The Washington herald., 1907-05-31
HOOD MAKES RECORD
Drives Big Auto 100 Miles in
, Hours and 13 Minutes.
SPEED ON BENNING TRACK
Immense Crowd Sees Baltimore Man
Steer Car About Circular Course.
Mrs. CuneO, Daring Woman Enthu-
siast, Finishes Last on Three CYL
inders-GiII Drops Out.

In winning the hundred mile national
championship for racing automobiles on
a circular track. at the Benning race
course yesterday, Wallace c. Hood. the
daring Baltimore driver. lowered the pre-
yi0us record Of , hours and is minutes by
nearly six minutes. Hood sent his mon
ster 50 horsepower Thomas over the
course in hours Y minutes 43 20 seconds.
The race was hotly contested from start
TO finish. seven Of the most formidable
opponents In the racing game lining up
for the start.
More than four thousand people wit
messed the race. and as one car pulled
up on and passed another. or a driver
pulled out o6 a precariOus situation. the
crowd would rise. cheering TO its feet.
The atmosphere suggested a chariot race
in the days Of ancient Rome. great clouds
Of dust rising from the laundering wheels
Of the modern juggernauts, as they tore
around the oval seemingly obliviOus TO
possible danger.
Finishing second 10 Hood was a local
driver, A. L. Mccormick, in a 4o-horse-
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was hours and - minutes. Jack Con-
way, in a 50-horsepower Thomas. was
the man who gave Hood the most trouble.
For the first fifty miles it was neck-and-
neck affair, but the smaller car ran short
Of gasoline. and in about the eightieth
lap was forced 10 retire with a broken
radiator support
GIL Drops Ont Early.
Howard Gill in a Thomas 4o-horsepower
machine. also dropped out early in the
race. This left R. Mangini. the Terrible
Italian" with a 2S-horsepower Columbia:
John Fister. in a 45-horzepower Oldsmo-
bile and Mrs J. y CuneO. Of Long
Island. who demonstrated that a woman
is the equal Of man I'm nerve and en-
durance when at the steering wheel
Mrs. Cuaeo was unfortunate enough 20
blow ont a spark plug early i'm the race.
but she pluckily drove her cara E-horse-
power Rainier-the remaining miles on
three cylinders.
Third place was captured by FisteT in
1.26.S l.. fourth and fifth places going to
Mongini and Mrs. Cuneo respectively
The fastest time for a mile was / minute
and S seconds. made by Hood on the
ffty-fourth lap Hood also established a
new record for distance covered on cir
cular track I'm one hour by making a 15-l6
miles, the previous record being A. miles
fat
NanGoi Gets Motor Cycle Event.
The first event on the programme was a
threc-miIe race for motor cycles Mangol.
on an Indian. was first, in 4 minutes and
II seconds. ". T. Troupe was second. on
"a Davidson. and the other two entries.
Bergman and Mertes, on Curtis cycles.
broke down AIangors best mile was !
minute and - seconds.
The teu-milc championship for the Dis
trict. the next event. open 90 cars OF
Co horsepower or under, and carrying all
equipment except lamps and mudguards.
was captured also by Wallace Hood ia
his 6l-horsepowCr Thomas.
The Dupont Garage entered its 2thorse-
power Columbia car against % and 81
horsepower machines. and. although the
lightest car I'm the race. made most
Creditahle showing.
= prize Of a silver loving cup was Of
f-rcd The time for this race was j.
minutes and - seconds. Jack Conway
was second. ia lis 51-horsepower Thomas.
while Howard Gill. the other entry.
dropped out in the fifth lap.
IN this race Hood jumped TO the lead
and sustained 81 throughout finishing a
good 100 yards ahead OF the Washington
driver.
Mrs. Cuneo received an ovation for her
1arf7g ability as q driver. and the crowd
seemed thoroughly satisfied with the ex-
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