New-York tribune., 1907-09-08

80 Ir7,i,, 1,-as eigbtv-one miles better than the
final result in the Brighton Beach contest
At the end of the twentysecond hour ne nan
covered 9e5 miles, and was then seventy-five
miles ahead of the record made at Brighton
Reach three weeks ago. He passed the one
tboueand mile mark in % hours 10 minutes Of
the nine cars which started five were le1t 10
finish the race The second De Dlelrlch car
driven by Mack was withdrawn early IN the
evening because of a cracked cylinder Tho
No No Car. Driver. MiIss Mlisss
ot-Iozor. Smessr. 500
6-Hotchkss Fitzpatrick eSI
e-AlIen- Kingston. Campbell -''''''-''''' W.
II was the repetition of thrice told tale all
day Rernin and his Renault led, and no
nronhet was needed any time after daybreak
to tell that unless an accident put MN OUT the
Eranchnan would win the fastest 24-hour race
ever recorded. He had been burning up the
miles in a fashion that delighted the experts put
with the crowd he was an artlflclal IaVoTl'e
only The elements of the picturesque were
absent in the steady roar of his motor and the
remorseless. monotonous rush around the track
The car endowed with human attributes by
the watching thousands as only racing car can
ever be- seemed to be like a rider In the slx-oay
grind Of the cyclists at the Garden. Bernln was
so far ahead that he could nurse the rail at the
turns and ignore the hair-raistng driving OF Ills
rivals striving TO gain lap on him or on
another car. The was his. 1t seemed, ana
# was certain at least that laps or fragments
OF laps could in no wise affect the prospects OF
ultimate triumph.
All night the motors barled their sharp de-
fance of the dark All night tired scorers
marked the laps and weary judges stopped from
time TO time a car which was running with
lights out. When the light began TO streak the
eastern horizon sigh Of relief went up IL IS
In the long hours between midnight and dawn
that tired eyes are most weary; it is then that
t0a aCk ar
taut. These are the moments when autos crash
through fences: when tires driven by maleflcent
spirits slip and send car to ruin ana ns
driver TO the ground mass OF torn hesn ana
crushed bones.
But the dreaded hours Of the night passed
without disorder, and the day brought its fresh
crowds TO look race as yet unmarried by
any serious accident A had burned In the
middle of the night. but that was all
The excitement of the race biting IN, and
many skeptic came to jeer and stayed 10
cheer There was almost groan when the hum
of the great motors and the sizzling sound Of
the tires on the oiled track died down at
o'clock for the short races on the programme
A few accidents, not OF serious nature,
however, aroused considerable excitement dur
ing the early hours yesterday morning. Niche
ner in the Lozier car No. 3. which had held
the lead for nearly four hours. fell behind at
1928 IN the morning owing TO the collapse or
its right front wheel. Later, while driving az
terrinC speed tl6 car piuHSeO q lcil-
foot railing along the east side OF the track
The opening was fauked by two heavy posts,
each about eighteen inches in diameter. Luck
fly. Micheners clever handling of the car kept
It from striking either post. II 1t had done So
Kitchener and r Mulford, who riding with
him at the time, would probably have been
badly injured, If not killed AS it was. the two
men were hurled twenty feet by the sudden
stopping Of the car. They were not seriously
injured, but were somewhat bruised and
scratched
Heavy wooden bars had been placed across
the opening before the race Friday night
but Walter c. Allen. the secretary of the meet
ing, had ordered them TO be taken down so that
he could drive his automobile through He
neglected to replace the bars. and this saved
Michener and Mulford from more serious in
jury. The mishap put one OF the Lozier cars
out Of the running. 1t having covered 426 miles
The other accident happened to the LOzier car
No. 21 driven by T. W. Smelser. Il lost tire
at the south end of the track shortly after the
accident to Michener's machine The car zig
Jagged along the track for hundred yards
before Snelser got It under control and well
in hand. Five minutes of repair work served
TO replace the tire and Smelser was again on
the track running at high speed.
The dustless track. due 10 thick coating OF
oil. made II possible for the record made at
Brighton Beach few weeks ago 10 be smashed
at each hour The Renault car. driven by Maui
rice Bernin. the veteran both on track and road.
took the lead in the fourth hour OF the race, and
when the fifth hour score was announced IL had
covered distance of 226 miles. with Snelser,
in the I4ozier car No. 81 second. seven miles
behind During the tenth hour Smelser's car
met with tire trouble. and the delay allowed
Bernin to increase his lead over Snlelser to
twenty-nine miles at the eleventh hour of the
race. when ne had covered 500 miles. At this
hour the RenauIt car was fourteen miles ahead
of the record made al Brighton Beach by the
Jackson
The long race was stopped at about O'Clock
1H,@ IL
stacle race and polo contest, which aroused
much interest and amusement.
The polo game kept the crowd in a continuous
roar of laughter Big balls placed on bar
rels above the grandstand. and the driver who
in bringing his ball in front OF the
grandstand first was declared the winner of the
heat Arthur Rowley. in 95-horsepower De
Dietrich car. proved to be the most skilful. and
won the second heat in 3:46 Id. and the final
heat in oil 20. The first heat was won by
Harry Roberts, in a 20-horsepower Cadillac. in
2:3S
In the obstacle race the cars were driven be-
tween barrels, both forward and backward. The
drivers had 10 stop. also. to take from beneath
the barrels newspapers, without stopping the
engine of their car This contest run off in
two heats and final. and Rowley again car
rled off the honors by winning the second heat
In :33 % and the final heat in 1:29.
Montague Roberts, in the 115-horsepower
Thomas Vanderbilt cup racer. attempted To
lower the track record for gasolene cars Of
Is. held Jointly by Waiter Christie and
Louis Chevrolet but the best he could do was to
cover the mile in 0:6O is.
George Robertson. in the 120-horsepower
car, also tried to lower the record. /
and came little nearer 10 IT, His time was
D54 2-5. In the S0-horsep0wer DarraCq car. /
that won the 1905 Vanderbilt cup race William |
McCua then tried for the record. He also was
His time being 1:54
On the way to the track MCCulla was arrested