The Washington herald., 1908-05-31
CAR SMASHES FENCE
Spectacular Crash in Balti-
more Auto Races.
DRIVER IS NOT INJURED
Jerry Prices Machine Throws Rear
Wheel While Rounding Curve.
Leaves Track, TeHrinE Down 20
Feet of Boards, and Mows Down
Grass and shrubbery for 400 Yards.

Baltimore, Nd, May 3O.-In the presence
Of 1000 spectators. and within a few
yards Of where Cedrino met his death.
Jerry Price, driving an Acme car. crash
ed through the race-course fence and 400
yards Of shrubbery and flowers, while
running a mile a minute in the 1OO-mile
auto championship event at Pimlico to-
day
Price had just passed the grand stand
and six other machines were flying about
the circular track like express trains. As
he rounded into a curve. the Acme flung
of its right rear wheel At the time
Price was hugging the inner rail-, having
the pole. The audience rose en- masse.
The car shot across the track toward
the oustide fence. It crashed through the
board fence. carrying away twenty feet
OF plank. Then the car hit a gully and
bounced. throwing Mechanician Lematz
out, over the head of Price. and into the
grass. landing him on HIS chin.
Goes Through Shrubbery.
The car cut its way through shrubbery
and flowers. keeping straight ahead. but
had passed over the field. Price succeeded
in shutting of his power and stopped
after run Of 400 yards The sightseers
swarmed over the track in their eager
ness TO see II the car and occupants sur
vived, Notwithstanding the fact that cars
going mile minute were shooting in
and out among them.
When the accident happened Price was
second in the race and had finished
ninety-four miles. He wanted 10 con-
tinue, but permission was refused. How
ever. his car was re-entered and finished
third.
Thomas Cars Out.
The killing Of Cedrino. the Italian
driver. put a damper upon the races. and
instead Of increasing the attendance. as
many anticipated, acted in the opposite
direction.
The local and Washington agents Of
the Thomas cars took It upon themselves
10 withdraw their entries. supposedly out
Of respect TO the death OF Cedrino. This
action was taken without even request
to the committee 10 be allowed to with
draw. AS a result. the officials will re-
port the matter 20 the racing board Of
the National Association, and ask that all
Thomas cars be refused entrance in races
for some time.
The Summaries.
First race-Fivo miles; stock touring CARS from
5000 10 SOo0. A. L. McCormick, owner and
driver. IN 6-horsepower Oldsmobile. won: Z. L.
started Tine 62l.
Second Race-Ten miles: Maryland rinabout
Championship; stock touring Hlnabouts or tour
abouts. Robert Morton. in James A. Kline's 90
horsepower Pullman, won; Charles b. KirAham in
York Motor Car COmpanys S0-hCrsepower Phil
man. second. +. L. Leinbach. owner and driver.
in eO-horsepower Steans also started. Time.
na5 45
Third race-Five miles: 4OI TO soborsepover. in
elusive. Z. L. LCinhach. owner and driver Ia GO
horsepower Stearns, won Time 55l s-5
Fourth raee-Ten miles. Pimlic0 frre-ior-au bandi.
cap T. L. Leinbach. owner and driver in 5o-horse-
power Stearus scratch. won. Robert Mortons in
j. \. kline's iehorsepOwcr Pullman u seconds
second a. L. McCOmack. owner and dri1.F, in 9S-
horsepower OldSmObile ij soCUndsl third Charhs
Il. kirkman. in York Motor Car Comuanv's So
horsepower Pullman. also started. Time. lIO7.
Fifth race-lO-milc championship: stripped stock
cars or chassis Z. J.. Leinbach. owner and driver
IN U0-horscToweT StCarns won time . hours and a
seconds; Robert Morton. in York Motor Car Com
pany's 41horsepower Pullman. second; time hours
30 minutes and Il seconds. J. Przoe. in Acme Motor
Car Company i5hOrsepOWGr Acme third lg7 miles,
A W BehTens. in Sinclair-Scott Companys q
horsepower Maryland ls5 miles. A l. McComack.
owner and driver. in 35-horsepoWer Oldsmoble $50
miles and W. II. Kelley. in J. A. Rives' 90
horsepower Welch. also started
Special eveut-Fivemile motor cycle championship:
piston displacement; handicap. II. Matthew Gault
Indian. won; W. +. Fischer Indian second. Chick
Thomas. Indian. third. a l. Pear Indian: Geouse
Lewis. Indian; Harry F. Fisher. Indian. ard Will
lam Rasmussen, Indian also started. Tine. 6Sl.