The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-24

than this could be expected
during the race. Seventeen minutes
aItef the first car had left the starting
point however. word came back from
Arinonk that four cars already had
passed that place, II miles away. One
OF tnese four cars had been only Is
minutes on the road. another IA. q
third Is and another II minutes.
Inat the drivers found it impossible
70 maintain this great speed over the
entire length Of the crooked hiliy
course became apparent before the
eno OF the first round. Strang in car
NO. 4, the first to complete the cir
cult, crossed the line in 80 minutes,
az seconds. He was leading Lytle, in
car No. 3, only by a few seconds but
ne maintained his advantage through
the second round. which he COM
pleted in 3S minutes. 23 seconds,
with lead of minutes. "a seconds
over Lytle, and also was in the lead at
the end OF the third round. which was
made in 80 minutes, 1S seconds
Aside from the leaders the other
contestants held to their positions
falrly we'll in the initial round, the
order at the finish of that round be-
ing: strang in No. 4, Lytle in No. 8,
Cedr1no in No 2. Leland in No. 8,
Sartori in No. 1. Parker in No. 6.
vaughan in No. 8, Murphy in No. 10,
Hoole In No. IL, Mulford in No. 3,
Mlchener in No. z, Oldhe1d in No. IS,
De Palma In No. II, Seymour in No.
21, Hilliard in No. Is, Robertson in
NO. Is, Harding in No. 10, Roberts in
No. u. Bloch In No. IS, Bergdoll in
NO. 20, Bernin in No. IA.
watson. in car No. %, was the first
man to come to grief. His machine
collided with q post at East View and
was so badly disabled that it was three
hours after the start before he had
made repairs and finished the first
round.
Some Of the difficulties with which
the drivers had to contend became
more and more apparent as the race
Mount kisco there were four turns
which tried the nerves of the driver,
but in the early stage Of the race car
after car was sent around without a
mishap. At the second turn from Pine
Bridge and about a mile from the
place there is a hilIy spot in the road
and the cars have to be sent at top
speed to surn1ount 1t. There is a rise
of about ten feet and the cars struck
the top at such sped that they shot into
the air and came down on the ground
again with a thud. Between Pine
narrow that there is room for only one
automobile and no car can pass an
other.
Strang maintained his place at the
head Of the line until after the end of
the fourth round, when half the dis
tance had been covered. At that time
he had lead of q seconds in elapsed
time over his nearest competitor, Ber-
min in No. IA.
Strang held his lead through the fifth
| lap which he completed in 38 minutes
38 seconds, with total official elapsed
time for the distance of hours. 81
| minutes, 40 seconds. Lytle, Cedrino
and Vaughan had not been able tc
hold the pace in this round, and Poole
| in No. IL, had swept up into SECOND
| position. Both Pool and Strang were
driving cars of Italian make. The fin
ish Of the fourth round furnished ons
Of the prettiest sprints Of the race III
| to that point. AS the cars swung
around the sharp curve above tn,
judges stand, Barney Oldfield in No
Ii and Hilliard in No. 16 were f1ghtinG
it out side by side, the sides Of theil
cars separated only by a few inches
Almost in front of the judges stand
| Oldf1eld forged to the front and in al
instant flashed away well ahead O.
| Hilliard.
| In the fifth round word came to the
| judges stand that Murphy in car No
| 10, Of Austrian make had met with al
accident in the stretch of road betweer
Valhalla and East View. One Of hi!
| front wheels collapsed and he and hi:
mechanic were thrown out. Fortunate
| ly, neither man was injured but a!
| Murphy had no spare wheel with hin
| the car was showed into place o.
safety at the side Of the road, and wa.
officially declared out of the race.
Car No. IT, with De Palma driving
also went out of the race In the f1ftf
round It was ditched after passing
Armonk and SO badly damaged that i
could not continue.
In the meantime Strang had clunt
to the leading position which he gain
ed in the first round. He finished th'
sixth circuit with total elapsed time o
three hours SO minutes four seconds
At that time Cedrino in car No. 2 hat
moved up into second place and Lytl
was in third position. Strang mad
the seventh lap in 38 minutes 43 sec
onds and started away on the final lei
of the journey at 10:5S:47, with mar
gin which seemed to insure his win
ming, provided his good luck con
tinued.
Cedrino in No. made the best tim
} of the race on seventh lap. 81 minute
16 seconds.
He started the last circuit a
11:O2:O8. Lytle got away on the las
round at 11:06:36.
At the race the crowds along tn
course and particularly at the f1nisl
gave the special policemen much trou
Bile in their efforts to keep the cours
clear. Near the judges stand. wher
there is a dangerous curve, the crow
constantly pressed forward into tn
stretch and it was only with the great
hot II