The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-11
GREAT HANDICAP AUTO RACE.
SPECTATORS AT AUTODROME EN-
TRUSE OVER CONTEST.

rRUSE OVER CONTEST.
Iou., Chevrolet Wins Flrst National Circuit
Event 70 Decide American Motor Car
Track Championship-He Are Makes
New words Aiae Recsrd Of 81 Is.
Louis cnsvrolst ven the Arst contest for
the title Of American motor car track cham
MON for 1905 and also made . new worlds
record for one mils ct ths Morris Psrk Auto
drome yesterday. but the roo that really
aroused tho enthusiasm Of the spectators
WA ths Norris Park Handicap. which Chew
rolot did not win. Net only wsa the Anal OF
tho handicap . great contest, but the trial
hests produced nniahes that overshadowed
those that bad gone before. Between hVs
and ok thousand people Witnessed tho races.
and many Of than made the trip to the famous
more than hundred were parked on the lawn
In front OF the dsran stand.
The day was an ideal one for automobile
speeding, and u the spectators found the air
q trihs too warm the racers did not mind It,
IS most Of Thorn went fast enough to make
No for whatever heat there was In the atmos-
pierre The track was In good condition
except at the beginning OF The nrst turn
where it was bad at the opsning meet As
attempt had been made to nK the bad spot
but rain had cut up the surface 90 that there
wasstin a bad bump coming for any car that
rounded the turn at high speed. The nrst
turn had been sprtnkled part way around.
but the dust few from the rest Of the track
in a binding curtain. There was scarcely
any wind, and when Chevrolet came out for
his assault on the worlds track record for
one mile Of So as seconds, made at the Auto
drome on the opening day. May 10 last. 1t
wa. freely predicted that he would out bis
own figures. made with the same oar.
He rode around onoe TO get up speed and
then began his trial. A. he came down the
ala 0idheld. he did not seem to be going very
fast but the timers stop watches caught his
time as So is seconds. This seemed to satisfy
the crowd, who cheered Chevrolet Justify
when he oiroled around in front OF the judges
stand to be photographed. but . friend OF
Major Miller, OWNER Of the % horsepower
Fiat which Chevrolet drove, said after the
races that he was confident that the Fiat
could have placed the record below 80 seconds
II Chevrolet had been allowed another trial
later In the afternoon. AL the events e1-
cept the championship were started from IN
front Of the grand stand.
The great race OF the day was expected
to be the first contest Of tn American Auto
mobile Associations national circuit to decide
the 1905 track championship Of America.
the distance being five mlles. -Four entries
had been made. Major @. j. 8. Miller being
represented by his 90 horsepower Fiat, with
Chevrolet as driver and his 80 horsepower
Renault with the owner driving Guy Vaughan
with his 40 horsepower Decauville and Dan
Wurgis with his 81 horsepower Roo.
The start was made on the backstretch
and the course was covered three and half
ipnaa to Loft ha va mi
cars we're about TO be sent away by Starter
Wagner the gasoline pipe OF Major Miller's
Renault became disconnected from the car
bureter. and as the owner said: Il did
not have . wrench handy and my man was
not there. 80 there I was and there had
to stay until he came Chevrolet jumped
into the lead at the start and was 100 yards
grand stand the first time, Vaughan leading
Murgis by ten yards when they came around:
Wurgis and Vaughan had a great fight until
the beginning Of the last lap. Then Wurgis
ss sSs sre ss me
Vaughan coasted around to the backstretch
and stopped. and il developed later that the
gasoline o pipe onihis car had broken; ..,.r..
selling handicap, the cars being handicapped
according ~, 70 price. with $500 machines on
lin, won on, 100 yards from Hiram Raymond.
in in a h:ls h9rse-p9wer knox. After Chsy ,.
CUP event for middleweight cars was run,
ss,tsmpt ?. +, Cameron spoiled The Start.
vile and Wurcis's REQ, but Major Miller could
no, get the gears Of his little Rensult to work.
Jumped into the lead At the wire, but Wursis
iook the lead from him on the backstretch.
round Into the homestreteh on the first lap.
yards in the lead at the end Of The hrst lap.
@ Rsfa @ ysesss eshRs sssE
:" finish third though ysSSsSsn Won BY three.
q three laps between a2.ss horsepower
Srs sf" * wa s MsvFS sRd ,e
bad 1--WE wards the better Of the start and
, ne led by Atty yards at the and Of the frss
n each Of the two other laps and won by
lre Yards
=, The ,handicappins' for the three lap Morris
Miles. A, q. .Batcheder and j. {. Wetmore,
free for 5o, men who handcppped bicycle races
produced some OF the very best and closest
iI n, y"t seen in automobile track speed.
Ing, There we're eight starters in the first
scratch and oliver Lights . horse power
ad!llac ut the limit OF se seconds. Wurgis
tsSceived 90 seconds and he was three gu arters
Y uys mile away when Chevrolet started
'Wurris came 80 fast through the stretch
IN The Ne second lap that he narrowly missed
e. oycrhaued McIlvrid in his Royal, who
fnm 80 seconds. handicap, in the last half
nile and won from him by twenty yards. !
ards back Of McIivrid, Aven cars were
,,.fned IN for the second heat, With Dunnel's
~ ~ soTse-power Ford at the limit Of 90 seconds
car with rs seconds. e. q. WridRway. drlv-
ZIG the q horsepower Peerless. wit h which
Ton Beach recently. received 70 seconds. and
Re- led the first time around. At. the end Of
NE second lap Wridgway was still 100 yards
into second place. Vaughan oyerhaulcd
trridgvay Just as the pair stralghtened out
tnJ the wire on their last lap and defeated