New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-07

Rsich,ng blue flames from its exhaust pipes
= - damon monster of the lower world.
- 17nbo-sepower DarracQ racer. guided py
~ master hand Of Wagner, of the French team
..L,,-Ss-A5 across the finish line at Westoufy'
80 Island. at 1lI4:102-5 a. M, yesterday, the
-a-rs- NJ the third annual Vanderbilt cup race
,rsr +hs tortuous Nassau County circuit
,.s- tbe closest and most thrilling contest
.rs- recorded IN the annals OF aulon1oplle lo00
r.snr in this country. or perhaps in any QUIET
Ws,nsr suatched the palm Of victory rom
raneia. Of the italian team, who plloted d ~
bo-sspower Fiat. by the small margin OF MIN
utes 1928 seconds. Lancia, in turn. was oIiIS
is seconds ahead OF Duray, OF the French tean'
VINO drove q 120-horsepower Lorralne-o '0''
Fourth 10 finish was Clement, Of the Frehch
,.,m who riloted a 1O0-horsepower Bayard-
Clement, while fifth came JenatEy' Oh tiio
man team. in a 12O-horsepower Merceoes' %
,Ios. .,os +ts enish between these five cars that
al the beginning OF the last lap any oiio "a ''-0
had e good chance TO win.
Wagner the winner covered the 2SI1 miles
Of the course in hours 80 minutes u 20 seo
onts which was an average Of 20 minutes 30
seconds for each lap of 297 miles. or at the rate
Of 81 &C miles an hour. This time is just 'iiio
slower than that made by Hemery IasI veal
when he won the race in an SO-horsepo"er Dai
race and averaged 6151 miles an hour
The race was not without its fatalities as
sbepard. who piloted the 130-horsepower hotch-
kiss car. the highest powered racer IN lhe Gull
test ran down and killed a vennresone speo-
tator who wandered out on the course hedi
Krug's corner, while weillschott, in one OF the
big Flats. ran wild on the steep Manhasset mn
and 6,tcbing and wreckingsnis machine, fatally
md
though badly bruised and stunned, escaped as II
by 6 miracle.
After the race William K. Vanderbilt, 3r' the
donor of the trophy. said:
81 an Convinced that it is not advisable TO
hold race of such importance as that just
completed near a large city unless military pro
lection is furnished 70 keep the crowds oacK'
jefferson De Mont Thompson, the chairman OF
the racing board, said: ,
Mr.. Vanderbilt and myself were both sur
pr4sed that there not recorded a IdI6e1
number of fatalities because OF the manner III
which the crowds behaved 1t was almost mrac-
ulous that hundreds were not killed we are
deeply shocked and grieved over the loss OF one
life
The c,Ir will go 10. France that country nav
ing won il three times. To-day's race Will pe' i
presume the last race of like importance con-
tested here"
After the race the racing beard OF the Aiheri-
can Automobile Association held meeting HI
The Garden City Hotel. anu utCioc" N-4 49, -
races ne held under the auspices of the associa-
uon on the Nassau County course
Chairman THOMPSON said the board had come
70 this decision because 1T had been iouho lIil
possible 70 keep the crowds of spectators IN
check and TO avoid accidents. He SAID that IN
the future if similar contests should De oecloeo
on. they would be held at some place furtAer
down the island He thought IL possible that
private property might be purchased for the
establishment Of a course.
Kurt Gruner OF Passaic. n. j. was the Victim
o. the big Hotchkiss racer.
Sheriff Gildersleeve was asked last nigh'
whether lie intended 10 place Mr.. Shepard under
arTest In connection with the killing or Grnner
On the Vanderbilt Cup course and he answered
N the negative
ME. Thompson said that as far as he coulo
learn from eyewftnesses three cars were traV-
cling close together at the time that Gruner was
Killed. He said he had been informed That after
the first car had passed Gruner jumped out into
the road 10 ooj, at the one coming along after II
When the second car had passed 0runer again
jumped out. and this time was struck ana killed.
W Mr Shepard's machine
according 10 Mr. Thompson, Shepard ala mol
Know that he had hit any one until he stopped
- The garage al East Norwich. Shepard. MI
AaornDson sa.d, found that there wA somsthins