The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-04-24
STRANG WINS RACE
IN ITALIAN AUTO,
AMERICAN THIRD
CedrinO, Professionals
EaVorite, ComeSSecond
IN Daring Spurt.
Spectator Drops Dead
from Excitement of
Watching Contest.

SHIARCLIFF MANOR. ". Y. April
<4--Ihe great automobile race was won
today oy Herbert Suang. an Italian.
IN An Isotta car. the victor making The
Ten laps OF the 31-46-mile course in rbe
oulcial elapsed time OF hours. u min
utes. and . - seconds The race started
az 5.0l and finished al 1I:44.IS I-5 v-1en
Strang crossed the line.
Cedrlno, the Italian. who was ths
tavorite Of the professional element.
nnlshed second in d Fiat car crossins-
the line a. I.4S-05 3-5. Vaughan an
American, who drove a Stearus car, an-
ished third.
Injuries Many.
Several OF the racers themselves ve-e
injured, While accidtn nts befeu q num-
Der Of spectators. aud one OF Len
dropped dead Among those injured
are.
A. Silaitn Hopkins. superintendent OF
the East View almshouse, dropped dead
Oh heart disease as result Of excite
ment just before the start
W. Watson, driver OF Simplex. Jared
internally and big toe broken when his
car overturned
henry WILCOX spectator, run down
by car near start, right Lex broken.
" washington L Kirkpatrick, feiI down
bark while watching race. left ankle
broken.
Mrs Charles Uherson, badly burned
when husbands automobile caught FIRE
In the park near the start.
Dan Murphy. driver Of car No. 20. the
Maja, and his mechanician. A. II. I-ll-
lich. both got a nasty spill at the school
house corner. when. according u, the
announcer az the stand. q wheel OF their
car collapsed and caused il 10 over
turn Neither OF the men was hurt If
was said but they and the car natural
iy had 70 go OUT Of the race.
Car Dashes Through Fence.
while the AIen-Kinzston car entered
as No H. was tearing aI-ng the course
az a Gfty-mile-ar-h0ur. ua-e on frs sixr.
zap the steering gear snapped. and the
car sweTved on the roadwev rlr7nri-q
INTO several hundred spectators gath
cred behind q fence. q nile from ar0nl-
Tie crowd scattered ~ terror an9
just managed 10 oDen z ,.sv for -r@
big car as il struck ne fence. dashed
through sending splinJers right and
left, and went onward 10 creek.
AZ E-----=-- 44f4 the D&Ek and
stuck IN the mud
Race Starts Early.
II was exactly 5.07 o'clock in the morn
ing when Starter Fred Wagner. count
ing backwards. shouted the -four.
three, two one" which sent Sartori in
a Bianci car away, and started the 20
mile automobile race for the BriarcIif
Trophy Cup II was 5-2S o'clock when
Watson, the twenty-second and last
starter. in a Simplex got the slap on the
back which sent him away and the race
was on
Since dusk last night speed enthusiasts
by the score had been focking 10 the
course and packing every point of want
aSe about the circuit Thousands Of
automobiles ChUgEed their way 10 the
scene Of the race ,asJ night. and the
fash and flicker OF lights on the ma
chimes. together with the camp fires OF
the merry parties bivoUaCked about the
course, presented a scene Of theatrical
rIctureSuueneSs.
II is estimated that $4,000 persons
were packed in the scores Of specially
grandStanGS and along the
various points Of vantage
Long Before the stars had Cease 70
twinkle the boxes in the main grand
stand we're filled with a gathering OF
well-knOwn automobile lovers and So
Ciety folk. and when the dawn finally
broke on a perfect sprIng morning. Il
wonderful scene Of life and
color.