The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-27
CHEVROLET BEATS OLDFIELD.
SECOND HEAT OF THEIR MATCH
RACE a THRILLING CONTEST.
Frenchman Also Wins American AutOmO.
bile Associations Motor Car Cham.
plOnshlp--Oners to Run Final Over
When jays Machine Breaks Down.


piOnship-O Offers to Run Final over
When jays Machine breaks Down.
Though rather long drawn out, the automo-
bile races at the Empire City Track yesterday
were very interesting. In fact, the second
heat Of the Chevrolet match race
was one OF the greatest and most exciting
races ever witnessed In tho metropolitan
district Chevrolet. in Major Millers 90
horse-powe Fiat. won his match from Old
field In the 90 horse power Peerless Green
Dragon" as had been generally expected
and he also captured the circuit event for the
national motor car championship OF the Ameri-
can Automobile Association. His victory was
rather nnky as Webb Jays car had It's engine
broken in the fourth mile. but the Frenchman
displayed rare craftsmanship by stopping at
the end of the five miles and offering to run
the race over II his opponent could fix his car
up at once.
The initial event was the first heat Of the
Chevrolet Oldheld match, the distance being
five miles. Oldheld had the pole as the pair
came slowly along to the tape for a rolling
start. but he did not keep 1t very long. The
Fiat driver Jagged behind when the pair
| at the starting signal taking the pole away
from Oldheld as they swung into the first
turn, Chevrolet had Ave yards the best OF
the first mile. which was timed In 81 S-5 sec
onds. In the second mile. Chevrolet gained
another Ave yards, covering the distance In
SIS L., seconds. which turned out to be the
fastest mile made during tho afternoon.
The third mile was ridden In SIS s-5 seconds
Oldheld again losing another five yards. Old
field almost stopped as he entered the stretch
at the end of the fourth mile and coasted up
to the judges stand. saying that his ignition
system had failed to work. Chevrolet went
on by himself and covered the last two miles
in SO and 50 3-i seconds. respectively.
The distance of the second heat was ten
miles. Chevrolet having the pole. They
started absolutely on even terms. but the
Frenchman was three yards ahead by the
time they had gone quarter Of a mile. This
he increased to ten yards at the end OF the
mile and to twenty-five yards at the end Of
the second mile. which was made in SO sec
onds. the fastest mile OF the heat. Chew
rolet gained ten yards In the third mile and
fifteen in the fourth. They kept about even
In the fifth mile. and then OldReld gained
back trifle OF his lost ground in the sixth
Snned Ssrds ON the e Fat and IN the eehh
mile Old'eld had cut Chevrolcts lead down
to fifteen Yards By this time ne speHtat3rs
opponent the crowd made 40 much noise that
the the time BY " niles odaeld ran along close
turn Of the last mile and won by fifteen yards.
His victory was very popular with the spec
tators and Major Miller owner Of the DETECTED
he stopped In front of the grand stand.
Chevrolet won the toss for position In the
toss e eads hs WhSh h s0 I
at ten miles Between the second and third
heats Oldteld had a new tire put on one OF
his rear wheels and changed one of the front
wheels They made one false start and then
Chevrolet had three feet the better Of IL when
they were sent away hevt roe ssned zen zen
the third and fifteen in the fourth. At the end
of five miles he was sixty, yards ahead and
ninth mile but fhevrolet held him safe in
the concluding mile and won the 81 600 stal;s
gained on the turns by keeping close to the
rail and generally Chevrolet gained in the long
Oldfeld did not start in The national motor
car circuit championship race Of the Amert-
can Automobile Association. as his tires were
t hes, o at i've miles were yer Webb Jaw VIII
ssl.ori. il Hlfrsd q vandsrI''s % o, horse 1ass.
Jumped to the front at the start and was ten
yards ahead at the quarter pole Jay gained
steadily throughout the race and won ne
heat by rs yards in minutes 2-5 seconds
Mortimer Roberts, driving Harry Houpts
90 horse power Thomas. a Vanderbilt cup
heat. which was also at five miles rhe
Vanderbilt cup candidate seemed too much
for Roberts. and he nearly went through ne
out sida fence on the last turn OF the first mile
Chevrolet was rs yards ahead as he began
on his second mile and Roberts had one OF OF
Second n,s md mile nile and Chevrolet was sisnaled to
This left Jay and his White steam racer
to go against Chevrolet in the final heat at
ten miles. Jay again Jumped INTO the lead
at the start and had ten yards the better
OF the first mile, This he increased 70 thirty
passed him Just as they went under the wire
at the end OF the third mile. jay ran around
far hi .n nG frn ." e s snd
CINE was broken. Chevrolet stopped at the
end Of Ave miles and it was announced that
Il jay could fix MP his car The game action
Of the Frenchman pleased the crowd nightly
and he was hsaty sBRsn sod for %o f Sc Ssd
roist by Referee S'ie t S. 4 Miles. " " new
we're to be placed on scratch. A $1,000 Thomas
was the y'irtue! scratch car with 500, feet
100 feet handicap for each 500 less than $500.
but the Thomas started, from the quarter
sbs w9f wss IL %as
BY Mortimer Roberts. A 10 horse-pow
Cameron. the other starter. gave up on the
three starters, and this time the Cameron
performed beautifully and won by more
than a quarter of mile, with the Fiat "Flna"
There were six starters in the Empire five
mile handicap. which was open to all classes
The Vanderbilt Fiat was on scratch and
Houpt's Thomas racer was next at forty
seconds This produced fine race for the
spectators TO watch. there being four cars
in the stretch at one time. but IL was n hard
matter to keep track of the leaders The
Thomas racer which was built for the Va ndnr-
bilt cup contest, won an unmistakablc vic
tory BIZ a quarter OF a mile. but the Judges
seemed to be badly mixed as TO the second
and third cars The scorers had become
mixed, and the cars were not signaled to
stop until they had gone an extra mile At
first it was announced the T. Parker, IL horse
power Fiat. with one minute, twenty seconds
handicap was second, and II A Van Tine.
"a horse power Richard Brasier. same handi-
cap as Parker, was third. but this was cor
rected latcr. Then II developed that e. G.
Wridgway, with the oihorse- power Peerless
tina, he used in his recent nonstop 900 mile
record run, had finished second, with fifty
five seconds handicap, and that the big Van
derbilt Fiat was third from scratch
Dealers Selling Handicap-'Two miles $3.50
cars on scratch, other cars TO be allowed 100
Tor each 500 less In price-Won by A. F. Comacho,
IL horse power Frankia, 1900 feet; Mortimer Rob
III ne. > minutes, Is IS seconds Won by IS yards
10 horsc power Cameron; T.. Parker. ~ horse power
Fiat, second 4. F. Comacho. u horse power Frank
lin, third. 7 ne. minutes II seconds. Won by
three clghths OF a mic: quarter mile between second
and third.
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