The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-04
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISTS.
ANOTHER ACCIDENT on THE MAS
SAU COUNTY CIRCUIT.
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Gar Briyen by IawWeII into Pole and
10 Wrecked, but Lawweil and Mechanic
Escape Injury Harry Payne whitney
Dashes Over the Course Speed Trials.
There was another accident on the Nassau
county circuit yesterday morning between
the hours OF s and 7 o'clock. the period in
which the entrants for the Vanderbilt cup
race next Saturday are allowed to Use their
racing cars in practice over the course. The
ITO horsepower aver Miller racer. driven
by Frank Lawwell. ran into q pole on the
Manhasset Hill and was wrecked. though
both Iawweli and his mechanic. Charles h.
EokhArdt, escaped injury. The accident
occurred after LAwwel had completed one
round Of the course In 10 minutes and was
within a quarter Of q mile OF the 20 mile post
on his second round. The racer had just
made the gradual left turn which leads to
the steep and winding Mania sset Hill when
the right rear tire blew mp.
As the car skidded on the bare rim the
wheel collapsed from the sudden strain and
every one OF the spokes was broken. The
racer luTched across the road to the left and
struck a telephone pole head on. lawwell
was thrown out Of his seat on top Of the en-
CINE and Eokhardt was pitched fifteen feet
onto the veranda Of a store. At ths impact
the racer bounded back ten feet and then
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shut of the pOyer. The front ends Of both
frame sides we're bent In toward each other.
the fan that supplies the air TO the air jackets
was badly twisted, the air chute was bent
and the springs were broken.
la wwell and Eckhardt were taken to their
quarters at the Holman place between Hyde
Park ard Mineola, and within less than an
hour after the accident were disposing Of a
substantial breakfast a. though nothing
had happened. A new heel was put on the
damaged racer and It was towed back to its
Q~uarters soon after the mishap.
After the elimination trials all three Of
the Frayer-Miller racers were shipped back
70 the factory. and the ones which had been
driven by Lawwell and Prayer were put in
the finest possible condition and returned to
the course. IL IL the purpose OF the Prayer
Miller people 10 fix up Lawwells car with
parts taken from Prayers machine so that
Lawwell will be able to start as one of the
American team in the Vanderbilt cup race.
Lawwell having secured a place on the team
through the disqualification OF Lyttle's Pope
Toledo. Other race drivers who hurried to
the scene OF the.aocIdent in touring cars said
that Lawwell and Eckhardt had had a miracu-
lous escape.
All Of the eighteen entrants In next Satur-
days race we're ont on the course yesterday
morning in the practice hours. though Fox
hall Keene. the American who entered a
German racer, rode around with Harry Payne
Whitney in the latter's RrRsicr racer which
Mr.. Whitney bought lust after the Grand PriI
last June. Mp Whitney's time for a round.
{ aiken from the "hairpin turn. was 80 minut e..
and the young ANA teur rounded the difttcult
turn Nnh as much confidence and aDlomb
as any of the more experienced drivers and
much faster than most OF them. When he
passed there the second time he came down
the back road just ahead OF lie Blon in his
ThO mas and started along the old Westbury
roao Nc a pace which promise 81 that he would
uSss him MT. Whitney's presence on the
course was not viewed fsvorably h " the
regular Iia drivers. ana some p re 81 on shsm Sa1d they
son OF the cup commission
Whether or not Fo1haI Keene will start in
the cup race depends entirely on the good
will OF Robert Graves, whose Mercedes Is to
bring over any eItra cylind ers Tor his racer,
as he thought the spare ones he already. bad
here for his last years machine were Of the
same size. When he made preparations on
Monday morning 70 replace the set Of cylin-
ders that had craoked he found that the extra
Jenstxy brought over several sets of extra
cylinders for Mr.. Graves > racer. and Jenatzy
Rss expresses Ss a1s n ~ sSsm ai II SlIll3 9Ta So ie wo ME
consent. This consent has been refused by
Mr.. Graves. according TO a st9tement made
yesterday afternoon by Robert Fulton Of the
local Mercedes firm. MIR. Keene told MIR.
Fulton that he was quite willing to take the
Ing that he would return them to Mr. Graves
up to the time of. starting the race. should
they be needed by JenatEy through any
from the contest himself. Nj. Keene said
M. Graves had refused 70 leS him have a pair
OF cy Under because hs feared he might need
them for his own racer.
louis Wagner. with one Of his twin 100
horsepower DarracQ racers. made astOnish-
ing time over the 20. II miles course yesterday
The new racer Ia painted robins
sSs oe Sius Ts Gi q o'aT The s" WReef 6S aS mas "a very
short, 90 inches, and the racer is mounted
on wire spoked wheels with detachable rims.
OF any of the cup candidates, and when the
twin cars were left out in front Of a Broadway
driSen to the course under their own power
attracted so much attention that II was
TO have mounted policemen clear
a way for them through the crowd that had
The motor is finished in baked on black
S sIs ted' S ShH az called in forth the Fem nsT n fTom
a race driver that the cars were polished like
a high priced gun: The, exhaust pipes are
spent gas under the car so IL does not blow
into the faces Of the driver and his mechanic.
NJ GIenwoo but his time for the two rounds
could not be learned. He was timed for
one round from the -hsirpin" turn in less
cookers brigade at krug's caught him for
a round from there In ~ minutes IS seconds.
performances became all the mere won
dprfui when Wagner told OF being compelled
to come to a dead stop twice lin the round.
Once was when he had 20 stop when passing
the point where LAvwell met with his acct
dent and the other time was when a big
touring car was standing, across the road
near the "hairpin- turn. There was a report
that Wagner had said he thought he could
make a round In 2S minutes, but this could
not be verified.
Walter Christie made one round from his
quarters on the Jericho turnpike in 3IIs
minutes. Luttgen made two rounds in his
in 35% and S3 minutes, Elliott +.