The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-10-04
MID DEAD AND DYING
GREAT CARS TEAR ON
ALCO WINS THE VANDERBILT
CUP RACE.
Four Persons Killed and Twenty In
jured-Accidents Causing Death
OF Three Sensational in
Extreme.

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Long Island Motor Parkway, n. Y,
Oct. -Four killed and 20 seriously
injured, three Of them probably fatal
", was the price in human life paid
today FOR the sixth running of the Van
derbilt cup race, won in electrifying
fashion by Harry Grant, driving a 12O
horsepower Alec.
Grant, who distinguished himself
last year by finishing first in the fifth
Vanderbilt, won today's event from
joe Dawson, driving a Marmon, by the
narrow margin of 25 seconds. John
-Aitken, in the National, was only a
minute and six seconds behind Daw-
son.
The race was the most hotly con-
tested of any of the Vanderbilt cup
races and with the two small car
events run as unit with it, the
Wheatley Hill sweepstakes and the
Massapequa trophy brought out rec
ord number Of starters.
Three Broke Records.
The time of the three first cars fin
ishing in the main event surpassed
the best time ever made in an Amer
ican road race. Grant, by covering
278.08 miles of the course in 4 hours,
Il minutes and So seconds, equivalent
to an average of IS is miles an hour,
established a new American record
But as brilliant as was the perform
ance Of the three winners and as
thrilling as the race itself, the horror
caused by the wholesale manning and
killing which attended it cast such
a deep shadow over spectators, par.
ticipants and the management that
the crowd dispersed under a pail OF
sorrow.
AO UdEe ( Cdte AScalUs
Yet, Notwithstanding the list Of
casualties it was announced tonight
that the Grand Prize race over the
same course will positively be held
on Saturday, October. Is. Fifteen cars
have already been entered for the
event. Preparations are to begin at
once to have the track in readiness.
A. R. Parington, vice president and
general manager Of the motor park
way, spoke of the race only as sue
cess. He regretted, of course, the
deaths and accidents, but was inclin-
ed to attribute them mainly to the
carelessness of spectators. Express
sions of sorrow and regret were heard
on all sides and many spectators were
inclined to blame what they. styled
Inadequate policing of the course, bu:
official condemnation was lacking.
Privilege to hold the race IS grant
ed by the board of supervisors of Mas
sau county, in whose power the right
to revoke rests. While it was report
ed that steps would be taken to pro-
hibit repetition of today's accidents
no announcement was made officially
of the boards attitude.
Sensational Accidents.
The accidents that caused two OF
the three deaths recorded were SEN
sational in the extreme. The first
occurred when the Columbia car, driv-
en- by Harold Stone, suddenly burst 4
tire at the approach Of the cement
bridge crossing the Westbury road
and, becoming unmanageab1e, plung-
ed over the parapet The great ma
chine went over twice in midair and
) landed on its side. crushing out the
life of Matthew Bacon, Stones me-
chanician, who was caught under it
Stone himself sustained fractures tc
both legs and internal injuries, from
which it is doubtful if he will recover
Killed in Spurt.
The killing of Lotus Chevrolet's me.
chanician. Charles Miller, came as the
climax Of mad attempt Of Chevrolet
to regain lead lost through frequen;
tire TROUBLES. The daring French
driver, who. earlier in the race ha6
reeled off round after round at 73 l.;
miles an hour. hurled a bad run in
the back stretch with full power on
and, landing on three wheels only
found his car zig-zagging from side tc
side unresponsive to its steering gear
AS a shrek Of horror sounded from