The Washington times., 1906-09-23

NEW YORK. Sept. 22.-Joseph Tracy
and his flying 90-horsepower loco
mobile carried on the chief honors IN
tho Vanderbilt Cup elimination race
today, covering the 29ZI-mile-coursc in
hours % minutes and 45 seconds.
or at an average rate Of 54.36 miles an
hour. or about two miles an hour
slower than DingIey made IN his Pope
Toledo last year.
Herbert lie Blon. "a bewhiskered
Frenchman, in 11o-horsepower
Thomas car, was second. % minutes
and 40 seconds behind the winner. in
5:5l:25. and n n, Harding third in a
60-hCrsepower Haynes car IN 6.25;39-
Why They Called Of Race.
The race was called OF at 1859.
soon after the Haynes car finished. and
the l20-horsepower Popc-Toledo car
driver by Herbert Lyttle. who had COW
ereG a--out nine and 0ue-half laps, or
$50 miles of the course got fourth
place. and Walter Christie. in the
Christie car, which had completed a
little more than eight and one-half
laps. or $50 miles. nfJh position.
The judges assigned as the reason
for calling off the race that the
crowds had Oycrrun the. course IN Lake
Vile. Later the Prayer Miller people
protested the decision on the ground
that MaxwelTs cGS was only sixteen
minutes behind Christie and had faiF
chance TO beat him
The American Team.
It IS said the protest will rot be
allowed and that the American team
fr the big race on October 6 viii be
conposed OF the LoCOmobile, Thomas
HAYNES. P0pe-TOledO. and Christie cars
Wnile the average time Of the win
rsr vras a tribe slower than was made
In last years elimination race, the
course. with it's many sharp corners
and numerous twists and turns was
far slower one than that or last year
Not only this, but the course and
roadway were in very poor condluoh
and too recently oiled TO be very fast,
and IL IS doubtful if Tracy drove his
car az fast as he could, for the Loco
mobile managers repeatedly s;snaled
hin, 20 slow down and not take any
chances.
The performance Of the Thomas cars
was rather disappointing. as they
were even money against the field and
only one of the three cars, the one
driven by lie Blon, qualified.
Had Their Troubles.
Three Frayer-Miller air cooled cars
also proved a disappointment 10 their
makers, as not one of the three quail
fed for the team. So far as the other
contestants were concerned, the Math-
eson car went out of the running on
the first round. when a bursting tire
caused it to collide with a telegraph
mole. while the Oldsmobile had car
burettor troubles on the same round.
which practically nut it ont tf the
running
Take it all in all, the race was a
rather disappointing one frcm the
spectators viewpoint, as haf OF tie
contestants were out Of the running
after the first round For the next
three rounds il was a neck and neck
race for the lead between the Pope-Tol-
edo, Thomas, and Loconcbile, but on
the fourth round tire trouble disposed
of the chances Of the Pope-Icledo c1r.
and after that il was duel h tween
lie BIon, in the Thomas car. and Tracy.
IN his LoComobile.
Thomas Car Drops Out.
On the ninth round tire troubles caused
the Thomas ear 20 drop behind and the
Locctlobile practically finished alone.
There was a strong easterly wind
blowing when the ears came out TO the
starting line, and low-Iying clouds gave
warning OF approaching rain. out OF
the fifteen ears entered in the race only
twelve started, including three Thomas