The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-04
WITH LATE START, WINS TEN-MILE EvENT-CALEB BRAGG COVERS A MILE IN 41;12, WIN MING TROPHY

start of the 100 miley race today. 1 With the strains of Nearer My God to l Thee," floating from the grandstand band far up and down the track. nine big racing cars lined up at the starting wire. I their engines stilled for 15 minutes, while I their drivers with barred heads waited for the last prayer to be said In another part of the city at the funeral of Al Living | stone, who was to have started in the 1oo- mile race, but who was killed in practice here two days ago. After the hymn there was a long silence. respected by all the thousands in the inclosure. The drivers stared hard with tear-dimmed eyes at the painted hoods of their machines. Suddenly the band started two-step, the | racing engines coughed, and Livingstone the King of the dirt track had passed forever from speedway events New speed kings were throwing the clutches into position, and the big race was on.
 Joe Dawson in a Marmon jumped into the lead and held 1t for sS miles, when he was nearly two minutes ahead of the official American record for 100 miles for class B cars Then shaft broke and he stopped at the pits for repairs. Six miles behind were his nearest rivals, Gelnaw's F. A. L. and Meningitis Westcott, which for over 90 miles had been running nose and nose. often with scarcely an arms length separating them. Into the final ,ap these two ran still even. but in the last half mile Gelnaw pulled ahead and won by 100 yards from Knight Dawson returned to the race just in time to take third prize. Heinamann's Marmon and Basie's Pope Hartford, both contenders up to the seventieth mile, were hopelessly handicapped by bearing and tire trouble, respectively. Time of winner, 1:26.17:e2
 Watson's Great Pace
 There was nothing balmy about the southern breeze which blew across the course today. It chilled the drivers and thlngs did not warm up until Bob Bur man. left at the post by a quarter mile in the ten-mile free-for-all, got sizzling not under the collar. Joes temperature was evident in his actions. He was start ed finally by a daring feat of his me chanician, Howard Hall. Matson's trou- Die was in stopping his engine dead by throwing on the high speed too quickly. Hall grabbed the cranking rod, and with the high speed still on gave the engine It's iirst turn. Ills arm was wrenched pain fully by the jerk from the engine, but this same jerk helped to toss him to one side out of danger as the car leaped forward straight toward him. Matson, still visibly
 
 driver except Caleb Bragg in a Fiat in the first mile and 8 half, Bragg's engine worked badly and Matson won easily.
 Ihe races will continue for two days more Tomorrow there will be eight events. featured by a 2oo-mile race. 't4
 The cars entered for the three days racing are to be driven by 36 of the most daring drivers in the country for prizes aggregating $12.000 In addition to numer- ous trophies and silver cups. Only Johnny Aftken and Howard Wilcox of the Ma uonal team, will be missing, the manufac- turers of this car having withdrawn be- cause of the tragic death on the track Tuesday of Al Livingstone The cars en- tered, however, represent "A different makes.
 Rockville Race Today
 The 2oO-mile race Friday for the At lanta trophy and 5000 as an added in- ducement for accentuating speed Is ex- pected to make this the biggest day of the meeting. Friday is also Atlanta day and half holiday will be declared. The officials of the speedway have prepared to take care of 10000 persons.
 Louis Disbrow, who won this event last year in his Rainier racer, Is plotting q Pope-Hartford in an effort to land this big prize a second time.
 The feature of Saturdays programme is the 250-mile race for the speedway | grand prize, with 5000 for the winner.
 Among the officials in attendance are Referee A. R. Burlington, New York: | Clerk of Course Frank I,owrey, Indian apolis; Judges W. M. Stinson, Jackson vile; Robert Lee Morrell, New York; Percy H. Doyle, Anderson, Ind Charles J. Albert, Nashville; s. l.. Dickey and W. l.. Huhmphrey. Atlanta Chief Timer c. H. Warner, Beloit. Wis; Assistant A. J. Inderriden. New York; technical com mittee: David Beecroft, Chicago, chair man; F. E. Edwards, Chicago.
 Cobb Didn't Appear Just before the racing began the match event between Ty Cobb and Nap Fucker was declared of. It was announced that Cobb had received telegram from Pres- ident Navin of the Detroit Baseball club advising him not to race. Orders were given the gatekeepers not to allow Barney Oldheld to enter the paddock enclosure in his Bltzen Benz car. The purpose was to prevent him from getting upon the race course and giving an exhibition spin in defiance of the American Automobile club ruling against him.
 c. S. Bragg of New York celebrated his entry into professional ranks today by running the time trials in :41:12 The @-mile free-for-al race he ran for 14 miles dangerously close to the leader. Ray Harroun, and then engine trouble put him out. Harround. in running this event in :1520:T, broke the Atlanta speedway record by four seconds.
 The Summary
 One-mile time trials: Best time by Fiat (Rragg), :n:12; Marquette Buick (Bur- man), second; time. :42.s5; Abbott-De- troit (Montague Roberts), third; time, :55 :62
 Twelve-mile, stock chassis, 1s1 to 2so cubic inches piston displacement: Won by E. M. F. (Witt; Abbott-Detroit, Montague Roberts), second; Abbott-De- troit (Mortimer Roberts,, third. Time, :11 :0533
 Free-for-all, 20 miles: Won by Marmon (Harroun); Simplex (Matson), second; Lozier (Mulford), third. Time, :15:2O.77 Ten-mile event, stock chassis, 231 to 300 inches piston displacement: Won by Mar mon Dawson); Marmon (1einemann), second; F. A. l.. (Gelnaw). third. Time. :0s:34.70.
 Ten-mile free-for-all: Won by Mar quette-Buick (Burman; Simplex Mat sop), second; Fiat (Bragg), third Time, | :07:4252.
 Twenty-mile, stock chassis, 451 to 800 inches displacement: Won by Lozier (Mul- ford; Lozier Horan), second; Simplex, (Beardsley), third Time. :1s.1s.02. | One hundred miles, class B, 301 to 450 inches, for Coco-Cola trophy and $500 won by Fal (Gernaw); Wescott l (McKnight) second; Marmon (Dawson), ), third. Time, 1:26:17.s2.
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