New-York tribune., 1908-10-25
ROBERTSON WINS
BIG AUTO RACE
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81 - then there was tense wait to see
Fne The margin would be enough 10 save
49,, Finally came the report that the
50 running again. that it had made the
O. -,,,s turn at Woodbury., that II was around
80 and finally that It had passed Meadow
-hea his victory seemed certain. and
B700A :, eager craning OF necks 10 catch the
tn' ,,rse OF tie car that was &c win such
IS -,o-s for America and the industry here.
aas -. e was in sight, and a gale OF wild
- --sa+a5 Robertson as he thundered by.
onsens moment OF waiting while the timers
IL their watches. and then. So their YER
c'7|f--e--,e5 the victory. there Wa another
s,s- OF applause
ToN - s-oya ST an average speed Of 64.S
hour. He beat Lytle by l minute
fl1'I fEI, -,-,,as the average speed OF the second
es = miles an hour Both Robertson
T-tls broke the record for average speed
>,,s.s5 bv the latter in the car he drove
'..-.av when he wen the Motor Parkway
/ .-.rs-skes and RobeTtsons record is better
4; - .hs- made by the victorious French cars
/ : .ns three previous races, being nearly three
=, an hor- faster than the average speed
-,-.s,nsd by Honery IN 1905. who set
- .hat stood until two weeks ago.
o.,.-rson drove six laps out OF the eleven in
...- u minutes He made the fastest lap
-ns nee bis third round requiring only %
! -. s,s L seconds averaging on that cir
1 =. ga miles an hour. This average has been
s.,-sp FOR single lap in two previous races, by
E - II 3 Panhard n 1904. with e single round
-os niles Ell hour and La1ica n 1905. with
3 -nS rnilee 81 hour for one lap.
i p.h.-sop drove a fine race. but he had d
: .,hsn;s-n with q hasty temper. 10 say the
Ia. OF TIE last lap Robertson and Salzman
/ ~. s-o--rt-g along close together, and SalZnan
I ,,s,t make Il as easy for Robertson 10 pass
I :, -. hasty one thought was proper. So he
=, 6 perfectly good wrench. or bar Of some
: - and threw Il st Salzman's head, but for
. .--...1v his Gin was bad Il WIS g nasty Incl
/ .,-+ srs was roundly hissed by those who saw
: -his q daot happen al the grandstand, or
- ,~z-isl punishment might have resulted.
{ SEVENTEEN CARS AT START
/ =. -be sirrtesu cars entered, seventeen started.
#r.op Puget. driving Harry Payne Whitney's
.s-s,,,- machine, which had been looked upon
:. strong contestant. was put out OF the con-
!. ,sz- before the start through the smashing Of
IS sfeer-ag gea--
! Lewis S-rang had drawn No. IT. and was 81
ne starting Ii1e al $40 o'clock when Fred Wag-
~ gave hin Ire word 70 go. But his motor
/. baked 81 the last moment. battery and magnetic
troubles being assigned as the cause, and he
I. lost tzenty-etEht minutes before he was able
to bcdn his long and hopeless stern chase. The
ca seemed baIky. and Streng covered only
tree -ou-ds Il comparatively SLOW time, even
Z allowing to- Tie long delay 81 the start, before
bg-nt on clutch put him out of the race 10
ne intense disappointment OF the thousands
vAo bad hoped 70 see him add the race TO his
T,-fo-ies 81 Savannah. Br1arcIir and Lowell.
{, Ire course. The presence OF six hundred Irish
Tolun;se-s II Uniform and armed with nnuskets
i sat TIE strenuous Efforts Ot the deputy sherins
.snt motor cycle patrol tO keep the course clear.
ne cOwt,2g q the racing path was almost ali
5et Ss Il TIE 1896 race Il seemed almost i'm
7ossiols 70 keep the crowd II check and even
:soogt tae g-EL6StRnd. where there were more
sza-as tAGn 81 any point On the course, the cars
Lac 20 s2eed through e lane Of people that
Fozid have bean crushed had an accident 10 e
fser.1g ROC caused one OF the flying monsters
z sT-e-Te yard Il either direction
Z CROWDS SWARM On COURSE
: AL over the course hundreds gwarmed over
ne puny wire fences. Perhaps barbed wire
Fo1lc keep such crowds from rtskIng a horrible
asst- E1c. a. Savannah. state troops armed
!7ll1 loaded ri1ses. managed TO do so But what
Sas supposed 70 Dc the safest sort Of speeding
sra1no proved trightfulIy dangerous yesterday:
'hc william K Vanderbilt. r., white with
Fzts when he had 70 stop the race after only
w cars had finished.
. Jefferson - Mont Thompson, chairman Of the /
Enoer1lt Cup Commission. said after the race I
stlst tae action % the crowd was an outrage.
7 These people he said. apparently have no I
fsa--zsrion o1 the CrightTul danger they run. /.
Ah'1 action is disgracefuI. They have no re- I
f'Sct ior 2-operty. OF Law. OF anything else"
: Z Pa-d-1gton. president Of the Long Island 4
A0ior Ps-kV-ay, was equally Indignant He was
-''fs1ed Then the LocomobLe and Mercedes /
11ss's cane ploughiug through the crowd after I
ne 'soe had been stopped But. What can you .
co. he asked
Ha'n IN TIE wee small hours could not hamper 1
ne a-dor @ those who had been around the 4
''s-asfano most Of the night, whether they
se's Il automobiles Or not, and II had no more /
@ -sc' O. Laoss who came down On the special
s'lH iAAt began 70 unload thousands behind .
ns graaasssnd so01 after midnight.
he crowds FvET-2ec over the course IN 4 /
s'saoy EtTesEl- and though innumereb1e auto
MOBILES. Is 4 seemed. had come n the early
~ q re night, every road had its Ieaping, {
I~ncng eEes = Ere as more cars and stiu more
f'nFsrged toward the spot where most Of the !
'7sI O tls race centred An hour before the
a'e vas supposed % start. while Il was still
ra'H and the d-izzle had raised q mist that
s-acs iAe h1lit Of vision rev hundred feet. the
@e s1sno was practically fun. and It was I'm
7'ssiols 70 buy ticket
SOLDIERS GUARD THE COURSE
SSlnging u the parkway the Irish Volun-
i7's VINO were 70 guard the course. put in an
tpp>aTa1ce wlth the first faint rays of morning.
r1-Ely they received their final instructions,
~ l1en, .n cetaehments. We're piled into official
--sinoo-les 70 De taken 10 their stations. Two
f-nafec stayed a the Krandstand, with plenty