Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-01
Excitement and Tragedy
Mark Bio Auto Contests

Mark Big Auto Contests
LONG ISLAND MOTOR PARKWAY,
October 1.-The sixth Vanderbilt cup race
started promptly at 6 o'clock this morn
ing under lowering skies. The thirty
one cars entered were started at fifteen
second intervals.
A quarter Of a million motoring en-
thusiasts crowded the edge of the course
along every foot of the twelve-mile cir
cult eagerly expectant.
AS was the case last year two minor
events for cars of comparatively low
power-the Wheatley Hills sweepstakes
and the Massapequa sweepstakes-were
programmed in conjunction with the
chief event.
Last year the starters in all three
events numbered but twenty-five This
year the combined entry list totaled no
less than forty-fve-the largest number
Of cars ever sent or together In an
American road race.
Three Races Run at Once.
The Vanderbilt cup entries were sent
away first. These consisted of cars of
600 cubic inches piston Displacement and
under.
The entrants for the Wheatley Hills
trophy-cars of less than 3O1 cubic inches
piston displacement-started their fifteen
lap journey of 1896 miles an hour later
They were followed in turn on the pro-
gram by the third detachment, consisting
OF competitors for the Massapequa trophy
cars of less than 231 cubic inches piston
displacement. whose course was ten laps
or 1854 miles.
40 ~,,0Va
with thin drizzle Of rain settling over
the oil-soaked course. But by the time
the race was well started the sky had
cleared and the day promised to be fair.
Among the first to arrive at the starting
line was w: X. Vanderbilt. jr.. donor Of
the cup. With him were starter Fred
Wagner and the judges Of the course.
AS the time for the start grew near a
detachment of private detectives and
special policemen cleared the course.
Start Of Big Race.
Sharp at the stroke OF o'clock the
word was given. With cheer, AL Liv-
ingstone was sent of in his National The
race was on.
The Lozier. driven by Ralph milford;
the Marquette-Buick of Arthur Cheyo-
let, then the Mercedes and one by one all
OF the thirty-one were sent away.
Louis Chevrolet. No. %. in Marquette
Buick. stalled his motor at the line. Be-
1ore Jard1ne could pass him in the Royal
he had the engine sputtering again and
was of.
The last car had hardly disappeared
around the far turn q quarter OF q mile
away when the cry car coming an
nounced the completion of the first twelve
mile lap. Almost together the No / Ma
tional. the No. Lozier and the No. 8
Buick passed in a cloud Of dust
In rapid succession came Mitchelrs
Simplex. No. 7, which had passed both
pick. Then Helms Benz. No. 8. and Ait
ken's National, No. 10.
Chapter Of Mishaps.
There was wait Of few minutes and
reports OF mishaps began to arrive First,
Scheifer's jackson pulled up lame in front
Of the repair pit. Then Hanshue stopped
to repair the carburetor of his Apperson.
On the second lap. Wishard's Mercedes
had to change tire and dropped back
from fourth position to seventeenth. The
No. ?. Lozier, driven by Ralph Milford
was leading at the time, going steadily
at a sixty mile-an-hOur gate, closely
pursued by Mitchelrs Simplex and Ait
ken's National.
Louis Chevrolet, the daring French driv-
err. shot by on the third round, going at
terrific speed. From fourteenth position
on the second lap the daredevil French
man worked up to ninth ON the third
round and sixth on the fourth. His team
mate. Herbert Burman, in the No. -
Buick, was also distancing his field and
the race at this stage appeared to be
between these two.
At the conclusion OF the fifth lap, No 20
led. followed by No. q. No. 9, No. 10 and
No. in the order named.
The Massapequa Race.
AS the big cars came around on their
eighth round the six participants in the
Massapequa event were sent OF one by
one. At this stage Burman was rapidly
cutting down Chevrolet's lead, and on the
ninth lap succeeded in passing both his
teammate and Milford in the No. Lo-
zier.
Upon completion OF the tenth lap the
positions of the leaders in the big event
were:
No. 2. Loaier. Mulford; No. Is, Marmon.
IS. Alec, Grant; No. IL, Benz Hearne,
and No %. Marquette-Buick. Chevrolet.
The mystery OF the disappearance OF
the Columbia, driven by Harold Stone.
which had not appeared again at the
grandstand. after the start, was explained
in whispers by the ofhcials about the
judges stand. but was rigidly kept from
those in the grandstand, where Stones
bride Of few weeks sat anxiously
awaiting his passing,
Stone and Mechanician Hurt.
Stens while pushing the big Columbia