The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-10-04
DEADLY SPORTS
Amid the Dead and Dying the Great
Racing Auto Cars Tear On.
FOUR PERSONS KILLED
And Many Wounded in the Wander.

Course-The Accidents Causing
the Death Of Two of the Vi"tIns
Sensational in the Extreme.
at Lons Island Parkway, N. Y,
Saturday four killed and 20 seriously
injured, three of them probably ia
tally, was the price in human life
paid for the sixth running of the
Vanderbilt cup race, won in electri-
flying fashion by Harry Grant, driv-
ing a 120 horsepower Alec.
Grant, who distinguished himself
last year by finishing first in the fifth
Vanderbilt, won today's event from
Joe Dawson, driving Yarmouth, by
the narrow margin of rs seconds.
John Aitken, in the National; was
only minute and six seconds behind
Dawson.
The race was the most hotly con-
tested Of any of the Vanderbilt cup
races, and. with the two small car
events run as a unit with 1t, the
W1eatley Hill sweepstakes and the
Massapequa trophy brought out a
record OF number of starters.
THE time of the three first race
cars finishing in the main event sur
passed the best time ever made in
an American road race. Grant, by
covering 27S.08 miles Of the course
in 4 hours, IL minutes and 5S sec
onds, equivalent to an average Of 66
1-5 miles and hour, established a
new American record.
But as brilliant as was the per-
formance of the three winners and
as thrilling as the race itself, the
horror caused by the wholesale
manning and killing which attend
ed it cast such deep shadow over
spectators, participants and the man
agement that the crowd dispersed
under a pail Of sorrow.
The accidents that caused two of
the there deaths recorded were sen
sational in the extreme. The first
occurred when the Columbia car,
driven by Harold Stone, suddenly
burst tire at the approach Of the
cement. bridge crossing the Westbury
road and, becoming unmanageable,
plunged over the parapet. The great
machine went over twice In midair
and landed on its side, crushing out
the life of Matthew Bacon, Stones !
mechanician, who was caught under
it. Stone himself sustained frac-
lures to both legs and internal in
juries, from which it is doubtful if
he will recover. ii
The killing of Louis Chevrolet's
mechanician,, Charles Miller, came as
the climax Of a mad attempt of Chew
rolet to gain a lead lost through fire.
quent tire troubles. The daring
French driver, who, earlier in the
race had reeled of round otter round
at 73 1-2 miles an hour, hurdled a
bad run in the back stretched with
full power on, and, landing on three
wheels only, found his, car zig-zag.
ging from side to side, unresponsiSe
to it's steering gear. AS a shrek oi
horror sounded from the hundred
assembled at the spot, the car plung-
ed into q fence and swept 1t away
like 80 much paper, then plowed
deep into a passenger laden touring
car moored on the side Of the road.
| The impact was terrific and the
occupants Of the touring car were
tossed high in the air. All escaped
death, however, but Miller was
caught in the wreckage and instant.
~ killed. Chevrolet owes his life
to the staunchness of his steering
wheel, upon which he kept firm
hold to the end. He was pulled out
of the debris with nothing more ser
ious than broken arm.
The third death Of the day die
not occur on the course, but in al
accident en- route to the race. Fer
dinand D'Zubia an automobile man
was the victim. His wife had bott
legs broken in the smashup.
The fourth death was that of Ed
ward Lynch, who died at q hospita
as a result of injuries received wher
he was run down after the race.
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