New-York tribune., 1903-07-26

did they think Of it7 Sleek trotters and PAGERS
stretched 1.-THE, gstening necks from the box
stall windows along the track sides. and with
wondering eyes gazed the putting, lightning
wheeled machines as they circled the dust ringed
track. There was none of the musical rhythm of
FAST trotting hoofs; of the beauty OF mus
cles working in perfect harmony; none of gal
iant struggling. animated by an intelligence
almost human. But there was speed of a mile
minute And speed counts
THE survival Of the httest,+ the trotters and
PAGERS must have whinnied to one another.
The horns on the automobiles were put to good
usage. They footed for the victor and van
quished alike-at the former in congratulation;
at the latter IN derision. Between the protests
OF the automobiles heard detached notes
from the band
Il was confident that would break the rec
ord" said Oldheld, after his race 'I did it at
Columbus. and I could see no reason why ]
rouldn't do II again here My races to-day con-
vince me that can beat the world with my
machine. Next year 1 will attend the interna-
tional races. and try to win the Gordon Bennett
Cup from the Germans and bring It TO
America"
Nearly five thousand people saw Oldheld's
ride from the grandstand. while many automo-
biles, in addition to the hundreds of others,
travelled from Long Island and the westchester
tained during the afternoon by Clifford v. Bro
kaw. A. c. Bostwick. Lawrence Abrams. Henry
N. Darlington. n. c. Reynal, Oliver Hartman.
j. N. Dayton. c. P. DoegdeF, John r. Johnston.
r. E. Jarridgie and score Of others. Automo-
bile clubs of Long Island and New-York had a
run to the track. and il was said by one who
took the trouble to make an estimate that there
were $50 automobiles on the lawn and under
the grandstand, and that they represented an
investment Of about million dollars
Another daring exhibition given by Old
field later in the afternoon, when he defeated
F. A La Roche for the track championship Of
America. The race was for the best two in
three fve-mile heats the contestants starting
from opposite sides of the track. They tossed
coins for position and the Ohio man won the
start in front Of the grandstand. Oldheld was
the favorite. The first mile was no start, be-
cause a wire screw became loose on Oldheld's
machine At the second start Oldfeld flashed
away like lightning, covering the five miles in
5.09 As As he shot around the track in his
red coat at a mile minute gait, the people
cheered themselves nearly hoarse.
At the curves his machine, which has no
hexibility in its axles, swerved nearly to the
outside fence. and sent out cloud of dust
which nearly obscured him from view Oldfeld
flashed past La Roche the mile, and won the
heat by more than a minute His time by miles
lib So 2:12 3-5, 3:12 %. All and 500 40.
La Roches time for the heat 6:1S 1-5
In the second heat OldfeId fairly burned up
all records. making five miles in minutes and
50 seconds. His time by miles o:56 3-5,
200. 2:5S 3-5, 1856 Is and 4:55
La Roche's time was 5193-5.
La Roche said before the race that the ma
chine which he controlled was in bad shape. so
his defeat was not a surprise to him or his
friends.
Aside from the Oldfeld exhibition and race,
the ffteen-mile match between machines repre-
senting German, French and American manu-
facturers attracted the greatest interest. There
only three entries, which made the COM
petition sharper. Charles G. Wridgeway drove
an S0-hoTsepower American machine, Lau-
rent Crosse a 6S-horsepower vehicle made
in Germany and H. Page a 4O-horsepower
French machine. The German machine was
an easy winner. 1t took the lead at the
start, and held it all the way round, finishing in
16 minutes 10 40 seconds, and beating the
worlds record of 10 minutes 10 As seconds,
held by Henri Fournier. The French car finished
second. the time being 16 minutes 81 40 Sec
onds. and the American machine had the dust
all the way around.
In the class under !, 200 pounds ten-horse-
power American machine driven by ]. Wilken-
son, racing against two French machines made
five miles in minutes 81 % seconds which
II was announced, was a new record for the
class
Oldheld broke the second record in his mile
dash and o. w Bright broke third in the
ffteen-nile three-cornered race with the Amer
, ican and French machines, eclipsing the fifteen
mile records held by A Q Bostwick and Henry
Fournier.
Another record was also broken in the ten
mile race for machines under ] 800 pounds.
Four French machines were the competitors in
this race. Jules Sincholle the winner in 10
minutes 30 4-5 seconds. The driven by H.
Page was second; time, il minutes 20 seconds.
These. it announced, We're survivors of the
Paris Madrid
The special race which had been arranged be-
tween the three twenty y-four horsepower ma
chimes owned by James Martin, jr., H. c. Has
kins and Clifford V. Brokaw, was not held, as
sdr Brokaw was the only contestant to appear.
The races were refereed by A. r. Pardington.
chairman of the racing board of the American
Scott A. G. Batchelder, Lawrence Abraham and
c. A. Benjamin Frank G. Webb was head
timekeeper.
The summaries follow:
First Tace-For machines under pounds miles
Driver. Owner.
I. 0. Gitchell. ............. Colonel P. Harlow.
J. p. Robbins. .Waltham Manufacturing CO.
+. A la Roche -..-.------.F- A La Roche & CO.
J. Wilkinson franklin Manufacturing Co
r F Goodman Homan & Schuls.
Won by h. H. Franklin Time 6:54S. Colonel W. P.
BaTloW's car. second. e9O55s.
Second race-Attack on worlds record by Barney
oldheId o. Toledo Ohio
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