New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-05-21
TWO AUTO" RECORDS GO
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ers and amateurs, brought out two 80 horse
power Mercedes machines. Richard stevens
won in l minute seconds. George /. Scott
being second, in / minute p 1-5 seconds. the
time was regarded good for amateurs, con-
sidering the fact that the track was new 10
them. Notwithstanding the track had been
literally Oiled the dust few in clouds behind
the flying cars especially at the turns. where
the second car was often lost in the dust clouds
of the leader.
Now came the first match race, between Bar.
ney Oldheld, in his Peerless Green Dragon and
Charles Basic, in his 90 horsepower Mercedes.
Every felt this was to be the hardest con-
test of the day, and they were on edge with eX-
pectation. 1t was a pursuit race, four times
around the track, with a flying start. Basic
started at the beginning of the mile at white
flag post on the far side o: the track. ana Old
field at the backstretch
Travelling at a seventy mile hour clip.
Basic came flying past the grandstand on his
first round Hugging the rail at the turn. his
car jumped badly over some Jumps. and then
Strengthened out for the 10 the far turn
with Oldfeld trying in vain to catch him. The
gap widened instead of Iessened as the pair
went flying around the oval the second and third
times
Old1eld plainly beaten when the last lap
began, and Basic finished the five miles in
5:34 3-5, OIdfeIds time being COG Is Oldfeld
also lost the second heat Of this match with
Basle his time being SOP % and Base's
5:5S As. Oldhel6 told the judges that he thought
he had done very well, considering that his
was only a 30 horsepower machine, and not
80 horsepower, announced on the programme
His new Creec Dragon, which is to be ready by
July 1, Will be 90 he said.
Guy Vaughn. driving a 40-horsepower De-
cauvlle car. the two mile with a
flying start, in 2minutes 81 3-5 seconds. Ma
jo- C. S. J. Miller. in a S0-horsepower Renault
was second.
EXCITING FINISH IN HANDICAP.
The contest that worked the crowd up to the
top notch of enthusiasm was the Morris Park
handicap Of five miles, open to all classes, and
with Barney Oldheld barred. The four entries
were A. S. Winslow. driving his 9-horsepower
Cadillac with a handicap Of mtutes IS sec
onds; Guy Vaughn in a 40 horsepower Decau-
Vile. with a handicap of seconds; Alfred
Camacho drove 12-horsepower Franklin, with
a handicap of l minute 10 seconds; NJ Roberts
drove a 4O-horsepower Thomas for Harry s.
Haupt, with a handicap OF "a seconds and
Webb Jay drove his own 1920 White machine
from scrat..h
CamacAo had won the first heat ard Roberts the
second, and when it came to the final the crowd
was ready for the exciting RAGS that followed
Webb Jays car passed Guy Vaughn's on the
frst lap. Winslow kept his machine going SO
we'll that he won. in the good time of SO 2-5
But the plucky race of the scratch man Webb
Jay, with his big white car. came in for the
biggest share of the applause
The free for all three mile race. with a flying
start, for a 500 trophy, had four entries and it
was exciting contest from start to finish
Louis Chevrolet, the French driver, who broke
the record in the mile race, also won this one in
SO-horsepoWer Fiat car after a splendid
race against Webb Jay, in his White car and
Charles Basic, driving Bowden's 90-horsepower
Mercedes. Chevrolet passed Jay the second
lap opposite the grandstand. He had already
passed Basic on the first lap. The latter then
dropped out, leaving the race to Jay and Chew
rolet The latter won in 2 minutes 81 4-5 sec
Onds. This was the final match of what all
agreed had been most successful meet.
The officials for the day who successfully
managed the meet, were Referee A. r. Par
dington judges A. G. Batchelder, S. A. Miles,
Winthrop E, Scarritt; timers, S. NJ. Butler, F.
G. Webb, Robert Stoll; starter and clerk of the
course, F. ]. Wagner; assistant clerk of the
course, Robert E. Fulton; scorer Louis r.
Smith; umpires, Lawrence Abraham Charles T
Z. T. Birdsall, Rollin H White and A. L.
Riker. The summaries follow:
81 5ss ayas ys 57Ss by oana
time os2 Webs jays a aS R by TS Ghe WRt
n eaeF Ca driven by 9wHer second Time Peerless
0i56+t D'''" y owner fourth Time
Corlnthian mile flying start cars to be driven bv owners
who must be amateurs as defined by the a A A. rules
prize trophy valued S100-Won BY Richard Stsvenss
90 horsepower Mercedes Time :O9 George J. Sccts Go
horsepower Mercedes second. Time 1:212s
Match race, best two in three heats flying sar-Firs
Bowden's so horsepower Mercedes Time 5;25a. Earrev
idhed in Peerless Motor Car Conpanys horsepower
Peerless second. Time, 6:0G%t Second heat ) miles
won by Charles Basic in II. l. Bowdens 50 horsepower
@ToTaes Tine S:9s'' Barney oldheld in Peerless
Time. 8:O22s 'S'' 0e'oi'-'
es doris Park Handicap oye miles IN two heats and
NAL Tor cars or al cIaS6es)FirSt prize
can Auto Storage Company's .-horsepower Frankiip
64o"y' driven by Alfred +. Comacho: A. 5. Winslow's
Shorsepower 20 driven by owner second
a. Duerr's 80 3S horsepower ROYAL n io1 T-fven h,
william Mcllyod. third Time S352 "a. Second heat won
ny 4 ) Haupts 4O-horsepower Thomas Q;20 driven by
"a ROBERTS Decauyile Auto CompaHy's 40-horsepowcr
DechdFllle W:S0 driven by L. A Mitchell.
Jays 1920 horsepower White scratch driven
by owner third. Time 7:l92s. Final
Storage Company's horsepower Franklin
horsepower White steamer driven ~ II
Haupts +0-horsenower Thomas q 20>, driven by NJ
Roberts third Time SO2s4.
Inaugural cup: three miles. for touring 80
horsepower equipped specifications
except that lamps basket mud guards muferS
need not be carried each carrying three
gines all passengers aboard: pistol
engines started At the Judges stand passengers
must be unouded the make another circuit
Of judges stop,
be three miles complet ed-Won by
William Ottmans 30 horsepower Pope-Toedo driven by
l.. + Eickles American PeuCeot Auto Company's
30 35hOrsepower Peugeot failed 70 finish Times h:l1-
Thrce-mile free for all. hylng starO--Non ny
HollAnder Tangemans 9O-horsepowtr Fiat. driven by
LOUIS Chevrolet Webb Jays 1920 horsepower White
26la; Webe,s time S;o45s.