bat
tHsta- was thrown out OF the car while pouring
oil into the tank
Lancia at once withdrew from the race to look
after his mechanic The latter rolled over and
over and was pretty well bruised and cut
Lancia was with the mechanic tonight az
Artemisa- and it was reported that his injuries
are more serious than at first supposed
Bernin in a 90-horsepower Renault the other
entry. made the fastest time in the first lap-5l
minutes seconds-but his car went wrong in
the second lap, and he was unable to finish the
circuit of the course in the Commute time limit.
he declared he race
OF the four famous drivers who started the
race, therefore. Demogeot the only one left
in the contest after the second round Demo-
geot lost five minutes at the start owing to
clutch trouble. and he was compelled TO hold
one hand on the clutch and the steering
wheel during the greater part of the
The starters were sent off at three-minute
intervals, with Bernin first away. Lancia was
off second Cedrino third and Demogeot fourth
Lanca, as he did in the race for the Vanderbilt
Cup. on Long Island, last October. opened his
wide and passed Bernin before he lost his
mechanic.
Demogeot's time for the four laps was: First
"a minutes and 26 seconds: second. 81 minutes
and 1-5 seconds; third. 5S minutes and Q sec
onds fourth. "a minutes and 81 9-5 seconds.
The reckless fashion in which Lancia took the
corners one of the features of the race. He
never shut off his power. but went dashing
around on two wheels TO the amazement of the
spectators.
Thousands of sightseers lined the course, while
the big grandstands at the start and finish were
crowded. President Palma and family occupied
a box and stayed until the finish of the
The special match race for $4,000 over half
the course covered by the big racers also aroused
great interest. 1t won by the Clement car
driven by Desassois. in hours minutes and
Hba in
2 hours, minutes. seconds. and the Morse
car third, in hours. 50 minutes. 81 seconds.
Owing to the accidents I'm the big race to-day
II was decided tonight to call off the short
distance races scheduled for Tomorrow The
only big in shape to race are Demogeot's
and Bernin's, and both of these need consider
able overhauling.
The course IN perfect condition. The Win
ming Darracq is the same machine which,
driven by Hemery. won the two great road races
last year the Ardennes circuit In France and
the Vanderbilt cup on Long Island. II
the lightest machine in to-days race. Although
the other competitors were either stopped by
accident failed to finish within the time limit
Demogeot's great speed fairly maintained
throughout.
Despite the drawbacks of three controls sharp
corners in the town of Marianao. and close
crowding by the excited populace at the curvng
points Demogeot, in the first half. averaged
81 40 miles hour.
For the second half of the Demogeots
competitors three local gasolene racers.
He lost several minutes at the start. and there
after drove at a speed which enabled him to
pass the only OF his local competitors who
had got ahead OF him before the second village
was out OF sight. Throughout the rest OF the
last half Demogeot's speed nearly equaled that
OF the first half
Cedrino was chauffeur for the Queen OF Italy
for many years. but his first experience in rae
ing was at the Eagle Rock Hill climb more than
n year ago. Since then he has driven the "a
horsepower Fiat. jr, to number of victories
and holds the worlds track record OF 5S: IA 2-5
for fifty miles. which he made at Long Branch
August %.
To make UP the 2I7.7s miles. the distance
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