The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-06

OPENED AT
ATLANTIC
Vaughn's Victory Feature
Of Auto Races on
Beach.

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 6.-The frst
days events of the Atlantic city Auto
mobile Carnival we're held on the Vent
nor beach yesterday. While most OF
the finishes were close, the time was
not fast except in a special mile race.
records at no time being in danger.
There was a lack of sensational fsa-
lures, due principally to the fact hat
the star contests are reserved for to-
day and "Wednesday.
h program consisted of six races.
but at the conclusion of the scheduled
events a special mile race was ar
ranged, in which were entered a
Stearns, driven by Guy Vaughn, of New
York; a Mercedes, driven by John Barr;
a B. L. NJ. car, driven by L. Lawrence,
of New York, and a Rolls-Royce, driven
by L. r. Burne. The result was a walk
over for Vaughn. All the cars got
away on an even start. but the Stearns
struck It's speed quicker than the other
competing cars, and before. half the
safe lead. He continued 70 Increase
the excellent time Of 81 as Seconds. a
full hundred yards in advance of the
B. L. M. The Rolls-Royce was third.
Touring cars, gasoline, 5000 or less. reg
nlariy equipped, carrying five persons
First, O~ldsmobile, 35-horsepower, Motor
Shop, Philadelphia; driver, Berger; second.
Pope-Hartford $3.50 horsepower Alec s.
Lyon; Charles w. Hoffman. driver; third,
ou-nOESeQOWeEt hamilton
fourth, Maxwell, 28-horsepower, Maxwell
Briscoe Company; Charles Fleming. driver.
Gasoline runabouts, $500 or less, regu-
larly equipped-First, Maxwell, H-horse-
power, Maxwell-Briscoe Company: driver,
power, Jackson Auto Company; driver.
Chester Smith. Time. 1882 As.
Touring cars, championship, 6o-horse
power or less, regularly equipped, carry
\ ing five narGn0E for the Atlantic Cifr
Bureau of Information Cup, now held by
A w. Church. English Daimler-Won by
Stevens-Duryea, 50-horse power, Stevens
Duryea COMPANY driver, F. II. Han
cock. time. 1905 So. Reserve, Matheson
S0-horse power. Mstbeson Company.
Runabouts. gasoline, all types regularly
catalogued and regularly e9~uipped.First,
stearns' So.horse power, +: 3. stearns
Company; driver. William Coyle; second,
Stearns so-horse power, A. w. Church.
driver, Guy Vaughn; third, 2. r. Thomas
pany; driver. William McIlyrid; fourth,
Stearns, 30-horse power, A. w. Church;
driver, A. w. Church. time, 50 seconds.
Touring cars, 5000 or less, regularly
equipped-First, Stearns 30-horse power,
A. w. Church; driver, Guy Vaughn;
second, Stearns 30-horse power, Stearns
Company; driver, Schlipp; third, Stearns
So-horse power. A. w Church; eriveg. a. 4.
horse power, A. S. Lyon; driver, Charles
w. Hoffman.
I Steam cars, open-Fjrst, stanley 2o-horsc
pc Wsr. STANLEY Motor Company, driver. ".
Walter Harper. Time, SO 2-5s.l
Touring cars, gasoline, 5000 or less reg.
ularly equipped-First. Oldsmobile 35-horse.
power, Motor Shop, Philadelphia; driver, j
, l.. Watson; second, Stod~dard-Dayton, 30
horsepower. Hamilton Auto Company,
) driver, E.. l.. Leinback: third. Maxwell. 40
horsepower, Maxwell Brscoe Company,
driver. Charles Fleming; fourth, Pope
Hartford. $3.50 horsepower, A. S. Lyon;
driver, Charles w. Hoffman. Time. liza.
Foreign cars. open, 60 horsepower or less.
regularly equipped-First. Mercedes. So
horsepower, Harry Levey; driver, Harry
Levey: second. Rolls-Royce, 50-horsepow-
er, Walter c. Martin; driver, L. r. Burne.
Time, lis SO.
$500 match race--Won bv Stearns, 80
horsepower, A. W. Church; driver. Guy
Vaughan; second, b.. J.. M. 30-horsepower
y. L. NJ. Motor COMPANY: third. Rolls
Royce, 50-horsepower, Walter c. Martin:
driver. l.. r. Burne; fourth, Mercedes. go
horsepower, Harry Levey; driver. Harry
lLevey,