The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-07
RICEES IT WAS RUN AND WON.
THE STRIGGLE FOR FIRST PLACE
AND IT'S CHANGES.

start Of the Contest andathe way the I4aps
We're Rounded -NishapT - the Drivers
wagner Early 10 the Front In the
Tims Record order Of Arrivals.
On account Of the heavy fog, the start Of
the race was delayed for fifteen minutes,
lie Blon and his red Thomas being sent away
o. ais o'clOc instead Of on the even hour,
a. had been intended. The gloomy looking
Frenchman made n good start, and his racer
picked up speed rapidly after leaving the
line at Starter Wa9ner's COMMAND to CO.
George Heath made a Pit her slow start with
his pale blue Panhard. Uamille Jenatzy,
the Belgian engineer, who drove a Mercedes
on the German team for Robert Graves OF
New York city, made a fair start with the
big crimson machine. which had an odd
looking square box mounted on top Of the
gasolene tank.
Lancia, the fourth starter. received an
enthusiastic welcome from the occupants
Of the grand stand, being the first driver
to arouse the ~sleepyeyed spectators. As
the big cheerful Italian speaks English, he
talked to several OF the officials at the
starting line, and when he received the
word made one Of the Spectacular starts
for which he has become famous.
Lawwell was next with his FTayer-Miller.
which seemed inclined to balk and stopped
before he had passed the end OF the lgrand
stand. He got it going, however, and it
appeared to be working all right as long
as the explosions OF his engine could be
heard. After Lawwell came Elliott +.
Shepard, Mr.. Vanderbilt's first cousin, with
his Hotchkiss, and who, like George Heath.
an American amateur. was to try hard to
win the race for France. He presented a
marked contrast to his huge mechanic,
BabyLehman, who is as tall as Mr.. Shep-
ard, and almost twice az wide He started
at a pace which indicated that be- would
quickly overhaul Lawwell and his air
cooled racer. Luttgen, the only German
representative besides J~enatzy. sent his
Mercedes away in a cloud Of smoke from
the exhaust pipes. Nazzaro. the cautious"
member of the Italian team, ma de a slow
getaway with his business like appearing
Fiat.
CHEERS FOR JOE TRACY
When Joe Tracy slowly drove his elimina-
tion trial winning Locomobile up to the
starting line he received much applause.
The crowd cheered for some time and there
were many approving shouts for Tracy and
Alfred Poole, his slender young mechanic.
He sent the gray Looomobile away very
fast, great sheets Of flame issuing from the
exhaust pipes. Wagner. the Darracq
driver, who was next to start, received some
attention from the crowd as many had come
20 think he had a very good chance TO win
and had placed wagers on his ability to
duplicate the feat OF his team mate, Hemery.
and win the Vanderbilt cup race. He sent
mis- dainty little racer away from the line
as though he was in a hurry TO be dom with
the race.
CaGno, former driver for the Queen OF
Italy, was next sent away with an Itala,
and he, too, got away in a great hurry.
When the green painted Haynes rolled up
TO the line il was John W. Haynes who
was at the wheel and not H. N. Harding,
the clever young Briton who piloted it into
third place in the American elimination
trials two weeks ago. The Haynes mad
a great fuss about getting started, but
quieted down and gathered speed rapidly
after crossing the line. Albert Clement
made a good start With his Clement Bayard.
and was greeted with cheers by those who
remembered how close TO defeating George
Heath, the young Frenchman, he came
when he finished second in the first Van
derbilt cup contest in 1904, when the start
ing and finishing line was situated at the
same place il was yesterday, though a
different course was used.
DR.. Aldo Weillschott made a good start
with his Fiat, which was not to appear again
before the grand stand. Walter Christie
was next at the line with his front wheel
direct drive Christie, and was warmly
greeted by many who admired his pluck
IN rigging q touring model for racing after
his racing machine had been put out Of
commission. He made a very fast start.
After him came Duray with the Lorraine
DISTRICT that he won the 1905 Ardennes
Circuit with, and which, according TO
traditions. should1have added this years
Vanderbilt cup race to It's list Of victories.
Duray got away quickly, and his long, red
car gathered momentum rapidly. Maurice
Fabry was the last one to be sent away,
and his ITALIA baked a little but was going
oil right when FRbry crossed the line.
THE FIRST U
Jenatzy was the first to complete a round.
which greatly pleased Robert Graves,
who had a box near the starting line. Lancia
showed up 1 minute 0 seconds after
Jenatzy, having taken rs seconds longer
for the fist round. Four cars then came
IN sight almost together-Shepard's Hotch-
kiss, Wagner's DarracQ, LawweR's Prayer
Miller and Nazzaro's. Fiat. Wagner and
Shepard passed the grand stand side by
side. Wagner having gained I minutes
on Shepard in the first round. The Prayer
Miller lost a tire that Hazzaro narrowly
escaped striking, but he avoided II by his
shlful driving, .Wagner's round in d