Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1906-10-12
AUTOMOBILE RACES
FRANCE won THE THIRD RACE
FOR THE VANDERBILT CUP.
Elliott shepard's Car for Second Time
Is DeadIy-Wagner a Winner
Drives French Machine Faster than
Mile Minute clp-For Vanderbilt,
Cup-severaI In Crowd injured.

won the third international automobile
road race for the William K. Wander.
Dit, Jr., cup, completing a record of
three straight victories in this event
which is run over the turnpike of
Long Island, the center of the course |
being about 20 miles from New York
city. Italy was second in the race;
france filled third and fourth places. |
while Germany furnished the fifth car
Only these five machines competed |
the 10th and last lap of the course,
which was 1911 miles in length. The
total distance of the race was 297.1 |
miles, and Louis Wagner, driver of the
winning car, made the 10 laps in 29O
minutes 10 rs seconds, a speed of
more than a mile minute for the en-
tire distance.
One of the more than 200,UO0 spec
tators who lined the course paid with
his life the penalty of too great Gu
riosity. He was near the dangerous
turn in the course known as Krug's
corner. Two cars had flashed by
wnen the man ventured out on the
road to get better view of the others
coming with rush and roar of throb-
bling engines, the French car driven
by Elliot F. Shepard, an American,
dashed into the man, who in view of
the thousands was hurled high in the
mir ANhnn riolrn6 or1c
the scene of the accident the man was
dead. His skull had been fractured,
both legs broken and he was fright
fully crushed. After a few minutes he
was identified as Burt. l.. Gruner of
Passaic, N. j.. Shepard plunged
ahead at 80 miles an hour along the
straight stretch leading to the judges
stand. He was completely unnerved,
however, and did not finish his sew
enth lap. 1t was given out that he had
b oxen a crank shaft. Shepard was
running sixth and was in a contend
ing position when the accident occur
rcd.
Joseph Tracy in his American car
crashed into a crowd of men and boys
and seriously injured Sylvester Bald
win, a boy of Norwalk, Conn. One
leg of Baldwin was broken and BON
ankles fractured. Several others were
slightly hurt. Tracy held to the
course.
DR.. Wellschott, an amateur driver of
an Italian car, lost control of his big
120 horsepower machine on the very
first round. He ran down two boys
on a bicycle and plunged down a 80
foot embankment. Both the driver
and his mechanic were picked up I'M
conscious. but were quickly revived.
The injured boys are John Brooks and
Robert T. Ecke. living near the
course.
1t was an impossibility to keep the
throng off the course. They swarmed
upon the roads, breaking down the
danger fences as though they were
built of paper The blow of the bugle
and the cry of car coming" had no
effect upon the crowd. They held
their positions on the course until the
oncoming car was within 100 yards.
Then. like the opening of an invested
wedge. the crowd gave way with re-
luctance. leaving barely room for the
rushing car. with its powerful engines
emitting fire and flame and roaring
like a detachment Of small artillery
The accidents that did occur were
carly in the race before the majority
of the spectators became so bold.
The Vanderbilt cup now goes into
the possession of France and the mex.
time will probably be raced for In tnar
country. The race was held IN Amer
ion this year through the courtesy Oh
last years winner.
wagner. who won the cup, drove
+ba same make of machine that WON
Ioet wear. Henery was to have driven
the car this year, but at the eleVentn
bour gave way to his junior assistant
on the racing team. wagner was
ahead on every lap oo
seventeen cars started IN the race
~ Of these IA were running wnen
t;ma was called. All IA had compiel'
I'd the seventh round of the course, II
had completed the eighth, eight mao
No. the ninth and five had com'
O,ated the 10th and last round over
tso course. This was regarded as d
remarkable record. ~
ohIon was the only driver OF an
American car to complete the nin'n
round. .oor, winner
=, tho American elimination triais'
os On his ninth round when stopped
He had the satisfaction OF driving g., .I h'
f fastest lap of the day. thereby esIao'
fishing a new record for the ~ g cO ,ui,es
he made his fifth circuit Of SS ST.. % a.,a'
nc in'O ',,,tas 81 seconds. The drlV-