New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-04
AUTO BEACH RACING.
s. r. SteUens Wins Atlantic City
Cvp zCith Vanderbilt Cup Car.
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Atlantic CITY. n J.. Sept. s-Rain made the fast
est time az the opening Of the automobile races
here on tie beach to-day It was declared by many
ols residents who have followed the weather con-
citizens that they never remember storm coming
up with such auielcness They were free IN assert
fns thar Il record rot broken. = AZ least
equsilso.
u was shortly before the tim. set for the first
contest 20 begin that the dark clouds gathered IN
fhe sky, and rain began 10 fan so suddenly that
al % TIE 1900 or more persons who oecu-
paes seats N the Erancsrand were thoroughly
6renehsd before they able 70 ana 2 shelterfng
place The rain lasted about ten minutes. but dur
srr that sis II came down IN torrents. The crowd
sss determined 70 see the contests. however. FOR
after the rain stopped the crowd nockee back into
.he rrandstsnd. bright. hot sun for the re-
-Dsin6er Of the afternoon dried out the wet gar
rnsnts-
Fully three thousand more people lined the course
end the c9ntests were OF the kind that kept them
enthusiastic throughout the afternoon. one record
Cor the was broken. This was IN time trial
~or rnfddleweiehf when the es-horse power nat
Junior driven BIZ Cedr1no went = mile IN blss
seconds The best tine OF the day wss that done
~ the s0-horsepoWer DaTraoQ belonging 70 5. p.
Stevens This is the same car that won the Van
derhilt Cup race last year y went a mile iu the
time trials FOR heavyweight machines ia Ssa sec
ends. BY winning two straight heats IN the free
for-an championship contest the owner OF this car
wen the Atlantic City Cup, valued at 500 Another
car 20 mako a oreditahle showing was the a5-horsc
IT,.
red by A. ". Caurcn. u won the open cham
pionship contest open 10 eli touring cars OF 60
horsepc wer less. Tho race was run IN two heats
and a hnal Harding also victorious in the
ii w. Kei,e a. IN a S5-horscpoweT Maxwell cane
tn nrsr IN The contest for sasoieue touring cars
Vale al practice This morning on the beach
s-hsries Bstsrs S6.aorse9oSer Napier -. owing
20 an accident 20 one ~ the wheels. he had one
hospital The races arc being held under tho
Will continue to-morToW and Wednesday.
Record trials Cor esEs--Won by L. Walter Har-
Eer. 2e-h0rserower stsn.cy. Tine O-5l-s.
e. n slegcnr ~ -hoT.ei.ver Dsrrsoq. Time O-9sH Z.
a s-haesdef.. s,s-logssrgwer Dsracs, second. Time.
is.osl .rals fo- Inaees,iear s4sgens eas.--won By
Toure 'ssso.ene selling a. - coo Q. isss reg
Ksisss. IS horsepower Maxwell: D. y SseS, SO-EoIss-
PoSs5r S;s1n ,,s f 3l,s. Ia6s.y 0"'' ''"''
ssrss ,ahaH pionsiip os3 TO all touring osTs.
sasfeIscss. te liasau % Information Gun. s.us
iTs; leat Won by A. " churcs 45-ioTsePoWsT pain
ssss. second hoss-Woa VI A. r strong s5-Aolseaouss
Iieroe arrow Al.rss CosHaa e,-horsepower American
ohusch sshorseI5Wer aa-ler E-nes Kelly. 5o-sorss-
fres To- al Championship caylas STAR beet Two out o,
tsIss hes.s i,t ne Ala, ae -iy - Eslae 900 cap
Won by 3 z. sevsns sal-horsspowsr l5aITaeq. {. a
-os % = +, se,ens r mn fr ssoaa Lss'
seiroeasf s5hogssEsas4 Iarrsco second. frn -eopsE
-LofeeroWcr MaLneWagr. Time. Oh.
Price handicap ffoT s-cylnler touring regllar
..uipmeut: carving passenseFs GO car "a EcIs
haldicap ~ second f0g each Jess ueblgoa
~ ETnest a. Kelly 5ohorserower Thomas Scratch "
ii, smith s0-E0Iseporer Thomas fecrutchj second. A.
=. sack s0-hOrs-powsr 2achel Os seooadsl. thlgd
Igne. s:.l.a.
ssaflorseuorrer a. fhurcs horse
rove Damle-. =. Ce5.ino ,5-h3rsepover FIAT md
Zine. l:igts.
Ttulabeurr (sss3le.t seilEg 81 Or1 or less .na
tefsrl.EeIE. egufpneurl-g..r
~ Eegarc Nilkey, .2-hoIseD0Her lsuicz. Willaln a
f1aris, 1y-h1raepoNcr LnEEslk snCsnc- ] n Eazg..
sSasErsssTer Marvel. tara Time 3si..