The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-13
DEMOGEOT WINS
 ANOTHER VICTORY
FRENcHMAN WITH LleHTEsT MA CHINE CARRIES OFF THE CUBAN cUP-LANclA ATTAlNs THE HIGHEST SPEED.

1 Havana, February 12.-victor Demogeot, the winner at Ormond. Fla, of the title of the worlds speed king, earned another triumph today by winning the Cuban cup 1 in the second international road race. The victory was gained in the same ma chine which, driven by Hemery won the two great road events of last year, namely the Ardennese Circuit in France and the Vanderbilt cup on Long Island. It was the lghtest machine in today's race, being only eighty-horse power. the others being respectively nine ty and one hundred and ten. Although two competitors in today's main race were either stopped by accident or failed to finish within the time limit Demogeot | great speed was maintained throughout resulting in maintaining the reputation of the Cuban road as being among the worlds fastest Despite the drawbacks of three controls. sharp corners III the town of Marianao and close croWdlng Dy the excited populace at the curVlns points, he made the first half at an aver age of 61 4-5 miles an hour. The average miles per hour for the entire 2l71s miles was 59.77 which is within l S-4 miles or the Vanderbilt cup race average.
 Lancia, as usual, made the most sensa- tional speed of the day. going, it was claimed, upwards of seventy miles an hour, so fast that his riding partner Battesta. was thrown out at the curve near Artemsia. and suffered a fractursu arm Lancia then quit the race ana con veyed a physician to the aid of the ln- jured man.
 Cederino's machine was overturned III the same vicinity on the first lap Cede- rino. who was injured internally, was conveyed to the city tonight, where it is reported he is recovering. His machinist was also hurt
 Bernim, the driver of the only other car which returned to the starting point near Camp Columbia, failed to complete the round trip within the time limit For the second half of the race, Deinogeot competitors were three local gasoline racers. Demogeot said he would not heeu to push matters. However, he lost sever | al minutes at the start, and thereafter ! drove at a speed which enabled him to | pass the only one of his local competitors who had gotten ahead of him betore the | second village was out of sight
 1 Throughout the remainder of the last | half of the journey. Demogeots speed | nearly euualled that of the first halt. Ihe | fact that Charlie Harragh, an American, | rode with DemOReol, nelBhtShS" NhN ''
 interest, and intensified the roar or wei ! come which greeted him when the wln- ming car rounding the curve and rushing
 at top speed passed half mile or cheering people in the boxes ana on the | roadside stands.
 The winner of the minor race which l was only half the distance Of the main event. was Des Sanssols, Frenchman who drove a thirty horse power automo-
 bile over the 108% miles In 12 minutes | slower time than Demogeot exciuolhs
 however. Demogeot's delay at the start.
 Yves Sanssois beat Burke, his nearest competitor, by nearly 10 minutes. Hnck' l the other contestant, finished haif an l hour later. Roth the winning Frenchmen were escorted before the grandstand near the box of President Palma and his ram i1v and showered with congratulatlons' There will be short races tomorrow.
 Main race. 217ta miles-Demogeot' so- horse power won. Time, S;%:S SD | Rernin. ao-horse power, did not finish the
 first half within the time limit. Lancia' 11o-horse power and Cederino. loo-horse
 mower. did not finish the first lap on ac- count of accidents.
 Minor race. 10S% miles-Des Sanssols' | 2o-horse power, won. Time 2;o4;Sz' blrh' 2o-horse rower second. Time, 214;22
 Rlick. s0-horse power. did not hnish
 within the time limit