The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-01
CAR FLIES FASTER
Than BITING WIND

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spectators to their feet. so Intense was
thc interest. AS the winners red cal
iiashed into view mile distant from
the grand5tand on the home stretch, a
snighty roar OF applause rent the air
and Increased In volume as the racer
crossed the Line in Il ,neteoric burst
OF speed.
" the sixteen foreign and American
racins machines which darted AWAY
az o'clock this morning in the ,zrue.-
ing ill3G-mile contest. only six fin
ished All Of the remainder were un-
hble TO undergo the tearing endurance
strain, anu were eliminated from tine
tc time by the breaking OF vital per-
lions of their mechanism
Inc Foreign cars apparently sur
passed the American man ufacturcrs, as
not single one of the latter crossed
the tape at the finish In place. On
the other hand, American drivers dem
onstrated superiority over the foreign
pilots
The outcome OF the race was a sur
prise 10 automobile enthusiasts. as nei-
thcr of the two favorItcs OF yesterday
was in the running at the finish. Vic
tor Hcmery. the Benz driver. who was
heavily played, was not Il contender for
the honors after the seventh lap.
Louis Wagner, the other favorite, re-
tired his Flat from the contest in the
fifteenth turn. Neither of the two ia
Vorites OF yesterday, both Frenchmcn,
was In the running at the finish.
All Stop Mt Pits.
The most thrilling moments of the
Spectacular race We're at the conclusion
OF the twenty-second lap. On the pre-
Vious lap Brace Brown had flashed by
the grandstand in the lead, with Eddie
Eicarnc thirtysiS seconds behind. and
Ralph milford following closely. AS
bruce Browns Fiat appeared in the
Instance Broan of dsmay went out
from the thousands Of throa.s when
II was seen that he was slowing down
Tor atop at the pits Scarcely had
mis- predicament become manifest when
Eddie Hearne burst into view and like
wise slowed down at the pits A
wild burst OF cheering rent the nrma-
ment when Ralph milford, the third
OIL the leading trio, passed the starting
point only TO halt at the Lozier pit
The stopping of the three cars was
The signal for spirited race between
the respective drivers and mechani- (.
clans in taking on gasolene and chang !
ing tires The spectators leaned for
ward and shouted cncouragingly as oil
cans were deftly opened and their cor
tents fairly hurled into the steaming
tanks simultaneously knives were
jabbcd into the DANA ged tires, and with /
s.
they were cast into the pits. to be re- /
placed by new ones with incredible T,
speed.
Milford was the first 10 complete
repairs. and minute and half after
he mad halted the LoHier throbbing |.
and humping, darted az amid q |
cloud of smoke. TWENTY seconds after
Milford had disappeared in the dis |
lance, Bruce Brown and his nec hAnI- |
clan sprang into their big Flat and |
started In pursuit The Benz team |
was on again ten seconds behind the |
Flat With reports from the unmut-
fed exhaust popping like a Calling |
gun, the machine spurted forward and |
soon was lost to view in the wake OF .
the leaders.
The interest of the spectators In the |
leader 30 intense that the few /
minutes necessary to complete the
twenty third lap dragged like hours
Bruce Brown was the first to appear
His car whirlcd into sight, few around
the grandstand curve and again out !
VI sight.
Eddie IIcarn dashed BY the judg eS'
stand one minute and thirty seconds
afterward. In vain tho spectators ,
shouted and waited for Milford, but
tho winner OF rhc Vanderbilt cup race
was out of the running. At the cru
cinl moment, with victory In the bal
ance. Mulford's LoZier went out OF
commission with steering gear trou-
Die, and after Il determined night the |
plucky driver was forced to retire.
DE Palma jumped To third place with
the elimination OF milford, and the
hard fought contest for the grand prize
trophy was ended after the next lap
With the drivers In this position
1t lS estimated that the grand