New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
Calvin Forces Pace
After Accident ELM
mates Dangerous
Resta
BY FRED HAWTHORNE

Gold Trophy 10O-mlle auto race on ViV
Sheepshead Bay Speedway track yes
terday, finishing in 56:3765, a new
American record for the distance
which was covered at the rate Of 1888
an hour. Frank CALVIN, in Premier
and Howard Wilcox in Peugeot, were
second and third, respectively. The
other winners Of places in the big ra q
were Henderson, in Maxwell fourth;
Devore. in a Duesenberg, fifth, ard
Buzanc, in another Duesenberg' sixth
Dario Resta, leader in the compet-
ton for the years champlonsh. p'
droppcd out of the mad whirl at the
end of the sixty-fourth mile, with q
broken crank shaft Until he met win
the accident the daring Italian had
aIternated in the lead with Aiken.
In the lfty-mile special race, for noh-
winners in the main event, Jules De-
virne. driving the French Delage q
Harry s. Hardness, flashed across the
finish line a lap ahead Of the held' IN
9s:4e.59, covering the distance at the
rate Of lo4 miles an hour. He held tire
lead from start to finish. Milton, in a
Dpcsenberg was second; Meyer, in a
Purh Special. third, and Devlin IN an
other Duesenberg, fourth.
Fight Among the Peugeots
For the first half Of the distance the
big race was one Of the most thrilling
ever run in this country, with cor
tinual series of duels for the lead
among Resta. Aiken and Howard VIII
cox in the French Peugeots. The rest
Of the field of twenty-five starters
were almost half a mile to the rear a.
the end Of fifty miles.
6fter Resta had been forced out Oh
the race with broken crank shaI''
changes came quickly among the lead
2 ers Frank Calvin, the old olcyc
rider who had been in the. ruck WIN
his powerful Premier until the halI nan
NOV mark was passed, put on a won
JsrfnI hurst of speed at this point ara
hecan 70 overhaul the leaders rapleiy
A. sixty miles he was just BEHIND AN
ken. who was leading, ana reVain7u
that position for seventy miles
There was a roar from the STATUS
when Calvin forced his thunderng ma ma
chine ahead of Aitken as tney hasneu
across the line at the end OF elgnIy
r,,les Johnny's Peugeot was running
beautifully. however, and after recK
less show of speed he regained the leau
and was never headed again, hnlsnlng
the race almost half o mile ahead OF
he rival. Wilcox was several hundreo
Id behind Calvin, with the rest OF
the field punched. -
Had not some of the leaders been
torced off the track by some KIND oil
tire or engine trouble at dlHerehe
times IL is probable the record for the
race would have been close 70 ~
miles an hour. At fifty miles ne ne "a "a
vas travelling at the rate OF IV9'oo
miles an hour, with Aitken at MS rear real
hubs. This broke the worlds recoIu
for the distance. o5 tho
Not single accident marred the
srace, although wnen kesVa sn S'It sa,.5
machine came TO a stop at the eastern
.r'rr ~ the track, half a mile from the
stands. after covering sixty-tour miles,
many of the 10000 spectators IN the
stands rose from their seats, thinking
tho Italians car had overturned. a
low minutes later, however, Resta ana
his mechanician appeared IN the
ntro+cb walking beside the blue Peu-
geot and showing it along between
them.
De Palma Fails to Start
Five Of the cars did not show up when
.be race was started, among those ran
inc "a face the starter being Dalph ne
Palma. in Luther Browns Peugeot., II
was announced that the French car hau
crscked 2 crank shaft on Friday night
The huge grandstands still had
bnngrv look lust before the race start
ed az :2e o'clock. the 10000 spectators
on hand at that time barely making
Ten minutes before Fred J. Wagner
the starter, gave the signal tnat SEM
the racers away, the drivers ana thelI
mechanics trundled out their cars ~
the starting line, handing tne speeu
monsters as tenderly as 'houb" '"''
were baby carriages.
a thunder of exhausts, belching OF
eame and hot gasolene fumes, and the
twenty-five speed demons were of with
a rush. although the first lap made
aid not count in the race. the cars
getting away to flying start As
they flashed across the line after this
preliminary circuit Of the course
Resta held the lead by half length,
with Milton in a white Gutenberg,
second, Aitken third, and Lewis, IN a
Premier. fourth.
For the next two laps Aiken sent
his car into the lead, although the
first four machines were laundering
directly in his rear Aiken held his
place we'll up on the bank. The sight
was an impressive one as the racers
tore around the big board track 70
the accompaniment OF a terrific din
from exhaust pipes and the hysterical
shrieks Of the spectators. many OF
whom we're women.
Resta Crowds to Front
At the end Of the fourth lap Resta,
hitting up the speed 20 l0S miles an
hour. flashed past Aitken and led the
onrushlng cars. The Italian was driv-
ing u wonderful race, and every time
Aiken attempted 70 20 past Resta
seemed able TO coax a bit more speed
out Of his car. At the end Of six
teen miles Resta had carried the lead
crs half n mile ahead Of the rest o.
the field.
Wilcox, in a Peugeot. and Lewis. in
the gray Premier. had forced their
way up among the leaders at the com
pletion Of twenty miles, and il seemed
anybOdy's race. Resta was driving like
hend, reaching forty miles az the
rate OF l09G9 miles an hour. which
broke all worlds records. For lap
after lap he held 20 the lead. with
the patient Aiken ever 81 his rear
wheels A. a matter Of fact, Johnny
WIS never further behind than second
place throughout the race. a remark
able showing.
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