The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-22
TRACY WAS FIRST
IN CUP TRIALS
Elimination Contest Stopped by
Crowds After Three Cars
Had Finished.

New York, Sept. pa vast throng
which rushed upon the course today
prevented the completion of the elm
nation race to select five American
racing automobiles to take part in the
race for the Vanderbilt cup after three
OF the cars had completed the race
Joseph Tracy, wo won the race, HUI
bert LIE Blon, second, and II. n, Hard
ing, third, were the only racers who
They thus qualified their machines for
the cup race and the judges selected
machines driven by H. B. Lytle ana
Wa liter Christie as the other two to
represent America manufacturers in
the. big race.
When Tracy crossed the finish line of
the ~ -mlle journey after a sensational
race in which he made one circuit of
the course at'the rate of mile a min
ute including nine turns, the great
crowd of spectators which greeted him
with a roar Of cheers thronged down
upon the course and engaged in a
scramble to see and congratulate the
winner. LIE Blon and Harding, who
were on thetenth and last lap, had 20
drive their cars almost into the throng
IN order to get across the finish line,
put the other racers, who were far be-.
hind, were unable to force their way
Pe1ceiving that the action of the
the remaining two quaifers, ". K.
Vanderbilt, Jr., the donor of the cup,
and the, Judges, ordered the race
stopped and held meeting to select
the other two cars to qualify. Lytle
and Christie were chosen because they
were in fourth and fifth positions when
the course was blocked. Lawell was
closely pressing Christie for the fifth
| place. -:
was 5 hours, 81 minutes and As seconds
That of LeBlon was 5 hours, 81 min.
! utes and rs seconds. Harding's was G
hours, FL minutes and 80 seconds.
n notwithstanding that the course was
7 regarded as more dangerous than that
.lsoxer which the cup race was run last
| year, and the drivers sent their power
full machines over it at speed at time:
as high as ninety miles an hour anC
around sharp curves, only one OF thu
racing cars was reported to have beer
smashed, and from that the driver
Mongini, and his mechanic, ESCAPED
without serious injury.
!. Struck a Pole.
Twenty miles from the starting lin
the car driven by Mongini burst
tire and, turning out of the road
crashed into telegraph pole and wa
badly damaged. Mongini was throw
DIT, but landed safely. There wer
numerous minor accidents to the ma
chimes, chiefly damage to the tires, s.
that the racers were trailed out a
long intervals over the course, an
many had not half completed the dis
lance when the winner finished. Thru
test for first place lay between Tracy
LeBlon and Lytle. Lytle led tn
others in elapsed time for the first tw
: rounds.
Leblon then took the lead, but alter
} mated for the leadership in each roun
with Tracy until the tenth and last lal
and Tracy chung to his lead. Trac
scored the swiftest record for the Ia
Of the day, covering the 29.7 miles i
J, in the sixth lap. ......., ~
Never was there a more odd gather
|; ing of spectators than that whlc
: thronged at vantage points along tn
course to witness the running OF th1
race. The start was scheduled for
am, but the spectators began to gathe
even before midnight: -
The day was clear and cool and tn
course in fine shape, the showers OF las
l to some extent. Car No. /, driven b
Keeler was the first away. Keeler an
Lytle, the latter in car No. 2, were
bit slow in getting under way whe
: they, crossed the mark, but Mongini,
7 car No. 3, got a flying start. The a.
: tomobiles got away in the following 0
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