Evening journal., 1906-09-22

NEW YORK, Sept 22.-Tracy won
the Vanderbilt cup race. finishing at
il .ss-45 a. m, omcial time. Elapsed
time was hours, 27 minutes and s5
seconds. Leblon finished second,
Haynes third and Lytle fourth.
VANDERBILT CUP COURSE. L. T.,
Sept. 22.-Leaping at the rate Of speed
10 put express trains to shame. Amerl-
can made racing automobiles struggled
to-day around the famous Long Island
course for q place on the American
team Of fiva cars to be entered in the
International race for the Vanderbilt
cup. to be run over this circuit two
weeks from to-day Perfect racing
weather prevailed.
All roads led to the course this morn
ing. Crowded excursion trains followed
one another from midnight until long
after the race had started discharging
thousands at Mineola. Westbury.
Hicksville and other stations about the
course. Country people from miles
around journeyed TO the vicinity We
hicles ranging from old-fashoned
coaches to converted market wagons,
unit the multitude lining the fences
numbered more than 100000 when the
fun 29.71 niles Of the course was COM
puted.
william X. Vanderbilt, donator Of
, the cup. and referee OF the race was I'm
the limelight. a sweater wrapped about
his throat to keep out the dampness.
Shortly before o'clock the racers be-
gan TO arrive at the starting tape.
First came Mongine, with his Mathe-
son; Little with his big Pope-T Toledo,
and Keller with his Oldsmobile. The
other starters arrived in rapid success
sion. lining up odd numbers on the
RIGHT OF the road and even numbers on
the left. awaiting the starting bullet.
sharp at 55S o'clock Ernest Keller
brought his 60 horse power Oldsmobile
to the scratch, and as the seconds We're
counted backwards he got away fiat at
o'clock to a good start.
Hainos. with the Haines machine,
and Belden. with the third Prayer Mil
Ter. left IN that order, the last to get
going.
The last machine was clear at 6.14.
Hardly was the last car away when
the announcement was made that Call
lcrs. whose Thomas flyer was naughty
+. sttha-start. had broken n cylinder head
just beyond the Bullshead turn and
was out of the race. Within a few min
utes Callers. despite his cracked cyln-
der got going again but his progress
was slo wand erratic.
The first car around the circuit was
Lytle. who started second. and COW
cred the circuit in 32 minutes, sS Sec
onds-a 5S-mile an hour clip.
He was followed by Leblon, the fifth
TO start, whose time around was 33
minutes "a seconds. Christie came
next with a fast round in 3S.O5. Then
came Belden, the last starter. Haynes
and Tracy. with elapsed time Of from
SAB from Belden 1888 for Tracy. The
latter's circuit was due 20 tire trouble
at Old Westbury where he had TO stop
and insert a fresh inner tube.
The other drivers had tire trouble and
naughty engines in plenty on the first
round.
Lytle finished his second round be-
fore at least ive OF the racers had
made the first round. He ended his
second circuit at 7.05. with elapsed
time FOR the trip Of 80 minutes and .
first round.
Leblon followed Lyue FIVE minutes
later. with the two rounds negotiated I'm
6s minutes nat A minutes later Call
lers passed, apparently with four cylin-
ders working and his machine speeding
well. His time for the first round, how
ever. was SO minutes and 1s seconds
and evidently he had encountered trop-
bles OF his own.
Joe Tracy concluded his second round
at 7.2o. in the fastest time so far made
81 minutes seconds.
Haynes finished his first two round.
In 70 minutes IS seconds. Christie fol.
lowed in 7S minutes p seconds.
In the first five cars twice arount
Lytle had the fastest time, with Leb
Ion, Tracy, Haynes and Christie follow
ing in the order named.
Monginis Matheson's machine at 60
burst a rear tire on Manhassett HILL oi
the first round, and the machin
swerved from the road into g. telephon
pole The machine was wrecked
Monginis and his machinist. Johl
Green. were hurled from the machine
Neither was injured beyond bruises
The Matheson was hopelessly smashe,
and out Of the race.
Lytle was first around on his thir,
circuit minute slower than his othe
rounds. Leblon concluded his thir,
round three minutes later, in SO min
utes 8 seconds, and took the lead as e
elapsed time, his record for three
rounds being / hour, 3S minutes and
seconds. Lytle's was p seconds
slower Caller finished his second
round In a trife over "a minutes.
Joe Tracy flashed a finish 10 his third
round at 7.50. His time was 30 minute:
"a seconds, the fastest time so fai
made
Christie made his third round wifi
total elapsed time Of one hour SO min.
utes and 80 seconds, which put hin
fifth in the race. with Haynes. VIII,
passed q minute later, fourth. Leblon
Lytle and Tracy stood first, second an'
third on the third round stage.
Roberts, with one Of the Thoma
cars, put into the repair shop az Min
cola on his first round and was pract
cally ont Of the race
Joe Tracy jumped into the lead o.
the fourth round, finishing FOR the fou
rounds in hours, . minutes and i
seconds. His time for the fourth rounl
was 20 minutes, As Is seconds-over C
miles an hour. Leblon WAS next ol