Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-10
ROBERTSON IN L0COMOBILE 5
WINS QUAKER CITY CUP

PHILADELPHIA, October 1O-In the
most exciting long-distance automobile
contest ever seen in this city. George
Robertson. driving a Locomobile. today
won the 2OO-mile race over a dangerous
eight-mile course in Fairmount Park
His time was hours. > minutes, 20
seconds. l.. Patchke. In an Acme car.
finished second and Ralph Milford, i'm a
Lozier. was third. A. c. Maucher. in
Peerless, was fourth.
The Acme's time was 4.14A: the Lo-
ziers, 4.17.26. and the Peerless. 42l8.
The race began at Z O'Clock this morn
ing. with sixteen cars contesting for the
cup of the Quaker City Motor Boat, under
whose auspices the race was run.
The race was one of the features OF
Sports day In connection with the cele-
bratiOn Of Founders week. A tremendous
crowd was out to see the contest.
Some of the automobiles in the parking
space along the start and finish of the
race were there all night. Hundreds of
persons began to gather as early as 2
o'clock
Fifteen hundred policemen guarded the
course and allowed no one to cross the
track after 6:3O o'clock. The cars were
sent away at intervals Of thirty seconds.
Salzman First Around.
The first lap was negotiated in min
utes 81 seconds, the honor falling to
George Salzman. in car No. 5. William
Wallace, in No. y made the next best
time. covering the eight miles in 9.27.
The third best time was made by Harry
Kitchener, In car No. u. Mchener, how
ever. ran into bad luck. While nearing
the finish on the second lap his car upset
and took fire. The car skidded for a
short distance. fortunately. which gave
Kitchener and his assistant time to jump.
AID they escaped injury. No. ) car also
led on the second lap, the time being 1I.37.
No. II made the next best time, 1912
Nos. and Il maintained their lead on
the third lap. but on the fourth they were
passed by George Davis, in car No. 2.
Then accidents became more frequent
The car driven by Herbert Bittner, No 1.
broke the crank shaft. This informa-
ton had no sooner reached the offlcials at
the grandstand than word was received
that car No. 4. with Max La Roche driv-
ing. had been put out Of the race by a
broken axle. Quickly upon this came
the news that No. 5, which had led
part Of the way, had also broken its
crank shaft.
Car No. 8 Is Derelict.
The racers continued to swing around
the circle. lap after lap being reeled on
in fast time. With the exception of car
No. there were no further accidents in
the earlier part of the race Car No. &
Joined the other derelicts. having to quit
because of engine trouble. There were
several narrow escapes from accidents. but
most of the drivers took the turns care
fully. Many Of the spectators along the
course ventured out on the track when
no machines were in sight and dozens
barely got away with their lives as the
swiftly moving machines shot past.
Robertson. i'm car No. 10. a Locomobile
was leading at the end of the twenty first
lap. James Florida. in No. 3. also a Lo-
comobile. was second. and Wallace in No.
II. a Palmer-Singer. was third. Robert
sons time for the les miles was 3:24.O6
Florida was three minutes behind.
Robertson held the lead till the end.