The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1909-10-24
VANDERBILT RECORD
IS BEATEN
FLEMING, DRIVING POPE HART.
FORD, WINS PoRToLA RACE
BY WIDE MARGIN.

Oakland. Cal, Oct. 23.-Ecipsing
the fast record made i'm the Wander
bile cup race and maintaining IL speed
of 60 miles an hour throughout, ne
gotiating the 2f-miIe course In less
than 20 minutes, the Pope Hartford
car No. 4, driven by Jack Fleming.
won the 25o~mile rortoia road race
today with more than "A lap To- spare
over its nearest competitors. In the
fast time of hours IS minutes and
Il seconds. Throughout the race
Fleming kept up terrific speed and
with the exception of one lap negoti-
atad by tn. St.arns car No. IL, In Is
minutes and IL seconds, the Pope
Hartford mad. the fastest time
throughout Two cars were within
two laps OF the winner at the finish.
These wer. the Apperson No. Il.
driven by Harris Hanshue. and the
Iozier No. l.. driven by Harry Mich
ener. The Apperson made fine spurts
trying To ov.rtake the Hartford. The
Apperson car. which had negotiated
Il little less than IL laps at the time
the Pope Hartford crossed the line a
winner. was leading the Lozier Ma.
L. by almost II lap. Both finished In
the order In which they had stood
when the Pope Hartford won.
Apperson Takes the Second.
Besides winning second place in the
big event OF the day. the 250milc
race. the Apperson car won the sec
ond race. negotiating the 2lo miles In
3 hours IL minutes and 80 seconds
10 1 hp
Hartford won the first event. of seven
laps. Fleming made by far the best
time In the second race as well. but
Was not entered for that event and
therefore could not take the contest
This led To some confusion and 1t was
generally believed that Fleming had
won the whole trio of races. The act.
uai running time OF the Pope Hartford
today was 644I miles an hour break
ing the worlds record established at
Santa Monica, of 64.i4, and that nf the
Vanderbilt cup race of 6i.ia.
MARRIED by Accidents. \
The races were married by Il num-
her of accidents. two of which may
result fatally. These two mishaps
were due to inefficient policing nj the
course and in both cases spectators
were the victims. q. +. Johnson Of
this city was struck by the Knox car
by Frank Free on the course near
FrutSale and sustained injuries from
which lie will probably die. An old
man named Mckittrick was the victim
of one of the most peculiar accidents
ever witnessed on an automobile race
course when his skull was fractured
/ by Il tire cast by the Sunset car.
on the second lup of the small car
rae. A. q. Linse, the mechanician OF
the Maxwell. was painfully injured by
the breaking OF the flyNheel nj his
motor Early in the race the thalm-
ers- Detroit sustained broken wheel
and Driver Howard Warner and his
meehanician. James McCauley. were
thrown from the machine and badly
bruised.
The best time for a single lap was
made by the Staarns car. driven by
ID. 4. Rooney. who Swung his big racer
about the 314 mile circuit in Is min
utes and - seconds, The actual
elapsed time nj tho Pope Hartford ia
the Oakland cup race Mas } hours s.
minutes Is seconds.
Fast Time.
Garden City. \. Y. Oct. 2s,~rhe
fastest time ever made over the cir
cult on which the Vanderbilt cup race
in to he decided next Saturday. MAS
/ recorded in practice today hy Jack
! Aiken. driving National car lie fiu-
/ ishea four laps of the l.,64- mile course