New-York tribune., 1907-09-29
WIN.S LONG AUTO RACE.
Contest Mmred by Fatal Acc'dent
and Muddy Track.
FINAL SCORE IN 24-E0UR RACE.

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The second meeting of the Morris Park Motor
drome Club ended at Morris Park at 1928
O'Clock last night when the 35- horsepower Fiat
car driven by E Cedrino the twice around
the clock race from original field Of nine
teen starters. by covering SS4 miles. This was
remarkable considering the fact that the track
had been subjected TO a doWnpour OF rain for
the last seven hours of the struggle. The little
car could not cover more than twenty five miles
hour in the slough OF mud in the last four
hours. The record made three weeks ago by the
Renault car driven by Bernin was 1,07s miles,
but conditions then were much more favorable
Second place was taken by 35-horsepower
Studehaker No. Il, driven by Holm and Ditmar,
with q record OF SIS miles. 40-horsepower
Itala machine, driven by Zumbach and Carrinse
was thtrd, with S73 miles For the last six
hours of the race these cars held the same rela-
tive positions In the last hour the drivers made
q squirt of such speed as the muddy, rain
splashed track would allow, the Fiat reeling of
exactly thirty miles in that time the Stude-
baker tE1enty-six and the Itala eighteen.
All the real speed Of the twenty-four hour
race occurred during the early part Of the day,
the winning Fiat making the fastest time in the
fourteenth hour when il covered fifty miles In
the race won by the Renault three weeks ago
the best tine for hour fifty-one miles.
The race ended in gloom account Of the
unfortunate accidents Of the day, one Of which
resulted IN the death of l. W. Smelser in the
wreck ot his Lozier car, No. 8. as told else
where. The Lozier company had two entries,
but withdrew the other after the fatal acci-
Gent to Sraelser. whose pluck and skill had won
applause In the early hours Of the race The
he rofr IN ra ka
the snap" out Of the race in the afternoon and
evening.
There was an interim Of two hours in the
twenty-four hour race. during which two other
events were held. The Motordrome road race
over the rough course laid out by Walter c.
Allen by w H Owen, in 40-horse-
power American Mors, IN 81 minutes 3156 sec
onds-
Under the rules OF the meet there were no
second and third prizes awarded. because there
were not four entrants for this race The
other starters were Arthur Rowles, in a 35-
horsepower De Dietrich and Ned Crane, in AS
horsepower English Daimler. The race was 10
have been forty laps, but owing to the
weather it was cut down to twenty
- The mile record trial Of L. c. Nuneman in
his s0-horsepower Darracq, of Vanderbilt Cup
race fame. was made in IS seconds
II was a crowd Of thorough going automobile
enthusiasts that braved the storm and made the
best of dripping. splashing rainspouts TO keep
close 10 the edge Of the covered walk in front
of the grandstand in order 20 watch the cars as
they few by. A favorite all through the contest
was Al Poole and Robertson in their 50-horse-
power Simplex. The big maroon car brought
forth a round Of cheers every time it passed the
stand Poole put UP a good fight earlier in
the contest, but with the deepening Of the mud
the danger of skidding probably kept down the
speed Of his high powered car.
The little Fiat car with the daring Cedrino
at the wheel favorite also. and a sure
winner. barring accidents. many hours before
the end The skill and daring Of Cedrino have
been proved in many races both here and abroad
and much was expected OF him, since he holds
three rniddleweigh track records made IN "a
horsepower Fiat at Empire City in 1906. AS
the former chauffeur Of the Queen Of Italy he
has q certain fame which led somebody TO say,
es he spun his little red around the banked
turns The Queen wouldn't enjoy a ride
with him tonight"
There were a few of the faithful who
had stayed al the track from the time the race
began. on Friday and more than q thousand
persons remained 10 see the finish There was
much pleasant comment on the fact that the
track was more brilliantly lighted than at the
first twenty-four- hour
There had been placed about the track forty
additional spot lights of 2s00O0 candle power
while at the first meet the lights were Of only
10000 candle power And they were needed IN
the mist OF last night. Despite this the specta-
tors could hardly have picked out the cars
they passed had IL not been for great search
light thrown out from the grandstand-
The standings at the end Of each hour after
dark were made known by q moving picture
machine that used big score board as its back
ground It amused the crowd. which resembled
that at six-day bicycle race. Between times
views Of the Vanderbilt cup race thrown on
the screen. II was strange TO a pictured
view Of racer speeding over the roads OF Long
Island, with every and then q real racing
machine dashing through the light frightened
area
There some discussion Of the propriety Of
certain step taken by the officials of the race.
A prize of $50 gold piece was awarded TO the
winner each hour during the afternoon. Whether
this had anything 10 do with preventing the
race from becoming procession was a question
At any rate, the second meet of the Motordrome
Club showed that the public is willing to turn
out for track racing.