The Sentinel=record., 1911-08-27
TWO KILLED
 IN AUTO RACE
DAVE BUCK, VETERAN RACER. AND HIS MEcHANIcIAN, ARE
 INSTANTLY KILLED.
MaehIne Threw Tire and Turned Complete Somersauit-Len Zen gle Wins the Big Event
 With $6. 500 Prize.

Elgin, Ill.,. Aug. 2G.-Elgin's 305 milo cup race today won by Len Zen gel in a National with Harry Grant lsecond and Hugh Hughes third, was not run without it's toll of death and injuries.
 Dave Buck, the veteran Chicago au- tomobile racer was within eleven laps of the finish and going at the rate of 64 miles an hour on the back stretch when his right forward wheel ithrew a tire. The machine turned a complete somersault. Sam Jacobs, the meehanician, was killed Instantly hs neck being broken. Bucks back was broken and he died this evening.
 Another accident in which thirty persons were hurt, occurred shortly after II o'clock this morning whue the first lap of the race was on. Sey- eral sections of the circus seats gave way but the thousands or more per sons were not precipitated to the ground. When the strinEers b. which tha seats were supported gave way. the boards spread out like a pack of cards earelessly thrown on a table.
 The spectators were shunted into a huddle at the bottom. Four of them sustained broken legs among these being daughter of Senator Lorimer, but the others escaped with cuts and bruises. The injured were cared for at thel field hospital.
 A number of women and few men left the grounds after the accident, afraid of a repetition of the crash.
 The ten cars on the course were stopped as soon as they reached the repair pit. A new start was made 30 minutes after the hour at which they originally speH on their way.
 Ralph Mulford, last years Elgn winner, whose Lozier was the last away today set a terrific pace i'm medlately. For 51 miles he drove at the rata of 69 miles an hour lead ing the field by a good six minutes. One the next lap, however, he went out of the race with burned out con. meeting road bearing.
 
 This placed Len Zengel in first po- sition with Harry Granr two minutes behind him. It was about in thls relation they finished, although Grant lost two minutes more when he stopped to mend tires Zengel made only two stops. both for gasoline and lubricant.
 Hugh Hughes, the Mercer driver who won the Kane County Cup yester- day, ran another consistent race, fin- lishing third. He stopped once for gasoline and was closely pressing Grant for second place at the finish file lost second place by Il seconds
 Zengel's time averaged for the race four miles an hour faster than thai set by Mulford last year. Grant ant Hughes also averaged that much bet ter. Mulford got the prize for the fastest lap, covering the s 1-2 miles in 2 minutes and IA seconds.
 Ralph De Palma, and Spencer WIS hart. Simplex drivers. went out o the race early, the former in the sec ond lap with broken fly wheel ant she latter in the fifth with broker rod. Aitken, at the steering post O National, retired in the third iaI with cylinder trouble. Buck had kire trobule from the start and drop ped steadily benind until his fata acident.
 The summary:
 Elgin National Trophy-For car' under 600 inches. displacement, prizes and cash valued $6. 500 to winner distance SO5 ,O5 miles; lap 8 1-2 miles
 First-Len Zengel National 4:35 s9.
 second-Harry F. Grant Alec, 4 41:5S.
 Third Hugh Hughes, Mercer, 4;42 09.
 Fourth-Frank Lee, Alec CT miles)) 4:45:z6.
 Fifth--Dave suck. Pope Hartford (2O3 miles) S:5S.
 sixth Harry Hartman, Alec tlo miles) 2;45:45.
 zengel's average 66;45 miles pc hour.