New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
DRIVERS HURT In RACE
AUTO TURNS TURTLE.
Big Crozcd Sees Tzco Serious Acci
dents at Long Branch.
IRv telegram to The Tribune


Long Branch n. j.. July 4.-Several serious
accidents marred the first automobile track
meet held to-day under the auspices of the
Elkwood Park Automobile Association at Elk
wood Park The accidents were due chiefly to
the showers, which made the track slippery on
the turns. The first mshap in the first
mile of the 50-mile free rail- for the
Frederick Lewisohn cup. The 30-60-h horse
power Stearns driven by Arthur Warren, and
the 3O-horsepower Autocar together on
the upper turn, the ormer turning turtle.
Warren had four ribs broken, while James
Crawford his mechancian, had his leg broken
The bone pretruded through the skin. and his
leg will have to be amputa ted. it is feared
In the twenty ninth mile of the
Bert Bellows, driving the 35-horsepower Re-
naut owned by NJ. r. Guggenhem. went
through the inner rail hardly twenty yards from
the place where the first accident occurred. and
Arthur Myers. his mechanician, thrown
high in the air. His broken by the
fall. The injured men were taken to the Long
Branch Hospital.
A groan of agony went UP from the five
thousand spectators when the Autocar
sbidded Warren was driving at terrific speed,
following closely behind Fisher at the time, and
went up the embankment in an effort to get by
him. but before he could do so the Autocar ran
into the Stearrs. with such force that the
Stearns car turned and Crawford
caught in the in some manner, while
Warren thrown out. Both Fisher and his
mechanician managed to hold their seats and
not injured The accident TO the Renault
car was due to Bellows running too close to the
inner fence About twenty feet of it was torn
down.
Seven cars started in the race. which was won
easily by Ralph de Palma in 40-horsepower
Allen Kingston in 'I5J9 80 who led from the
sixth mile, with Harry Mchener, in the 40
horsepower Lozier car, second. Michener fin
ished the race. William B. Anderson. in 90
horsepower Welch car had completed forty
four miles at the time the ended and got
third place
Barring the accidents the inter-
estins The 5-Tnile race for stripped stock
cars was won by Ralph de Palma in the
Alen-Kingston in which he won the fifty
mile race He led all the way and won in
52:24 Stewart Elliot, in the 5O-horsepower
American was second, in 53:O1 %, and Arthur
Warren in the 3O-6O- horsepower Stearns. third.
in 80 3:OS %.
The 1O-mile for amateur drivers
won by Elliot in a 5O-horsepower American car
in 1858. The car made a fine showing, lead
ing all the way The 3O-6O-horsepower stearns
car, driven by James Doig, second, in
1907 % and the 30-horsepower Packard run
II 42 30
Joseph Seymour made a mile time trial in
Walter Christie's front drive creation in 81 10
seconds The track record is 53 seconds, made
by Cedrino in a Fiat in 1909. Ralph de
Palma in the Allen Kingston car. made a mile
trial in 1Ol %.
The races scheduled to begin at o'clock.
hut a heavy shower before noon caused the Off
cials TO postpone the start until an hour later.
Shortly before the 100-mie race for stripped
stock cars or chassis was started rain came
down in torrents. This race was easily the best
of the day and while it going Governor
Fort arrived at the park and took a box seat in
the grand stand. He left the course when the
race was half over The racers fairly flew over
A course covered with water pools and slippery
mud Some of the most daring driving of the
dav was done in this contest between Al Poole,
whosfnished first in the G0-horsepower Isotta in
1.:,D:o6 80 and Ralph De Palma, In the 40
horsepower Allen-Kingston, who got second
place only ten seconds behind They took the
turns in a daredevil way, their machines skid
ding all over the track The 4J-horsepCWer
Iozier driven by MicheHer, was third Hight
cars started in the race. the other five were as
follows Percy owens. 40-horsepower Bianchi:
w E D. Stokes. Westinghouse; l. M. Uppercus.
90 "a horsepower Cadillac; Harvey Monroe,
poue- Toledo and Stewart Elliot JO-horsepower
American.