The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-04
AMONG fHE AUHOMODLISHS.
RACE MEETS Nv WAVERLY Park
AND AT ATLANTIC CITY.
Competitors ct New Jersey Club Races his.
regard Touring Car Rules Rain KIn,
speeding finances Onsthc Beach-NIe
Record for the Middle weight Carr.

regard Touring Car Rules-Rain Nils
speeding Chances Onsthe Beach-Mne
Record for the Middle weight Cara.
About 1000 persons saw the race meet o,
the New Jersey Automobile and Motor Club.
on the half mile track In waverly Park yeS.
terday afternoon. There was no chsrss
for anything. grandstand seats and pro.
Rrammes being free 10 those who arrived
early enough to get them. The slight elrva-
lions around the course were covered " m
people, who came afoot. by trolley car and
in more than a hundred automobiles.
1t was exclusively an affair for stock rarS.
a. the club had failed In It's efforts to indics
either Bernin or oldneId to give exhibition,
with their racing cars. The most notabls
feature Of the afternoons sport was the
manner In which almost all OF the contestants
dIsregarded rules. which provided that cars
be regularly equipped OF with regular equip.
mebt, save that lamps might be removed.
In one race. in which both lamps and mud
guards were called for. none OF the compel.
ing cars had 30 much AZ q small step to show.
The first event. a twenty-five mile handicap.
had eight starters. NJ, n. Brown dropped ont
a. two laps and A. L. Pashby retired after
driving three laps. n. j. koehler started on
with a rush In his Buick. but II stopped running
at two miles. Y. c.. Showers. handicap Z min.
utes sQsseconds, won with a 10 horsepower
REQ In " minutes ~ seconds. John Price was
second and r. E. Boland third.
The second event was a fve mile motor
cycle contest In which three started, all riding
2I horse power Indians. p. Druinmond won
in 7 minutes 50 9-S seconds y. Allen was second
and c. ID. Seller was third. The third race
was for cars costing from $3.50 to 1900. dis
lance I'VE miles. The hard working starter
tried 10 set them way to q flying start, but had
TO give 1t up, so the three contestants wers
sent away from a standing start. ". T.
Koehler. ~ horsepower Buick. got OF the
mark quickest and led all the way. easily de-.
reating C. W. Oathout, 20 horse-pow er Jack
son, in Z minutes rs 2-S seconds.
The fourth event was a Ave mile handicap
for q cup given by President j. H.. Wood.
was more honored In he breach than in the
observance. Scratches reduced the field to
TSlE. t iSnH r seconds He'"f ko Ssfies' p sSrstfG os %sn
out, 20 horse- power Jackson. who had hva
seconds more handicap. in the nth lap and
! Ff %lin !" s1' Is pi s%s1r%ordte, The ASsG iifth EVENT. VENT T for
$4,000. was notable for the presence OF one com.
petitor, A. n. Whiting, in a Stoddard- Dayton
from which even the lamps had not been
mud guards. Whiting managed to finish
third. NJ. H.. Apgar winning In 7 minutes
Hartford, HaW a lap behind RpEar was
= Bolsnd With a $3.50 hCrse,poSeT National.
and his Stoddard- Dayton.
The sixth event was a ten mile free for all
with no restrictions as t. equipment. Koch.
were Ave scratches In this. event, but four
added starters gave a field Of Ave. James
Ter in IL minutes - 2-S seconds. Koehler won
the pursuit race from Boland and the timers
forgot to take me tine; k zoe chased se DO
~testants had been eliminated. The last race
Was a Ave mile handicap for the New Jersey
to be competed for during the next fve years.
john Price. "a horsepower autocar, had -
second: :econSs. A1 e scS. sea S 70 hU on : p5%%tf' jack : iEs
onds.
ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 3.-A branching
ten minutes rain drove the spectators from
water and made record breaking nearly
an impO o;iSi during m the first sitsTiooSoTn On
HStomOSile Club. The only -" reooTd touched
during the day was the beach time for middle
weight cars. clipped by the Fiat. u driven
than the record held before by Mrs. J. n.
Cuneo since the opening race on the Ventnor
5. B. Stevens cIinched the ownership Of
the Atlantic. City, cup by ,wtnnlng both heats
winner Of the vanderbilt cup and also winner
Of the nrst leg Of the Atlantic City trophy
last spring. AnotheT, gScpgIsr victory q
Daimler. piIoted by Il. NJ, Harding, for the
$500 cup in the championship event for tour
become the property OF the winner. The
win was made in I minute = As seconds, against
IS - seconds madetby the same car at a former
During the morning a buckling wheel under
the 20 hOrse-power Napier on a fast trial
the car and sprained his ankle. The wheel
was so badly bent as TO put the cor out OF
business for the day II not the meet. The
summaries:
Record Trial. s,sam-D. Walter Harper, 30 h. p.
Record Trials Gssolens; ca" tss TO go. pounds
{. A.. schroeder WaIisccj 80 b. p Danscq second.
Time. 20 IS seconds
' Tour %S Can. Gs E,oS st selma .i%s; :, Is 5000 :sSS on 1s..
K E:ss.sr s. ssISi /! 2, &.G GerESln Sr Syf X pf 4. ssSF' 90 s i. " y:
Mitchell second: p: ROY FowleT, "janss Florida
Touring Car ChamP!onshlp Open % all car. Of
90 h; p or less; rsgular eoy,Ip%sn, 10 carry nv:
IS h D. English Daimler nrsI' Ernest Kelley, 50
aailnSo. y 3 ?, d" shlrd; cs.hss 1:If'? sssln %
B. =; Wip,on fourth, Time. ! minute z s seconds.
P PfsSSu arrow. arsi. 'sl a Goldman Uealns.Sn1 E
? R,I p Napier .SIr1 c'G e & T %IU",s. "; nST,s %SS.
E ET%io Ssat"H. ". chutch ys T'rHIs ' $t : .. ' FnsiisS
Sssa3 AZ ,S SSSsmssa Sss SsSssi = \ E,S %%:,i C:
Free for all chAmpionship. nying s,sr. best
Two out OF Jnree meats Tor the Atlant'c t1ty Cup
Final heats. p. Stevens tCAmpbelh, ~ h. D. Dar-
race. nrst: G. 4, Schroeder tWallAcel 40 h, r. nsr-
race, second; Matheson Company Cooper. 90 b. ..
NAtheson, third. Time. AS IS seconds.
Price Handicap. -Four cylinder touring cars.
Regular equipment. Garry hve passengers. $4,000
car on scratch. Handicap Of one second for zach
500 less in price r. Kelley, 50 h.p. Thomas.
scratch. nrSti ". u smith, so n p. Thomas, scratch,
second; II. =. Sack, 20 h. p. Mitchell. II seconds.
third; c. ". Kelsey. ash. p. Maxwell, fourth. Time,
l minute q SIS seconds.
FOREIGN Car Race, open % all soreIgn touring cars.
I'm Elish Daimler. nrst: Hol Tan Company CCedrinoI,
ash. p. Flat, second, Time, I minute TO- 5secondS.
Run abouts. Gasoline. Selling At tt,OOO or less,
an made TO carry two pAssen gers. Regular equip
~ment-EddIe Wilkie. "a b. p. Buick. nrst: William
NJ. Davis, 10 h. y. Maxwell, second: J. n. Maxwell,
10 h. .. Maxwell. third. Time. / minute 81 IS
seconds.