New-York tribune., 1910-10-09

running very fast and it was freely SAID
that il the course had been few laps
longer the final tale of the finish might
have been different.
Although aTulford led the field round ior
several laps in actual position. the Warner
automatic timing device showed that De
FFeymel CStoddard- -Dayton) finished lhe
first lap in the lead on time MuioIu
Oozier) was second; Wilcox tNa1ohai''
third. and Mitchell Chadwick, fourth
with Joe Dawson CMarmon). fifth. Mui-
ford maintained his actual lead Tor sew
eral laps, alternating with Bergdoi 'oel%''
The fight between them was most lh'ei
esting. 1t was evident early in the race
that Mitchell had made up his NINA "
work with his teammate Zengle, ana i'i
5ve laps he set the pace on actual tlme'
pulling Zengle up along with HIM. Al 'No
end of the third lap they stood in TINS Po-
sitfon on time: Mitchell (ChadWlch}' -
minutes seconds: Mulford Lozier)' -
minutes : seconds; Bergdoll O8enz), = fnin-
lltes 23 seconds; Zengle (ChadwlckD' -
minutes % seconds, and De Heymel '7'ou-
dard-Dayton), > minutes S2 SECONDS
For two, more laps Mitchell drove, nnt
then came the embankment accident anu
Zengle was left to conrive his Nlc'oiS
without help from any teammate
Al the end of the sixth lap Bergdoh
was leading, which forced Muiford lneo
second place and Zengle into third. DE
lIeymel was fourth.
r2e~-don held the lead for nine laps. drop
ping back TO second for a momentary ao-
s,,s+r.ent. The other places changed oe-
hind him time and time again Mulford
n1rnE closely at second, and often there
was less than a minute between them lie
TFevmeI and Zengle fought for third, ana
in almost every lap their relative posluohS
CHANGED. Joe Dawson had by this time got
into the game He began TO force ms MAJ
mon I'D and held a strong fifth on time
Aitken. in the National, had been study
ing the field, feeling out first one and theh
another. He came up also, and they fought
for fifth. alternating as the other two were
doing for third place
During this part of the race there was
remarkably little pit work. The course
itself was in excellent shape, and Micheln
tires, with which practically every car on
the course was equipped, were stacked
waiting in idle piles for renewals, which
seldom came. The race was cruel one
on tires at that, because of the unusual
amount of turns and very sharp curves in
the circuit.
he lGtIllllC pace hdS AtllAiie OAi oOiAiC VI
the cars. One after another dropped out
for various causes. The speed for the first
few laps was noticeably slow on the
straight, but as the engines warmed and
grew sweet and the men themselves be-
came imbued with the spirit of the fight
The pace got hotter and hotter. At the end
Of the tenth lap with twO-fifths of the
race done Bergdoll BENZ still held his
lead. There was only q minute and five
seconds between him and Mulford 10
zier). Then came De Heymel, in his Stod-
dard-D Dayton, and Zengle-already working
I'D along the line-at fourth. The passing
Of BergdoIl gave AIulford the lead. and this
he tenaciously held for four laps.
1t was at the sixteenth lap that Zengle
jumped from third TO second place, and
during this period of the race De Heymel
(Stoddard-Da yton) .was having a little
trouble. He retired to fourth, and then to
fifth, and then came back to fourth and
alternated with Jargersberger, in his big
Mercedes. Aitken (NatonaD was also
jumping into and out Of third place right
along and riding a most heady race.
Meanwhile, as said, ZengIe had got into
second place. This was where ne wanted
TO be. His pit management instructed him
/ constantly by means Of large signs where
he was in the race and whether he should
80 fast or SLOW. Second was the place he
demanded to strike for the lead from. He
seemed II know his siN-CyIinder car, and
for four laps was content with second
place.
A feature of the Chadwick pit was the
little pig that was used as a siren of ap-
plause. The method Of operating him was
to twist his tail He then emitted loud and
graduated sqUeals from his other end
Zengle frequently waved his hand 10 his
pit people.
Aitken had q seemingly strong hold on
third Place al this time, and De Heymel
was in Cne of his recurring spells of riding
in fourth place.
AT the twentieth lap, with only five more
laps TO go, Zengle suddenly Jumped into
the lead. There had been minute and
twenty seconds between the two leaders.
The first lap that Zengle was in the van
he turned only three seconds faster than
Mulford. From then to the end of the
/ desperate drive only seconds separated the
! men. IN the twenty-thirG lap, for instance,
! Zengle was only one second ahead of Mul-
/ ford, who ali this time had been crossing
/ the tape ahead actually Of his rival, OF
course.
IN the twenty-fourth lap Mulford
wrenched first place in time away from
/ Zengle, and a great roar went up, as Null
/ ford is very popular and had driven q
wonderful race There was only nine sec
. onds between them on this lap.
/ Then came the last lap. Muford tore
round in the hope Of maintaining his mar
row lead. But Zengie had received from
/ his camp the fast sign and opened up wide
Mulford came round, his long, white car
/ flowing down the straight like quicksilver.
4 The white and black checkered flag al