The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-07
BEAT RECORD;
MEETS WITH
ACCIDENT
After Keeling Off Mile in a
Seconds Hollands Racing
Car Is Wrecked.

WILDWOOD. Sept. 7.-Jnst after he had
lowered his own record to 42 seconds, Bert
Holland, driver of the 25- horsepower STAN
ley steamer at the Wildwood auto carnival,
yesterday had the closest call for his life
since he has been driving racing auto
mobiles.
Holland had just passed the finish mark,
with III car still going at its highest rate
of speed. At the end of the course he
steered his machine into a road which had
been especially constructed as a runway
for racers to slow down. As he made the
slight curve into the temporary thorough
fare he was Mortified "a see a heavily laden
wagon straight in his path.
A driver of a fast-moving auto does not
have long to think when in such a pre-
dieament. He had the undesirable choice
of striking the wagon or colliding with a
telegraph pole, or jumping a curb leading
to a side street. He chose the last named.
The car made the descent into the street
all right. but met with disaster when 1t
struck the curb on the other side. 1t hit
the masonry with terrific force. and Hol-
land was whirled like a catapult over the
hood of his machine. He landed on his
head twenty feet from the auto. He sus-
tanned painful bruises. but escaped serious
injury. The car was a wreck.
Holland was cheered by spectators. who
ave seen him break the record over the
mile course at the beach on two occasions.
The car which was wrecked, after winning
so many honors at the meet, was the prop
erty of d. Walter Harper, of Philadelphia.
There were many keen brushes at the
last days session of the automobile car
nival. William Haupt's 50-horsepower
Chadwick. starting from scratch, ran a
dead heat with Joseph w. Perkins's 30
horsepower Packard. The Chadwick won
the run-off.
In a special time trial the same Chad
wick machine covered the mile in 50 1-5
seconds. which reduces the record of the
course for gasoline cars four-fifths of a
second.
AT 8 o'clock last night the cups and tro-
plies offered during the week were turned
over to the winners. A banquet at the
Wildwood Motor Club. which was attended
by prominent automobile men, owners and
drivers. followed Summary:
Special event, handicap-Won by o.
horsepower Buick, L. Wilkie, driver; sec
dicap, j. A. Bum driver. Time. 1875 40.
Second special event, handicap-Won by
2-horsepower Moline, 10 seconds handicap,
J. A. Bum. driver; second. 22-horsepower
Buick, scratch, E. Wilkie, driver. Time,
1:33 AS.
Third special handicap for 500 prize
won by Z4-nOrSepoWef MOllHe, II 6ecOIuS
handicap, driven by ]. A. Bum; second,
2~2-horsepower Buick, driven by E. Wilkie.
Time. 1928 AS.
Event %. handicap-Won by 25-horse-
power Stanley, driven by Bert Holland,
scratch; second, 20-horsepower Stanley,
driven by d.. Walter Harper, ID seconds;
third. 3O-horsepower Packard, Is seconds,
driven by j.. w. Parkins, jr. Time, AS 1-5.
Event %, stripped gasoline cars-Won by
30-horsepower Packard. scratch, driven by
]. w. Parkins, ir.; second, 22-horsepower
Buick, 10 seconds, driven by e. Wilkie.
Time, 1908 3-5.
Event "A, free for all-Won by 20-horse-
power Stanley, driven by d. Walter Har-
per; second, 20-horsepower Stanley, driven
by Walter Vennell. Time, 1:13 1-5.
Event Is, time trials for gasoline cars
Thirty-horsepower Packard, driven by
j. H. Parkins. If. First trial, 81 AS;
second trial, 81 2-5.
Special time trial for 50-horsepower
Chadwick, driven by William Haupt. Time,
.54 As.
Event 26, time trial for steam cars
Won by 25-horsepower Stanley, driven by
Bert Holland. Time, :42.
Special H~andicap-Dead heat between 90
horsepower Chadwick and 30-horsepower
Packard; third, 22-horsepower Buick.
Time, 1903 1-5. Chadwick won run-off; time,
1:02 As.
Special match time Observation-Disclosures
power Chadwick made mile in 81 1-5 sec
onds; Packard, Sc 1-5 seconds.