Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-03

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october 3.-With a trail of injured and
dying men and hopelessly wrecked racing
machines behind them. six of the twelve
automobiles that started I'm the twenty
four-hour race at the Brighton Beach
track last evening were still in the mad
whiri at O'Clock today. Apparently pru-
oence had been cast to the winds and no
chance was considered too great. no
danger too menacing to the drivers OF the
HyihS machines. As result all previous
records had been eclipsed and il was ap-
parent That IL the terrific speed of the
leaders was maintained to the end nearly.
II not quite. 100 miles would be added to
the twenty-four-hour figures
The four leaders at the end OF the
| tenth hour were in advance OF the hest
| previous mark from three to forty-three
miles. This was not accomplished, how
ever without fearful demolition of cara
/ ana coilisions and spills IN which driver
anu mechanician escaped death by the
narrowest margin.
Special Officer May Die.
In the third hour a piling I'D OF racing
machines, going at better than dfty-fiye
miles an hour, was averted as by q mira
cie' -FOUR cars. grouped closely together
oeinS thrown into confusion by the cross
iHg oirectiy IN their path OF NJ G. Ffckett.
speciai patrol oflcer. Three of the cars
managed TO avoid the lodging figure ON
b,n, 'iaEA' a.t, Luz robertson machine struck
I ilm witn fearful force and hurled him
Sky 1eet- He was picked I'D unconscious
, anu Is now In critical condition AT a
,ospitaL All the other injured are
~ ano mechanics on the racing cars.
'oiie oi theHl Is seriously hurt.
The List Of Injured.
roiiowing is the list of injured SO far:
Thomas d. Pickett. special Officer
struck by car while crossing the tract
ooth legs broken and internal injuries.
may die.
Charles Gatjen. driver, avoiding crowd
on track, ran through outside rail. wrist
broken. bruises and shock.
Harry Block. driving second car when
ieaky tank started fire. Severely burned
about face and hands.
Harry Cole. driver went through inside
fence. left leg injured.
Inc mlshaps crowded fas; upon one an
other through the night the French ,ar
No. IA. catching fire i'm the seventh bour
ana tne Italian entry. No 10 crashing
INTO TIE renee soon afterward retiring
poth lcr the remainder of the contest
NO 4. which had been smashed i'm the
miX-up resulting from the running down
OF Flckett. remained off the track six
!ioufs uhuersoing repairs, but re-entered
iile contest IN The ninth hour
The Italian entry, driven by De Palma
and the American car driven by Cherye'
lei. were next to come to grief the for
mer cracking two cylinders and the lat
Ter freezing its bearings. The Italian car
retired in the eighth hour and the Amer
lean In the seventh.
Six Machines in Contest.
In the fourth hour. however. the Amert-
can entry No. had been sufficiently
repaired TO reenter the contest but was
forced TO retire again after going onlv
three miles AT O'Clock the field had
"een reduced TO six cars by the careening
OF NO. In the eleventh hour and OF
these only the first four were keeuinp nm
the hshtning pace 1t was a pretty race
between these however. and the early
morning crowd was brought to its feet
again and again first one and then tha
other shot py the grandstand at a mile
a-mlnute speed. At the end OF the eIev-
enth hour the standing of the survivors
No q $50 miles: No. 3. 55s: No. s. ZIG.
NO. "l3. No. ii. 372: No {. 25i.
Best previous record. 5I5 miles
o".h the orlver and mechanic of car
NO escaped with bruises when il over
turned. The accident was caused b,,
ne explosion of front tire. The car
was hopelessly wrecked. its rear wheel
broken ana the driving gear and frame
twisted. UNIV
Track Cleared for Repairs.
AT the conclusion of the twelfth bour
the track was cleared to permit of re-
pairs being made on the turns, which had
been badly cut up. 1t was the intention
to suspend the race until 10 O'Clock This
would bring the twenty-four hours to
close at IN O'Clock tonight.
The score at the end of the twelfth
hour was: No. :. 6l3; 6. 6I2: 8. 565; ..
So: IL. i13: 4. 254. The best previous
record was go miles
When the race resumed after two
hours intermssion the American car. No.
Ia. driven by Young and Doty. which
had been prevented from starting by
collision with Mitcheners car early last
night appeared fresh contestant
Mtchener who also had been temporarily
out of the race. reappeared at this time
I'm No . replacing Cobe. who had been
injured. Cobe's hurts are said to be not
serious.
Caught Under Blazing Car.
From stories told by some of the driv-
ers who witnessed the accident to Bloch,
the driver of Il French car i'm the seventh
hour, it appears that his escape from
death was almost miraculous. When his
car. ablaze and going At dfty-pils elm,