Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
NEW AUTO MARK AT ATLANTA
Strang Makes Ten Miles in Little
Over Seven Minutes.
KNIPPER WINS 1OO-MnE RACE
First and Second Places Go 60
ChaImers-DetrOit Cars Buick
Car Wins Ten-Mile
Amateur.

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ATLANTA. Ca, Nov. 1O.-Two heart
breaking finishes, the lowering Of two
track records by strang and rain, which
caused the postponement Of two events,
were the leading features of the second
day Of the auto speedway meet here.
After many disappointments yesterday,
Harding drove an Apperson Jack Rab-
Bit to victory in a ten-mile contest. The
Buick car won the amateur ten-mile free
for-all by .O1 Of a second, but lost the
feature event, 100 miles, on the last lap.
The Buick was driven by Joe Nelson,
Chevrolet's mechanician, and he lost on
the last lap to WI Knipper when his
fabrication became exhausted.
Lewis Strang was compelled to with
draw from the ten-mile race for large
stock cars after the first lap, in which his
Fiat sixty had assumed the lead. He
captured two other races in his 20O-horse-
power Fiat with ease. He defeated Old
field and Christie in a specially arranged
ten-mile race in the remarkable time of
O:O7: O1 "a. averaging about O:S9;5 so to the
mile, except in the last lap, when he
blew" a tire and had to reduce speed
at the turns. This alone prevented him
from negotiating this distance in less than
seven minutes. AS 1t was. his time broke
<AAhSh h0W IGGOIu uldu6 yesterday VI
S:C2Hn.
In the four-mile event strang averaged
O:1:11. George Robertson was compelled
to withdraw his Fiat from both events in
which he was entered.
Hundred-MiIe Race.
The feature of the day, the 1OO-mile light
stock car race, ended in first and second
places going to the Chalmers-D Detroit,
Drivers Knipper and Matson, respectively.
At the start Nelson fought Matson for
second place, eventually winning it when
the latter stopped for repairs.
A thirty-mile chase of Knipper put him in
first position. which he held until the
eightieth mile, when Knipper, who took
brilliant advantage of the curves, swooped
past him at the stand, bringing the crowd
to it's feet with a great roar of applause.
At the eighty-eighth mile another thunder
Gus outburst arose, but this time-it was
for Nelson, who had ~recaptured the lead.
Knipper chung close to his heels until the
last lap and then, to the surprise OF the
spectators, Nelson suddenly slowed up.
His machine had been out of lubricating
oil for ten minutes and moved at greatly
reduced speed. Knipper shot past him and
came in an easy winner. Matson, who had
been a lap behind the leaders, also passed
the limping Buick, which finished in third
place.
The E. NJ. F. car, driven by Hergen, was
the only other car running when the race
ended, Yerger being on his eighty-fourth
mile.
Ten-MiIe Race.
George Robertson made his first start Of
the meet in the ten-mile stock chassis, 451
to GOO cubic inches. event, driving a Fiat
60. Strang piloted a similar car. Marquis
was at the wheel Of a Stearns 60 and
Harding drove an Apperson Jack Rab-
bit" Robertson and Strang both retired
from the race because of engine troubles.
Harding won IN s:SO:6S. Marquis time
was 9:9O:67.
Three amateurs, Calvin Travis (Chal-
mers-Detroit), William E. Oldknow
(Buick) and job M. Rutherford (Stearns)
entered the ten-mile amateur free-for-aH
and they finished as follows: Buick, Old
know, S:52:56; Stearns, Rutherford, S:52:57;
Chalmers-De Detroit, Travis, 1O;O2:76.
In a four-mile free-for-all the finish was
as follows: First, Flat Cstrang), 2;47:OS;
second, Christie CChristie), S:H:6S; third,
National CAikin). 3:1O:41.
Ten-MiIe Special.
Strang In his Fiat, Oldfield plotting the
big Benz and Christie in the car that bears
his name, took a flying start on a ten
mile special race, the cars respectively be-
ing of 200, 15O and 15O horsepower.
In this race Strang lowered the ten-mile
track record made here yesterday by
Aiken in a National by one minute 47.Ol
seconds. Oldfield. who held the record pre-
vious to Aiken of S:15:z, lowered his own
mark by 1873 seconds. The time follows:
Flat (Strang), 7:O1:94; Benz Coldfield),
7:27:71; Christie (Christie), withdrew.