Show Where Drivers Braved Death for S z S w i IA A Air view of the new and hazardous Roosevelt raceway on Long Island where the nations nation's ace speed drivers death today day in the mile Vanderbilt cup race ITALIAN mum LEADING IN SPEED EVENT Paces Field Field- at Mile Mark ROOSEVELT RACEWAY Long Long- Island N. N 3 Y Oct 12 13 UP ur Setting Setting etting the pace for all but one of the 75 laps year old Italian devil dare-devil twisted and amI roared his way to victory today in the auto race for the George Vanderbilt cup ROOSEVELT RACEWAY Long Island N. N Y o Oct t. t 12 P Nu Nu- Italian daredevil and favorite favorite favorito favor favor- ite ito led the spectacular chase for in prize money today at the two thirds point in the mile automobile au- au race for the George Van Vanderbilt Vanderbilt cup had an average speed of miles per hour A v estimated at by George Marshall president of the new million-dollar million raceway withstood withstood withstood with with- stood the discomforts of a cold wind windo to o see the thrills of modern road racing on the twisting mile four-mile course Despite numerous spins and spills on the sharp curves no serious accidents accidents accidents acci acci- dents developed in the first miles The wear and tear on machinery machinery machinery ma ma- chinery however was such that the field was cut from 45 to 37 at 37 at that stage stag I Here Hero are the first 10 at the mile mark 1 ui Italy 2 Count CountAnt Ant Antonio nio Brivio Italy 3 Billy Winn Detroit 4 Jean Wimille Fr France nce 5 i Raymond Sommer France dg Philippe France France- 7 George San Connor Connor- San Bernardino Cal 8 2 Deacon Litz Dubois Pa 9 Mauri Rose Columbus Ohio 10 Chet Garner Long Be Beach Beich ch Cal |