New-York tribune., 1909-11-12
AUTOS DEFY TINE
AIKEN SETS Il M1RK.
Robertson Vins Tsro Races on
atlanta Speed1cay.

Atlsnts, NOV. il-John Aiken, at The
wheel Of a National forty, lowered an
other American automobile track record
on the speedway here to-day. In furious
drive. OF twenty miles. In every moment
of which he was closely pressed, he set
the new mark al Is minutes and AZ "a
seconds. eleven seconds better than old
fields record az Indianapolis
George Robertson az last was able 10
enter a race and finish H. He has started
IN several races, but never lasted moFs
than a lap or two. He spent his time
searching for some minute, elusive defect
In hts machine, which seemed TO keep m
hiding durisg practice, only 20 bob up as
soon as a race was on.
The big blond driver. smiling as he has
smiled all through his i'll luck. withdrew
from the tUenty-mile handicap az the end
Of the first mile. but came back grinning
and faced the wire IN the ten-mile handi-
cap. which he wen in a hard drive over
Aiken and Harding. Hs covered the dis
tsnce in minutes A IS seconds.
H> repeated this performance in the
tsn-.nile fres-for-all handicap, although his
time was slower. Disbrow. in his Rainier
car, won the twenty mile handicap in the
elapsed time of II minutes Ss rs seconds.
or ffty-three seconds slower than Aiken's
time In the stock car race tor that dis
tance.
The twenty-mile stock chassis race fur
nished the most exciting spectacle Of the
meet. In the first four laps OF two miles
each, five ears we've only inches apart, and
three OF them finished with only few
feet OF Daylight between them.
Aiken. driving a National led in the first
and second laps, closely pressed by his
teammate. Kineaid. and with Dingley and
Lorimer. the Chalmers -Dstreit team, close
uP. Dishrow. az the wheel Of Rainier.
finished the race, but was at no time
contender.
Although Aiken was headed frOn time
20 time he finished In front In track rec
ord time. ON the third lap kineaid passed
Aiken, but in the next lap the latter again
assumed the lead and held IL up 20 tbs
twelfth mile. Here Kincaid had trouble
and withdrew, and Lorimer IN his Chalr
Detroit flashed int the van.
Harry SULLIVAN in the Msrmen ear vas
at all times close up. Lorimer held his
advantage only enc lap. when Aiken forged
TO the front and stayed there 20 the end.
George Robertson in his Fiat, starting
from scratch. wen the ten-paiIe free-forralI
lie conceded So seconds, equal TO about a
mile. 70 Disbrow, but rushed into the lead
On the seventh mile. Aiken In a NatieHal
finished second and Stillsaan in MaFmon
third.
The 1.o-mie stock chassis race attracted
only four cars, a Buick driven by ChsVro-
let, MaTmon with Harroun at the wheel,
Basie's Renauit and Joe Matson's Chal-
Detroit. Chevrolet raced off in front
at the start and Iva five miles. averaging
sixty-eight miles an hour, gained a full
lap two miies) on Basle. In the hfteenth
mile he also gained iap on Msts0n. pass
ing the latter in front Of the stand 10 the
cheers % The crowd. Chevrolet's engine
caught fire at the beginning OF his twenty
iifth mile and he dropped behind two laps.
HaTroun taking the lead with Matseh see
ond.
Chevrolet. after his trouble. 0veTeame
the Renault's lead, bat caught fire again
on his foTtieth mile end again dropped to
the rear. ~ the fftieth mile EiaFroun
was in the lead With Matson about a mile
behind Matson uEaceeuntably slowed
down, but did not stop, and az the end OF
sixty miles the Marmon was about six
miles in the lead of It's nearest pursusF,
the Chalmers Detroit. The Buick was
eight miles behind ahd the RsaauIt ten
HaFroGn. driving in careful but Gashing
style. held his advantage To the end and
won By a geod six miles. or three laps,
from Matson. HIS time was l hour 40
minutes .5 l-5 seconds
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