The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14

second line were Limbersis Deiase.
Devigne's Delage. The J.. J. X. Special.
the Adams Special and the Deusenberg.
wanted to n what had
become Of Resta. and the megaphone
said he would be really for the $50
mile race.
Getting away to a flying start. the two
Feugeots Immediately resumed the duel
that had been cut short by accident in
the first race. But this time they we're
pressed hard by Limberg and Ricken-
bacher. At the beginning Of the second
lap Limberg began showing h dazzling
speed that never ended until he was
dashed OF the track to death. His speed
and daring were startling to those who
had put him down as an ALSO ran" In
the back stretch in this lap Limberg
challenged milford and Aiken n
neatly passed them by. shooting from
high up on the bank down to the pole.
He came past the grand stand with a
comfortable lead over his strongest
rivals, who were. however. driving for
all they were worth inc not letting
them get too far away. Rickenbacher
at a dazzling pace.
BY ;hs time the crowd was strong
for R~ickenbacher. urging him on at
every opportunity. Suddenly he slowed
down when his right rear shoe went
nat on the stretch. His eager pitmen
pounced on the car before II had stopped
and made the quickest wheel change OF
the afternoon. There was an interval
of only sixteen seconds between the time
Rickenbacher stopped and when he was
of again. hut short as the time was. II
was not short enough to prevent Linn
berg's Delage and the milford and Aiken
Peugeots from pulling out a good lead.
At the tenth mile Limberg was lead
ing, having covered the distance in !
minutes and - seconds or at the rate
Of 1917 miles per hour Aiken was
second In 8 minutes and ~ seconds. and
milford third In 8 minutes and IS sec
onds. At this point Devine's Delagc and
the Duesenberg and the Pusun were has-
ing a race OF their own. three quarters
Of a lap behind the flying eaders.
At the twentieth mile the. positions OF
the leaders were unchanged. Limberg
was leading. having covered he dis
lance in IL minutes and ?s seconds.
with Aiken second in II minutes and
.? seconds and Milford third in IL min
utes and % seconds
Limbsrg Gets . Fiat Tire.
In the twenty-nfth mile. Limbo *
slowed down and it was seen that Ais
left rear tire had rome fiat. milford
and Aiken Immediately went out alone.
fighting hard for the lead. Milford
caught Aiken in The back stretch and the
crowd went wild.
In the meantime Limberg was havins
trouble to get started. as his gears were
acting badly. and the delay cost him a
lap. He was back with the second d.
vision when he took up the running
again. SO at the thirtieth mile Mulford
was leading in II minutes and IL sec
onds, Aiken was second in II minutes
and IL seconds and Devigne's Deiag'
third in IS minutes and s seconds. The
, two Peugeots were keeping not ovei
;wc-'y feet apart n beating II.
Finally in the twenty-second lap Aikef
was forced to quit on account of d
burned out bearing. Devigne also stopped
with a fiat tire and engine trouble, st
that the second division" came alont
and usurped his place. milford. will
all serious opposition gone. finished II
front with ease in IS minutes and "
, seconds. Deviin's Deusenberg was sec
| ond IN 80 miutes and Is seconds ant
Fren 81 In his Pusun third in 80 min
, utes and rs seconds. Limbers AM
Devigne trailed in beaten. but not dis
c%ouraged. as there Was a bigger rae
10 come.
Ten ears were entered in the big l5'
' mile Thte, dIu oltSpI' uou' '''''' 49,
I was Res,a's big blue Peugeot, whic'
looked fresh and capable beside the o'he'
grimy and hard worked ears. l.imbers
immediately jumped into the lead, fol
lowed by milford. Resta. Devignc. RICK
enhachcr and Devlin.
I, WAS quite evident that Llmberi
was out to do or die this time. IL
car seemed to have new found spec,
and it's pace up to ten miles was un
. ,aN k hA N N
minutes and Sc econds. Milford WI
second in ; minute and 50 seconds. an'
Dev!gne third in 3 minutes and d
seconds.
At the eighteenth mile. when II seemed
that something must Civ. under the crue
driving. milford came limping up to th'
nit with a broken piston. which hnlshe'
him for the afternoon. Hard pressed u.
the Peugeots. the daring Limbers seemed
to AXE new heart and fnd new spec
when one Of them Was eliminated. Thou
sands wondered what the end would d
because the speed was SO great and !
didn't seem thai the cars could stan'
up long under such punishment. \
twenty miles Iimberg sttn led IN l
minutes and ~ seconds. with ReSta Sc
ond in II minutes and ~ SECONDS AM
4, fraction Of a second more than IN
leader. which meant they wcr" travel
ling almost wheel to wheel. l'eNlgie WI
third in II minutes and Al seconds.
On the fifteenth lap R"sta took IN
lead, when Limbcrg went out FOR "A tNr
|~clanxc. R~ickenhacher also passed MN
Again the indomitable Limberg took u
the burden Of bringing those boys bac
10 him" He drove as he had not drive
before he made great swoops from tn
ton of the turns IN an EFFORT to cut dol"
their lead. and he was succeeding ad
m!rably when the tragic end came.
The sight of the burning car SCENE
to Gu, down the speed Of the other car
Immediately, although the drivers aftc
the race said they were not consciou
~ having slowed down. They did ne
know Limberg and his mechanic ha
been killed. hut they did know tha
there had been a bad smashup, hecaus
the flames made a great red warnin
signal.
~Rickenbacher, Resta and Devique wei
left 10 fight II out, with hve other car
trailing. Al 30 miles Resta led. /
20 minutes aud IS seconds: Kicker
hacher was second. in - minutes an
&c seconds. and Devign third, In 2
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