The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-01

PARKWAY. l.. L. October
AFTER three liyes had been sacrl-
Iced and more than a score n partici-
! Isnts and spectators desperately III
I liretl Harry Grant, In an Aico ear,
Il tax returned fte winner OF the van
4sHerbilt cup race here to-day, dupa-
Sssating his victory az last year In the
Jame event. with the same car
. sss44ie ttxne far the 2Ts.ss miles Was
q II average 1T IS I-iH miles per hour
n ~ Dawson. driving q MArmcH car,
yfAs second, Just twenty-five seconds
hAhand the victor, and joe Aitaen
III National WAS third
The two ether racer run simulate
n tAeiy. the Massspsdua trophy anu
stQheatley Hills trophy. were won by
;4a Cole 80. and Eai Car rsspee-
Itvely.
w Dcarite the appalling list of casui-
31oas William x Vanderbilt. Jr,. man
soGer OF the race and donner OF the
ophy announced at the conclusion
'1Ek the contest that the big interna-
810nAl race, the Grand PriN. to be
sFHa on October 49,. will not be in
&erred with Mr.. Vanderbilt, ex-
jt9aas@* the belief that to"das's race,
ehtch was Witnessed by between $780,
$50 and 100000 persons Was the
MANUAL contest for the cup.
The desperate chances taken and
lI1e hair raising exhibitions given In
H&N preliminary workouts bx the par
a@tcipants In to-day contest. served 10
gltAw one OF the largest crowds that
49, ever thronged the motor park
tgAy. and from last midnight until
s31aybreak the procession al auto
k{GAYtlNs from New York to the course
IN. practically unhroken.
society There.
10000 ears were
lined up about the course when the
sHfDt car was sent away at A. NJ.
~ syncaafy, whose Interest IN the event
1k : decided slump last year. was
; SAin out In force. and the show of
Mil gowns aud millinery in the grand
y ind would have rivaiIed that Of a
aHe show in the old days.
a5 An early mor'iing rain served to
NIKE the course soft and dangerous
ss33td q the various turns ruts a foot
u 8&ep were cut in the track.
s The first fatality OF the day result
Ell when q Car owned by Ferdinand
"A &EutvA, on its way to the course
TN j party OF spectators became I'M
M AnMAgeabie and overturned killing
xe k1uvA and injuring his Wife
s18 Tho next addition to the death roll
"a - made when the Columbia car,
81 htyen by Harold Stone. 81 Les An
M 1e1, going seventy-nve miles an
our. crashed through the railing OF
,S bridge 1t Mcadowbro and plung-
* ~ nifty feet into roadway below.
6na's mechanicinn, Walter Bacon,
y N M Instantly killed and the driver
y ohAbiy fatally injured. Both men
IxS 3ef0 taken to the Nassau Hospital,
IVY I1&r0 for some. time there was con-
Hon ~ to whether Stone or Bacon
sSRSyaI&4 the dead man,
~ thisd fatality resulted well to-
t&KAy the finish II Z the race, when
Es 1a15n Chevrolet. one OF the leaders
Lime race, driving a Buick car. at
hpted IN negotiate oue of the dan
#s &ne turns on two wheels, The. car
Led, and running far oW otfihs
H SNAy. crashed into IA touring car
III n with women. Charles Miller
"a yr0fet's mechanician.s was caught
81 4eeen the two cars and crushed,
N efently every bons-in ffis body be
Y broken.
a FlMkctl 10 Danger Points.
~ 3kh0ugh. scores Of Finkertons and
~ aheriffs parolled the course,
morbid interest drew the spec
III 9 ~ the most dangerous points
All tnntss victory was the result OF
Anne sort Of plugging contest
Ia drove last year, when he was
~ winner tho big event Dur
IN early stages 1t The race his
~ little In the way or spectacu-
MuAtA but he reeied on lap after
Win perfect consistency; and VI
@ Ai9htcenth lap took the lead and
M 10 the end. The MarmOn car