New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-31
Sets New Record for Western
Auto Circuit in Hard
Fought Contest.
MULFORD'S MASON SECOND
Wishart, Grant and De Palma
Are Others to Finish Long
Grind-Race Unmarried
by Accidents.
by Telegraph to The Tribune

Chicago, Aus' oV-beiOre crowd OF
spectators estimated at fifty thou
sand. Gilbert Anderson drove a stutz
car to remarkable victory over
the eight-mile road circuit here TODAY.
winning the Elgin National trophy. The
Norwegian drivers time for the 3O2 miles
was lI3.3S an average speed Of 7lie miles
an hour The best previous record for
the course was 6S.4. made a year ago by
de Palma under more favorable condi-
tions To-day's course was decidedly
rough-almost dangerously SO in a few
spots-and few Of the motor car men ex-
pected to see "A new record
Following the Stutz home came Ralph
Mulfords Mason, seven minutes behind
Spencer Wishart's Mercer. beaten nine
minutes by Milford. was in third place
Harry Grants Isotta was fourth by
twelve minutes. and de Palmas Mercer.
the last Of the cars 10 finish the full dis
lance. was FIVE minutes back of the Ital-
ian machine. on Its last lap. when the
race was declared at an end. was Joe
Dawson's Marmon. while William Endi-
colts Case car had completed nearly go
miles
No more closely contested roao race has
ever been staged in this country, al
though both the Vanderbilt Cup and
Grand Prize races have developed closer
finishes Except for the first four laps.
when Wishart lost the lead through
changing tires. Anderson was always the
pacemaker. but throughout the entire
race the pursuing cars were laundering
along practically on the same lap with
him, and there was never a minute from
the time he gained the lead until the
stutz shot over the finish line winner
that he could call the prize a certainty.
De Palma was the favorite in the ante
post betting. but ne was never able to get
10 the front. Bill Endicott. In a Case. and
Rickenbacher in a Mason. led the field
away. but they were soon displaced by
Wishart, who made the lap in Sol, an
average speed Of seventy-fve miles an
hour. The latter stopped for a tire change
at the end Of the fourth lap. and Anderson
Jumped 10 the front. followed by Milford
Wishart being in third place, when he
again got under way.
At fifty miles Anderson led IN A:2i:
milford was second. less than two min
utes back. while the tenth car, Bill Endi-
colts Case. was only four and a haif
minutes behind the leader. Burman
Keelon AT this stage was third and run
ming well. At one hundred miles Ander-
sons time was 1921. and Wishart had
DISPLACED milford as the runner-up. he
was three minutes behind; Milford, third
was only few seconds more than min
ute back. with Houpts Mason. Burnlan'
Bergdolrs Special, De Palma. Dawson
Bill Endicott and Grant following IN the
order named.
with the race half finished. the
S,dtz had covered the $50 miles IN
o.o433. Mulford's time was 2;OS'0''
Utshsrt 2.O9l2: Burman, 2:ll:54; Berg
doll. 212.07: Haupt 213:35; De Palma
e18:44. and Grant. Dawson and Ehol-
rot, were less than seven minutes away
from the favorite
milford was still in second place at
o01 miles and pressing Anderson close,
Nv with Haupt. Wishart BergdoH anu
% Palma having merry scrap lot
third place and all threatening 10 eaten
the leaders The following fifty mics
found the leaders unchanged Du' Deis
DOH had moved up 10 third place Owe,
Wisbart. BergdolTs triumph was oIlei'
FOR al $50 miles he ran out OF EaSoi''''
IN the backstretch and faded away.
The official figures for the finish were
&c fo,lovvs. Anderson (Stutz), 4.l3:@o'
1ru,tord (Nason). 4:2O:31: Wishart
l.rsrcerp 4.29:5s: Grant Gsotts)' 4;f2'
NJ palma (Afercer). 4:47:24. Daw-
SON was on his last lap when the hass
,r.re sent out and Endicott's Case was
still running. -. r,;s
The race was singulsrly free 1Io''' ,,,
hans Rickenbacher's Mason was ue,io-
e-atelv driven into ditch 10 avon .
e,riddinr competitor in the hrst zap y
A,ouen axle was the result. Houpl ourheu
o,,, on engine bearing AZ 2i5 miles ana
was Withdrawn Burman's keeton lastcu
sbout 100 miles. when a cracked cyiinoe'
accounted for us disappearance. Inc
Vere lasted four laps and was WIN
draw, n WAS reported, with broken
steering knuckle -,
u had been expected that the Deltal
car would be a starter, but atter uhiS"
ing second I'm the Cole trophy race on
Friday Il was found that one OF the
wheels had a cracked hub and that TWO
rims had buckled from running on nat
tires
Five Chicagosns we're injured IN auto
mobile accidents on the way 10 the race
They were:
Mrs T. A. Spence. kneecap broken ana
badly bruised. condition critical
T A. Spence and Mr.. and Mrs. Johh
Spence. occupants OF the same car oadly
bruised.
George Grundel, crushed.
The spences were stalled alongside the
public road near Bartlett. seven miles
southeast OF Elgin. when George Oglesoy
A Chicago druggist, ran into them WIN
an automobile while travelling at a high
rate Of speed The Spences were all
thrown into a ditch.
Grunders car turned turtle on narrow
pike twelve miles southeast Of Elgin.