New-York tribune., 1906-11-07
EMBLETON THE WINNER
FIRST IN BIG AUTO RACE.
D1Ues One Hundred Miles in Fast
Time at Empire Track.

c. G. Embleton, IN a s0-horsepower Packard car.
won the lO0-miIe automobile race at the Empire
city track yesterday in hours IS TO seconds
Ihis was 9s % seconds faster than the time made
oy koehler in a Buick car the same track a
week ago SATURDAY.
When Embleton had finished his 100 miles Wridg-
way had gone s5 miles, Vaughan's score was 81
miles and CoveTs was So miles. wridgway COM
pleted 100 miles in hours minutes 81 s-5 sec
onos' while Faughan's time for the distance was
: hours 10 minutes % rs seconds. Vaughan drove
MS last few miles hare rim. as the tire
on his right front wheel was punctured and
the casing aew of and struck the fence near the
clubhouse. Covell did not finish
Ihree scratches and one addition gave field OF
seven starters for the long race. Tom Cooper did
not start with the Matheson because one OF his
hands was stlH badly swollen. result OF his
accident IN the last race, when his car lost a
wheel Paul Sartori declined the issue with W
Gould Brokaws Mercedes. and H. J. Koehler was
unwilling 70 tempt fate again with his skeleton
The starters Montague Roberts with a So
HotLsepoWer tn Ler Ihomas; William McIlvrid. with a
horsepower American: Charles G. Wridgway. with
U.s. MS b s-horsePower Peerless runabOut; Guy
Hooly, e yT WITH +S-horsepower Columbia from which
beton, with a 3O-hOrsepOwer Packard
More than four thousand persons attended the
was responsible for some Of the cars falling to
snow 10 better advantage. Walter Christie
track in the 56-horsepower car Of his own design
which he drove IN the Vanderbilt Cup race. He
gave one-nllle exhibition in minute 3-5 seconds
which was the best time made during the day.
Vaughan took the lead on the first turn At the
end Of the third mile Emheton moved into second
leak in the radiator of his car The fourth mile
found Embleton in the lead. Vaughan slowed
the twenty-eghth mile. closely pressed by Roberts
70 lose six minutes and vaughan took Command
until he: too. had tire trouble. .wridgway then
Tqiles when he had his turn with tire trouble and
A. ff1 ag1in gsIaa '9ok b the sIs Isad ID. ,.
NH Niles ssEg MTaR stsRdns aR af as fo9ws lows % ysqsaa1 & &
Wrfdgway lea ding Robarts 1GiIs - HT ros WI" y
niles; McIIyrid. Al miles. and GiIhooly, 20 miles
ninth nile for four ri1utes ana Ebefon 81 n took
sn9 Pe iead sf he was never IN danger from then on
rHaIIgnan, who was then in second place. When
ways score was u miles McIivrid's s. While ROB-
, erTs ana Coye had each travelled stxtysix miles
GIThooly havlng retired
The axe-piIe race for stock cars Of 8 horsepower
Sn1er n2d three starters Peter Fogary with
VIII an S.noTsepower single cylinder oldsmobils
with his aohorsepower Rolis-Boyce The Britishsr
sos ps1 away & arst ana won from Hutcheson by more
The fve;mile RAGE for foreign cars had two start
st srs: maurice g Bernin. in W Could Brokaw's So
In 49.hoEsepoweE stripped Westinghouse touring
his opponent rounding the first turn and was never
IA danger winning by 90 yards in minutes 30 3-5
In the hve-unil. Dealers Handicap for fully
equipped stock cars OF aeny design. c q
Embleton,s Sohorsepower Packard and Charles
stuart Rols's 1-horsepower Rolls -Boyce were
placed on scratch Charles G. Wrtdgway. with his
46-horsepower Peerless runa bout, had 90 seconds
handicap. and L c. HUtcheson. with his s-horse-
power Oldsmobile, had 90 seconds allowance.
Enhleton won from Hutcheson by 30 Yards in 5
minutes % % seconds. Rolls being * yards behind
Wridgway.
The fve-nils for stock cars from IS TO 20
horsepower, had only two starters. EnbIeton, IN
his s., % horsepower Packard, and Guy Vaughan with
the 3O-horsepower stearns- Vaughan got away IN
the lead. and stayed there for four and one-halt
miles, when broken water pump forced him 10
stop, and Ernbleton IN minutes 81 seconds
In the dve-rn1le event, open to American cars OF
all classes, Charles G. Wrfdgway beaten by
c. @. Embleton. with the S0-horsepower Packard
by quarter Of mile in minutes 70 Is seconds
IN the ten-uile International contest four cars
started Berntn won IN II minutes 1S 2-5 seconds
being quarter Of a mile ahead OF Embleton and
mile and fifteen yards ahead OF Wrttgway.
ONE HUNDRED-.urE RACE