Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-10-06
FOUR KILLED AND 4 MAY DIE
Twenty Injured among the Hun
dred of Thousands along the
Course--Grant Winner Of
the Trophy.

ties tnOsc or any similar sporting
event in recent years. yesterdays mis-
haps in the Vanderbilt cup race have
led to many demands that steps be
taken to provide better safeguards for
the spectacular event and contestants.
with four deaths up to midnight AMI
four of the injured likely to die. the
toll on all sides is deplored. and tho
demand made for safer roads and
methods of management, II such con-
tests are to be allowed to continue.
Here is a list of those killed and In
Jured yesterday:
THE DEAD.
Bacon, Matthew F., mechanican for
Stone.
D'Viuva Ferdinand, sales Managers
killed on the way to race.
Lynch, Edward, spectator run down
after race.
Miller, Charles. mechanician for
Louis Chevrolet.
THE INJURED.
Adams. Katharine. spectator; struck
by Louis Dtshrow's car
Brown, Edward; hurt in D'Viuva &C
cidcnt.
Cook. Joseph. spectator; scalp wound.
D'Niuva. Mrs. Ferdnand hurt on
way to race: fractured fcmur.
Goldberg. Marks. spectator; back in
jured.
Gron1mucco, Charles. mocha nican;
hurt in early morning smashing.
Eaegendorn. Henry, spectatorj run
down by Marmon car; both legk frac-
tured.
Icfdtman, Mrs. Gusse. spectator;
run down by LOUIS Chevrolet's car; cut
and bruised.
Lyman. Morris. spectator: run into
by car; back bruised.
Kitrell, C. H.. mechanician. shock and
Commissions.
Knlppcn. William. driver Lancia car;
badly confused.
Levnson. Morris, spectator; struck by
Lancia car; right leg fractured.
Muller. Thomas. spectator: hit by Pope
Hartford car; left leg broken.
Nelson, James. mechan!cian for Arthur
Chevrolet leg broken.
Padula, ", driver OF Abbott-Detroit car
Injured about the body.
Peterson. William, spectator; hit with
flying tire.
Reid. Carroll. spectator; leg broken
Stone. Harold. driver Of Columbia car
| right leg broken and amputated.
| Summers, Thomas; hurt on way to
| race: Commissions.
Joplin, Frank; hurt In early morning
smashing
No more deaths Of those injured had
| occurred up to tonight but the condition
| of four persons Is critical. They are.
| Thomas Muller. spectator, who was
struck by the Pope Hartford car; Charles
Grommucci. the chauffeur injured in an
early morning smash; Henry Haggendom.
| a spectator who was struck by Dawson $
car, and Mrs. Ferdinand d'Viuva, whose
husband was killed In a crash en- route
to the course.
Harold Stone,s the young driver of the
Columbia car. has gained strength. al
though both his legs are broken, and will
probably recover Louis Chevrolet =
broken arm is doing nicely.
MOST THR1LL1NG CONTEST
Tho Vanderbilt cup race Of 1910 won
| by Harry r. Grant In an Alec auto over
the Long island course yesterday morn
Ing in the record time Of hours, L. min
utes, rs seconds. will go down In tho his
tory OF sports rs one OF the most thrill
ing contests ever held In this country.
| With three men dead and upward of 20
persons injured when II wah over, there
was no lack of excitement to repay the
| throngs. conservativoly estimated at 27S
O0O, which flocked to the course by train,
in autos and carriages. ana even In sorle
| cases, where no other means offered, en-
foot.
| I q
but from every other feature CT these
contests in the past Experienced race
goers who gathered at the Garden CITY
Hotel on the eve of the race had de-
clared that from the character OF the
drivers 1t was bound to be desperate
struggle. Their prophecies wore moro
than fulfilled. 1t was also a record race
In the number Of entries, the thirty start
ers making the largest number ever
brought together in road race in this
country.
CUP RACE STATISTICS.
Winner-Alco. Harry +. Grant Time
4155S. Average speed Gj.2 miles per hour
new record for the course
Second-Marmon, Joseph Dawson. Time
4lG.23
Third-Nationnl Jack" Aitken. Time
4l7;2s.
COMPREHENSIVE county, Long Island
Length of coursc-l2.64 miles. County
roads, 7;!9 miles; Motor Parkway, 81;
niles
Length Of racc-22 laps, 27s.OS miles.
number OF starters-Thirty.
| fEi2eS for Winner-The William X Van.
, derhllt Jr., cup, and an additional award
OF E'"o cash. Also a special award OF
Donors trophy for permanent ownership
Conditional awards Of 81 600 from manu-
fac'urers under certain condtions).
1909 winner-Alco car. driven by Harry
+ Grant
| FORMER race record-Average OF g.;
miles per hour. made by Locomobile
driven by George Robertson In 1908.
Former race record (present coursc)-
Average of $40 miles per hour, made b,
Alec car driven by Harry +. Grant II
1909
Record for present course Q264 miles,
etG IL, made by Buick car, driven by
Louise Chevrolet In 1909.
MAY CANCEL NEXT RACE.
The board Of supervisors OF NASSAU
county. Long Island. will hold specia
Injecting tomorrow to consider the ad
Visibility of cancelling the permit fol
the grand prize automobile race
lscheduled to be held over the Wander