New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-09
CR0KER'S AUTO" RECORDS
NEW AMATEUR TINE.
Frank KUlick Sets Marks for Light
7ceight Cars.

Frank Croker. the OF Richard Croker, gave
ten-nile exhibition in his 75-horsepower Smith &
Msbley car the automobile races held 1T the
Empire City track yesterday, and made new
track amateur worlds record for the mile He
made first mile In 0:57 SIS. the previous record
being 0:5s rs. held by Frank Garbutt. He did the
miles IN s:Ss 2-5. and continued to try for new
record for twenty miles. but the tire came off his
machine after he had finished the twelfth mile and
he compelled 70 give up the attempt The
tins for twelve miles u:32 1-5. Croker also
made a record for five miles, covering the
distance in 4zS The former record 5I4. held
by Garbutt Mr.. Croker drove the same car
in which he made such a fine showing in the
Vanderbilt cup race and gave the same ex
hibition OF daring driving that he showed in the
cup race. Croker kept close TO the inner rail OF
the track nearly every turn.
What probably OF the greatest finishes
ever seen in automobile race in the Inter
national cup contest. i was to have been run in
heats Of three miles. and final CT five. Each heat
TO have represented a country, but in only the
American heat did two compete. and
result that the only heat run off. Frank
Kulick. in his % horsepower Ford machine. de-
Seated Philip Adams IN 25-horsepower Standard
by about three furlongs. This left the French
6o-horsepoweF Renault belonging to w Gould
Brokaw. and driven by NJ q. Bernin, and Alfred
O. Vanderbilts 90-horsepower Italian Fiat, oper-
ated by Paul Sartor. TO meet in the final. kulick.
81 the final, first the line. followed
by Benin. At the first mile he had lead Of
about 90 yards. and increased 1t TO an eighth
q
Sartor had 10 retire in the fourth mile. owing to
punctured tire. The centre bearing of Ford's car
broke In the final mile, and Bernia steadily crept
up him. So close BerniIl in making the
final turn that 1t seemed as though he would
pass Ford the stretch Kuliclz. however, man.
aged TO keep ahead. and crossed tho tape one-hfth
of a second ahead OF Bernin. The formers time
for the distance 44S 25. and Berllin's AS SO.
F'ord's fastest mile was the second which he COW
cred IN 81 seconds.
Ford broke he worlds rerord for 1hA second and
third miles. held by himself for lightweight Ipa-
chimes. IN this His for the first tSree
miles yesterday was 0:59. lisa and PSI. His former
This also beats the time for middieweight ma
chimes for three miles, which is 0:5s, 2:O2 and S92
Had not Fords car suffered by the accident he
would probably set new figures for the five miles.
horsepower RenauIt and Vanderbit's 90-horsepower
Fiat was another contest that aroused enthusiasm
machine. and the first mile gained lead Of fifty
yards Increasing this to sixty yards at the second
mile. Bernin then gained lead OF an eighth OF g
mile, which he held TO the finish. His time was
attempts TO break tie fifteen mile record but his
The frst trial and eleven miles in the second The
Empire handicap went TO the Standard Automobile
SV W. Tangsn Tbe one mile priced handicap
was won by the American a, Automo6ils s storage
machine was not a stock car About i've thousand
spectators watched the races. The summaries:
on price handeaR Open to gssosS cars 5T h Ts5a
ing at $1,000 or less without az py
(55o Yards driven BY 4 Cornancho: G. Hutchinson 8
zs-h0rsepoer Oldsobie $3.50 yardsJ driven by owner
second. odsmobles ConPanys 7-horsepowe- oldsmo6e
ESQ yards. driven by r. c. Howell third Time, 1873
Ten-niie match between Alfred G. Vanderbilts 90
horsepower Fiat driven by Paul Sartori and w Could
13rokaw's 6o-korsepower Renaut driven by NJ g
EeTnln-Won by ErCkaVv's The latters machine
tine BY miles: l:o2 zoos 25sis 1878 4;5s5s 6:5S
international Cup Cheats at three miles, final at five
miles, free 70 al; winners Of each heat to re
compete IN final heat 5cr the cup)-First heat won
by Corapany's 2Ohorsepower Ford, driven
by Frank Kuck- Tine by miles l:o3 2:C2+s ana 3o335
Standard Motor Construction CCmpanv's 25-horsepower
STANDARD, Philip Adams Time. 326<s Final
heat by horsepower Ford. driven by Kuck; W.
Gould Brokaw's 60-horsepoEe- Renaut driven by N. G.
Bernn, Time 10y miles: o:59, l-i, :5l S49 and ASS
Eernin's ting. f:4SAs.
exhibition by Croker. with his 75-horse
power Smith & Maiey simplex raeer-Time BY miles:
D.57Ss 545+5. 6:4LHs, 1;43,
1855. Croker then tried twenty-rnie
completed the twelfth mile when his tire
OF. His for the eleven and twelve miles were
10:35 an6 II 80
F1fteen-rnile exhibition Earl Kiser with s0-horse-
Wt1on-Kse-'s machine stopped after covering
miles. Time by miles: O:56S. 1874. 253, 3:5s.
z5B2 s.62<5. 1915. 900 3. 1907 1I:I1%.
Empire handicap tnye milesl-WoR by STANDARD Auto
mobile Conpanys 40horsepower Deauville W:55) driven
BY Guy ". Vaughan W Gould Broksw's 30 horsepower
Renault (scratch). second Time 640A