The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-30
Fiat, Driven by E. H. Parker,
Second to Finish 278.08
Mile Course.
DECLARE mo RACE"
ONLY TWO IN FINISH
Protest Is Made, Which Gets Place
for Grants Auto, Then Comes
News of "No Contest"

PRESS STAND, Motor Parkway,
L. Henry F. Grant, No. 8, in the
Alco car, finished first in the Wander
bilt cup race today, but after a Pro-
test following this announcement
came the news that the race had
bee declared off for the reason that
70 cars had finished.
5 time for the , laps, a
-8.O8 miles, was 4 hours,
nd ~ seconds.
AR SECOND.
{, driven by E. H.
ar the time being
IS 3-5 seconds.
mers-Detroit,
equa Stake
II 5. min
ute
Raj No.
81, won His
time wa 6.
21 % seco.
Just before
lap a dispute a.
to cause the CO.
ugly row. The Sc
car claim that the
had made a mistake a
one lap from their cars
protest was made to Rel,
derbilt and an inspection
score sheets showed that the -..a
of the Alec people was correct
Promptly at O'Clock Brown. in
little 25-horsepower Chalmers-Detroit.
was sent away by Starter Wagner. and
with a cheer from the grandstand, the
Massapequa Sweepstakes was on.
At intervals Of fifteen seconds tE9
other ave entrants in the event. Ailsley
in Hudson. Matson in a chalmers-De-
troit, See in Maxwell, Costello In a
Maxwell. and Doorley in a Maxwell,
were sent away. Fifteen seconds after
the last car cleared In the Massapequa.
Moonson was sent away drst in his
AIarmon in the Wheatley Hills event.
At intervals Of a quarter Of a minute
the other four cars were sent away.
A moment intervened. and at s:oi
Lewis Strang shot his 6O-horsepowcr
Fiat across the line. and the big evsrt
OF the day. the Vanderbilt Cup race.
was on. Mitchell. in a Simplex. vas
second of, and Hearne. in Fiat. was
away third.
The others we're started in the follow
ing order:
Mitchell. Hearne. Knox. Harding.
Kuipper. Grant. Lorimer. Merz. Aitken-
sdHman. Parker. Chevrolet. wishart.
and Seymour
Others Get Away
Harding in the Apperson; Knipper IN
the Chalmers-Detroit: Grant in an Alec;
AIerz in a National; SuIIman in Mar
mon; Parker in a Fiat; Chevrolet in a
Buick: WishaTd in Mercedes, and A.
las Seymour in an Isotta-FranchinL
At the time of the start of the main
event the long grandstand. which in
previous years has been packed to suf-
location, was not more than one-quarter
nlled. There was a surprising scarcity
of women spectators. and even in the
boxes there was noticeable absence OF F
furs, feathers and finery, which in years
past have made the Vanderbilt Cup race
an event second only TO the horse show
as a picture Of fashion and feuiinity
Joe Matson In a Chalmers Detroit. the
third starter in the Massapequa Sweep
stakes, was the first man 10 negotiate
the course. and a moment later Brown
in the other Chalmers-Detroit flashed
by Mitchell in his Simplex was the
first Ia the Vanderbilt Cup to make the
circuit. completing the initial Lap in
1871 Is.
Hearne Ia Trouble.
ON the FIRST round Hearne in a Fiat
had trouble with his engine. and pulled
up in front Of the pit for repairs. He
was delayed for several minutes
In the early rounds Of the contest.
with the cars il, all three events stfll
In the running, che spectators in the
grandstand were treated TO several spec
tacular brushes as two and three cars
at a time flashed by almost abreast
and crOwding each other for position ou
the narrow parkway course In a num-
her Of instances their hubs almost
touched. The cars WhiZZed by In sllch
rapid succession that the official timers
were wholly unable 10 keep up with
their work. and tie announcement Of
the official times were very slow.
Records are Doomed.
When Knipper completed his third Ian
in 1850 it was evident. however that
the records were doomed to so by the
board