New-York tribune., 1909-03-12
FOURTEEN CARS In TIE
ACCIDENTS MAR RUN.
One Nan KlIed-Trophy To Be
Aparded by Lot.
TBx Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Boston. March 1l-Fourteen cars, plastered with
light yellow mud crossed the finish line IN the
New York to Bostcn endurance run for the Chester
/ Campbell trophy in front of Mechanics Han To-
night with perfect scoI es The six remaining cars
which started from Columbus Circle. in New York,
at $50 o'clock this morning finished the race out
with penalties varying from two to two hundred
points.
The tie will not be run OF. but the trophy Will
be awarded by lot tomorrow night Meanwhile
Paul La Croix, driver OF the Renault car, and C T.
Force. In a Iozier who were penalized' entered
protests
One serious accident narred the days run Al
Fairfield. Conn. horse attached to closed car
rage, in which Aaron ". Wallace, Of that town,
was riding, took fright and away MI Wallace
opened the door OF the carriage and in jumping
out was killed
When the automobfsts reached New Haven,
Paul La Croix was placed under arrest on the
technical charge Of reckless driving and was later
released bonds of $500. He will return to Fair
field tomorrow to face whatever charge may be
brought against him, 1t being alleged that his car
was nearest the Wallace carriage at the time Of
the accident.
Mr. Wallace was forty-fve years Of age and IN
married is survived by two sisters, one, Mrs
A T. Hale of New London. and the other Mrs. W.
G.. Ldneburgh Of Bridgeport. Mr.. La Croix said
tonight that he did not know Of any
accident until he was arrested at New Haven
His protest based on his being delayed for
that reason.
that fourteen cars through with perfect
ease was hailed with delight by those interested
in the building Of machines.
Six cars penaliZed, follows: No. 10. Isozier,
c. r Force driver, points; No 3. Haynes. W. E
Shuttlaworth driver points; No 2. Renault. Paul
Lacroix driver, 16 points; No u. Coates Goshen,
D. Macrae driver. 30 points; No II. Kisseu Kar,
F. S. Dickinson driver. les points, and No. 13 Atlas
c. H. Beecher driver, 200 points
The last leg Of the race from Worcester to Bos-
ton the hardest the cars. hundred
points being dropped that stretch Of forty miles
The Reuault lost its sixteen points at Hartford
a result OF the fatality which occurred Fair
field and the detention of La Crox.
g. P. Blake. OF Boston, 2. Ed Spooner. of New
York. and Z. B. Richards. OF New York, went TO
Worcester meet the autoists, and while return
ing through Marlboro their machine over
turned. Mr.. Blake was the most seriously injured
and Is in the Marlboro Hospital. His back is
injured. Mr. Richardson is under a physicians
care a a Marlboro Hotel. Mr. Spooner came
to Boston in another
The and drivers which finished with perfect
scores reached Boston in the following order:
No. !, Mora, ". W. Burke; No. 4, Acme, A B.
Cordner; No. 5. Matheson A D. Hall; No g.
Franklin. c. 8. Carris; No. s. Stearns. Guy Vaughn;
No. 10, Knox, A. Denison; No. Il Zust. V p.
Pisani: No. z. Premier. Ray Mcnamara; No. Il.
Stearns, NJ W. Bats No. Is. Matheson c. S.
Rothfuss; No. IS Cadillac, L r. Burns; No. II,
Cleveland. J. I. Miller; No. IS, Cadillac, H. A.
Street, No. 20 Maxwell. c. W. Kelsey.