Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-11-13
RUNAWAY BOY SAVES
AMERICAN REPUTATION
David 6ruce-5rcwn Captures Grand
Prize Trophy From the Noted For
Brings Honor to the United States.
cars Are Wrecked in Mad Rush.

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SAVANNAH. GA, Nov. - The
New YORK boy who, four years ago.
ran way from home t. become Il
driver of racing automobiles. today
saved the population of Amer ic1u div
crs from obliteraticn az the hands Of
foreigners in the Grand prize race.
the blue ribbon event e the auiom1-
lille contests. Speeding faster and
farther than man ever went before In
an automobile road race. this young
man. David Bruce brown. won the
grand prize by barely more than Il
second at tho end of i15.2 miles
heart breaking miles He flashed
across the electric timing wire ] ~
seconds ahead of Victory Hemery. The
Frenchman His tire was > hours. -
minutes and G.77 seconds. setting a
new American road record of 7O.IJ
miles an hour.
American Cars Lose.
Beth ne and Hemcrv drove Benz
cars. so that the foreign machines tri-
umphcd over the American-made
I3cers. The consolation in having an
American at the wheel Of the winner
was increased by tho feat of wild
Bob" Burman. driving tho maddest
race of his career in an American car.
the Marquette Buick, which finished
third, getting not only third money.
but an additional 81 900 for the first
Ameiic lean driver so finish in an Amer
lean car.
Before the race il was said that the
American team planned to set pace
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the tires off The big foreign machines.
thereby securing an advantage over
them. Apparently The Americans tried
this trick. and it nearly succeeded. for
most of tho foreigners were either
stalled or wrecked on the track before
the finish: but the foreigners were
too numerous. Two of their cars the
winning Benz machines. still remained
on the rack At the end of the race.
American Winners.
All the other finishers were Ameri-
can cars Peside Rurman were the
derclct cars of some of the world 5
most famous drivers. who failed to
make their speed machines last
through the terrific strain OF twenty
four laps OF cnrving roadway. These
foreigners went 70 defeat fighting
gamelv and in some instances u tx
lessly Wagner, in his big red Fiat,
was enc of the grittiest. his daring
nearly costing his life and that Of his
mcchaniciaD. Louis Fcrro. On the
lack stretch. while Coming down 2
small hill at top speed. Wagner lost
control Of his car for the fraction oi
second. one Ct his front wheels
$ riking q stone culveTt. crushing tho
wheel aud throwing the ear on its side
for slis'r Ct fifty feet into the trees
bordering the speedway. FerrO was
literally shot Into the top branches al
a tNeufy-fCct willcw. which caught
him aud broke his fall. He ran 10 he
car besidc which Wagner was lying
with machine oil ppi ring about him
from n hrck-n tank The great driver
got up with the id OF his mcchan'-
clan aud walked to the German Club
nearby Later he vas taken to hos
piial. where it was reported he was
not seriously hUrt.
Car Dsshes Into Bushes.
Willie Hsupi. one 81 the REM driv'
crs Skiddcd or the road az the end
Of the long straiEhi-away. sides~Iped
giant live oak ans thcn plunged with
his car and m~chaniriBn into ciumr
of bushrs 30 thick nd so fali that
they apparently swallowed him. hidin-
him from view Of the brraihlcSS >gcc
"a, rs 70. and ". W. Fryhic. his
mcchars-isu. emerged from tl'.- WOOD
with rcasSurin= expedition though
somcEhst bruised and scratched.
Fifteen cars started the rscc. In
side OF fN~a;v-fyc miles fhc three
Flats. driven rs Wagner. 10 Palma
aud NazzaFp. and tho three Bcuz car.
Siccrcd bv iicmcry. ur'-I,Fown am
Haup' had lcfi the American car.
vel behind Hemsry took tho lead al
about ihiriv miles and hcld it unit
I the unc hrudrcd and foriic;h mic
when chang of tires ~ the pits
allowed fcrr q the ether foreign car
~ rush pasi him
Sevcnty-siS Miles az Hour
Ne-uwhglc Nalzaruo. holder - ih'
worlds rc~ord of ahuu; seventy fy'
Mills IN hour was doing the "a sirs
| laps 81 ihr dav IN an effort % caici
Hcmory NszzaHcs h~si time for !
siuric iap vae I.~Sz. which was ~ ih'
rate - 7s.l miles an hour pr ovc'
hundred miles be lid ont the r1c~
wfsu Wagner took The lead Tor aiou
/ fort, miics. fuf.iosi Il IN hiiing hi
! al ard caguiino tank 20 Tho pits
Whru the y.sn.ruiic mark vas sol