The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-07
Wagner Victorious. Ave
raging More Than a
Mile Minute.
MANY ACCIDENTS:
ONE MAN KILLED
Fastest Lap Made by Joseph
Tracy in Remarkable Time.
Lancia Second, Duray Third,
Clement Fourth, and
Janetzey in Fifth.
Place.

NEW YORK October 6.-France to-
day won the third International automo-
bile roid race for the william K Van
ocrbnt Jr.. cup completing a record
of three straight victories in this event,
which is rin over the turnpikes OF Long
Island the centre Of the course being
about twenty miles from New York city
Italy was second in the race. France aned
tiHrd and fourth positions while Ger-
many furnished the nfth car.
Only these nve machines completed the
tenth and List ap IL the course which
was 29.Il miles In length. The total
distance Of the rice was 29Z.I miles. and
Louis Wagner driver of the winning car.
made tho distance IN 29o minutes 10 rs
seconds. ID speed of more than a mile
minute for tho entire distance
One Man Killed.
one of tine more than hundred thousand
spectators VINO lined the course PAM with
his life the penalty of too great curiosity.
n was near the dangerous turn In the
course known as Krugs Corner. Two
cars had flashed by when the man ven
tured out upon tine road 90 get a better
view of the others coming. With tie
rush and roar OF throbbng engines tie
French car driven hy Elliot r Srer
an American dashed into the man. who,
An the View Of thousands. was hurled high
into The air. When picked up many
yards from the scene of the accident the
man was dead Ills skull had been frac-
turod. both legs broken and he was
frshuuuy crushed. After a few min
utes he was Identified as Kurt l.. Gruner.
OF Passuic, y. J
shepard plunged ahead AT ninety miles
an hour along the straight stretch lead
Ing 60 the Judges stand H. was ..l.-
pietely unnerved. however. and did NOT
finish his seventh lap. 1t was given .ut
that he had broken a crankshaft. Shepsri
was running sixth. and was in con-
tending position whom tho accident or-
Joseph Tracey. in his American car.
crashed into "a crowd OF men and boys.
and seriously injured Sylvester Baldwin.
boy of Norw2lk, Conn. several Others
We're slightly hurt Tracey held To the
course nr. WcilschOtt. an amateur driver
~ an Italian car. lost control OF his hlg
19o-lorse power machine on the very first
round He ran down two boys on a
bicycle. then plunged down "a thirty-foot
embankment. Both the driver and Co
lomho. hi~ mechanician. were picked up
unconscious. hut were quickly revived.
The injured boys are John Brooks and
Robert Tencyck. both. living near the
course. Several persons were run down
hoy touring cars In the crush going 70 and
returning from the race.
Crowd Very Persistent.
The blare of the bugle and the cry %
car coming" had no erect upon tho
crowd They held their positions on the
course until tho onroming car was Within
Ten yards. Then Ike the opening OF an
inverted wcdee thu crowd gave way with
Do luDfeucc. leaving barely room for the
rushing Dlr. With It's powerful engines
splitting fire ani flame ana roaring like
BATTERY .f sn,un >alihre artillery. 10
t.-. Through. one false motion Of The
hand cut-h'ur the steering gear. and an
accident like that of am express t~lp