The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-10
CROWDS WERE SMALL.
But Races Good at the Big Contest on
Long Island Motor Parkway.

Long Island Motor Parkway, Oct.
10--Five miles eastward from Garden
City and about an hours trains ride
from Broadway, at the middle of a
clear three mile straight way, cement
fioored stretch of the new million
dollar motor parkway" which in its
closes a track shaped like the state
or North Carolina, "a various powered
converted stock motor cars were sent
away at 9 o'clock this morning in the
five classes of $1,000 prize sweep
stakes; the Motor Parkway sweep
stakes ESQ miles, for cars selling at
$4,000 or over, the Meadow Brook,
225 miles, selling at $3,001, to $4,000;
Garden City 200 miles. $2,001 to
$4,000; Jericho, $50 miles, $1,001 to
100 miles. $1,000 and under.
The day was clear, with a raw wind
which made furs necessary for COM
fort. SO that the stands were slow in
filling.
The new nine mile section of con-
crete promised great possibilities for
speed but for accidents as well. The
roadway is but % feet wide. and
greatest nicely of muscle and eye will
be necessary when three cars get side
by side. Strong wire fences set 351
feet back shut in the course on either
side and within the enclosure are
parking places for cars. The re-
paired section of track IA miles, is
condition by rolling and nearly $4,000
gallons of oil. The entire circuit is
practically dustless =
Though the attendance at the Motor
Parkway sweepstakes this forenoon
was surprising small, the races them
selves were good, and the outlook was
for increasingly interesting work in
the Nassau and Motor Parkway
Sweepstakes. The small cars of the
former were doing spunky execution
a. ire Tn OF -
class the Ms flashed by the grand
stand meteorically. Herbert Lyle, in
his ItalianN machine flashed a lap in
22:17, approximately 81 miles an
hour.
Before the third round had been
completed Lyle P. AZ, had increased
his lead in the big race to nearly five
minutes. while Strang P. 46, had
driven his French car into second
place. The leading American car
was that driven by Fitzpatrick. Should
he maintain this average of speed
throughout his total $50 miles he
would surpass anything any Wander
bilt race has yet recorded.
The wind had abated somewhat by
noon and an overcast sky and in
creasing fog had narrowed the field
of vision. Either end of the grand
stretch was however, visible and the
missile like projection of the car from
the home stretch turn and their
pathway was eagerly watched. Great
est speed was usually maintained at
the stands.
AS the race progressed the smaller
cars began to fall behind as was to be
expected. Tire trouble and similar
ailments became more frequent.
A. c. Miller G. 21, was the first
driver to receive injuries as the re-
suit of an accident. He was thrown
from his car at Plainview and was
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was painfully but not seriously hurt.
Lemotte, the mechanic of car G. 81,
was badly shaken up and one of his
arms was broken in the accident at
capped injury and as the car was not
badly damaged it continued in the
race with Miller at the steering wheel.
Two men were hurt at the Jericho
Westbury turn by a piece of metal fly
ing from one of the cars. The names
Albin of Oyster Bay, and Ebert
Matthews of Hampstead. Albin was
said to have suffered a fracture of the
skull, Matthews a severe scalp wound.
Both walked a quarter of a mile to an
ambulance and were taken to the
Nassau hospital.
Winners of Races.
The first race won was the Nassau.
won by Easter, 8, Buick, complet-
ing the 100 miles at HOS a. m, in 2
hours minutes so seconds. Cameron
N T. was second.
Burns won the Jericho sweepstakes.
Burns time was hours minutes &c
seconds.
Sharp won the Garden City sweep
stakes. Time 3:19:34. Bourke G q,
was second in the Garden City sweep
stakes. Time 4 hours 9 minutes IL Sec
onds.
Lyle, P A. won the Motor Parkway
sweepstakes, the big race of the day.
His time was 3:39:10. Strang's time in
second place of the Motor Parkway
sweepstakes was hours so minutes 70
seconds.
Lechleitner, P Al, was third in the
Motor Parkway sweepstakes. Time
hours Is minutes seconds. Lescault,
P 43, was fourth. Time hours 16 min
utes Al seconds.