New-York tribune., 1908-03-20

The so-horsepower Apperson. driven by William
Mccullough fifth the end of the first two
LAPS but on of tho turns al the Isle of Hope
In the next lap the skidded into a barbed wire
fence and turned turtle. pinning Mccullough and
Mckay. his mechancian under the machine
Neither man was seriously injured Near the same
place early the the SteaTns car ran into "a
fence knocking "A big hole in its radiator. winch
caused the loss of valuable time
The consistent driving of the machines was
feature and in this respect Lyne easily shared
fhe honors with StTang. Newstatter- a newcomer
showed remarkable skill. Poole had poor luck
After being in lead part Of the time and hold
F-7. second place the tenth 10 the fourteenth
lap he VAS compelled 10 drop back to fifth posi-
tion owing to tire and other troubles StranG held
lie Lad most Of the way. On the eighth lap. when
he stopped take Sasolene. Michener. IN the
Iozier car. rushed the front but fell back again
la second place in the next lap.
The course WAS officially surveyed this morning
and II was fodnd be only seventeen and one
t..r1h miles. instead OF eighteen The machines
made circuit over il twenty times, the shortage
bringing down the distance of the TO $i2 miles
instead Of $50 miles. as scheduled. The policing OF
lee course again excellent
After the race Governor Smith made short ad-
dress in front of the stand. in the of which
lac said that he had received and accepted in
1itation % attend automobile race at Savannah
within the next twelve months. and that he would
l, disappointed if the not for the VAN
si.rfiIt cup. He said that while Italian car
ferrinE Strang- He then shook hands with
Strang and his mechanican-
The weather Was like fine DAY in New
York with just enough brcez= to make II perfect
II was = holiday the truest sense of the word
The fastest lap made by Poole, in the nine
7eenth when he covered the seventeen miles
in Is minutes and IS seconds. He took the turns at
reckless speed Strang set lively pace throughout
the race. and his car without fault.
I.ytle held second place in the first lap. but fell
the blp used
10 fail back finally into fifth position, and il was
rot until the seventeenth lap that he got his ma
chine running smoothly again He soon began to
rick up getting third place The next circuit
found him second in the From third place in
the first lap the Lozier forged ahead into second
rlace in the second circuit. and held this position
eight laps when IL took the lead only to fall back
70 third place held this place until the sixteenth
lap. when it crept into second position again but
in the final dash Lytle passed Kitchener and earned
the place.
The Acme car made a splendid showing. Content
10 remain in sixth position for the first two laps,
Newstatter brought it into fifth place ia the next
Iap and then got fourth position in the next lap
owing to the accident 10 the Apperson car No. D.
The first three laps found Poole in fourth place
and te sixth in third He gained second position in
the lap, and showed the way for time Tire
trouble ruined the American cars chance from the
first lap while the Stearns car passed the grand
stand twice with tire of, the first time on the
The time Of each lap by the five cars that
completed the fun distance follows:
5ss2 1s::5 23ds Is:e5 s5 IS:92 5S:I9 5S9 S:es'
'sg Rpperson@ls55' dS'sl uae iS:ii 1856 es27 1888
49, e4:2s 1901 22:53. 23:43. 1916, 1904,
is:4$. 7S:4$.. iS:s2 2o:I7. 1917. 1923, 1888
IozierDiS:4I iS:@7 is:32 1882. 1870, 1896
5S:Ss 5S ISL ISL i8:45 3$:o7. 25is, 2$:53, 1887.
iOsSi aememfs:S6, e 1918 1890 1888, 1912, 2l:37,
ao:ie. 1886, 2i:2e. 1880, 1887. 1885. 1929
ofs6 isotta tis &o 63IS5s 1888 1850 ls85, 1919
1917, 23:5S, 1907, 1888, 2o:2o, 1886, 1892,
17.3l 2e:4I 1894. 1881, 42:40 $500, 1916,
1873. Total time, s:5S-53-
The American and Stearns cars had completed
ffteen laps when the called off The
time made in each lap follows:
American-27:51. 1908. 1915 41:o1, 2e:23
1913 22:33, 2O:52, 25:12, 34:14. 21:09. 21:42
2s:40 2l:29, 2l:25. Total time for fifteen laps,
Stearns-so:o3. 21:5s. 2e:27. 1906, 22:11. 2s:17
<S-g7 z7.07, 22:23. 47:10. 22:20 27:02, 22:23
eZ:4e. 22:51. Total time for fifteen laps, 6:45:24