New-York tribune., 1907-08-06

AUTOS RACE ON BEACH.
In Ventnor Beach Contest Stearns
Car Shoes Surprising Speed.
LRy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Atlantic City, n J.. Aug. 5-Fifty seconds was
the best time made in the opening races OF the
annual automobS carnival and tournament on
Nentnor beach here this morning under eNcep-
tonal conditions. This time was made BY the
3O-horsepower Stearns car driven by William Coyle
and was the surprise of the Gay.
The Stearns is new type of racer for this beach.
and, judged from its showing. is a power to be
reckoned with in the coming events for the high
powered cars. The Stearns made its best time in
the seventh event for all runabcuts regu-
larly cataogUed and equipped ! stock car driven
by COyle crossed the line scarcely a length ahead
of A ". ChUrch's Stearns. driven by Guy Vaughn
There considerable excitement among the
spectators al the hHl5i and IN tee second PiouSh
through a cIp IN the beach tlat had Hied Win
water the crew Of the speeding racer were
temporarily hidden by the spray. and car ana
men came through the experience safely. but p!as-
tered with mud. Aside from this incident there
accident during day
Disappointment was manifest among the spac5a-
tors - the announcement that Walter Christie,
vino holds tie beach record Of 81 seconds Win
the famous Blue FLYER of his own make. IS not
compete IN the present tournament Christie
unable to- get his speedy freak machine IN
proper racing trim in time bring it here for the
events he has entered. Montague Roberts wi,h the
Thomas Flyer, the 6G-horSepOWer car puiIt for
the Vanderbilt races. which Will not be held this
year. has the wonderful piece Of anninilitas
mechanism here. and while unable 10 get into
cap tomorrow. and Will also hanute the
wheel Of the giant 120-horsepower Thomas in the
free-for-alI championship when reduction Of the
Christie record is confidently expected
The OIdsmobe won an easy victory in the first
event this morning for touring cars costing $500
less The winning machine mOtored hy I
w C.erge and did the mile in rs Charles H0lf-
man. driving n $3.50 Pope-Hartford taking second
honors with TWO other competitors close oehiAd-
The Maxwell 1f-horseuower runabout ran q close
with the 24-horsepower Jackson in the event
for low priced runabouts. and in the exceed
ing good time Cf 1872 i-5.
The touring championship, looked upon as the
big event Of the day proved somewhat of a hzzle
owing TO the disqualification Of the three Stearns
cars because they had failed the start. fully
liTaH he iC.
80 horsepower Stevens puryea ran away from the
horsepower Nathewson. its only competitor ana
finished I'm fS S-5.
Following the fourth event described above in
which the Stearns cars made the record of the day
in - seconds Harry Houpt. representing the
Thomas people, entered protest against the win
declaring they had partially stripped the
machines. when specifications called for cars reg
ularIv catalogued and regularly equipped. Haupt
claims that the lighter weight of the StearHs
gave them an advantage OF several seconds and
protest will he formally considered by the ot-
claIs their decision announced tomorrow
morning Ther~ was an exciting mile dash among
three Stearns cars costing $4,000 and over and Guy
Vaughn out, followed respectively by Sch'ih
and Church.
A Pope-Hartford driven 10y Hoffman finished
fourth.
walter Harper drove the Stanley steamer a fast
mile in the event for steam cars having compel
itor and doing the stunt in - 3-5 winning the ap-
piause Of the crowds by an extra burst OF speed t
the finish
Oldsnlohile supporters found another chance 70
cheer IN the seventh race. when 39-horsepoweT
car with Bergen at the wheel ran away from 'l'e
field of 5000 touring cars fully equipped The time
was II fiat and the Stoddard- Dayton. MaNwel
and Pope- Hartford finished well together. put
almost five seconds behind the winner
The English Daimler, whose sensational eNhioi-
tions have been a feature OF former shor" meets
was missed the foreign car events o1t harry
o,-a,..s 81 HORSEPOWER Mercedes driven by himself
won spectacular race in 1.l5 3-5. with tle 80
horsepower Rolls Royce close second
A fast match for SSD purse was won py
G,, Vaughn driving Stearns car against Levey' S
Mercedes a r. L. NJ car and the Rolls Boyce- me
Mercedes machine worked badly AT the jake-oII'
and was unable 10 overtake the other cars. the b
l. NJ finishing second and the Rolls Royce third