Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-24
FEARFUL SPEED
 DURING TESTS
Mulford Makes 70 Miles an Hour Over Elgin Course and Grant Does Even
 Better
SMALL ACCIDENTS OCCUR

ELGIN. IL. Aug. 2S.-Begter than seventy miles an hour for one lap of the Elgin road race course was at- tained yesterday in practice for tltc American Automobile association's s national stock chassis road races. which will be run Friday and Satur- day. Nearly every man who partici- pated in the workout beat the aver age pace of the winner of the big race last year, a Methodist minister was initiated into the racing game. and there were a couple Of accidents to entrants that might have been more serious than they were
 Ralph Mulford. winner of the big race in lS10, was the star performer according to the unofficial timing by railbirds, although Grant. Aiken. Merz. Zengel, Hartman, Hughes and Herr all did better than eight minutes Mulford in his Lozier came out for his first bit of practice after the oth- CTS had been running half hour and getting away to a flying start he reel ed of his first lap in 7:15 and his second in TIA. each better than sey- enty miles an hour and considerably faster than the best lap of last year, which was T,52, made by Al Living stone in the Illinois cup race.
 Grant of the Alec team. twice win ner of the Vanderbilt. made four laps. never opening up to the limit. his fastest mark being TAP and his next best TAT. Just before prartice start cd Grant took for a passenger the Rev c. A Gage of the Grace Method. sst Episcopal church of Elgin, who evineed a desire to swing around the circle. The minister experienced all the thrills that Grant could throw on. The big black Alec jumped thir- ~ feet from a thanke-ye-ul ma am" in the back-stretch and whizzed along at better than seventy miles an hour in the homestretch. but the minister was game and enjoyed She ride.
 Three stsVers on Course.
 There were several additions to the ranks of the speed merchants. The three Stavers came out, with M0nck- meier, Robillard, and Nikrant dTiv ing and were tried out for the first time. Ralph de Palma and Spencer Wishart. the New Workers rhn e pilot Simplexes in the big race. ar lAFC4 eb II H CAlAk EDA AlNAA GaAS OAt and were on the course for one cir. cult before practice was over. Johnny Jenkins Of the Coke also was out for the first time, and stated that the other entry will be here tomorrow and that it will be driven either by Harry Cobe or Caston Morris, instead oi Harry Knight. who it was thought was 10 be the choice Maisonvilie, in the COrbin, also was out for the first time
 All four Nationals were working and each registered good time Ait ken came closest of any to Mulford he being clocked in 7:23 and 7:22 Merz was caught in S:37 and 7:36; Zengel did 7:35 ard 1856, and Herr 1855 and 7:5O Hartman. of the Alec turned lap in 1855 and 7:5S. Hughes in the little Mercer, performed mos creditably. his best figures being 7:4, and 7.50. Buck, in the Pope-Hart ford took it easy and S:00 and S:0i were his best laps. De Palma ant Wishart were not timed, for they GiC not finish their first lap.
 Two Minor Accidents.
 One of the accidents came just be fort practice started al il o'clock Roberts, in the Abbott Detroit, wal ont and back of him was Hughi'