Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-25
Auto Driver Hemery Suspended
by American Association.
REFUSED TO START AGAIN
His Time for Five Miles, 2 Minutes
and "a Seconds Not Allowed.
ALL BILLIARD DATES FIXED
Seven Star Players Entered for the
International Tournament-New
Orleans Races.
REFUSED TO START AGAIN
ALL BILLIARD DATES FIXEI

Hemefy. winner OF the Vanderbilt cup and
in charge of the Darracq team here, played
havoc with the second days program OF
the automobile speed tournament yesterday
on the Ormonde-Daytona Beach In an
other fit of temper he refused to re-enter a
heat In which false start had been made,
but demanded place in the final. Upon his
demand being refused for the second time
the tournament began, he withdrew the
four Darracq racing machines from compe-
tition.
His disqualification by the referee and his
Suspension by the American Automobile
Association promptly followed Nor is this
the end OF the matter. for two cablegrams
concerning his case were dispatched to
Paris, one from the American Automobile
Club to the Automobile Club of France.
asking for Hemery's permanent suspension
from racing, and the other from the Ameri-
can Darracq Company to A. Darracq. re-
questing that the control of the Darracq
racing cars be transferred from Hemery TO
the American agents, in order that they
Glay be driven at the tournament here by
other chauffeurs.
II control of the Darracq cars Is trans
ferred to the American Darracq Company,
represented here by c. d. Cook, 1t is be-
lieved that tine basil race driver for III. L..
Bowden will be selected to pilot the DO
horsepower car on the beach.
Five-Mile Record Broken.
In the single appearance on the beach,
however, of Hemery. In the 2OO-horse- pow
er Darracg sufficient proof was given of its
speed to indicate that 1t is probably the
fastest gasoline automobile ever construct
ed. Though no time was officially taken of
its performance il was caught on single
watch for FIVE miles in Pm. 34s.. rate OF
speed of "a 3-5 seconds to the mile The
starting signal reached the timing stand by
telephone. and there is possibility OF a
second or two difference in swapping the
watch but it is reasonably certain that the
five miles was covered in less time than
any other machine had ever gone the dis
lance
The five-mile record stood at 317. made
by the eighty-horse- power Napier last year.
but Il was three times officially ridden I'M
der yesterday Lancia, in his 110-horse-
power Fiat, won the first heat of the open
championship. 254 80 establishing a rec
ord for gasoline cars. Marriott. in the
Stanley steamer, took the next heat In
= ~ 10. leaving new mark for all types
of cars. In the final, which Larcia won
the time was 81 Id. closing a remarkable
series OF fast heats.
In the three events contested the we'll
managed Fiat team scored first honors by
carrying off both the five-mile open cham
piouship and the five-mile middlewelght
championship. In the first mile heavy
weight championship both the G. w. Young
i lat ana the l4anCld II TAT 1dlIeN HElSH
The Young Fiat blew out two cylinders
while waiting for the start OF the race, and
was damaged beyond repair in time for the
present meet. Lanclas Flat also cracked
q cylinder. The loss of these cars will be
felt In the remaining races of the present
tournament coming on top of the with
Grawal of the Darracqs.
J. r. Hardings ninety-horse- power Mer-
Cedes driven by Dowuey also cracked
cylinder while the 1OO-horse-power Chris
Gle car. while out for practice. smashed a
wheel and wrenched the engine by running
into Il log on the beach. Because of these
mishaps the 1o0-mile race scheduled for to-
day has been postponed until tomorrow.
From the spectators standpoint the racing
was unsatisfactory. Besides a long delay
caused by the Hemery incident there was
little If any Improvement In the systemless
management that married the competition
year ago. Added to this, a cold wave
brought down by northern gale. sent the
1000 spectators shiverlng to whatever cover
they could find. The crowd, however. was
good natured.
Taking advantage of the northern wind
the racers were started from Ormond and
run southwark on the beach to the club
house at Daytona. This course was in
splendid condition.
The Hemery Trouble.
II was In the second heat OF the five-mile
open championship that the Hemery trou-
ble occurred. The 2D0-horse-power Darraca.
Fiat were the carded starters when the
signal for a rolling start was given. The
steamer was not ready. but Hemery and
Fletcher. In the gasoline cars. bore down
over the line and dashed away without
paying any attention to the flag at the
limo rtl--r r-, ~
The starting timer called through the
telephone to the timing stand at the finish
They are orr followed quickly by False
start! There was means OF stopping
the runaways until they had crossed the
finish line. single watch caught Hemery
In 2 minutes and "a seconds. Fletcher was
about ten seconds back of him.
start he refused to go over the course
again. Fletcher also protested, on the
ground that the starting flag had been
dropped. but he listened to reason and re-
rode the heat. finishing second TO the Stan
ley. Hemery. In sullen mood. sat I'm his
machine until ordered to appear at the
Judges stand. Here Robert Lee MorreH
the referee. through an interpreter attempt
ed to reason with the obdurate French
man.
Hemery said that ~ permitted TO COM
pete in the final he would start in the other
race for which he had been entered This
the referee refused to allow. HemAry then
asked for recognition of his record, which
could not be granted because II had not
been officially timed AS final conces-
sion he offered TO compete with the less
powerful Darracqs in their respective