The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-08
RACE
MEET ENDS
AT BEACH
Car Reels Off Mile
in 50 is on GET
away Day.

ATLANTIC CITY. Aug. S-f the
three-days' race meet that was finished
here yesterday had been cut short Tues
day. It would have gone down as one Of
the best entered and conducted beach
track contests ever held In the North.
but with the exception Of the fast mile
made by Roberts in 80 Is and one by
the j. L. NJ. in A 4-5. the result was too
uninteresting to hold the crowd.
The beach was hard early in the morn-
ing. but there was a bad gully twenty
Ave feet from the start. another at ths
finish and numerous ones in between
with short stretches in-shore of soft
damn sand. These conditions were not
conducive to fast time, and the races
were of a mediocre nature. most of them
being special events arranged for on the
spot by Starter Wagner, In order that
the program should be long enough to
be known as such.
Tit first race was a fine one. with a fl1e
list Of entries. but it partook somewhat Of
the nature of a walkover for Roberts In
his Thomas 120-H.-P. racer. in 80 1-5 Sec
onds. He was followed at a short dis
lance by Ryall, of Newark, and the 90
HIP. Matheson, and the Stanley Steamer
was third. There was a good stiff race
between the lower powered entries, which
raised expectations to hope for a fine day
OF sport. The big B. L. NJ. driven by
Moulton. started, but a puncture forced 1t
to stop very soon.
ROberts's Fnst Time.
After the first there we're no really good
races for two hours, until Montague Rob-
erts went a mile down to get a good run
for a trial against time. Although fully
a mile from the start, the growl of his
big motor could be heard distinctly. ever
Increasing in volume until 1t passed over
the wire and became muffled in the dis
lance toward the finish. He shot by
the grandstand at the rate of 91.8i miles
per hour.
The Stanley steamer was not nearly as
fast as 1t was expected to be, and for
some reason or other Harper either did
net. or could not. let it out to go as It
has done at other times. His time was
81 AS.
A new tire had been put on the S5-H. p.
B. L. M, and 1t covered the distance In
A As seconds, and even then it did not
seem to be doing its best. Frank Poth's
recently purchased Thomas Speedway flyer
was driven over in 50 3-5, by w. Z. Coyle.
and a Thomas forty roadster that started
was stopped by a punctured tire.
These two events were the mainstay Of
the days racing and they were separated
by a number Of minor events and time
trials. w. H.. Wray was given a flying
chance on his Slmplex-Peugeot motor
cycle. but his machine was not going as
fast as it did Tuesday, and his time was
only 594-5. In a race between three
motor cycles. the Simplex. a Curtis and
a Reading Standard, Wray won in 81 40
seconds.
The next best time of the day was
81 4-5, mad by Guy Vaughn in his Steasns
light touring car, carrying full equipment
and two passengers, against the Stanley.
which finished second, and the Thomas,
third. The class was for roadsters.
The summary:
Special Event (%stripped cars; American
maker)-Won. by Thomas, 120-horsepower.
d hqlTry fine Fl H 'bSEs se Montag Mst,a a0Der IS.
horsepower. Matheson Company; J. B..
Ryall, driver. Third. Stanley, 25-horse-i
power. Stanley Motor Company, with Wall
Special Event (~Stoddard- Dayton cars)-
Won by II. J. Edwards: Time, liza. Sec
ond, A. II. Whiting. Third, Gilbert H.
Smith. Fourth, |. Newton. Fifth. John
Wanamaker, jr.
Special Event (match race; stripped cars)
Won by u. r.. Thomas 40-horsepower;
William McIlvrld, owner and driver. Time.
Ill 10. Second, Mercedes 30-horsepower:
Hardy Barrett, driver.
Special Event (handicap; stripped cars)--
Won by Stearns 60-~horsepower; Guy
Vaughn, driver, scratch. Second, Matheson
pV-iul SetOWcI, htlStJ, uIlNcI, Il SecVui1
handicap. Third, Thomas 60-horsepower:
William Coyle, driver, 3 seconds handi-l
cap. Fourth, Thomas 40-horsepower; WILL
lam McIlvrid, driver. II seconds handicap.
Special Event (match race)-Won by
Packard 24-horsepower; S. p. Elliott,
driver. Time, 100 1-5. Second. Matheson
4O-horsepower; R. G.. Kelsey. driver.
Special Event (match race)-Won ny
Stearns O-horsepower; Guy Vaughn, driver.
Time, .57 40. Second, Stanley Steamer, o.
horsepower; w. Walter Harper, driver.
Third, Thomas 60-horsepower; Montague
Roberts, driver.
Special Event (Stearns cars)-Dead heat
between Stearns 30-horsepower, Guy
Vaughn. driver, and Stearns 30-horsepower,
Oliver Hoffman, driver. Time. Los %.
Special Event (match race)-Won by
Thomas 40-horsepower; William Coyle,
driver. Time, 1903 1-5. Second, Stoddard-
Dayton 30-horsepower; s. P. Elliott, driver.
Special Event (time trial)-Thomas 12O-
horsepower; Montague Roberts. driver;
time, :39 Is. Stanley Steamer; G. Walter
Harper. driver; 81 40. Thomas 40-horse-
power; William MeIlvrid, driveri $50 S-5.