The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07


Chairman Thompson and said Tracy would
Welsh-Amerioan was greatly excited and
vehementIy declared that thousands
Of people would be killed unless the
spectators were kept on the roads.
any more valuable time as he would adopt
extreme measures to keep the course clear
by telephoning TO every corner n turn
that ne would stop the race unless the
crowd remained on the roads OF the circuit
Before all Of the oars had mploted
their first round word reached the grand
stand that DR.. Weillschott was out OF the
krace. The steering gear on his Fiat had
broken, had given out on the long winding
Manhssset hill near the twenty mile post.
He had consequently bet control OF the
car and Il had run over an embankment
I Luckily neither DIR. Weillsohott nor his
mechanic was injured and DIR. Weillschott
was at KrUg's Hotel when the news OF his
mishap reached the grand stand.
HAYNES stopped at his quarters at krugs
on this round to make some minor adjust
ments. lie Blon was one OF the first vic
Tins. Of tire trouble, being compelled to
stop at Albertson's to replace three damaged
tires. As his racer was fitted with detaoh-
able rims, the operation did not take very
much time.
wAoNRR FASTEST OF FIRST RoUND
Wagner made the fastest round the fr st
time around, passing the stand third, but
making the round in % minutes 20 seconds,
which gave him the lead in elapsed time.
Jenatzy, who completed the round first,
was second in time honors and Duray,
eleventh to pass the line, was third in point
OF time.
At the end OF the second round il was
Jenatzy, Lancia and Wagner in order Of
passing the stand, and Wagner, Duray and
Lancia in the time score, Duray passing in
seventh place. During the third round
Tracy had a puncture at Jericho and lost
seven minutes changing the tires. IL was
Jenatzy again who led past the line at the
Wagner, Shepard and Duray.
The time score was Wagner, Duray and
Lancia. Shepard stopped at his supply
depot at East Norwich for gasoline on the
fourth round, but he managed to keep
his fourth place in the line; Jenatsy, Lancia
and Wagner preceding him and Clement
and Duray being right behind him. This
time the tim score was Wagner, Lancia
and Jenatzy.
the fifth round, but still held fourth place.
This time Lancia was the first around,
followed by Wagner, Jenatzy, Shepard,
Duray and Clement in the order named.
FASTEST ROUND OF rHB RACE.
Wagner held first place in the time score
still, but LanoiA was second and Duray
third. IL was in the fifth round that Tracy
showed the speed the % horsepower Loco.
mobile was capable OF by making b round
in 20 minutes 81 seconds, which was the
fast est round OF the race and was made at
an average speed Of 7.oS miles an hour.
Wagner took the lead away from Lancia
during the sixth round, the big Italian being
second Jenatzy third, Shepard fourth and
Duray fifth. The time honors were: Wag-
ner. irst. Lancia second and Duray third
for this round At the end OF the seventh
round il was Wagner, Lancia, Jenatzy
and Duray in the order named past the
stand. Wagner having more than seven
minut lead in elapsed VINE, while Lancia
and Duray were tied for second place in
the time score, both having made the dis
lance so far in 2Oo minutes 43 as seconds.
In a few minutes a report came in over
the telephone that Jenatzy had passed
Wagner at the ten mile post. just before
this 10 had been announced that Elliott r.
Shepard had been forced to retire from
the race at East Norwic because the crank
shaft on his racer was broken. Lancia led
at the end Of the eighth round, followed by
Wagner. Jenatzy and Duray, the time
score being Wagner, Lancia and Jenatzy.
Wagner was the first to complete the ninth
round, followed by Lsncia, Jenatzy, Duray
time score and Duray third. Soon after
the leading FIVE drivers had passed the
grand stand a report came over a telephone
that Wagner was tied up at Bulls Head
with tire trouble. There was a great shout
from the adherents Of Lancia and Duray,
and the heretofore confident Darracq sup
porters looked glum.
FIRST AT THE PuNIsH LINE.
Lancia was the first to finish the race,
and when he swept over the line Just after
IL O'Clock he was greeted with a mighty
cheer OF congratulations, for many OF the
spectators seemed to think that he won
the contest. The better informed among
the grand stand occupants refused to become
excited until they were sure that Wagner
had been defeated, as he had still six min
utes to appear after Lancia before being
defeated.
The Frenchman did not need all thist time
for he tore along less than three mini tes
after Lapcia had passed the grand stand.
Even with the tire trouble he had had.
Wagner made the final round Of the 29.u
mile course in 81 minutes So 2-5 seconds.
Jepatzy. winner of fifth place, was the third
man to finish the race and was followed by
Duray, who took third honors.
After Duray had crossed the line Mr..
Vanderbilt ran across the road TO the Official
tand and told the telephone men TO send
word all around the circuit that the contest
must be stopped, as the crowd was every
where getting beyond control and becoming
more reckless of danger every minute.
After Mr.. Vanderbilt ordered the race
called of lie Blon, Clement and Cano crossed
the line, but the timers gave out only Glenn
ent's elapsed time.
mi wA0NER's o
Louis Wagner. VII drove the winning
100 horsepower DarraoQ yesterday, ar
rived at Montreal on the steamer Glasgow
on September Is and came TO New York at
once. He n his force OF mechanics and
helpers we're quartered at the Glenwood
Hotel, where comparative privacy could be
secured because it is so far away from the
course.
Wagner is no stranger here. az he was
the team mate OF Hemery in the 1905 Van
derbilt cup race, which was won by the
latter with a DarracQ racer. After driv-
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