New-York tribune., 1908-06-06
AUTOS FLY OVER ROAD
NEW ONE-MILE RECORD.
Hotchhiss and Steorns Cars Share
Honors IN Speed Trials.

II. KilpatY driving a big Hotchkiss racing car,
smashed all records for mile straightaway
road course Jamaica yesterday. covering the
distance in IS So seconds. This was the fastest
mile made in the trials all classes OF
which marked the second day Of Jamascas celebra-
ton Of connection OF the subway with the Long
Island Railroad but II only one Of many ster-
ling performances Second honors in point OF speed
the mile to John Lang. driving Clifford v
Brokaw's Isotta Fraschini. which won special
event in % 4-5 seconds. The Hotchkiss also broke
the kilornetre mark.
Walter Chrystie saved his racer all the afternoon
the free for all trial at q kilometre and came
IN second TO another record breaking performances
by the Hotchkiss which driven the distance in
24s-5 seconds. Chrystie just two seconds
slower. At thi. distance the Stearns cars had it
all their own way in the class for sasolene ma
chimes costing $4,000. taking first and second
places and running a dead heat with Mercedes
third place.
The records broken yesterday were made In the
fatal road meeting on Staten Island on Memorial
Day, . eo2. when several persons were Killed as a
freak racing machine dashed off into the crowd
The mile was covered then in 55 Is seconds, and
the bilometre in 81 As seconds.
All Of Queens seemed have gathered TO see
the tests of the Thousands lined the sides OF
the course and gathered in the grandstands at the
finish while hundreds OF automobiles were parked
along the route. The ARRANGEMENTS Of the race
2 nearly perfect anything in the history
o automobile racing. The police mace IL 1nlpoS-
sble for the crowds trespass on the course, and
there no long waiting for the announcement OF
times. The timing done automatically, and
the record Of every car was announced within hve
seconds Of the time it shot by the red flags that
marked the finish.
The crowd not slow ! picking its favorites
The number OF the car that coming was posted
opposite the srandstand soon as ii started, ana
II was easy TO feel the excitement when one OF the
cars with many friends its way The big
yellow Hotchkiss car with the rhythnical purr of
its engine. easy hear mile away, had many a
hacker, but few more. until its sensational dash
in the mile than the red 1sotta. with its Briarcln
and Savannah triumphs behind it These were the
greatest favorites but there many friends for
the Stearns and Thomas cars, which upheld the
honor of America among the big fellows The
sharp bark of the Fiat racers met & welcoming
roar every time il was heard.
The fourth fastest mile of the day and, possibly,
considering all the conditions. the finest perform
ance of all was made by c. F. Alcott, in a six
cylinder Stearns. .n event No 15 The big gray car
shot by the stand in fash of dazzling speed and
there was d tremendous cheer when the Official
time of 45 seconds announced. This was the
best time made by any American car in the mile
The Fiat Cyclone, which the unfortunate Cedrno
would have driven had he not been killed at Bslu-
more before the Pimlico races. was second TO the
Hotchkss in the freefor-ai, in As 35 seconds. and
the only other starter, a Hartford. made the
mile in IS z-5 seconds.
The programme was long drawn out owing 10 the
tripje series Of races. All the events were run
three times once miles. once at one mile
and once at kilometre. The following table
shows the number OF victories by each make