The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-01
BROWN WINNER
GRAND PRIZE
RECORDS GO IN Tnnu&lglD
TEST BETWEEN srE1D ~
ON SAVANNAH COUnss N
HEARNE'S CAR SECo
BEATS DE PALMA FOR PLACE
TER BATTLE IN WnlCH nxx
ONE ALTERNATEs m
HOLDING LEAD

David Bruce Brown. the ~
New Yorker, In a Fias car. ti6a
won the grand prize. the 90
honor contested annually in t.
tomobfle world. In the record T.
Ing time OF 3:31:2s.13 for ne
miles. Eddie Hearne, an1
wealthy young man. driving :
man Benz. was second. His time \
S:33:s3.o7. Ralph DePaima duI
.hild IN Mercedes car, his
being 3:34:40.so
The race was run over a fast -
the colo weather OF last night hay<
ing the surface and rendering II
The average speed of Bruce BroN
car was TITS mites an hour n
1886 In last years.
The start OF the race was me-
o'clock and that at that hour
stands We're crowded and specto
were strung out along the coufSS
miles. The air was chilly. but h64
noon the temperature had risen
slaerabiy under the influence CHI
glowing Southern sun.
The race was exciting throu6
and was remarkably free from ~
Gents. Caleb Bragg in a Fiat
The lead for four laps. his time q
much faster than that made lugSa
vanderbilt cup race. II Wa 6
evident to the spectators that rec1
We're going to fall and each
testabt as he flashed past tho grAl
stand was given rouaing cheer.
Hearnc Takes Lead.
f1earnc In his Benz and doing oo
remarkable running, wrested the IT.
from Bragg in the sixth lap. CT
Oh his heels was Patschke In 4 IT,
mon. Wagner In q Fiat. third,
milford in a Lozier, fourth. un
this time Hearne had driven hta ~
at an average speed OF 70 mtIon
hour.
Patschke was pulling hard for it.'
place and was on the point Of 0vss
taking Hearne when. on thu mini
lap, his car jumped out OF the ccu31
at the Montgomery Cross Roada Ai|
the Marmon was out OF the yMe1
Nobody was hurt.
A few minutes later Wagner. MI
had been holding close to Haar
suddenly crept by him and asDuuxG
first place This honor was hin xE|
. brief time only. as Hearne aGna|
forged to the front in the elsv91
lap.
These sudden changes Of posael
and the hair-ratsinG speed Of
machines fairly set the crowd u11|
and cheer after cheer went up.
Hearne's time al the eleventh ~
was 1<a:n44. Wagner, stu hcl61
on with grim determination, Wa 81
ond and Bruce Brown third.
Palma waa fcurfh -s23
Brush In Stretch.
There was = thrilling brush a4M1
the stretch in the twelfth lap,
tween the two leaders, HearmN ~
Wagner. the latter passing HoA8
however. when the Benz car 9toD&
for gasoline. With additional fH%
Hearne again got away. and
great burst Of speed managed 70 a1
oyertake and pass Wagner ON
fourteenth lap. The leaders f
was then 1912 with Wagner 4
20 seconds behind him.
Set Terrific Pace.
Again the crowd went Wild - r.
saw Hearne. with a new tire, ~ Il
At terrific pace to catch the TIL
milford. For four laps HeAruo
after his man. with Hru1e BIQ
now In second place. making tia
for him. Tho others were c1o1N
but 30 intense was the interest II
IAaee men struggling for firut 81
hat they overlooked all save the or(
lewis at the head Of the process
Just a. the nineteenth lay 49,
shed Hearne swept into flrG< p1
Milford In second place was o4&3
lew seconds ahead Of Bruce BG@
who now gave evidence Of h1n
hat NOT. only enabled him to W1H
feAr's gfeat event but gave p9G
II landing him ffrzt hon0FD m
,Arrip- Academia. II was . r.
raA and the crowd cheered
,elves hoarse.
The twentieth lap saw Bruce N
N 20 session Of first place a3nG
hriliin gstruggle. Mulford Inn "
to him IKE grim death an1
,eecnd place while Hearne waa 44G
lack into third. s$
Leaders Neck and NECK
For two laps these three us1m r.
u unchanged poa11ions Depa1
he while keeping close m
hree leaders came In neck a14&
II tho fnsn of tho tWentyaUooUl
Ind every man Of them hA4 t0g
or gasoltnA The crowd WoN&
when Milford rot away nrge
nan 40 BeCOuu& 0Ot0 640@I
md Hearne were forced u
Tres before they could start go
ord was well around the tuon11
ap before his two brilliant 1<
ors were under way. DerQ1x1
y this time In second plAoe
Brown got away In 4 mjnuto
lalf and he set out after 60
eaders at . heart hreaktn~ 1I
The cheering went on, et0D11
vhen sections Of the crowd ~
rom cheer exhaustion. TIVE
nds later Hearne wes On t
\ . last desperate effort q
he place no had held tor 0S 4
deanwhiie ahead Of him
brown was nghting Il cut M
'alma and NuMord.
Tho New Yorker drova
'efore and In short ttHoA
nd was In frst place.
eemed to be al over N3EES
n fourth place when em11
ord oxpertenced 1cGno U4<
IL engine. He Wao ou4
fearne immea1atoIy Ghoe
lace ana drew cA06@ ~
)apalma while thA M1l
ffoctuAlly 10 orp4ta&n Gk0
EoskeE Ere&y 80 - ~
6crf ana NfpvA ~ 80
u engine. 1aoNay oS0<
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