New-York tribune., 1907-08-07
NEW STOCK CAR RECORD.
Stearns, zcith Leland at Wheel,
Makes 1t on atlantic City Beach.
- TsIarranh ID - TrLbune. ]

Atlantic City. Aug. S-Contestants in six speedy
events gave another large crowd Of spectators an
exhibition Of spectacular driving on the Nentnor
Beach course this morning at the second DAY .
session of the annual Atlantic city auton1OoHs
tournament worlds record FOR STOCK tourlns
was broken by q nlSn power otedlIS
driven by Leland. VINO covered the mile sLretcn "a
II seconds fat Th7 best time OF the DAY vas
made in the flying start tree-for-aIl CHAMPION
ship. when Montague Roberts drove the 159-noIse-
power Thomas car mile in - 2-5 seconds This
speed was still 2-5 seconds away from ChT1stie's
record for the beach. but nearly seconds better
than the Thomas performance last year
The ste37y breeze from the southwest heiped tn9
drivers considerably. while the sand g71llles that
handicapped the cars at the start yesterday had
disanpaared under the effects Of the tide and waves
and the beach was never IN better cohdlelon Io %
fast time Superstition cropped out IN resume oL
the days programme when IL was discovered th@I
event No. Is had been eliminated Several cTiVerss
il is said refused put their cars In TINS Class
Efforts to dispose Of the number Is among pOSI
entries OF the time handicap event caused q sttiii
node OF drivers One OF the first cars to refuse
raced under another number and met with the Only
accident Of the day, blowing out its fuses Just at
the finish OF the contest
Spectators looking for excitement met VIII no
5fsannointnlent in the contests to-day. 1hero
were none os the easy victories whlcl flarA -
races yesterday. and several o. ths niIs.ss
victory 10 the winners by only half a lengtn-
greatest interest centered in The free-for-aA
championship in which the cars got , a~as ~. - :
fvfUe start The Thomas, driven by FNoorEtS' ~
a fast heat from the Stearns and b l. " n T. -
seconds P J. Robinson at the wheel drove lns
stevens-D1yrea 5Ohorsepower. 10 victory IN the
Natheson. 4 s0-horsepOwer car
rba finals proved the best contest ever witnessed
On +his beach The Thomas. Stearns and stevens
Duryea had qualified for this event; ana osSp-es 3
The great burst of speed obtained by the nylns
start scarcely cars length separated th1 c1s =
the haIf-ruIIa post The StearnS then forged sIs1
v ahead but less than two hundred YARDS from tle
fnfsh Roberts forced the Thomas 10 IT'S pes. ar
+aD7ent and crossed the line leading by less IMAM
twenty feet.
The gentlernen's roadster handicap proved
thrilling event. and brought out a surprise. We
William NcIIvrid scored close victory with ths
4n- n-ho-sapover Thomas. which had handlcap ef
+aD seconds and beat out the STANDARDIZATION
a. r,orsaDovrer with nine seconds start. ana ths
r L VI. 3G-hOrsepOwer. with hVe SecouIS - '
GOOD The 2n-hOrsepOVer Stearrs drew through d
bunch Of eight competitors and Won fourth PlaIe-
Twelve cars came down the s1Tetch tose'Het II Is,
s,ectac1Iar race Of the time handicap class n
Which all cars were privileged 70 enter mat had
astsb1iebad n record Of 10 better on the Oeach
tack This was by the big SteaIns. Win a
seven second handicap. with the Stanley steamer
driven bv Robinson. in second place The Matne-
son and the Thomas cars finished third and rour0i-
respectively. The summary foLoWs-
Prize handicap gssos7e AshiI , Is TsEsTE % ..s9Hg e9 f
carrying Passsnsr7s ,Ssyv9n bv Y T Berger s5-
haTsspSVer Oidsnob.Ie. z L Lsinbac4 SehoTssgoVsr
7scss56 lhird: CHARLES Ferins hOrseDower Max
Free 5o9I for all ehaap6n.hp Csesoene qs %
hyng si4rtElT hS IA Leland 45-6oTsepower stearns.
second; time o 43 - sscona r5rIsa r5S B. RSdaIi 90
horsepower Mathesn second tiT 5s0oe1 boRas: W.
Leland 4hoFseDSwsr sSs2Ts- ,hr: time. aozs
rL "a LYONS cup topen American touring cars o.
% L1rss1over or regularly equipped caryiaS nSo
Tsssensers owners drive must be won 5"ics Ior p
ISaTsr9 ovnershpl-Won BY W BerEeT ssI norssprSsr
TS--cbfIs- T y Rcckeu. 20: horsepower Sto1uas1-bd
ssc[rd- charles FlsmuIng. 81 horsepower Ms1Ns.t
tSirt- Ernest Lash. - 24-horsepOWer PACKARD Iour'H
NIens roadster handicap fSasolsne cars: SoV esrs
S2tsf less n PRICE OWL
srs - drive,-vor by R Crawford % horse2oHeE S
80 cS secordsl. r L Leinbach. 80 Sh0rseposver Stco
Gsrd-Davton 20 secOndsl. second B. T. "a MOOT Son1-
Faey FsaE,E @ steaTns fourth Tins
clas handicap open to shat have sstSsIishsd % I'd
--erEs of 4 10 the beach tracN-Sso1 q
a q secoris)s rtou--
horsepower stanley "a seconds: second Nzrne-
sor NatheSon t45 secoLlSi.
IAN McIIvrfd 40 horsepower Thomas VI secOHus'
So,lrth Time 1:OT=s