Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-27
HUNDRED
THOUSAND CHEER
ELG|N AUTO RACES
Grant, Winner at Last Wander.
biIt Race, One of Thir-
teen Entrants.

ELGIN, Ill, Aug. 27.-The crowd
which gathered here today II see the
crack automobile drivers go 305.OS miles
for the Eigin national trophy was esti-
mated al double that which saw the
curtain-raisers yesterday. fully 100, 900
persons.
An endless stream of machines, laden
with enthusiasts, occupied the roads
between here and Chicago. They began
arriving at daylight, gay with flags and
pennants, and their occupants muffied
against the morning chill. Cuts made
In the SH-lnile track yesterday were
filled in over night and a light coat of
top dressing applied where needed.
Thirteen cars were scheduled to start
as follows:
Car. Driver.
National (40) .Greiner
Black Crow (4OJ ................S teinson
Lozier GOD .Mulford
Marmon (40) Harroun
Simplex 600 ............... Robertson
Alec (50) ............................G Grant
National (40). ............ Livingstone
Simplex t50).. Saynor
kisselkar l4W ..............H Fl. Endicott
Marmon (40) Dawson
Matheson (50) Basic
Knox f60) ....... Oldheld
Jackson (40) Schiefier
The two Nationals are the same as
those which ran yesterday n In one
of which Livingstone won the feature
event at 203. IS miles. Grants car is
the n in which he captured the last
Vanderbilt race. There was much in
terest attached to the entrance of Bar
ney Oldfeld, whose reputation has been
gained on ~speedways rather than in
road races.
At 10 O'Clock the cars were sent away
in the order given at thirty seconds
intervals, Grainer being the first and
Schiefier last, 61a minutes after the
leader.
milford Makes Lap I'm 9.
Mulford made the first lap in 8.ll
and passed Stinson. Grant did it in
SIP and Greiner in 1926. Grants was
the best time. Robertson took 500 and
Oldfeld 1892. At the start IF the third
round Robertson and Livingstone were
tied at 1926 for second place, Mulford
was eight seconds ahead of them an6
in the lead. ChadbourHe had trouble
and lost q lap for repairs. Mulfori
made the second and third laps in
minutes fiat. Robertson covered tbs
same distance in 8:06 and sos ant
Livingstone SOP in both instances. Al
the start of the fourth lap the leader:
were: milford, first; Livingstone, sec.
ond, n Greiner. third-only second.
apart. Greiner lost forty seconds re-
plenisning his radiator.
Grant and Harroun got into trouble
in the second lap on the back-stretcf
and were three laps behind on tn,
leaders fourth round. Grant twisted
his clutch and wfthdrewffrom the race
Harroun withdrew with a broken PTS
ton rod.
Robertson and Milford were tied fol
the lead at the end OF the sixth lal
in 4S:44. Livingstone was second
5o:2S; Dawson, third, 51:1e; Creme
fourth, 51:23.
ELAPSED time: Fifth round, AZ mile
1925 feet, were: Greiner, 1870; Stin
son, 1898; milford, 4O.37; Harron, out
Robertson, 40.41: Grant, out; Living
stone, 400; Endicott, 46.41; Dawson
$3.50; Basic, ALL; Oldfleld, as nat
seief1er, 53.42; Saynor. 56.15.
Robertson led at the end of the SGT
mile by 2 seconds. His time was 56.5
Muiford was second, 1888, and Living
stone third, 5S.24. Robertson held ex
actly this lead over milford on tn
next (elghth) lap. Robertson game
n more second over Mulford on tn
ninth lap. The leaders stood:
Robertson, lib; milford, 1.13.03; Liv
ingstone, 1.14.27: Dawson. 1.16.3 81: Grej
ner, 1.17,37. Robertson threw a from
tire IN the tenth lap and limped /