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Show BEATMILE-A-llllI i Is CLIP IK SILL m i tl ce Merz and Anderson Make Fiv U Record in Elgin Races f: l Big- Autos Go Today. ll u By International News Service. J HELGIN, HI., Aug. 30. Lovers of spj j for speed's S3kc, rather than for the th I of accldont and misfortune, were glvei jf pleasant holiday today at the Elgin a; V" racecourse, the occasion being the opi ie lug day of the third annual two-c?. meeting. Three races were ronduc j?-1 simultaneously over the eight -mile cou )' without a serious accident. 1 it The lack of accidents caused many 0 t time racegoers to regard thu contents' tame, but when the limes of the wMiiMu wore, announced ll was discovered tafy all records for similar classes of cars lfv been broken at Elgin. J" The most sensational feature of speeding was that of the two StuU cat I driven by Murz and Anderson. Mcrz n 4 the race at an average pace almost equ V Inc that of Zenglc's last vear In the Elj j trophy contest, which was for high-po cred cars. ; m Anderson. In the other Stutz, was I a than two minutes behind his team ma 4 Harry Endlcott won the small car ra y handily, averaging better than a mlla x minute for the 101 miles, a Temaikai ' puce for cars of the type and class. '. !i competitor Mulshed In that rla.ss. The weather was cool, doing AW ti with much expected tire trouble. ' i Saturday's racing will bring togotji t the best of the foreign and Amcrlcj . oars and drivers. The presence of ( big Benx Flat and Mcrcc-dcs cars of fo; eign manufacture, and the Knox. Still Mercer, National. Mason and Falcars'j bound to produce fast and furious col tests, anil predictions are niudc that so cnty miles an hour will be made In tl f rec-for-all. There is a rumor tonight that Dc Pain and Mulford will not race tomono' owing to trouble with their cars. Bo-arc Bo-arc fast but cautious drivers, and nclth will start unless his car Is absolutely: condition- Much is expected of Eddie Ilcarncf the smaller of the two Flat machlni , although Tetzlaff in tho 20-horscpofl f Flat Is favorite for the frcc-for-a.IL Sin ; marlcs of today's races Jcncks trophy contest, for small cats Won by Harrv Endlcott. driving a Mast q Distance, 1 Ot 3 miles. Time, 100 mlnut ,i 42 seconds; average. C0.57 miles an hole Aurora cup Won by Hugh HuglvrJi driving a Mercer. Distance. 152 mil Time, 110 minutes. 10 seconds; avcra; i fni.01 miles an hour. Second. Pullcn, dr! u lug a Mercer. Time, MC minutes, 32 si onds. Third. Truescl. driving a Falc Time, 1 GO minutes, 10 seconds. t" kj Illinois trophy race Won by Char K Merz driving a Stutz. Distance, miles. Time, IS-! minutes, 32 socom ? average, GO. 11 miles an hour. Sccoi ,- Gil Anderson, driving a Stutz. Time,): " minutes, H seconds. |
