The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-10

then the other taking a snort lead. At
the fifth mile Vaughn opened a lead OF
half a dozen lengths, Elliott losing ground
by swinging wide to avoid soft spots, but
on the seventh mile Elliott took advantage
OF a swerve by Vaughn and, getting to the
rail. got the lead by two lengths. On the
ninth mile Vaughn let out a few extra
links. and, getting in front, held the lead
TO the inish by four car lengths. Time,
70: N1 1-5.
The Atlantic Sweepstakes, free for all,
of five miles, with a cash prize of $3.50,
brought out three starters-a Stearns,
driven by Vaughn; a Matheson, driven by
Ryall, and a De Dietrich, driven by Fuller.
Vaughn took a lead of -three-quarters of a
mile on the first lap, and, maintaining his
position to the end, won by one-half mile
from Ryall. with Fuller a good third.
Time. 5m. lis.
The Brighton Beach Middle-Distan ce
Derby, 100 miles, for single stock touring
cars and touring runabouts, 60-horsepower
and under, brought out seven cars-a De
Dietrich, driven by Fuller; n Lozier,
handled by Smelser; a Studebaker, oper-
ated by Dittman; a Stearns, with Vaughn
in charge; Elliott, in n Packard; Nc
lllried, III a Thomas, and Ryall, in a
The De Dietrich car jumped away in the
lead, but Vaughn rushed his winning
Stearns to the front, and at the end of
the second mile was a third of a mile
ahead of the De Dietrich, with the others
strung out all around the track.
At the tenth mile Naughn's car was half
a mile ahead of the Matheson machine,
with Elliott, in Il Packard. third. Vaughn's
time for ten miles was 11:16 So.
The Matheson cif had begun to crawl up
on the Stearns flyer, and the people were
cheering in anticipation of a good race,
when the mechanism OF the machine went
awry and 1t went to pasture.
AT the twentieth mile Vaughn was first
by. a third Of a mile. with the Packard,
going steadily. second. The time for 20
miles was "3.T.
AT the forty seventh mile vaughn's car
became afflicted with an internal pain,
and 1t was brought to a stop just past
the grandstand. Immediately 1t was sur
rounded by a corps of mechanics, those
physicians of the aEto, who masSaged and
tempered with the painting cars vitals.
But 1t was not until Elliott, in a Packard,
had gained eleven miles.
But all is fair in a~utomobiling, as wei
as In love and war. No sooner had the
Stearns ear started again than the Pack
ard met with an accident and retired for
repairs. Thus the Stearns more than made
up what 1t had lost by retirement. When
the Packard returned, Michener. in a
Lozier, tried to pass it, and for three
miles the two cars raced neck and neck,
Once on the first turn. with both cars
going at top speed, the Packard mechanic
climbed out over the body of the car and
while Kitchener drove like fury, the me-
chunic strapped a belt over the covering.
1t was a daring feat. but what are life
and limb when the lead Is in danger.
Vaughn again had trouble on the Slst
mile, which lost him the race. The dull
gray twilight thlckened into night, but
the racers kept on. Finally the white flag
was waved in front of H.. Kitchener in the
Lozler and he dashed ahead over the fin
ish line in front. HIS time for 100 miles
was 126 minutes q seconds S. Elliott, in
"A Packard, WAS second in 1872 minutes
Dittman, in a Stu1ebaker. was third. Me
Illried in Il Thomas was fourth. and
Vaughan in the Stearns finished fifth.