Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-01
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ford, No. II; Hearne's Benz. No. I;
Mitchelrs Simplex, No. IL; Harding
Stoddard- Dayton. No. 15, and Dingley
Pope Hartford, No. %. running in the
order named
The sixth Vanderbilt cup race started
promptly at o'clock this morning un-
der lowering skies. The thirty-one cars
entered were started at fifteen second
intervals
With the Vanderbilt already nearly
one-quarter run, the nine entrants In
the wheatley Hills trophy were sent
away without a hitch. This new con-
tingent of cars did not materially add
to the congestion of the circuit, how
ever. as almost as many of the big
fellows in the Vanderbilt were out or
halted by the wayside undergoing
makeshift repairs.
There were only eight starters In the
Wheat tley Hills. the car withdrawn be-
ing No. A. Montague Roberts Correja.
A quarter of million motoring en-
thusiasts crowded the edge of the
course along every foot of the twelve
mile circuit.
Forty-hve Cars on Course.
AS was the case last year, two minor
events for cars of comparatively low
power-the Wheatiey 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
Ave, while this year the combined en-
try list totaled no less than forty-f1ve
the, largest number of cars ever sent
off together in an American road race
The Vanderbilt cup entries were sent
away first. These consisted of cars OF
800 cubic irches piston displacement
Z fhe entrants for the Wheatley Hills
trophy the cars of less than S01 cubic
inches piston displacement, were
scheduled to start their flfteen-lap
journey Of 1895 miles an hour later
They were followed In turn on the
program by the third detachment, con-
sisting of competitors for the Massa.
pequa trophy. cars of less than, 2Sl
cubic inches piston displacement whose
course was ten laps. or 1854 miles.
Among the fret 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. Sharp at the stroke OF
6 the word was given and with cheer
Al Livingston was sent OFF in his Ma
tional.
The Lozier. driven by Ralph Mul-
ford; the Marquette Buick Of Arthur
Chevrolet, then the Mercedes and one
by one all of thirty-one were SEN
away.
Louis Chevrolet. No. 20. in Mar
quette-B Buick. stalled his motor at the
line but before Jardine could pass him
In the Royal he had the engine sput-
tering again and was Off. The last cal
had hardly disappeared around the far
turn, q quarter OF mile away. when
the cry "Car coming announced the
completion OF the first twelve-fnile lap
Almost together the No. l National
the No Lozier and the No. BuicH
passed In q cloud of dust.
In rapid succession came MitcheiIi
Simplex No. 7, which had passed botf
Nilson's Oldsmobile and Beardsieyi
Simplex Then Helms Benz NO. an'
Athens National No TO-
There was a walt of q few minutes
and reports of mishaps began to arrive
First Scheifler's Jackson pulled VI
lame In front OF the repair pit. Thel
Hanshue stopped TO repair the carbu
reter of his Apperson.
On the second lap, Wishard's Mer
cedes had to change a tire and droppe'
back from fourth position to seven
teenth Then No. 2 Lozier, driven b,
Ralph Mulford, was leading at the time
going steadily at sixty-five miles a.
hour gait, closely pursued by Mitchell
simplex and Aitkcns National
Louis Chevrolet. the, daring Frenc
driver. shot by on the third round goin
at terrific speed From fourteenth po
sition on the second lap the daredev
Frenchman worked up to ninth on tn
third round and sixth on the fourth
His teamnaate, Robert Burman, in TN
No. 27 Buick, was also distancing hi
field. and the race at this stage ap
peared TO be between these two.
At the conclusion of the fifth lap Nc
% led. followed by Nos. 27, 2, 10 and
| In the order named.
AS the big cars came around on thei
eighth round the six participants l
the Massapequa event were sent on on
by one. At this stage Burman was rap
idly cutting down Chevrolet's lead, an
on the ninth lap succeeded in passin
both his teammate and Mulford in tn
| No. 2 Lozier.
Harold Stone BADLY Hurt.
| At this stage of the race Car Nc
12, a Columbia, driven by Harold Stone
turned turtle at Hicksville, perhaps IA
tally injuring Stone and mortally in
] juring Mason, his mechanician.
The mystery OF the disappearance o
the Columbia, driven by Stone. whic
had not appeared again at the gran
stand, after the start. was expiaine
+; in whispers by the officials about tn
! judges stand. but was rigidly KEEP
I, from those In the grand stand. wher
| Stones bride of few weeks sat anx
| iouslv awaiting his passing Stone