Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-12
WH|RuNG AUTOS
IN 24-:H0UR RACE
milford in a L0zier Is Miles
Ahead of the Record.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

BRIGHTON BEACH RACE TRACK,
n. w. September 12.-The enthusiasm
which marked the start of the twenty
four-hour race held all night.
Shortly after daybreak Robertson, In
Simplex No. 6, and milford. in Lozier No.
2, fought for twenty-three miles for the
lead. until on the back stretch Robertson
shot past the Lozier. milford complained
to the judges that Robertson had crowded
him on the turns, and Robertson was or
dered to be more careful.
Early this morning No IL picked up
some gravel and went out of the race with
a cracked radiator Up to that time it had
held the lead for three hours.
The Leaders.
The leaders at $50 O'Clock were as fol-
lows:
Lozier No. (Mulford). 465 miles, s
miles ahead of the record.
Fiat No. 3 (Parker), 462 miles.
Lozier No. / (Minchiner), 455 miles.
No. II. 400 miles.
No. s, 396 miles.
No. Z, 80 miles.
No. &, 361 miles.
No. g. 202 miles.
No. 10, 81 miles.
The Garford car. Vantine driving. which
had been off the track all night, came on
again about O'Clock. The race may be
stopped for two or three hours today to
allow the superintendent of the track to
smooth the track and get it in proper
shape for. the fast going which will be
sure to develop during the final hours
of the race.
Ahead of Record.
At 100 am, the eleventh hour, the
leader was eleven miles ahead of the
record, with SIS miles to his credit. Nine
miles behind the Lozier came Parker in
the Fiat number -.
Kitchener. in the Lozier No. 1. fol-
lowed Parker closely. with 504 miles.
Then came Allen-kingston No. H. w. T..
Palmer driving, AIS miles.
Stearns No. 4, Laurent driving, All
miles, was next.
No. s 4S7 miles; No. Z, 41S miles; No.
g. Alb miles; No. ., DAB miles; No. 10, ~
miles.
Strang. in the Asme No. g. stopped
for repairs and managed to snatch a
meal consisting of a raw egg and cake
of chocolate, washed down with a wine
glass of champagne.
Exciting Start.
Shooting through a dense cloud OF
smoke. eleven putting blowing, restless
giant racing automobiles started on
twenty-four-ho journey at record
breaking speed last night at the Brighton
Beach track. At exactly $40 President
Roosevelt sent the machines moving by
a telephone message from his home in
Oyster Bay and his word Coz
reached the grounds 1t was echoed by
more than $1,000 lusty-lunged enthusiasts
who belched forth a roar that could be
heard as far away as SheepShead Bay.
The cars lined up In two divisions, and
for twenty minutes before the start they
moved about like many cranky thor
oughbreds prancing at the barrier. and all
the time they chugged and pulled and
emitted nerve-racking noises. AS the
gong sounded twenty-five hands switched
half that number of wheels and all sped
away like streak of lightning.
Laurent. who captured the fifty-mile
race in the afternoon, was the first to
show in front He was driving a sixty
horsepower StearnS car and the instant
the signal was given he sped around the
outside. but before the first turn was
reached he had opened a gap sufficiently
large to skirt the inner rail. Close
behind him and fighting hard for first
honors was Louis Strang in against
Acme.
Close Call for Sartori.
Paul Sartori, an Italian expert chauf-
feur and his machinist, Mr.. Renee, mar
rowly escaped death last night. While
driving a giant Renault car at the rate
of a mile a minute his machine shot
through the outer fence at the turn COM
ing out of the back stretch. Both men
were hurled through the air. Sartori was
unconscious when picked up. His right
arm was broken. his scalp badly bruised
and several of his ribs We're confused.
Renee received a severe scalp wound
The accident happened shortly after 10
o clock.
The score for the second hour was as
follows: No l, LoZier 45-H p, Niche
rer and Lynch, 101 miles; No. =, Lozier
5U-H. p, milford and Cobe, 30 miles; No
). Fiat. 40-H. p, Copra and Parker. ~
miles; No. 4. Stearns. 30-6O-H p, Laurent
and Marquis, % miles; No. ), Renault,
:,5-i5 Sartori and Renee. 81 miles; No
4. Simplex O-H. P. Robertson and Les
cault, 1O1 miles; No. Z, Acme, 4J-H p,
Strang and Rogers. A.; No. s. Thomas ~
III. p. Roberts and Martin, SO miles: No.
8. S. P. o. 16-H. p, Kjeldsen and JuhasZ
ID miles: No. 10. Cardord, 4O-H. P, Van
tine and Doty. 33 miles; No. H. Allen
Kingston. 4O-H. p. Crane and Rippigill,
1O1 miles.
Score for the third hour, 11:3O p.m.-
No /, Lozier, 142; No .. Lozier. 1877; No.
3, Fiat. 130; No. 1. Stearns 1876; No ),
Renault "a; No q. Simplex, 1916: No. I,
Acme, Is: No. S, Thomas, 12o; No. o,
S. P. O.. 81; No. 10, Garford, Al; No IL
Allen King sion. 143