The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-08-26

EiSiH, LII, august 2o.-Thlrty thouS-
and spectators were witnesses to- day
when the automobile road records OF
the Elgin course, esta blished last year,
were shattered. The weather was
ideal. Governor Deneen and party oc-
cupied box.
The finishes were replete with
thrills. Two Nationals fought it out
for first and second positions to the
last inch in the Illinois cup event, at
EOS miles, and finished nine seconds
apart. Two Velie cars We're the only
other entrants in this event Two
Mercer cars in a field of eleven finished
two minutes apart for win and place
in the Kane county cup run. Two
Abbot Detroit cars and one Ford had
the Aurora cup fight TO themselves. and
ran close race from start to finish.
Not one of the three winning ma :
chimes stopped for any reason through
out the day.
The fastest lap. eight miles. 2,4s4
feet. made In 1852 last year by Al Liv-
ingstcne. in a National. was lowered
to-day by Donald Herr. also a National
driver. to :55, which is at the rate OF
about seventy miles an hour Hugh
Hughes. in Mercer, turned the trick
in 40. To-day's winners were:
Illinois cup, 2os miles-Donald Herr.
National.
Kane county cup. 1ee miies-Hugh
Hughes. Mercer.
Aurora cup. 1s5 miles-Mortimer
Roberts. Abbott-Detroit.
4 IIerr's average was 65.6 miles per
hour: Hughes's was 1914 miles an hour.
and Roberts's. 5S.5 miles.
Herr started in first place In the Illi-
nois cup and held 1t throughout. Mera
and Jenkins struggled for second place
for 100 miles, when Merz secured II
and began crawling up on Herr. At
the rate he was going another lap
probab bly, would have given him the vic.
tory. Stickney ran plucky and
speedy race but lost three laps at the
pit with engine trouble. Hughes. win
ner of the Kane county cup. started
fourth among eleven cars. but 1t took
him only thirty-three miles to gain the
lead, which he held to the end. Barnes
was in first place for fifteen miles. but
thereafter he had to be content with
place position. Pearce gradually won
third position from jacksonville and
held 1t during the second half of the
contest. Summarizes:
Illinois trophy, for cars from 38t to
$50 cubic inches displacement. distance
203.35 miles; first prize. trophy. cash,
etc, total value $3.50; second prize.
$50; third, s10o-Flrst. National. Dom
aid Herr, 3:o5:56: second. National,
Charles Merz. 3:O6:o4; third. velie. Ru-
pert Jenkins dragged at 18s miles) {;
fourth. Velie, ]. Fl. Stickney dragged az
1875 miles,.
Kane county trophy. for cars of from 81
to 400 cubic inches displacement. Distance,
1896 miles. First prize. trophy cash. etc.
valued at s2lo: second prize. $3.50: third
prize. 800: Following is the position. car.
driver time:
First. Mercer, Hugh Hughes. a:37:M: sec-
ond, Mercer, w. F. Bhrnes, Jr,. s:39:5b;
>third. Colby. w, H. Pearee. assn; fourth.
Cole. John Jenkins. 2:is:l9; NTH. Corbin, A.
Maisonvills. 257:l2; sixth Cole q. Morris.
2;S7:s7: seventh: staver-chicago; @. Monck-
neir. 2;5s:1e eighth; Colby. NJ Armstrong
Gagged at lis mles). ninth. Cino. John
Raimey Cout in accident. nifty miles) !;
tenth. stavcr- Chicago. Fred RobiNard (out
in accident. fifty miies); eleventh, Colby,
II. w. o'oresn tpiston broke at forty-two
miles),
Aurora trophy OF cars Of from eol to ISL
cibio inches displacement Distance. 1855. s
miles Ffrs, prize trophy. cash. ETC.. val.