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Show DEATH TOLL OF AUTO RACE Four Killed and Nlnten Injured at Rult of Sixth Vanderbllt Cup Rac In Nw York. I.ong Island Motor Parkway Foul dead and nineteen aerlously Injured-three Injured-three probably fatally wa tho price In human flesh paid nn Saturday for the sixth running of tho Vanderbllt cup race, won by Hurry (Irunt. driving driv-ing a 120 horsepower Alco tlrant. who distinguished himself Inst year by Mulshing first In the fifth Vunderhllt, won Saturday event from John Duw aon. driver of a Marmon by the nur row muigln of 2.'. s. ennds John Alt-kin Alt-kin In the Nailnn.il was only a mln ule und sis si nils behind Dawson. Notwithstanding the appalling loss of life It wus announced that the grund prize race over the same course would be held October 15. Fifteen enr have already been entered fur the event. W. K. Vanderbllt, Jr., donor of the Vanderbllt cup. could not be seen Sat unlay night, but A F. Pardltiglon prealdent and general munager of the motor purkw-ny. spoke of Hie nice only as a Bucces. He regretted, of course. Ihe death and accident, but was In cllned to attribute them mainly tn carelessnes. Two of those who met death were participant nf the race, Mathew H Hucon and Charles Miller. Thr third nd fourth vlrtlnn were Ferdlnund DZubln and Kdward Lynch, speo tutors. |