The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-28
Vanderbilt CUP IS
WON BY MULf0RO
Daring Driver Breaks Worlds
Record for Trophy on
Savannah Course
BlPLANE JOINS IN
EXCITING CONTEST
Savannah Challenge Cup
Goes to Hughes and Witt
Wins Tiedman Trophy
in Fast Time

SAVANNAH, Ca. Nov. 37.-smash-
Ing all records for speed. Ralph Null
,Vbrd driving an American car. .
I.oxier. won the Vanderbilt cup raco
today. He covered the zsi miles IN
23e minutes and averaged more than
~ miles m hour for tho entire race.
Ralph De Palma. driving . German
Mercedes. finished second. in the
worlds most noted automobile classic
He crossed the finish line two min
utes and eleven seconds behind Null
ford. Spencer W1shart in another
Mercedes, finished third. his time be-
ing Assoc.
The Finish was intensely dramatic
and more than $4,000 persons as
sembled near this point went Wild
with enthusiasm wnen the closest
contest in the history Of the event
ended in Mulford's MAD drive.
When his time was announced the
ever smiling milford was acclaim
ed as the auto speed king OF the
world.
The tumuit had not died down
when the last car finished. Harry
Grant, who won the Vanderbilt cup
in 1909 and 1910. finished fourth In
a Loxier. his time being zso.2a 81. 4.
H. Parker, in a Fiat was f1fth. his
Louis Dishrow driving a Pope-Hum-
mer crossed the line in sixth place.
tn eremaining drivers were signaied
that the end had come. The con-
teetants still running ut the end Of
the race were Carl Lmoerg. In an
Abhot- pe4yoit: l. A. Mitcnell. In an
Abbott Detroit, and cyrus Patchke.
In an Marmon.
Furr~d 70 Quit RAc-.
The other Ave starters HuEhie
Hughes. driving a Mercer: Dave
Bruce Brown, Fiat: Bob Burman.
Marmon: Harry Cobe. Jockson: and
Joe Natson, Fiat were forced to quit
the race because OF the damaged ma
chimes.
There was approximately 100000
persons alon gthe course. which covers
about II mileA. The spectators were
kept at n distance or 200 feet from
the course on straight stretches and
ut a great distance where curves or
Hn0Ip tuIHD nh80C AOA th0 kVS~seAA-
ity Of accident In addition to the
special forcs OF policemen provided
by tho management OF the meet all
the military organizations OF 6AvAn-
nah were on volunteer patrol duty.
Today was practically = holiday in
the city and all stores closed At ten
O'Clock and remained closed until AZ
ter the finish Of the great race.
Bapaanc RAcns CIR.
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an extra thrill while Mulford WA
making his best time on the eleventh
lap, when Curtiss biplane. piioted
by Beckwith Havens. appeared over
the course and raced the leader, The
bipiane easily outdistanced the auto
mobile, which was breaking world's
records. The grandstands cheercd
Justify ~ the aeronaut won the Inn
promptu contest.
Weather conditions for the race
wore ideal and encouraged an I'M
mense crowd Of racing enthusiasts
to turn out to witness the contest
The course was perfect.
Harry Grant was tho fsrst TO get
away at HAS. At thirty-second tn
tervais the other cars chugged on
until It was almost impossible TO
see the final getaway. 10 great wal
the cloud OF dust and snoke.
sight y Spectacular.
In the var1-oolored unlformA head
helmets and goggfaa the drivers and
their mechanicdans witnessed . weird
yet spectacular sight ~ they sped
away on the long grind.
Milford was the eighth TO start,
but before the ffth lap had been
completed he had wrested the lead
from De Palma, ana ne held II untfl
the nntah. Do Palma kept on. how
ever. and II was q terrible struggle
between the first four cars until the
last two laps. when Milford cut loose
on his Wild dash ana finished with q
comfortable lead 1t 3:44 O'Clock
Bob Burman. who was only . few
seconds behind Mufford. was forced
to leave tho race during the eighth
hay, when . flying stone damaged
hts gasoline tank.
HUGHES Wins Trophy.
The Savannah challenge cup race
was run on just before the start o,
tho Vanderbilt race. 1t was won By
Hughie Hughes In . four-cyiindel
Mercer car. which covered f21.s4
miles In 3 hours Is minutes. 81
seconds.
Heinmaan, in Marmon car. IN.
ished second. his time being hours
- minutes, Al seconds.
Frank Witt. DRIVING an r.. NJ. r.
thirty. won the raco for the Tied
man trophy, covering III .0m4 mic
man trophy. covering 17l.40 miles IL
hours. Sc minutes and 1900 sec
onds
Robert Evans finished second and
Jack" Tower came In third.