The Washington times., 1908-11-26

its supply pit, taking water and a new
tire.
The National FIRST passed, when De-
Palma was starting his third lap, his
zine being 55.0l DePalma's second lap
was faster than his first, 21.S6, speed
average Of CAS- miles per hour,
Second lap DePalma, 1874; Wagner,
sos; HanriOt, 45I3
Haupt stopped at the completion Of
his third lap, and took roll Of copper
wire to do some adjusting en- route
Wagner stopped at the stand 10 take
Du a tire replaced on the course.
Strang was the first one to replace
tire at the stand.
The Acme car driven by Len Zengle,
was the first car 20 nave an accident.
and stop. A front spring was broken,
but no one was hurt.
Hanriot Takes Lead.
In the third lap De Palma had trouble
and Wagner stopped for tires so that
Eanriot took the lead with his bis
Benz In 5715 minutes. with Sziss sec
ond in the Renault, 81 ,23; Erie third in
the Benz, 6SI2; Cagno Italia, fourth,
69:27, and Navarro, Fiat, NTH, $3.50.
This shows how close the race was.
Willie Eaupt changed tires at his pit
and Milford stopped Tor goggles. CagnO
changed a tire, and Seymour stopped
for fuel and water
De Palma did not pass on his third
until seven cars had begun their NTH.
Sun Gets Hot.
BY 1880 the sun was so hot
that people in the stands sweltered
and famed themselves with programs
and score cards. The National. which
had fallen behind, passed and II seemed
10 be having trouble in getting sasoiene
from the tank.
III is hn
of the fourth lap one quarter of the
race, l0052 miles:
Hanriot, Benz, S9:4A
Erie. Benz, 0-2S.
NaZzarO, Fiat 92.ol-
Wagner, Fiat, 92-l4
Szisz, Renault, g---A
Hemery, Benz, S2:55,
CasnO, ltalar Boil
SrTdug. Reuauit1 30.
PidCrnZa, ltalap $500.
FOuEuier. ltala. $3.50
HautEast. Clement, s9Il.
Haupt, Chadwick, 99.52
Duray Dietrich, 105..S
Rigal. Clement, 1855
Seymour. Simplex, 1883.
DePalma, Fiat, 1926.
Milford, LoZieTr l2S;43.
Harding. fourth lap, l36.4o,
Buunau Buick, OUT Zengle. Acme
out; Harding, National third zap
Changes a Tire.
4anriot the leader, stopped to change
a left rear tire at the end. of his 1-+n
lap. and In starting out nearly came
together with SzisZ, In the Rem ult,
who mad stopped for the same reason
The report arrived ruaU the Buick car
driven by Burman had stopped about
half way AROUND the course, and was
The frst six cars al the end of the
fifth lap were within siXty-two seconds
Of each .her. furnishing one OF the
closest races ever seen.
The score were: HanriOt. u4l0; Wag-
ner. HE. Nozaro, 11#.44; Szisz, Haas;
HemeTy. 1852; Erie, u5.lZ.
Makes 100 Miles an Hour.
Machines were timed on the straighta-
way. Hauriot in the third lap making
a laO-miIe an hour average.
Tire trouble was frequent and caused
almost all of the cars to stop, but there
were none OF the fatal consequences at
tendant upon the grand priN last sum-
uer.
The sixth lap was one in which a
number of changes took place. Han
riot In the. Benz, keeping first place,
1862 minutes FOR I507S miles. but Hem
cry. in, another Benz, by making a lap
in the fast time OF --.3i, took second
Tlace = seconds behind the leader,
while NaZZdro held his position
Wagner. in the Fiat, had 70 stop for
lire trouble and dropped from second
l. fourth. Erie. Of the Benz team,
moved up one point to NTH place.
At l-.5u. two hours after he was re-
ported out. Len ZenEle appeared with
the Acme car and its right front spring
was temporarily repaired with block
Of wood some wire and rope Lensle
was cLeered for the spirit shown, for
he was just finishing.
Haupt Is Stopped
The relative positions of the five
leaders did not change in the seventh
lap.
At the finish of his fifth lap. in the
leaders seventh, Harding pulled up TO
the pit in mis- National for fuel. and
reported that Willie HaUpt, in the
Chadwick, mad stopped, but the reason
could not be learned
BY a remarkably fast lap in 21:5O,
an average Of 6S.9, together with slow
one by HdnTlOJs Louis Wagner the win
ner OF the 1906 Vanderbilt race, jumped
from fourth place 10 first in the eighth
lap with his Fiat car.
Willie HaupU returned to the stand on
foot and reported that the Oiler had
stopped working, then ran hot and
stopped
He was unable TO continue, much to
the disappointment Of the American
crowd.
In his seventh lap, Ralph De Palma
repeated his fastest lap Of the day by
rounding the circuit in 21:36, an average
OF 500 miles per hour
Hemery the winner OF 1905 Wander
biIt. and now the driver OF q German
Benz, the favOTite in the betting,
moved up front. with NaZZarO % sec
ond behind, and Wagner third, IN tbs
eighth.
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