The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-10-24
AMERICAN WINNER
IN bL00DLEss
VANDERBILT
ROBERTSON, IN LocoMoBiLG,
FIRST IN THE LONG ISLAND
AUTOMOBILE CLASSIC - soo,ooo
PERSONS SAW EVENT RACED.

VANDERBILT CUP COURSE. Il l.,
Oct. 24.-The Vanderbilt cup race was
won today by George Robertson. driy-
Ing a Locomobile, after the most re-
markable speed contest ever witness
ed In this country. Robertson nnish-
ed only minute. AS l-5 seconds ahead
OF Herbert Lyttle. driving the Isotta
car.
Robertson and Lyttle were the ON
ones to complete the final lap. Imme-
diately after they finished the crowd
surgec onto the track and William x.
Vanderbilt. Jr.. as referee, declared
the race over.
Roebrtson's time established . new
record for the distance. beating
Lyttle's average Of "a 22-100 miles per
hour for the same course. made two
weeks ago.
Mr. Vanderbilt expressed himself a.
highly satisfied with the race ana
said the parkway. In his opinion,
would open new era In automobile
speed contests.
One Of the most thrilling moments
for the 5000 spectators lined up ats
the dip of DEATH" was q fierce squirt
between Robertson and Salzman. The
former was on the ninth lap, the
Thomas driver on his eighth. About
400 yards from the iron bridge ap-
preaching Dead mans curve" Salx-
man managed to pass Robertson, who
then let out full speed and caught
up on the bridge.
Neck and neck the two cars shot
ha
wheels was locked and that both cars
would be hurled to the tracks below.
Neither driver would swerve and for
another 200 yards they continued neck
10 neck until the Locomobile slowly
drew away. amidst wild yells OF
triumph from the spectators with
whom Robertson was prime favortte.
Robertson completed the IL laps OF
the course In hours. AZ 1-5 seconds.
This was an average OF "a 3-l0 niles
an hour for the entire distance. Lyttie,
Who won the big stock car race two
weeks ago, covered the Ii laps In the
Isotta in 4:02:36 2-5. an average OF
Ga 1-5 miles an hour.
Had all the cars finished Mr.. Van.
derbilts Mercedes, driven by Luttgens
would probably have been third.
Louis Strapg had ill-luck through.
out. Driving a Renault, entered ~
Paul -I.acroix, he encountered trouble
at the start when the racer refused
to budge. After half an hour Of tink-
ering in front Of the grandstand ne
started and made three laps when ho
was compelled 10 withdraw. Foxhali
Keene, son OF James r. Keene, drtv'
ing his own Mercedes. also met with
bad luck. His car caught IRE on the
first lap, and on the third lap he was
compelled to quit.
The field comprised the following:
1-Driver James Florida, Locomo
bile, American. entered by factory
2-Alfred Dennison, Knox, Amer
lean, factory.
3-Emil Stricken, Mercedes. German.
Robert Graves.
! 4-William Haupt, Chadwick. Amer
lean, factory.
| 5-W. G.. Luttgen. Mercedes. Ger
man. W. X. Vanderbilt. Jr
l. 6-Herbert Lyttle, lsotia, italian, g.
III. B. Ryall. Mathewson. Amer
lean, factory.
s-CDriver not given, Thomas,
American, factory.
9-H. J. Fitzpatrick. Hotchkiss.
French. Hotchkiss Import Co
10-Leon Pouget. Brazier. French.
ii. Payne Whitney.
l1-Cyrus Patschke. Acme. Amer
lean, Cordncr K Flynn.
12-George Salzeman. Thomas, AM
erican, factory.
/ 15-Iouis Chevrolet, Mathewsor.
American. factory.
16-George Robertson. LocomoDiie,
American. factory.
17-Lewis Strang. Renault, French.
Paul Lacroix.
1s-Foxhall Keene. Mercedes. Ger
man, Foxhall Keene.
1e-H. w Gill, Thomas, American.
factory.
2O-william Bourque. Knox, Amer
lean. factory.
The time on the first lap was as
follows: Robertson, 20:5i; Fiorida'