New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-09-12
Mars 24-Hour 4ut0 Con-
test at Brighton Beach.
SCORE FOR FIFTH HOUR IN o.
HOUR AUTOMOBILE RACE.

Paul Sartori. driving Renault car, was badly
hurt last night less than two hours after the
start of the Motor Racing Associations twenty
four-hour automobile race at the Brighton
Beach track. The Renault and the s. P o. car,
driven by Kjedsen. came together the far
turn. Sartori hurled through the air when
his car plunged through the fence
He suffered a compound fracture of his upper
right His mechanic, Joseph Karani
more seriously hurt, having concussion of the
brain and a bad scalp wound. DR. Longbottom,
of the Coney Island Reception Hospital had
both men placed Immediately on the operating
table, and at early hour this morning
still operating on them. Sartori will probably
be able to leave the hospital tomorrow, but
Karani will have TO stay there indefinitely
The withdrawal of the two cars that were
wrecked in the collision that caused Sartoris
injuries practically reduced the field OF eleven
starters to seven, for Lewis .Strang, in an Acme,
and Van Tine, in Garford had had troubles
tt really eliminated them from the not
lo-g after the starting signal had been given by
President Roosevelt over the telephone from
Oyster Bay.
What was probably the largest crowd that
a of this character hand
when the cars got away on their long grind
thousands having poured in the gates in time to
the beginning of what all the spectators re-
garded the real sport, although there had
been a good crowd in the afternoon to watch
the early short distance races. There were
probably twenty-five thousand persons in the
Brighton inclosure by o'clock. and every seat
in the big grand and field stands filed.
MORBID sIGHTsEERs
The lawns were crowded also. and every turn
attracted the morbidIy curious. who realized
that there they more likely to get the
thrilling experience of seeing two cars crash
together or the sickenng siglt of great rae
ing car being hurled through a fence.
Until Sartoris accident these morbid
were disappointed, however. for serious acci-
dents did not occur. There plenty Of minor
trouble. and at one time. just before the crash,
there were only five cars on the track.
After an hours racing two Lazier cars led the
fed each having covered forty-eight miles.
Close behind with a mileage of forty-siI to
their credit and working smoothly, were the
Renault. the Fiat, the Stearns and the Allen
Kingston while only mile behind. running
smoothly ane well, was the big red Simplex
car. driven by Lescault. At IL o'clock, after
three hours of gruelling work, this car had re-
sistlessly ploughed into the lead, having trav-
elled 146 miles The A1lel-kingston was sec
ond. three miles behind
The first hour had sounded the knen of the
hopes of those who went to the track to cheer
Lewis Strang victor at Savannah, at Briarclif
and at Lowell Strang. in his Acme, got bad
start and had q taree-rnile handicap to over
come at the start. He was equal to the task.
however, and cutting loose in terrific fashion.
soon caught the leaders. This achievement won
him great applause, and every time the big
Acme with the huge figure "I' that marked 1t,
passed the crowded stands mighty cheer went
up. Trouble with his carburetor soon developed
for strang, however, and he nineteen miles
5of4 fret hopy-
Two hours more added only twenty-six miles
10 his total and he was off the track most OF
the time although when his car was running
he made fine speed.
The Renault had travelled sixty-four miles
when it was put out of the race by the collision
with the s P O.. and still well up with the
leaders.
Nichener in the Lozier car No !, who led at
the end Of the first hour and who needed two
minutes and fifteen seconds more than the even
hour to complete the first fifty miles. began TO
lose ground after that, and his team mate, Null
ford in the Lozier No. 2. had trouble OF
some kind that kept him off the track after the
accident to Sartori for a few minutes Both
cars maintained great speed, however. and the
Michener car was only a mile behind Crane, in
the Alien Kingston. at the end of the third
hour Michener led Parker. in the Fiat by
three miles at this stage Of the race. and the
italian car was two miles ahead of the second
I1ozier entry which. in turn. had mile the
better of Laurent, in the Stearns
Then, fourteen miles behind. with a total Of
122 miles to his credit came Roberts of the
drivers in the New York-to-Paris race. in
Thomas
TERRIFIC PACE.
The pace to this point had been terrific. The
leading Simplex car had equalIed the record for
three hours and had averaged forty-eight miles
an hour.
The short races in the afternoon were begun
az g o'clock with a five-mile for gasolene
stock cars in which the six-cylinder Palmer |
Singer. driven by Ray Howard. and the 30 |
horsepower Moon driven by F. ]. Davis, were |
the only starters. The race was a procession |
with the Palmer Singer showing the way in
0.O5:11 40
The second race was at ten miles, open TO |
oasolene stock cars selling for $4,000 and over |
in which two started. a 45-horsepower
Renault, driven by George Schoenick, and 60
borsenower stearns. driven by ]. B. Marcus
The Stearns led all the way. winning by six
teenth OF a mile in 0:10:51 2-5.
The next contest on the programme was a |
e,,a-r,iIe match race between the B. L. NJ. Van !
.derbiIt Cup race car, driven by R. c. Buckley, |
and the Fiat Cyclone piloted by Ralph de Palma |
The latter took the lead at the start and won /
easily in 0:05: II 4-5
The fifty mile race the principal event Of the |
= afternoon. was won by Lourent Crosse. driving |
a eo-horsepower Stearns car. in 0:55:OS. after |
pav Howard his nearest competitor, in a Pal |
rner-singer machine, had been compelled to |
yitbdraw because of punctured tire. The mis-
han occurred at the end Of the thirty-seventh |
mile. when Howard was close contender.