New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-10
AUTO THROUGH FENCE.
Mann Hurt at Br1ghton-Car Takes
Fire.

the inner fence, two hundred yards ABOVE 'ie
grandstand. at . o'clock, when one of the front
tires came off. 1t ran into a crowd OF
cbauffeurs and tire people, who were standing
or living down the grass in front OF the
tents They were thrown about in all directions
and knocked high in the air
AT least four have been seriously injured. one
man was probably killed Three of the four
have broken arms or legs.
At 1870 last night sixteen cars started in the
twentv-four-hour death daring automobile en-
durance race at the Brighton Beach racetrack
The Studehaker car to he driven by Holmand
Dittman. it announced, would start later
The largest crowd that ever attended an auto
mobile track race in this country was in attend
ance The scene was striking when the snort
ing. ponderous. high-powered machines lined up
for the start The powerful lights in front and
in the rear of the machines seemed to make
them look much more formidable
only the score of the three leading ears was
given out at the fourth hour of the race Al
800 the F'raver- Miller was still running beau
tifuI race and was leading with a distance OF
1888 miles
While at the repair station AT l2.OS a IN.
the WEIGH car owned by l.. II. Perlman. in some
,,.a,, ipnited and in a few seconds "A shaft of
flame went up that looked rs II some gas tank
had exploded John Halfpenny. the meehanic'ah
who was working the car. was badly burned
about the face and right arm. II was said th9t
the car was not damaged much
The Stoddarf- DAYTON car was STOPPED 80 II 81"
fvv order OF the referee t. put on righi rear
wheel tire. The driver had gone thirty miles
without a tire
The flrst accident Of the long race happened 80
1872 whcn the Iozier car, which was hRhtihg
II out with the Prayer Miller car FOR the Head.
broke a string knucHe and crashed into ia"
fence az the lower end ~ ID" track. Ih' ear
went for a considerable distance into the inner
field. but except for few slight cuts and
bruises neither Micheuer nor bis w3'htiisit
Milford. hurt
The Frayer-MWer car Ted az tho ono hume
dred miles. - time being hours. minutes
and 3-5 seconds.
II was advertised that the ,ai.ium lights
around the track would he We! strung fhtf
the speeding automobiles could T." seen af tnf
| part ~ fhe track from the RfaH1aiard. but tHls
/ was an cxaKg,fatior. for sEsu tfstell.uK on thn
Far side n fhe track all th8t could p" fo.H pr
/ them was tho lights tire care
The lawn 90 front Of th" grRH7sfand e7s
crowded with people aud standing fs'H even
seemed o. be- NJ premium A. oHr end ~ fHH
track were the thousands cr r1ofr "I".ffi. if'i'
az the various amusement places ~ 'FHsf ia'aff
/ looking lFe "a fairy iard staIisse, fhr'a'tf-
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