Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-10-11
AUTO RACE INCIDENTS.

| AUTO RACE INCIDENTS. Thrills Furnished by Dangerous
 Turns on Vanderbilt Cap Course. Fully 10000 persons damned them. selves into a solid segment on both sides of the road at the Jericho turn in the Vanderbilt cup course on Long Island, where the recent great auto mobile race was held. So persistent was the crowdNin pushing forward into the center of the roadway directly aft CT car had passed that the police were twice compelled to resort to their night sticks in order to clear the course, says the New York Herald. : In the in- stance ,f Joe Tracy taking the turn at the third lap this decisive action pre- vented serious accident.
 Directly after the car ahead of Tracy had whizzed around the bend several hundred men and women started across the course to the hotel on the oppoaite side. In an instant the explosion of Tracy's locomobile was heard. With not an instant to lose. the police. aided by the special guards of the course, beat the throng back in just sufficient l. time to let the machine skim safely by. More than 400 automobiles were sta tioned at Hairpin turn, many of them having arrived early the night before, ,rsand fully 10000 persons were witnesses ,4o exciting incidents of the race at this ,ipolnt Many of the cars approached che turvs Ut h better rate than . mile . minute and swept the gowns of wo- npen or threw stones and dust upon edpeir garments 50 closely did they ap- hetoack the throng along the ascent to Che curve and over It's sharp rim.
 os Only by the narrowest margin was % accident averted late in the morn- to k. Haynes came down the shaded He e mile C minute. Although hav- as had excellent control of the ma is ne on previous occasions. he now d. ke ed 1t to swerve. Directly In lts Ill were hundred men. women and m lren. So quickly did the car ap- 'n- lch them they did not realize the
 \ Haynes did not lose his nerve.
 hteadled the steering apparatus.
 Ad the crowd SO closely that the
 hdraft caught up the edges of the an wn's dresses and then flew on.
 be who went to the Bulls Head
 tuxpecting thrills were not disap- e pd. From the time Camille Je- ~ ~. nfn his 120 horsepower Mercedes nd cain sight over the brow of the or niliuarter of mile from the turn be- thectators were treated to sue me ccs of shocks. Passing the car CT. ahGhile making the turn at Bulls nd. HeAs feat that was accomplish DO. cd hl times during the race. The 'nd mosing example of thIs was when 'rs, FeHhzEaro and Elliott F. Shepard reacthe turn within few yards , of either. Shepard In hls Hotch- ar kiss leading when the Italian put to on elounce of his power. and as for the rhccrs approached the corner ed. he waiiing the French machine Ing with h yard between them
 ave As ard threw over his steering md wheeiEaro gave his . still greater
 twist shooting to the left of the nis Hotchbassed him before both cars 'a. had lei turn This exhibition was re cneerethe spectators. sad AlbeAment had a close shave rod during eighth round just as he ck- made sulrs Head turn. A half ng. infoxicarive- of a market wagoE iris decided he had been kept on the
 road io1ugh and. whipping up hls
 team or>s drove on to the track
 just at hrn. Before be had gone
 fifty feettable Fin Seaman caught | ing the muNd. climbing up on the | seat tnetake the lines from the 1 riaI driver. nm resisted, and while | 'hio tne struar possession was going 1 re on tne CIT comingr' warned the ] se- crowd thh hccident was imminent l,s Cleuenst into ths approach to i ~ the urn the sigualman. bccom- |
 Ing confu5led to wave his yellow | sos naz whicid have apprised Clen- | 'ste ent oa ntger. The spectatoD l vas shouted yeIlowr' and at last | one the frighs4 ruaIman showed h,s col nas. lne1fno time. however. for . In Clement 70 up. and be swung | eE around tnder to see the mule |
 fean ukinflf the road With .
 hshfninefk Ion the Frenchfnan , or tvisted nis k wheel to the right I ca and sRerviiI Ird ,h. tant st shs rpr- s,de or tne shot by the tall Of
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 The nan. std b~ w,s Pssrsr< , os Burn. wss d spd ssteo Id no.- lfor ua ssa tse f1m vas driven fo lay oe near< hf1o1. . hWdred Hall yards svny. k vss puf n .
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