The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-28
MULFORD WINS
BIC ROAD RACE
Youth Plotting Big Lozier Cap
lures Contest at Elgin From
Veteran Drivers.
DRIVES CAR MORE THAN
SIXTY-TW0 MILES AN HOUR
Robertson, 0ldfield, Harroun
and Dawson Are Humbled by
Mere Y0ungster.
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
EI.GIN, Ill, Aug 37.-Ralph Mulford
youth. driving a car that never faltered
Today won the greatest road race evel
seen In the west .
He drove a tifty-horse power Loze
s05.O3 miles in 4:52:28.S5. or at an aver
age speed OF 62.5 miles per hour HI
ran 203 miles without stop and ther
halted only because he WAS under a mis-
apprehension as to one OF his tlreS. Iht
tire proved TO be all rig ght, but ne selzee
the opportunity TO take gasollne anG nc
water and was off again after minute
delay.
Albert Livingstone and Arthur Greiner
both plotting forty horse power Natlohais oIi.s
finished, respectively. second and third
hour and Greiner's 6o.4. Livingstone.
elapsed time was 5;0i:1O.9o and Greiner
George Robertson, whose Simplex
looked like a winner over the first seven,
ly-slx miles, during which he climped
OF thr6e seconds over Muford. developed
a remarkable streak OF bad luck. There
after he was compelled to change tires
eighteen times. He had no other Kind
Of trouble, but one inner tube after am
other went back on him. When his tires
would let him he ran true TO his form
and finished fourth. Including stops he
averaged $40 miles per hour.
Another Simplex. driven by Saynor
was the only other car running when
Starter Wagner stopped the race. There
was hardy enough TO wear the number
"I3" on the bonnet OF his car
Five Hours Grind.
The long grind. which began At II
o'clock and did not finish until nearly
o'clock in the afternoon eliminated eighI
cars. including those driven by Oldheld,
Harroun and Grant, OF whose Van
dcrbllt- winning Alco much had been
hoped
Milford ran the first seventy-six miles
AT the heels OF Robertson. When the
latter began having trouble with his
tires Milford took the lead and was
never headed.
After running $50 miles without a hint
of trouble, Milford turned on htil'
more speed and reeled off four laps I'm
succession from one To four seconds III
der eight minutes.
II. Saynor who. like Robertson, was al
he wheel Of a Simplex. was unable to
Pet-the sped out OF. his machine. He die
the first TWO laps in slightly better tnal
nile minute, but thereafter ran from
one 10 two minutes slower and steadily
dropped behind He was compelled t.
stop several times TO change tires He
had covered 262.6 miles in 5:21:a9, when
The race was stopped.
The elimination OF eight cars during
the course of the race left the two Ma
ionals To nghi the two Simplexes for
second and third positions. Saynor could
not run fast enough and Robertson was
which IN the end left the fight for second
and third honors to Livingstone and
Grciner, The former coming out second
by a narrow margin.
There were two Marmon cars in the
race. one driven by Harroun and the
other by Dawson, both veterans who are
made the first lap in S:tS. but in the
middle of the next lap his car broke a
piston rod and WAS withdrawn. For 211
miles Dawson looked like a contender
water, Within nine laps of the finish
however. his car broke a piston rod and
its frame, and he was out Of the race.
Many Accidents.
Although the chapter OF mechanical
and drivers accidents was long. none OF
the crews was injured. Much had been
hoped from Grant. who drove the same
slco with which he Won the Vanderbilt
cup two years ago. He led the field in
tho first lap. which he made in S:12
but on the next lap his clutch broke and
ne went 10 keep Harroun company
Barney Oldifeld. who drove "A siX-cylin-
road than In the speed trials, In winning
which he had made his reputation.
IF any other man had persuaded me
into This race" he said. "he'd have had
This remark was made before the race
began.
''Who was it?" he was asked.
Barney Oldicld." he answered with a
He drove for all there was in him and
his car took the corners with reckless
TO eight minutes and one In 7:51. After
running PAS miles I'm 4:57:3S his car
broke piston rod and he Joined the
cXies.
Base at the wheel OF Matheson. did
the first ninety-three miles in $3.50, but
threw wheel. He was reported cut OF
the race at that time. but got on thG
track again. He was unable to keep go
Ing. however. and withdrew permanently
Endicott, driver of Kisselkar. broke
nis radiator after running. ninetythree
fnn n ftA,,a iaI
the. race, but failed. and quilt the track.
+. Schieher. who drove Jackson
ga me nearest to serious mishap of any
graph pole. wrecking the machine. but
lie and his assistant were deposited In a
bog, which broke their fall.
Stinson. driver of the Black Grow, was
put out of the race by broken wheel
after covering 177 miles.
The Summaries.
EIgin National trophy. for stock car,
under 500 inches displacement. 305.
miles; number OF laps. Sc; length O
lap, miles. 2499 feet:
Lozier, 50-horsepower driver milford
time, 4:42:29S5. 62.5 miles an hour
National i0-horsepower, driver Living.
stone: time, 5:o4.1o.90; 6o-2 miles al
National i0-horsepower. driver Grener
time, 5:13:230J: 5s.4 miles an hour
Simplex. 50-horscpower. driver Robert.
son; time, 5:Sz;2Oss; $40 miles an hour.
Simplex. 50-horsepower. driver Saynor
running on thirty fourth lap when race
was called.
Knox. 6o-horsepower, driver Oldfeld
withdrew end twenty-nnth lap.
Marmon, 40-horsepowcr. driver Dawson
out on twenty-seyenth lap.
Black Crow. 40-horsepower. driver
Stinson; out In twenty-second lap
Jackson, 40-horsepower- driver Scheif.
Ter: out In thirteenth LAP.
Kisselkar, 40-horsepower, driver Endi
rott; out In eleventh lap
Matheson, 50-horsepower, driver Basle
out in eleventh lap.
Alec, 50-horsepower, driver Grant: ou
In second lap.
Msrmon. 4o-horsepower. driver Har.
roun, out in second lap.