The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-09

machine. On the first time around Haw-
icy, IN making quick turn around a curve,
swerved OF the roadway The automobile
ran up on the grass bank beside the road
and missed ed hitting, big tree by about ten
been driven made It impossible for the
driver to come to a quick stop By quick
twist OF the steering wheel he ran of Of the
grass to the road and was soon Strengthened
out again. 1t was all over in flash, but
1t gave every one who saw it scare.
Before the race had we'll begun it was
announced that Tracey the third starter.
had broken an engine post in the 4O-horse
Royal Tourist he was driving for c. A.
Duerr, and was out of the race at Queens.
he had completed little more than half OF
Wallace, who started last, driving his own
machine, a 90-horse F. l. A. T., was in trnuble
at Jericho, two miles from the start. The
crowd, intent on getting the time Of the
machines completing their first round.
had no ears for news of the unldcky ones.
RAN OVER HIS OWN MAoHIN1sT.
The announcer said nothing of an acct
dent, and few took note that 10 was
out of the race; but out at the Jericho turn
Wallace, by queer accident, had run over
his machinist 1t was only by the merest
luck that fatality was avoided in the
first hour Of the contest.
Wallace. nearing the ohtuse angle Of the
turn at Jericho, slowed down to pace as
slow as that Of the most cautious of the
men who had started before him. The
crowd in front of the little post office had
seen all but him pass the turn that had been
looked upon as one of the worst on the
course, and No. 10 was taking. it smoothly
and evenly, but for an irregularity in the
rattle of cylinders.
AS Wallace rounded into the straight away
for Hicksvile there were half dozen
loud reports and the driver shut every
thing off. The machine stopped just b.
yond the post office and Wallace and his
machinist were out and potterng under
the car in iiffy.
The repairs were only the matter of
moment and as Wallace swung into his seat
some one shouted All right 60
But the machinist only had one foot on
the step and Wallace, wit his goggles on,
ahead as the driver, Tuning over lost time,
slammed on the lever. The jerk pitched
Tony Antory, the machinis,. backward,
and the rear wheel passed over his leg.
NEW MAN IN HIS PLACE.
Quick as lightning another F. l. A. T.
machnist, who had been standing by dur
ing the repairs. jumped into the fallen
mans seat. 1t looked TO the crowd as if
Wallace didn't know that his machinist
had fallen and tina; the man at his side
in the now flying machine was not Antory.
He disappeared down the road toward
Hicksvie and Antory. who lay dazed in he
road. was dragged out of the way and
carried into the repair tent. He was
stripped and the doctorfound that he had
escaped with contusions OF the leg.
Wallace seemed to be unnert eo when
he learned that he had run over Antory.
Approaching the Hicksville control he was
wabbling badly. He put his machine out
Of the race at Hicksville. i.
cRoKER's CAR IN TROUBLE. TOO.
Frank Croker. driving his own machine.
was the conspicuous figure in the second
lap In pretty race down the stretch
toward the grandstand he passed Clement
and both went past the timers at furious
pace a second apart. Croker's car, per-
forated like piece of paper lace to bring
it down to weight, was easily recognized
and the young man was loudly cheered.
At the Jericho turn, with Clement close
behind he seemed to the crowd 10 be coming
at fun speed There was a scramble to get
out of the way as the big Simplex came at
the turn in wide arc and in less time than it
takes to tell it the reckless young driver
was shutting down in the stretch beyond
the post office. running on three tires and
a rim Croker turned so wide that his rear
wheel, Slowing around escaped the stone
coming of q cllvert at the turn by inches
and continuing the wide arc over the turf
triangle in front of the Jericho post Office
in making the straightaway he slowed again
off the hard roadbed into sand hole and
lost a tire. The accident cost him nearly
half an hour.