Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-02-13
SPORTS OF 4 sAY.
DEMOGoET WINS CUBAN CUP
worlds speed Kine Earns Another
Triumph I'm Havana.

Triumph I'm Havana.
HAVANA, Feb. l2.-Victor Demogoeot the
winner at Ormond, Fla, OF the utle OF the
worlds speed king, earned another triumph
today by winning the Cuban cup in the
tory TS' Was gained in the same machine which
driven by Hcmcrv won the two great road
events of last year. namely. the Ardennes
circuit in France and the Vanderbilt cur
race on Long Island. II was the lightest
machine in tOday's race, being only eighty
horsepower. the others being respectively
Although all three of Demogoet's COM
petitiors in todays main race we're either
stopped by accident or failed to finish
within the time limit, Demogoets great
speed fairly sustained throughout. re-
sulting in maintaining the reputation of the
Cuban road as being among the world $
sharp corners in the town Of Mariana and
close crowding by the excited populace at
the curVing points he made in the first malt
an average of sixty-one and four-htths
miles an hour The average miles per hour
for the entire HIIt miles was 59.7I. which is
within one mile and threo-quarters OF the
Vanderbilt cup race average.
Lancia, as usual, made the most sensa-
Claimed Of dhs seT anE es
so fast that his riding partner Battesta.
was thrown out a the curve near Artemisa
and suffered a fractured arm 14ncia then
quit the race and conveyed a physician TO
the aid Of the injured man..
Cedrino's machine overturned in the same
injured internally. was conveyed TO the city
tonight, where II is reported he is recover
ing. His machinist was also hurt.
Rernin 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 Demogoets COM
petitors were three local gasoline racers.
Demogoet said he would not need TO. push
matters. However, he lost several minutes
al the start and thereafter drove at speed
which enabled him to pass the only one of
his local competitors who had gotten ahead
of him before the second village was out of
sight. Throughout the remainder of the
last half Demogoets speed nearly equalled
that of the first half. The fact that Charlie
Harragh. an American, rode with Demo-
goet heightened the local interest and in
tensified the roar of welcome which greeted
him when the winning car rounded the
curve.
only half the distance of the main event.
was Des Sanssois, a Frenchman, who drove
thirty-horscpower automobile over the
lCS% miles in twelve minutes slower time
than Demogoet, not excluding, however,
Demogoets delay at the start. Des Sans
sois beat Birk, his nearest competition, by
nearly ten minutes. Blick. the other con-
testant, finished half an hour later.
Both the winning Frenchmen were es-
corted before the grandstand. near the box
of President Palma and his family, and
showered with congratulations.
There will be short races tomorrow. Re-
suits:
Main race, PITY miles: Demogoet, eighty
horsepower. won. Time: 3:3S1S% Bernon.
ninety-horsepowor. did not finish the first
half within the time limit. Lancia, 10
did not finish the first lap on account of ac-
cident
Minor race 1OS% miles: Des Sanssois
thirty, horsepower. won Time: 2:O4:32, Birk
Blick. thirty horsepower, did not finish
within the time limit.