Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-13
HEMERY Is A CLOSE SECOND
Beaten by Less Than Two Seconds il
a Run Of Nearly Six Hours.
CAR DRIVEN By HAUPT GOES ovEE
maeapes Uniniured, but the Mechanic
Feybs. Covered with Bruises, Is
Hurried Away 60
Hospital.

sAvANSAH, Ca. Nov. ls.--tSpeoia, raie-
gram.)-Daud Bruce Brown. the New york
millionaire, IN his big Benz car aon the
international grand prize automobile race
here today by the narrow margin Of La
seconds. Hemery, also driving Benz, was
second; DePnlma in . Fiat who was lead
ing AZ the start OF the final lap had trout
bic on the back stretch.
Never az any great road race did a crowd
walt In more breathless Interest The de-
termination OF an event after Hemery
had finished IN five hours, fifty-thveo min
utes and six seconds. II Bruce came in
within two minutes and a few seconds he
would win. with bated breath the crowd
waited. soon "car coming" was the shout.
IL was Bruce Brown. When he finished IN
five hours. fifty-three minutes and forty
eight seconds, he had beaten Hemery by
I. q second making new American record
with an average OF 1856 miles an hour.
Hemery was second ia the race here two
years ago.
thurman IN q Marouette- Buick, was third.
winning the prize OF $1,000 for the first
American car to finish. as well rs Aoo
third money. Burmnn's time was s;li:2
Haupt strikes Tree.
The first serious accident in the race
came IN the thirteenth lap when Haupt,
driving BenE, struck tree while round
ing a turn on Montgomery road. The car
turned over. Haupt escaped without seri-
Gus injury, but his mechanician, II. W.
Peyhi. was badly bruised and was taken
60 q hospital Haupt, was I nthe lead when
the accident occurred He had driven bis
car as high as seventy-five miles an hour.
WaRner'a car overturned on sSidwsy
road Ia hts seventeenth lap, He and his
rnechanician, Louis FeTTOw, were badly
hurt. and both were taken TO hospital
wagner won the race two years ago.
cali was sent out into the grsadsiard
ser Mrs Waener. l. vas said she was
wanted 1t the hospital where Wagner had
been taken.
pawson, With his Marnon, was already
ont Of the race, as q result OF a broken
shaft. and Just after Haupts accident
Grant. driving an Alec. waa forced to quii
because his gear was out OF order.
Chevrolet. Aiarquette-Buick, went out OF
the ninth lap with broken crank shaft.
Disbrow Hartford had oyllndci
trouble in the eighth lap and quit TIT
distance wss 4Os2 miles, twenty-four time'
around tho t7.8 mile circuit. The prize 81
the A. O. A. gold cup. valued at $500. an'
$500 cash aside. Winners, $4,000; second
5000; third. $1,000. aud first American ca
70 finish, n,OQo
Unieed states Represented.
The United states we're represented il
the race. The first to round the cours
was Cheverolet, who retained the advan
tage OF his start lie made the lap II
II minutes and - seconds, but Henry wa
next behind him la l second less time
Ais was the fastest time OF the lap tha
was made. The slowest was Nulford's
~ minutes and . seconds.
That the race would be one in whicl
speed would play the great part was mad
clear when seventy miles had been mad
without one car having dropped out Of tn
race
II remained for the future OF show whio
had both speed and endurance.
David b, Brown Is a native New Yorker
son OF tine late David Bruce Brown
manufacturer. lie lives with his mother
Mrs. Brown. who Is wealthy. She is her
with her son and is much interested IN hi
racing
IN 1905. when Lancia won the OrlnOn
Beach. Fla races. young Brown. without
his mothers knowledge, went with the Fis
as Lancia's mechanician. Since then D
MNa A-HNM NAAN ah many AAAtfeA tAAAAA uAN
IN this country.
NaEaaro. Wagner. Hemery and Brucs
Brown wers fav0rltes and their cars tra,
eied freighted not only with the hopes an
prayers OF the rncn az the wheels and {
the owners, but with those who had baeke
their efforts with their money
Scratches last night reduced the starter
10 fifteen. Those eliminated were NYaai
ington Roeblings RoeblinE -Pianche. whic
had developed carhureter trouble; Matson
simplex. which had gone wrong in its e.
sine. aud Hughes Marquette Buick whlc
q was said was 20 suffer for the benefit
itE sister entries. giving them some o. /
parts 20 meet certain Imperative need
The sharp-Arrow which had drawn No
place went out Thursdsy when It ielt q
track killing its uieohaniciau and putllE
its driver in the hospital
List OF starters,
The fifteen cars sol OF la the fonovii
order;
Marquetts- Bulc,s. A. Chsyrosst. dive
Lczer Mulfurd Pope Hartford, Bas
Alco, Grant Alarmol' Dawson; Bel
hcmeryi Fiat Nazeeloi y siel. Iaufa
Pope Hartford Tlatrowi Marmou l8-
roun; Beng. Bruce -kraVa; t.at M aTns
Marquette Buick. Aurnsn; bnrE HanI
kIaG UaHalrcn