New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-11-01
HURT IN AUTO" RACE.
Albert Champion Breaks Hip
Plank Is ThrO5cn.
BROKAW Is DISQUALIFIED.

Two accidents happened at the automobile race
OF the Long Island AutomobiIe Club. az Brighton
Beach racetrack yesterday. The first was IN the
pursuit for Glass A free-for-aIl in which Al
bert Champion. the motor cyclist champion Of the
world. who made his first appearance in automobile
racing in a Packard twenty-five horsepower car.
went through the fence. and received compound
fracture Of the right hip.
The second accident occurred shortly after the
last race. when many OF the spectators had left
the track l. d. Plank. who rode Cadillac car.
smashed the rail Of the fence. and although he
thrown out and the machine overturned he
received no injuries and was able to leave the
track without assistance.
1t after the competitors had gone about
mile In the pursuit race that Champion met with
his accident. The ear which Champion drove was
TO have been operated BY Harry Cunningham but
the latter refused TO drive the machine. owing TO
the poor condition Of the track. Champion was
riding at lively pace. and was making the turn
near the three-quarter pole when his swerved
and dashed through the heavy ti1bers OF the inside
fence. smashing them as though they were thin
stats.
He was thrown out Of the ear and landed several
feet away from his machine. He lay stunned on
the ground while the spectators shrieked their hor
ror The interest in the outcome OF the race was
forgotten, and every stared at the PROSTATE
form, which lay as If dead.
After the race. By II G. Bernin in a
Renauit Freres machine, finished, hundreds
OF spectators left the stand and climbed the
two fences Of the track TO get TO where Champion
1t with difficulty that the police could
hold the crowd back while the doctors worked
over the injured man. Champion was taken to the
clubhouse and kept there until IN ambulance ar
rived from the Kings County Hospital The two
front wheels and other parts OF the cone shaped
machine were badly smashed.
1t was dark when TIE second accident occurred
l. D. Plank who rode a Cadillac car in the ten
mile handicap race and finished third, riding
around the track at a hot pace after the race.
The hub of his machine struck the pest OF the
inner fence little way from the judges stand, and
the machine was overturned In the darkness few
saw where Plank landed, and d vigorous search
was made for him in the field and about the track
without results. It was then thought that he was
under the car and the machine was rtghted, but
stin the missing operator could not be found He
was finally located in the Enclosure the club
house He seemed be somewhat dazed, and
coU not tell how the accident happened .
the contests, many Of the races were interesting
and furnished plenty Of excitement. Mucn praitse
is due TO II. P Hanaford, the secretary Of the
club. for the way the contests were conducted one
heat Of the five mile race between A. La hocne ,
forty horsepower Darracq and C A Haydens ten
the finai heat OF this race according the show
ing made by the cars liz the trial heats and the the
ish The cars were operated by their owners
more m the man ana Quarter Of mile in the rear sent
his car tearing around the track and for about two
a dead heat. La Roche finally won by five yards.
La Roche's car was arst in the i've mile race I0r
bers OF the American Motor League, and showed
Horsepower RenauIt won the ten and fifteen mile
races The three mile match race between George
e G foPmsr an9 S9 BY a ha me was won
W G. Brokaw was disqualified in the FIVE mile
NOT driven BY its owner and Edward B, Galleher
for not corr 'rTZIing to the rules of Class B. The
summaries:
Five miles s s1Sk e1s Of any s qvs rs I yesBs
cIeorge-Richard-Brase o. A Reed, n p De Dion.
mfie1 ss5s 2:4sss 4:S2a. 5:22 6'i14s won BY
Ten miles cars any motive power. Weighing less
than 500 Pognqs-Mop 0E WI u boA4S rc 81 %
h Darraeq second; Harry Ginning nam . 4 q p
Il :323s Won by 800 yards half mile between second
Five miles open towners to drve-First heat won BY
". Gould Brokaws 30 h. ?. Renault. driven by n G.
Ig5a n FT92f la f Balas ~ b e 5 Won BS
800 yards. Second heat won by z b Galaher Is h P
Winton second. Time s.46as. by 80 yards Third
walkoyer for Victor KTanich 90 h Darrqeq one
n p Franklin; r C Seymour 10 h. p Franklin sec
oven 10 h , Franklin fourth Time, 9:ol7s- Won by
Final CnandicaP according 70 Performance shown
IN trial heats-Won by F. A Ia Roche 40 a p s Dsg
ystor KTan+eh 20 / p Ds5Ts s 90 Eird
E3Ia Taa 1s5r Manufacturers Challenge Cup: open
only to members Of American Motor League)-won By
F. A. La Roche 40 h ?, D4rTaeq's Aleert Champion
Fifteen miles tree for aID-woa by ", G. Brokay ;
30 b Renault driven by al q ,1i srn1 =, % q
h p. Gray WOLF, third Time. 161s4s- Won By mile
ThTesn between George e Cannon an Of
C Can +1s s Sass ava Won i' by half mile
Pursuit race free for al clsss(-T9n by NJ NJ o. Benin
Ten nile Gree FOR all class: hand.eapwon by Charles
cadlae third ca+lsons time was 1875 and Ia ROehss