The sun., 1904-11-20
AUTO ROADSYERs IN RACES.
NOVEL MEET OF NEW JERSEY
CLUB FURNISHES GOOD SPORT.
Not q Speed Machine Intruded and the
Amateurs Made Close Ftnishes-Crowd
watches without Paying. Even Pro-
gramnaes FreeNMixed Up Handicap.


Amateurs Made Close Ftnishes-Cro~d
watches without Paying. Even Pro-
gramrnes FreeF-Mixed Up Handicap.
Automobiles lust az they were run on the
road by their owners furnished lot OF hrst
rate races On the half mile dirt track OF the
old fair sroundk at waverly, n. j.. yesterday
afternoon. The meet was under the au-
spice. Of tie New jersey Automobile and
Motor Club. It was the Organizations nrst
attempt at promoting rhcet, and the analr
was al unusual one in several phases.
No admission was charged TO the grounds
or to the grand stand. The grounds about
the ira ok are now public park. with no renee
about them. so an attempt TO exact an ad-
mission fee would have been rather arduous
All those who came were hidden welcome
and handed a well printed programme OF
twenty pa gee. and this also was free, The
prizes for the races were contributed oy
various pertons notably b. NJ. Stanley, Jf.'
and President Frederick Pratt OF the CLUB.
or furnished'by the club. as was also the oand'
Not rs cling car was allowed TO enter any
OF the events and cdntestine ma chimes had 70
race In the sa me trim tina they habiua lily carry
on the road Amateur owners had a field day,
sor they had an exceptional chance TO try out
their cars against those Of their neighbors
without getting into, competition Win any
specially built machines or professional
operators. and the result vas some OF the best
contested races that have been seen in the
1eighborhood. despite the fact that no very
fast time WAS made
About 5000 spectators sat in the stand
or stood, ABOUT the & outer rail- Of s aas
speckied with several hundred others who
handfed anife . yards ard 81 landscape between them
and dhsIe al ysss Ssss seS 81 s Shous q shsp
thers n smother gfss en en Stfe the LITTLE i aes Nothas
marred the harmony Of the unique meet
uni, The ocla %aH weTs re
n'obniiSst oHiS Two cars started in the FIRST race. at
hes ss ad blee as n motor
cycle but Allan REQ on fa 2Tsn II nae
5sSs 7sSend Of f. s and he o pna nSed
e tha, ~ f Il; Isssm6led Jockey riding with
fs, e e ss asns MILE was suFnsAss 9a4 asss
sfns HI s,dc and 81 sba sso &ch
gan. went the whole distance within one
length Of snShs sehef a. ooad sf sfoek soea
bridge, open gap: and the latter won by
GsEese Fisher sa, .sartsd in sse horse
second heat Of This race was another close
one G!llettes car gave trouble toI the hrst
is Il soihe fn1 iy again ma and gave Newton race to
the 6nish. Sewt9n winning by only six yaIdss ards
Ts at N tss Ss ae f4S @Ss4 caa
dIopping out 10 the fourth mile
Stock bridge. came 70 the front again nip II
FISK FISK Davis:s Looomoblle and Tapped him
a half mile before the finish.
There we're five starters in the hve mile
rae 1or touring cars carrying four pa ssengers
efh and i Tss .taf Of f0f the dsT
Was too speedy for the Others, however. and
in the last couple OF miles drew away and
By le IL nq5s hsd fSaT espeea iqTGes efes, be-
deBsf debS' u lhs fSqpss iortS snd Re sPssd
's nnSn 9a 4he mfnhS fhSmas can Sad
RoTevef, %SH s@tf ana fsrnI,heS the biggest runaway
stole around the, track. with its muller con
nected as silently as any steamer ever rt ran. hs
i had t hs b Least Tsohfd Non S by nssy ns
Quarters OF a mile: but the Amory car made
good race Of At for second place WI VIII e.sn the
Rs H9oTy M5!91h Winning sst The Place BY opS ens,S
The dss. SGt mixed IN Haspsd 1ner wSeS iSS
thsff tfhsff' they hey Would be allowed only four sec
onds The starters made mistake. however.
and and Green went the whole five miles only a
length apart and finished So. The judges,
however. gave the Looomobiie hTst prize,
assistant at the start This has been the Gus
tom in races in which the start was was from "a
81 6 = much
'NfIe!i 5. Il shsnley made the crowd feel as i it
ana 1'au exh6ition sl with the 20 horse power Mer.
made the record q ins me in %
the eatk uaek, He was to 90 Ave miles. but a
Saskst blew s.rH out 49, miles and that ended
@ Jerss run It' ,SF sSSs 'SSf 0G "a
SaRy saTsn q t. T'E isis = gst'f t'ss
eoweT oidsnobs driven Sy Fl dn Evsnds5 en- en- second
WON GnTSs BE- %i'ff cornWs COZ f indian joseph Roland
! reciai second, Time minutes IS seconds.
"PR Eve ey miles nile Tor car. costing from $50 to $500
mica MICE won won a s. " stoelbddres IL horse. power
sssar r.s. .sssr Tssss hid fid'f 4ms Sna's. assSns
Three miles ~ Rlehe.a + Newops 10 horse
PSps' Pops HsnISfd, 1S!isra second oTns MINUTES
TG Ss @ yas a Ps PSwef a's
Second. Time, S minutes 81 IS seconds Won by
! Won by A. W. StockbHdtes IL morse power
Michigan; W I. risks horse power Loes92mobile,
| second Time. minutes 81 seconds Won by
Five St niles for nsn, touring oaTs costing from
$50 TO 81 700 each, car carrying four passengers
pounds sor. Ssshs.S 1S
/ 10 horse power Ftanktn. :esoad; | NJ oppeIcn,,
sl4 horse power Cadillac. third. Time minutes
Is seconds Won by zoo yards
! Ten miles. r. NJ. ShAney, Jr. cup for all cars
! costing less than S,boo-Won By NJ, Roberts A.
! horse bower Thomas; J, II Amory s "a horse powt
| Speedway. second; r., A Green's l6 hors" power
Locomobile. third Time, 10 minutes IS seconds
Exhibition BY BIN shAnlsy. Jr:, IN the one mile
record holding po horse power Mercedes. Time
| BY. miles:-one mile Li1 t5; tive miles. 2:s! three
miles s51 IS; four miles, Si7 is four and hall
Five mile handicap. for cars costing less than
! go 500 Frederick r. Pratt cup--Non BY j
| Amorys a horse power Speedway. scratch; r.
| Greenes le horse power Loeomooile scratch
| second: a. W. stockbfidges u horse power Miehi
gan. seconds. third. Time. minutes 10 seconds
| Won by one length
Il. Trap shooting At Bay Ridge.
A. G. southwortb OF the Crescent A, c
did some fine shooting OF Bay Ridge yester-
| day, when In the third competition for the
| Noxsn,her olp bs von a "leg" on the trophy