Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-27
ANGELENO WINS
ELG|N AUTO RACE
Livingstone Pilots Car for 203.35
Miles at Mile a
Minute
MARM0N ALSO GETS TROPHY
Hearne in a Benz Takes the Fox
River Event on Same
Track
tAssociated Press)

ELGIN, ILL.,, Aug. 2e.-Out of pot
pourri of road races over the new
eight and one-half-mile course here
today three drivers and three cars
emerged with distinguished honors.
A. Livingstone. spinning mile a
minute for 203.35 miles, annexed the
major event, the Illinois trophy win
q National c. u. Buck, who drove
half of his race with one spring sus-
pension broken, captured the Kane
county trophy, covering the 169.46 miles
in 3:04:45:79.
A. Hearne, who drove his own entry,
a Benz, in the small car contest, took
the Fox river trophy. His time Tor
the 1857 miles was 2:30:04:35.
Livingstone averaged sos miles an
hour, Buck SO miles and Hearne 54.
The pilot of the National made the
entire trip without stopplng-without
even hesitating, in fact.
Hearne was similarly fortunate.
Buck stopped for a short time when
his spring suspension broke.
OUT ON TECHNICALITY
Ned Crane suffered heart-breaking
experience His Staver-C Chicago car
had consistently worked from fourth
place to second. for which he had
lead over Miller, the Warren-Detroit
pilot.
on the fifteenth lap with only one
more to go the machine was dSquali-
fed because, as Starter Wagner ex-
planned, Cranes mechanician had
failed to look behind to see if it were
necessary to make way for some driv-
er desiring to pass. Greiner driving
a National was the man Immediately
behind and had to swerve violently to
avoid hitting the Staver-C Chicago.
There was but one accident and that
was not serious. w. FritZsche, who
was at the wheel of Cino, skidded
into a ditch and wrenched his shoul-
der. The mechanician also was slight
ly hurt
A crowd estimated at from $4,000 to
10000 saw the contests. The atten-
dance and the speed of the road which
surprised even the most sangpine is
believed to assure the annual renew
al of the races.
BIG CAR RACE
Great interest centered in the big
car race. Livingstone started in the
lead and was never headed. He gained
a little each lap and at the finish was
nearly thirteen miles ahead of the
field. After the race he said that he
had not pressed his machine during
the last six laps. He saw that he
had the race In hand and remained
content with avoiding any unneces-
sary strain of the machine. Grein-
er's car was the counterpart of Liv-
ingstones, but the former lost lap
and half when his gasoline feed pipe
broke. He finished fourth In 3:41:15:-
81, or 21:07:10 behind the winner.
Dawson, who drove a Marmon, and
Pearce, plotting q F'al car, battled for
second place during the greater part
of the race. Pearce secured this po-
sition In the fifth lap, and held 1t for
Sc miles. On the twelfth lap he
dropped to fourth place, Glenaws,
Fal car driver, and Dawson passing
him.
In the Kane county trophy race
Schoeneck was compelled by break
age to withdraw before half the dis
tance had been covered. c. c. Heneys
Staver- Chicago was disabled after COW
ering 40 miles in the small car race.
Summary:
SUMMARIES
Illinois trophy-National diving
3:34:O907, second; Marmon (Dawson),
S:42:OS, third. Kisselkar (EndicotD,
Midland Qreland). National (Greiner),
and Lexington Deach) also ran.
Kane county trophy = Marmon
(Buck), S:04:4579, won Marion (Mon-
sen), 3:07;52, second; Marmon (Heine-
mani, 3:19:2o27, third. Corbin MAT
SOM, ONeTldlu INAooSlhoi
(Schoeneck) and Cino (Fritsche) also
ran.
Fox River trophy--Benz (Hearne),
2:SO:40.35, won; Warren-Detroit (Mil-
ler), 2:56:11.52, second; Staver- Chi
cago (Monkmeir), 3:01:05.57, third.
Staver-Chicago (Cheney), Cole CIV. En-
dicott), Staver-C Chicago (Crane) also
ran.
Watson had covered so miles and
was in fourth place when the frame
of his car broke and he was compelled
to leave the track.