New-York tribune., 1910-10-02
GRANT wins AUTO CUP
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snrs. As each post was reached the steel
.,-as snapped off like reed and the car
kept on.
For perhaps fifty feet the car skirted
che edge of the bridge floor, then made
8 final plunge into the wooden fence east
Of the bridge proper. Going through this.
II turned a complete somersault and
buried itself at the foot Of the ernbank-
ment.
Bacon was caught under the body of
the machine and his life was instantly
crushed out. When the heavy car was
lifted from him he was limp and un-
conscious and died few minutes later.
stone. who was only partly held by the
car had both his legs fractured. received
:. internal injuries and conclusion Of the
brain. He was rushed to the Nassau
Hospital.
How death did not overtake twenty
men and boys perched on this bridge a
moment before IS renlarlIa bic. but it was
noticeable that thereafter the spot where
Bacon met mis- death was clear of all
spectators
Mrs. Stone. who was in the grandstand.
rushed by with no sign of the Columbia
The report came to the press stand that
stone had been killed, and none had the
courage 10 break the news TO his bride.
She almost collapsed when told he was
hadiy injured and said: 4 begged Harold
to change his mind and not drive. but
he laughed and said there vas no
danger"
The killing Of Louis Chevrolet's me-
ohanic. Charles Miller. came as the eli
max Il 4 mad attempt Of Chevrolet TO
regain q lead lost through frequent mag
nsto and tire trouble. The daring
French driver. who earlier in the race
had reeled Of round after round at 7Sl9
miles an hour. hurdled a bad rut in the
tackstretch With full power on, and.
landing on three wheels only. found the
car zigzagging from side to side, unre
eponsive 20 lis steering gear.
With shrek Of horror from the hun
cred assembled at the spot, the car
plunged into the fence and swept it
away like 50 much paFer. then ploughed
tnto and sidesviped = passenger laden
touring car parhed on the side Of the
road
The impact vas terrific. and the Eve
occupants OF the touring car we're
tossed high in the air All escaped
death. however. but Miller was caught
in the WrecBage and Instantly killed.
Chevrolet owed his life 10 the stanCh-
ness Of MS steering wheel. upon which
h kept firm hold 70 the end. He was
pulled out If the debris with nothing
more serious than q sprained shoulder
and a general shaking Up. He was
taken 10 the Nassau Hospital
Those who were fortunate enough TO
~ IN the grandstand Will never forget
'he thrilling finish that marked The end
q the g~eat race. After the wreck Of
Chevrolet cdr and the loss Of much
,algable time l7 Ralph Mulford. who
had forced the early pace in his big
white Lozier. which had the appear
ance Of q wrath as il flashed through
the graz dawn on the early laps. on ac-
count OF continued tire trouble. the
struggle narrowed down at about the
eighteenth lap 10 Dawson. in his Mar
mon: Grant, in his Alco. and Aitken in
his National car - no time during the
last six laps were the three men more
than two or three minutes apart First
'ne and then another was in the lead so
lar as those who were keeping careful
watch could tel. and the race looked
as orcn as when the cars stood coughing
and painting behind the starting line.
with the drivers waiting for the slap
from the starter which sent them scoot-
~ir7r~ off g-~-,-
Grant Favorite with Crowd
Grant appeared to he the favorite with
the crowd. IS everybody loves winner
and his brilliant victory a year ago was
Etil freali in the minds Of many. He
vas leading MS TWO rivals by slight
margin as he came dashing down to the
stand on his twenty-first lap, but even
as Fred Wagner waved the green flag
u warn him that the last lap had come
and The end Of his mad fight was in
sight he brought up with jerk in front
OF 4 repair pit with a fat tire
a groan went up from his followers
a.. even as the car came to a stop.
Aitken shot up with the cracking
\ hir Of 2 perfectly running motor and
disappeared down the road behind
cloud Of dust, also on his last lap, as
the frantic 1aving Of the green flag
told
Then came a renarka bic denonstra-
ton that made the crowd gasp with
ere breath and cheer with the next. In
less than minute Grant and his me
chanic had vanked of the fat tire, sub
stituted Z new one and with the rattle
Of q dozen gatuing guns was off again
down the road in close pursuit of his
( speeding rival
I Hardly was Grant out Of sight than
Joe Dawson. who had set the pace in
q istae middle part Of the race after work
asg his way 10 the front by skilful driv-
ing. came booming along 10 make a
1hree-corEered fight. When the green
rsg waved for him the crowd cid not
have 10 be told that J splendid finish
vas in prospect and that the end was
ror rlore than eleven minutes away,
barring accidents
Other cars kept shooting hy rs the
drivers completed earlier laps and the
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