The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-23
|j ELIMINATION
|l|lL RACE RUN
|,,,,d Experts Qualify to
4, Part in Contest for
4 Vanderbilt Cup
WITNESSED
A An IMMENSE THRONG
4 Tracy Finishes in the
4 Place; Twelve Cars
Participate. !.

r,,r Gent. PA vast throng
G "a rpon the course today pre-
4. ,smpletIon Of the elimination
u, Ave American racing auto
,,ts part In the race for the
IN after three OF the cars
"a ,se racer Joseph Tracy, who
20. Herbert Leblon, second,
u,r6Inr third. were the only
- rsre allowed 10 cover the
They thus selected ma
=, eup races and the judges
-'.s,n,s driven by Herbert b.
waiter Christie as the other
,,rsent American manufactur-
\ hg race.
rrtators Block Course.
,,,v crossed the finish lire of
- isurney. after a sensational
,sth he made one circuit OF
na rate Of mile a minute,
,ir. turns. the great crowd OF
vsIch greeted him with a roar
,tropeed down upon the course
IA Ia a scramble TO see and
m The winner. Leblon and
- we're on the tenth aud last
!. 6ylys their cars almost into
= n order 10 get across the
trt the other racers who were
., zere unable TO force their
10
"a hat the action OF the crowd
pu, A fair finish of the remain
u,lIaers. William *. Wander
N donor OF the cup, and the
r+rsd the race stopped and held
"a select the other two cars
3 Lgtle and Christie were
s,arss they were in fourth and
Sa,s when the course was
iaseiI MAS pressing Christie
h he nth position.
/, ,ne for the entire course was
4 minutes and IS seconds; thai
!; hours, 5i-nnihutes and 25 sec
1,ting. s hours. 2S minutes and
s.rious Accident Occurs.
handing that the course was
q more dangerous than that
u the cup race was run last
\ ne drivers sent their power
n over II al speed al times
q ninety miles nm hour and
Mp curves. only one Of the rae
Fas reported TO have been
~ from that the driver. Mon
" machinist. escaped without
cEy. Twenty miles from the
ns thp car driven by Mongini
IN. and turning out of the road
no Telegraph pole. and was
ngtd. Mongini was thrown out.
~ s,fely.
we numerous minor accidents
,Ralnes, chiefly damage TO the
nil the racers were trailed out
cefrals over the course. aud
+rot half completed the distance
Eirnsr finished.
pal the greater part OF the
''utesi for lrst place lay be-
1fJ, Leblon and Lytle. Lytle
rasfs In elapsed time for the
fnunds. Leblon then took
nl alternated for the leader
:@ round With Tracy until the
iIst lap, and Tracy clung to
lacy scored the swiftest
me lap OF the day. covering
1llss In. 20 minutes and 90 3~E
idis Was In the sixth lap.
eH mere a more orderly gather
seclators than that which
'P advantage points along the
n'ness the running OF this
VIVID Gathers Early.
y vas scheduled for 6 a. m
s9an TO gather even before
reiors the sun rose almos
y souFse presented n uniau,
mustered about the startin,
great party OF automobiles
uons The crooked course wer,
ttds more.
uzi u would be hopeless t,
sleeping accommoda ton
as ioeal villages. the spec
camps along the road
nues- where they foun,
49, 80 ana many even brough
nv 70 prepare breakfast. Tn
a saa tho 9laring headlights O
!. marked the course long be
hundreds passed the walt
: i'll a'sep In their cars. No circu
- more motley gatherin
q !, assembled In the village
"A .n nas' The big grand stand o
,sssa ol the course. midway be
All an anu alueola, was crowde
~ Tor the first starter wen
Oder of GETAWAY.
- raven reilven by KeeIer. was III
NJ s"ssier and Lytle. the latte
~ s,e we're bit slow In gettir
<|,ro u toey crossed the mar,
car No. 3. got a dyIr
WIDER: sot away IN II
'e'ss M. Smith ''ih DIV
4. VrF'Tsr' roDs,' Ly'le' time, SO
''ssii iisecDrIver, : Moningo; tim
a fhoin.ls9 hS5,,l9's' time, 500 :,
':l,.sI ssI-DDrlver. LebIou; tim
eIssa,. t.ves' x Roberts; tim
y. 8. L'sr' Lasr' Frances: time. 60
s,I,o s,I,DrIysr, chrIsty: time 50
BLANK.
K D. ,ve[. M,s, LaSell; time, 81
DDslssr' DsSis' = Tracy: time. 81
t-Bllnk. -
asl. lISSSs'ssr, SaSd s, Harriug; tin
= BLANK. "e''
1t-lrIve.
=. siosossr Belden; time. l.,
NV .s..s ,sn! his car away a,