Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-26

In doing so. III, car and driver set
Il high record OF :,2..,i mill $ an hour
for the 1856 milr Journey ever Il part
OF the circuit which trniurruw VII
be used by IT," grand rriz" racers.
William NJ. billiard. of Kv.lt n. who
drove a l.ancia car proved tn" win
ming contestant. The elapsed Tim"
was :; hours As minur' ana So sec
onds
Buick Car Second.
Robert Rurman driving Buick ca:
No. ). finished second. more than six
minutes behind tn" winner. l.. Is.
l.Orimcr. in Il ChalmrrSD"trOir NO.
10. fought his way into third positicn:
L. r. Hearnes, Buick No. II. was
fourth, and AL POolcs Italian Isotta.
fifth.
Then came the whole flock OF. two
cylinder Maxwells. Arthur See in No.
9 finishing sixth and Carl Kelsey. in
No. II. finishing seventh.
COstello's Maxwell No. II and Nun
wriler's No. Il were running in eighth
ard ninth positi,n respectively when
the race was called of.
The only other car running nj this
time was the French S. p. o. which
had been especially rebuilt for the
race. but which was continually in
trouble. succeeding finally in making
Only fiv. circuits OF the 9.s mil"
course.
Sun Dispels Fog.
The race was run under sapphir"
skies and the warmth Of summer
sun which made OvercOats uncom-
Portable. The day grew brilliant and
clear after a morning of the heavl"S,
fog that has ever held the city in it's
embrace.
Many thousands filed the two big
srandstands at the finish line ami
other thousands lined the rectangular
course on ali four of its regular sides
Put the crowd remained at 4 resp CT
full distance for militiamen under mar
t;al law were thrown about the rae
ing circuit and they kept tn" path
way of the cars absolutely free from
t:-spass until the race was officially
{. clared TO be at an end.
While there were many minor mis-
hapS 10 the cars the only serious
wreck came at the very close of the
days racing
Meehanieian Injured.
Easter. driving Buick No. IA. had
been in trouble early in the race and
was driving rcll nell on his four
tecn,h lap when he lost the road and
crashed into a ditch. The m"chan:-
clan. Frank Thompson. was hurle"
from tine car and rendered uncon-
scious. II was al first ihou~ht ne
had been killed but later hc regain
ed consciousness ard j; was said to-
night he would surely recover Car
No. Il. a Chalmers. driven by W. r.
Burns. crashed into a tire" on III"
first round AMI the chauffeur lost
our Of his from; teeth Burns did
NJ: draw No. IL originally. but OK
changed with a more timid d'iv"d
Who was fearful least the lat num-
her should bring him III luck.
The race was duel between the
cars tina! finished first AMI sccon'!
from the very start. Eurman. in his
Buick. bid the lead for N" entire
first half o: the race. Then he STOP
ped to replace lost nut and Hill
and drove the I.ancil into the lead
which he never roIingui bed
Only once did the little rcd car
come TO q stanjstilI Then II was
only for a second TO allow The mo
chanician to take on board two small
cans Of lubricaiing oil which later h"
pumped by hand into the throbbing
motor
thurman fought valiantly TO regain
his lost advantage. but TO no avail.
Grand Prize Today.
with the running u the in'c.-ra-
.ional light car race :; n accomplished
s.-,n1 n, N