New-York tribune., 1910-10-02

| busy. He said sfterHaTd ne thouShI he
lshad earned his fee.
| The next lap or two gave no indication
| of the result Of the race. There was no
relative change. Milford still maintained
his lead. Aitken succeeded in passing
Hearne for the time being, and the fourth
lap was notable for the momentary fash
ing into prominence of Mitchell. in a Sim
plex Fleming and his Pope Hartford were
also forging TO the front.
At this time Grant was content TO use
his car TO keep his position. He kept up
the pace. but he did not strike a this
time He had no plan to run away with
the race. He knew his car and honored
| il. But when he called at the end he called
hard. and the car nobly answered.
Dawson at this time was battling with
/ Dingley the other Pope-Hartford entry
for place. and these men contented them
| selves for some time with watching ana
! meeting the moves of the other.
Louis Disbrow was riding a waiting race
also. and his National was well in hand,
/ performing rightly and well.
! In the sixth lap Louis Chevrolet made his
/ bid He flashed past the stands second in
/ sequence. Burnan had come up also to
aid his team mate. but could not pass
/ Beardsey. who hung tenaciously near the
! ton HeaTne had been forced back and
Fleming had been for the time outdis-
tanced by his dearest rival. Beardsey
Mitchell and the Simplex began to assume
proportions OF importance as it seemed
4 AT that time. but later fell back.
Aitken had had tire trouble and had Wis
tied his pit for gas. oil and water He had
fallen hack in the ruck. and SO had Wish
art and the Mercedes. Harroun, of whom
great things had been expected. had had
A series of annoyances-tires, adjustments
| and similar vicissit udes-and his showing
was not what the crowd had expected.
There was nothing Of note for two or
/ three laps. Mulford still led at the tenth
| circuit This lap was enlivened by pretty
! fight between Bruce Brown. in the Benz,
| and Dawson. in the Marnon. Bruce
| Brown out Of II. he was hopelessly
Tapped, but the individual contest added
spice TO this period Of the race.
! At this time the starters for the Wheat
ly Hills race were sent off. but as had
been predicted, the added cars did not
crowd the course. Many cars were drop
ping of. In the eighth lap Louis Chevrolet
made his first stop. His camp. always
most perfectly equipped. exhibited a new
| device for lacking a car 1t was in the
form Of a long and powerful lever that
| EdlStu Inc car OH the SfOunu WIN one
motion. Chevrolet changed tires. took on
| oil and gas and got a new chain in ! min
ute G.. seconds
! The daredevil Louis was flashing around
again and reeled off this lap so fast that
| Peter Prunty announced after the ninth
| lap that he had made an average for the
| nine laps OF %. miles an hour.
! In the tenth lap c. A Chevrolet took on
| a new chain His wisdom was appreci-
ated by the crowd when they saw him pun
up suddenly just beyond the pits and put
| the new chain on. He was detained some
! time, and later dropped out of the race
1 About the same time Burman Withdrew
and this left only Louis Chevrolet to battle
| for the Buick name.
| Mulford brought his car carefully over
| the wire connecting with the Warner auto
| matte timing device. finished the twelfth
| lap and then made his first stop. There
was trouble with the valves and serious
! trouble. He worked steadily. but without
| trace Of nervousness. and at last was off
| after the loss of some minutes II was at
! this point that he lost his chance for the
! race
| In the next lap. the thirteenth. Fleming
| took on a new antagonist. Hearne. in the
| Benz. Fleming seemed to consider that he
was not doing his duty unless ne was
| trying hard 10 pass some Of the others at
| the stand.
II was in the fourteenth lap that Grant
1 decided the time had come to strike Null
ford was out of the way with lost time
| Louis Chevrolet had been banging his car
round and round with reckless demands on
its staying powers. and Grant went after
him and got him. AT the end of this lap
he led the race and Louis Chevrolet was
/ second.
Then they had it hot and heavy for two
laps. Meanwhile, Dawson and his Mar
! mon had appeared as definite factor in
| the race. Aitken and his National had
| also come up. About one-third of the cars
| had decided IT wasn't worth while by this
time The watchers began to figure pos
sibe winners. Louis Chevrolets driving told
on the tires and his engines mechanism.
| He began to stop at the pit. From then
| on there was much stopping of all the cars
| and many exciting tire changes Beardsley
and Fleming were possible elements in
the finish, and Mulford and Hearne had
| dropped back out of the first five.
Grant was content TO stay vacillating be-
tween first and second. and Chevrolet was
quite evidently the man he had picked TO
put out Of the way.
| The seventeenth lap finished like this:
Dawson. lg3 minutes; Grant, l1 minutes
| Coff for tire trouble). Fleming, 1s7 minutes:
Aitken, l9S minutes; Beardsley. lS9 min
l.tes: Mulford. 207 minutes. and Hearne, 20s
( minutes.
| In the eighteenth lap Fleming was forced
10 stop for oil. and Grant took a firmer
hold on the cup. Dawson was off for a
/ bit. So at the end OF this lap Grant led
easily with 20s minutes, then came Aitken
with 2ll minutes. Dawson with 2l2 minutes.
and Beardsley with PA minutes. Fleming
was nine minutes behind the leader. with
2l7 minutes TO his credit.
Then came one of those fortuitous hap
| penines that win or lose races. Beardsley,
/ who was certainly within striking distance
/ OF the cup at this time. out of the
race al the Msssapequa turn. with bad
/ steering gear
The nineteenth lap made no change for
the leaders end IN the same order were
! Grant. Aitsen and Dawson Mulford and
Eearne were hanging doggedly on ten min
,,tes and eleven minutes behind the leader
hpt riding game raoes. hoping for disabling
trouble with the first ones
altaen had tire uouhle II the rineteptA