Deseret Evening News | 1905-09-23 | Page 1 | Automobile Try-out for Vanderbilt Cup Race

AUTOMOBILE TRYOUT FOR CUP RACE I L I 1 Sept Sopt 23 The start li lithe lit In the tho elimination trial race to select a alm tram learn of or tv live automobiles 1 of ot Ainu lean build to compete for fol the cup CUI cupon on mu Oct Ot 11 was tae made lalle nt itt this thie morning Evor Every hotel In the Uio vicinity oC tho time com COIO 10 VOH nM crowded last leet nl night ht unit and thousands of oC f time the racers off or on ni their jOIO Start from lucre here the courso through Jericho Norwich Bronk 11 Ie ell cud and hyde Hydo Inlo Park to the tha grand stand nt at a Uhlu II ace The l distance wits was four of ot mie miles the total being 1132 miles A T r L Popo th thu i irace race In 2 hours and BO o seconds U It H If Whites machine went off of thc tha H 1 I nt ad fit it ft 7 19 13 11 oar lr finished In ilu Z 2 hours 23 3 El secondly l 1 15 P Shur ecu cor Nl In lii 2 hours 19 10 minutes IS 13 H n H 14 II In I 2 hours 2 M minutes and 40 I K I D n car turned turtle 1 at itt the junction of o the thus and the Old Fearing pond lond road 1011 rust cast of oC The he accident oc occurred while the tie machine was Wil the third let lap Hobert JI 10 who wan 0 steering approached d the short hort turn lurn at this spot under full foil Cul head U It I I Is II the most point on tho course CInders and Ild sand 1111 lied hud been e n put on ou the tIme roadway to keep the racers from Crol skidding ut tut lt thiH thid place When tho time ear cor ar turned over oVet a 1 went vent up tip train from the spectators shuo feared that Jardine and Ild his mo machinist were werl killed Th The machinist Jumped as iB 8 the ear car ar turned Ho lie 10 was ca 11 chicken up but was 1 not In InJurer Injured injured Jurer to shut off or th the before he hue was wal pitched out nf of the tha r I Ho lie Ill also escaped Injury Injun Jumping to hl his Test teet Jardine called aIled b bystanders to tn his hil and ond the he machine in 11 quickly The steerIng wheel h el and lod iol 1011 were ore bent benl but hut this was WM roan foon rem real remedied and the tho rare race rae was waa resumed Th Thur accident nt caused a it 1 delay of nr only throe three fol ol A A Popes 0 hars now r nm mn broke It hut ItA frame rain and was wa with withdrawn Ith h J drawn from the race raco race