The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-16
JOHN A. DRAKE IN BAD SMASH.
AUTO WRECKED; 4 MEN THROWN
OUT, but ONLY JARRED.
Tried to Pass Peabody Machine-Skldded
After Collision and banged Into Teie-
graph PoleHad Just Lett Sleeps.
head bay Track Woman bruised

John A. Drake, the Chicago turfman and
millionaire. was in bad automobile smash
up just outside the ShcepsheGd Bay race
track last evening. He and three friends
who were with him were flung out of the car
which YVES wrecked. None Of the men,
however, was seriously inju cd.
Mr. Drake left tho Waldorf Astoria for
the races shortly after noon yesterday in
his new SI3 eco car. He took with him l.. l..
Smith Of Chicago and Christie Churchill Of
Louisville, Nv. Mr.. Drake drove tho car
After the last race the party was delayed in
starting homeward becau use Mr. Churchill
had won a good sized bet on Memories and
he wanted to cash After Churchill had col
ected his winnings all hands climbed into
the automobile and started out OF the race
track grounds. On the way to the gate
Mr. Churchill recognized another Louis
william, whom he introduced as Mr. Mack.
The latter was invited to get into the auto
and he did so.
Drake turned the car north on Ocean
avenue and hit up a lively pace. He was
anxious to overtake John w Gates, who had
started some time before in his big machine
| With Mr. Gates were al Dwyer and several
| other Chicago men. II has long been
custom with automobiles to proceed up
Ocean avenue to Kings Highway and then
turn west to the Ocean Parkway and up
that broad thoroughfare to Prospect. Park.
| MIR. Drake was figuring. on doing this.
| As the machine sped up Ocean avenue
it soon overlook an automobile in which
were W. W. Peabody. the broker, and three
women. This machine was being driven
is considered a good driver and certainly
has a speedy machine He attempted to
run out from the east curb in order to pass
the Peabody machine just as he did so
This is a narrow thoroughfare. seldom used
by Automobiles in making for the Park
way.
As the Peabody machine turned to the
left it was struck sideways by MIR. Drake
car. The two machines skidded some few
feet and Harris finally managed to turn MS
machine northward and continued on
Ocean avenue. During the excitement,
Mr. Drake kept his head and he tried to steer
his car down into Avenue L.
The machine had been going at high speed
and it shot across Ocean avenue like tor
pedo Before Mr.. Drake could get it headed
right. the car smashed head on into tele-,
graph pole All hand. were thrown and
rolled together in heap They landed in
a patch Of grass and thus escaped with only
wrecked The front part IF it was smashed
and twisted out Of shape and the body
underneath was cracked and Jared from
the fasteninEs.
The Peabody machine in the meantime
had been stopped and the occupants rushed
back to where Mr.. Drake and his friends
were getting themselves together again.
Mr. Peabodys auto was only slightly
damaged One Of tho three ladies' in il,
Mrs. Stewart, had her arm badly bruised,
When the collision occurrd she was hurled
against the side Of the car.
Peabody and hie marty able to
continue their trip, but Mr., Drake and his
friends had to come home by trolley after
ha ing tho wrecked automobile dragged 10
place of shelter.
Mr. Drake didn't reach the Waldorf
Astoria until O clock. He hurried to the
bedside of his wife. who had been worrying
over his hardness. Mrs. Drake has been
Ill for some weeks and for the past ten days
q physician has been IN constant attendance
on her. II was a. first thought that she was
suffering from appendicitis. II was said
last night, however, that Mrs. Drake was
much improved.