New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-01
David Bruce-BrOWn
Wins Grand Prize

the most exciting and interesting to watch
ever seen in America. 1t seemed that the
unexpected was always happening in one
form or another For instance, the TWO
Marrnons, Burman and Patschke driving
failed TO get even half way through the
race They had been expected to be in the
struggle all the way. but magnetic troup'e
forced the retirement Of Burman IN tne
fifth lap and Patschke was forced out WIN
engine trouble in the ninth while he was
i'm the lead. having held il for two rouhoS
The two Marquette Bucks also went OUT
early. neither having shown the speed that
they displayed year ago.
on the other hand, the two Abbott-De-
troit cars. Mitchell and Limberg at the
wheels. plugged away at mile-a- minute
speed throughout the race, and when the
contest was officially declared OFF one was
within a lap of the finish and the other
had only three laps to go. They did equal
" well i'm the Vanderbilt Cup race on Mon
day. and have earned a fine reputation for
consistency.
The start was called for Q o'clock, ana
when the crowd began to gather an hour
earlier. those who were most heavily
clothed were the most comfortable. De
spite the comparatively late start, there
we're only a thousand or fifteen hundred
persons in the grandstand to see the cars
off on their journey of al miles. The
ground was hard with frost and it was
realized that the going would be extremely
fast. At five minutes to the hour ma
jority of the ears had their motors going
and their roaring and throbbing. with the
dense clouds of smoke that poured from
the exhausts. furnished the entertainment
that is always a part of big race
or with a Mad Rush.
Wagner the starter, had polished up his
French for Wagner, the driver, who was
first on the line. and although the goggled
pilot appeared puzzled at the Smithtown
Long Island. accent. he took his cue
promptly and dashed away. Disbrow fol-
lowed with his Pope Hummer in thirty
seconds; then the others in order until All
sixteen had crossed the wire.
Braggs Fiat proved fastest in the first
lap, running at seventynine miles an hour.
With Bruce Browns Fiat six seconds slower
and De Palmss car thirty seconds away.
Again in the second II was Bragg who LED
and Bruce Brown who followed, but Wag-
ner's Fiat had displaced De Palma. the
standing Of the first lap was repeated In
the third. In the fourth De Palma led
the first and only time that he had the
honor, although he remained in strlRlns
distance all through the race.
BY this time several Of the cars had be-
gun TO experience trouble with tires and
the positions huctuated frequently. Eddie
Hearne. with his Benz, led the pack In the
fifth. minute ahead of Bragg, and Null
ford came into prominence for the first
time, taking third place, ahead of Patschke.
Hearne led Patschke by only minute In
the sixth, but in the seventh and eighth
they exchanged positions, and the harmon
admirers We're elated.
Finishing his ninth lap in the lead, Hearne
took the bit i'm his teeth and went out to
hold the honors which he did successfully
for about 175 miles. Alternating In the
leading positions behind him and always
punched up to the fourteenth lap were Wag-
ner and Bruce Browns Flats, De Palma
Mercedes and Mulfords Lozier in the
fourteenth Wagner dropped out for good,
and then the other three took the choice
positions with Bragg slowly but steadily
losing ground. due 10 the wearing effects
Of the distance and pace on his slight
pysiaue.