Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-10-27

George Robertson, in a 12O-horse-pow-
or LocOmobile, an American-made ma
chine, won the fourth Vanderbilt au-
tomobile cup race on the new Motor
Parkway on Long Island Saturday
and at the same time created anew
American record for long distance au-
tqtnobile contests. Herbert Lyle.
driving an Italian Isotta of 5O-horse-
power, was second, less than two min
ttes behind the winner These cars
were the only ones to officially finish
the race, the great crowd of not less
than quarter of a million persons.
who had filled the grandstand and al
most every point of vantage around
the entire course, crowding on the
track after the first two cars had
dashed across the finish line. To
avoid the possibility of serious acct
dents 1t became necessary for the
track officials to declare the race of
after the second car had finished.
At the time of the finish, w. X.
Vanderbilt, Jr, 110-horse-power Ger
man Mercedes, driven by w. C. Lutt-
gen. was running third with a safe
lead, SO that to it must be accorded
third place, although it was not per-
mitted to finish.
Race Ends In Casualty.
The over-running Of the course at
the end of the race not only brought
the contest to sudden and unseemly
end but 1t resulted in a casualty
the running down of one of the spec
tators by the No. Locomobile driven
by James Florida. Florida had not
been warned that the race had been
called off. and he came full tilt upon
the crowd. When, realizing that he
could not pass, he applied the brake
it was too late. The big racing ma
chine hit the crowd squarely, and
when they fell back David S. Schulz,
q boy of 18, lay in the road with q
fractured leg.
While the race lacked some of the
elements of interest found in former
Vanderbilt cup contests when many
famous foreign drivers piloted ma
chimes from their own land, 1t never
theless was replete with excitement
and suspense.
Roads Toward Course Blocked.
Early Friday evening the great
crowd began to move from Broadway
and Fifth avenue toward Long Island
and long before midnight the line Of
motor cars of all Sizes makes and
ages had completely blocked Thirty
fourth street, and while ferry boats
were run as close together as possible,
they could not begin to handle the
waiting line of vehicles, each snorting
away in It's efforts to be the first to
reach the Long Island shore AS
the night went on, the number Of
cars increased, and the roads leading
from Long Island City to the course
were damned with the speeding cars
bearing additions to the crowd. At the
same time special railway trains were
run as close together as safety would
with those who possessed more en-
thusiasm than motor cars.
Man Killed in the Crash.
Early in the evening the first seri-
GUS accident occurred when Patrick
Ball. in attempting to cross the street
In front Of his home in Long Island
City, lodged the onrushing line OF
automobiles only to step in front OF
trolley car. which instantly ground
him to death under Its wheels.
Those who went early to the course
in the hope of obtaining little SLEEP
before the beginning of the race were
disappointed, for every hotel and
every farmhouse anywhere near the
track was SO crowded with people
as to make sleep impossible.
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