The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-14
RICKENBACHER IN MAXWELL
W7NS METROPOLITAN CUP
Throng Cheers as American Car Beats Foreign Favor
ties in Sheepshead C~lassic-AikenT Takes 20 Mile
Dash-Hudson Car Shows Up Well.

The victory OF Eddie Rickenbacher
and his Maxwell car IN the afternoons
class!c-the Metropolitan trophy cup
race at 100 miles--was "A popular one,
and the thousands gave him IA great orI-
ton as he swep, across the finish line.
The crowd was pleased that AN Ameri-
can car and one of the most popular of
the American drivers had shown their
stamina so convincingly.
Although the time was not as good a.
that of the earlier and shorter races OF
the afternoon. the 90 % mile average
WAS considered excellent after the fatal
accident to Carl Limberg had forced a
slower pace. even II all the drivers were
not conscious Of the fact that they were
letting down" "a little.
required ! hour J5 MN
utes and 81 seconds 10 cover the lao
miles. \ lap and "A quarter behind him
was Jules Devigne, who put up a game
light In the yellow Dclagc aud finished
in | hour IS minutes and II seconds. or
at an average ~ 9i.56 miles an hour,
The big surprise OF the afternoon came
when the little Hudson car. with Ira Vail
at the wheel. finished third, IN l hour 81
minutes and a econds. II was the
same stock ear that had covered more
than $500 miles in IA twenty-four houf
endurance test and il was scarcely con-
sidered in the running wheu the great
Pcugeot thunderbolts lined up win II
for the big struggle. Although the liud-
son did not show the speed OF IN" Tor
eign entrants, ii had the ability TO keep
going without n single stop AT the repair
pits. while the big fellows We're having
their troubles In one way and ahother :
and tina accounted for its position al the
finish. Wallis grease blackened race
broke into "A good natured grin "hea
the grand stand crowd gave him noisy
welcome. and his camp followers hogged
him enthusiastically At the tnish'
Aiken Wins go Mile Dash.
The frs, event of the husy afternoon.
a 20 mile struggle for the Coney Island
cup. proved to be the record reaker.
for Johnny Aiken was in all mis- glory
with his nerve and the speedy Fcugco
doing all he asked OF it. Pressed hard
at the beginning by his teaminatc, Ralph
Milford, Aitken, VINO has followed the
racing game since he was In kntcker-
hockers, broke all records for the dis
lance. streaking around the track at the
rate of 1854 miles an hour. The Old
mark for the distance was a little bet
ter than lOt miles an hour. Joseph
Christians, in his Sunbeam Six. was
second in this battle. covering the dis
tance In II mute and 70 seconds, as
against Aitkens's II minutes and ID
seconds. Carl Limberg, who later was
to meet his death over the rail OF the
upper turn. was third In II minutes
and - seconds. and the irrepressible
RiCkenbackcr fourth.
Ralph Mulford's victory In the 80 mile
Queens cup event, WAS a notable one
because he ripped of the distance in the
fine average OF l0i.34 miles an hour. II
took him Just ~ mute and ~ sec
onds to cover the iifty miles. with beNlin
In his Duescnberg second, In 30 minutes
and Is seconds, and l'ranchi. in his
pusur, a hybrid entrant with a I'cu-
geot motor in "A Sunbeam frame, \ very
close third In 80 minutes and 10 SEQ
onds. The worlds record for This div
lance Is IS minutes and "a scconds,
The crowd was disappointed when IN.
announcement was made before the first
event that liesta. the Italian wonder,
and favoritc. you'd not enter for the
shorter distances owing TO trouble he
was having with his motor His Pcu-
geot was known TO be fast and the
1 crowd was anxious for all the speed that
could he %uncorkcd.
However, th'rt"tn care in two row:
wore lined up for the twenty mile Concy
Island cup race. which was the first
to be decided, Limberg had the pol,
In the first line, and stretched out
abreast OF him were the Ora wford. Max:
well, Dc%uscnbcrg, Pusun and Milford
Pcugcot. In the second line were chand.
ler's Crawford. iIendcrson's Maxwell
the Sunbeam Six. Aiken's I'eugcot, the
Hudson and Devisne's Delngc.
Struggle Between PcuRcOts,
II was what Is known rs ~ rolling
start Fred Wagner sending the cans
away AT a very ordinary pace aud CIV
ing them "A run Of ono lap before sig
mailing for the sprint to and across III,
starting line, Almost Immediately, the
race developed Into a struggle between
Milford and Aiken In the two Peugcois.
y Rickenbacher made "a strong hid n,
''''''' Keep ~ Maxwell 4" the '%'""'':