The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-28
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MULFORD'S GREAT RACE

Elgin, ILL.,, August 27.-Ralph Milford, a
blonde youth, with a Rooseveltian smile,
and driving a car that never faltered, to-
day won the greatest road race ever seen
in the west. He drove a 50-horse power
Lozier 3Q5.03 miles in ASP :29. 50, or an av-
erage speed of 62.57 miles an hour. He
ran 203 miles without a stop, and halted
then only because he was under a mis-
apprehension as to one of his tires. The
tire proved to be all right, but at that he
seized the opportunity to get gasoline and
water and was off again after a minute s
delay.
Albert Livingstone and Arthur Greiner,
both plotting 40-horse power Nationals,
finished respectively second and third.
Livingstones average was CO., miles per
hour and Greiner $40 Livingstone's
total elapsed time was 5:o4:1o.9O and
Greiners 5:1S:23 0S.
Livingstone drove the car in which he
won the big race yesterday at an average
of 60.6 miles per hour for a distance of
203 80 miles, Greiner's car was the same
In which he finished fourth yesterday in
the same event, the Illinois trophy George
Robertson, whose Simplex looked like a
winner over the first rs miles, during
which he climbed from fifth to first place,
and had lead of three seconds over
milford, developed a record streak of
bad luck. Thereafter he was compelled
to change tires IS times. He had no
other kind Of trouble, but one inner tube
after another went back on him. When
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form of other years and finished fourth.
Including stops he averaged $40 miles
per hour. Another Simplex, driven by
Saynor, was the only other car running
when Starter Wagner stopped the race
There were 10 starters, although no driv-
er was hardly brave enough to wear No.
13 on his car.
The long grind which began at 10 o'clock
and did not finish until nearly O'Clock in
the afternoon eliminated eight cars, in
Guiding those driven by Oldfield, Harroun
and Grand, from whose Vanderbilt-win-
ming Alec much had been hoped.
In point of speed attained, weather and
attendance, the day was up to every ex-
pectation. Not only were the stands more
band all around the course, which meas
ures miles and 2499 feet. That the Chi
cago Motor club considered the event
successful is shown by their formal ap-
plication today for sanction for renewal
of the meeting next year. Milford was
appauded for his victory. AS he jumped
from his car to shake hands with friends
in the repair pits, some one with meg
aphone called on him for speech. He
blushed and almost inaudibly declined.
Meanwhile Mrs. Milford had left the
grandstand under escort of several en-
thusiasts When the winning pilot saw
her he walked to the front of the stand
and delivered an unabashed kiss to his
most enthusiastic admirer.
DO it again." yelled half dozen, which
Milford promptly did to the delight of a
number of photographers who were
loathe to miss the scene. Mrs. Milford
was very disappointed when the contest
board refused her permission to drive
with her husband as mechancian.
The elimination of eight cars during
the course of the race left the two Ma
tionals to fight the two Simplexes for
second and third places. Saynor could