The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-26
Ir,s Four-CyIinder Automo-
|l1e At the Rate Of 52.56
Miles Per Hour.
|ERICAN TAKES FIRST
1 INTERNATIONAL EVENT
h One Accident Occurs, in
|Ehich Thompson Is Hurled
Through Space.

ElfE CODNSCs - -
nj, red italian car With four cylin-
4 ,h.f hunmed like a giant humble
"A with an American driver at tho
n ,,ssy won tho first internat1nal
4 nss ever held in this countryE In
4 - the car and driver set q high
Al 5o.ss miles an hour for 1as
a nurnev, over a part Of the circuit
q, ,omorrow will be used by the
a rriE4 racers,
r,m AZ, uuliard OF Boston. in a
y. ear. named after the famous Ital-
tryer' proved tho winner, Tho
n tImo was 3.43:3S.
/{ssyt purman. driving Buick car No.
thsed second, more than six MIN
Lhhind the winner, J.. B. Lorimer,
"a AZ the throttle OF the Chalmers
m No. 10, fought his way into third
-: s. 4. Hearne's Buick No. IL
ZEurth, and Al Poole's Italian lsotta
4 am. Then came a whole Tiock OF
-lsaer Maxwells, Arthur SEQ In No.
ssIng sixth and Carl Kelsey In No,
/Eishibr seventh Costello's Maxwell
"A ard Munweiler's No. IL We're in
ana ninth positions respectively
4 DE race was called on.
III French Car Disabled.
y only other car running at this time
Ens French car Spo, which had been
Erallv rebuilt for the race, but which
nntInuously in trouble, succeeding
n In making only nVo circuits OF
( iB mile course.
~ racA was rum under sapphire skies
the warmth OF e summer sun,
made overcoats uncomfortable 4
"A OF many thousands filled the
ktuud at the finish line, and thou
q lined the course on all sides. But
uowi remained at a respectful dis
a for 900 militiamcn were thrown
= The circuit, and they kept the path
\ d the cars absolutely free from
.ss.
ils there were many minor mishaps
II. ears, the only serious wreck came
Ihs very close OF the racing, Easter
y irving Buick No. II. had been IN
W early III the day and was driving
= pslmel on his fourteenth lap when
III the road and went crashing into
itch.
IA mechanician. Frank Thompson.
, tnsled from the car and rendered
Jcious. II was at first thought he
ken killed, but later he regained
1oumess. and II was said tonight he
surely recover.
"a .'V. Id, 1HdlIl'IS, uIlS'll ny w
Bins, went crashing into a tree on
uy first round Of the course. and
Ieauneur lost four OF his front teeth,
q cid not draw No. Is originally,
Exchanged with r more tmid driver,
vas fearful lest the fsted number
bring his Ill luck.
III Duel Race.
p racs was duel between the cars
snlshed first and second, from the
mart. Burmau, in his Buick, held
hd from thu entire fret half of the
Then ne stopped to replace q lost
Nd Hilllerd drove the Lancia Into
which he never relinquished. Only
oa the little red car come TO
auA Then It was only for n sec
70 allow the mcchanician 20 take
Ntio TWO small cans OF lubricatine
sikn later he pumped by hand into
ufooolng motor. Burmen fought
ny 10 regain his lost advantage, but
Y plrposc. The Lancia kept humming
over the ground with engines muf-
snls Burman, In his Buick, and
-, IN Chalmers, kept swapping
Mhng With open exhaust at his
once Lorsmer got by Burman and
es honor Of second position during
sieenth. fifteenth and sixteenth OF
saIg hps In the race, but Burman.
one OF the most daring drivers
eonrse, kept cro~ding his en-
sn urging his car forward until
again In second place. liilliard,
.shcia, meantime had gained near
np on his rivals. Early IN the
vas seen that the Lancia was
more smoothly and holding the
ssNer than any of tho other cars,
nailed as a winner by the
ones as early as the third lap.
seemed 10 be driving with case
-ncnelance, az though out for a
~, mp and he did not seem to
rs uie maximum OF his power at
se OF The contest. The little Ian
asgea as only 1916 horsepower.
mtNF swept the heavier baby
II on their wheels.
Fight for Inches.
car No. H. driven by Hearnc.
,% contendinG position through
nsia third place for long while.
over every inch OF the roadway
~ Chalmcrs No, 10.
an y" cars starting In the race
Ifvash american. TWO Italian. and one
Ia mmshuiacturc--wcrc sent away
rtinut" rts. nut" intervals. and kept In
n'sh as four of the little racers
,yn'a,ies,Fetch ,na stretch In view OF tho grand
k,ro ue sharpness OF the strug-
Esuo"s,,n. them kept the great crowds
n on their feet. The official
IrT.nvgo vgours. minutes and seconds OF
,d, s ss allowed 10 finish. were:
ssrs 800; Buick. No. s. 3.49:45.
N; Is.,,,. Io, S.SS:65; Buick No. II.
Ili; Nss 9,ilI2; Maxwell No. .,
~'cr OF stnrt was arranged as
HI apo. Conners.
aLeheia. Hilllard.
.naimers- Detroit. KnrgdolI
fLaMeron, Cameron,
s',.t. sss,ot,e. Poole.
Hnolck. Burma.
aaHwc,I Soc
u, Buzz B"ssitlhers- Detroit. Lorimer,
MAXWELL. Costello
LII nnalmerg- Detroit BURNS
BB SSulck, Easter. ' "'
LIN quick. Joffers
,nafwell. Keleey.
Xs@. Fr.srs arc American except
liananh' u and The Lancia and
nlcycle Match Race.
sro%,. The Tribune.
chrks t"v %, liver Lawson and
t heat D"en matched. best two
InElvlnr n,r ior purEc uf 5000. Tor
m Tbo uihs az the Park Square
ntfs In showing mado by thcsc
yr,a' iatc slN-duy race has
sserns n,et deal OF Interest. ana
Which Z. '" DC about equally divided
IL rial. tho spccdicr OF the two.
n-'N'llE 4. Ia A..