New-York tribune., 1909-07-31
@TpT IN AUTO CRASH
.,oorIs A VICTIM IN
LONG RACE
| ..s.Hy Iajwed as Ste@n& Car
.4,,rns in Taking Bad CHrUe
at Brighton Beach,
-op FIFTH HOUR OF 24-HoUR
re sIyToMoBILE RACE.

r,s. De Palnld 0''N =.
Lsgpss, s"sisert and L00"'' - '<z
driving the Stesrns car. was pain
- ASs -. before midnight last night, when
4 a'ir1 ...-,a5 II tn dangerous turn in the
/ 4 q os-' Afero1Iis was one Of the leaders at
= Sls''-. -. +v-snrv-four-hou automobile race
rrt - - .brsa hours before at the Brighton
/ ]. 81 egun 'nies
! - tTacA automobiles dashed of just after 2
80 - -,gbt Al the Brighton Beach Motor
aaA = s,-,ing around the track where many
| a. -. are has been run Leading the Held.
So - the scantiest OF margins two hours
Sssl .-+ was De Palmas Fiat, with the
end stearns right on its tracks
- IN the Simplex jumped ahead OF the
-. tbs start. closely followed by De Palma
=, and Mulford in the Lozier, the rest Of
ls-.ssuOus competitors following in a smoky
-. supdown The crowds began 10 swarm
no gates When the race started. at
- psrsons were there TO see and shout
= Bssrs were gradually lii the scene was
So fascinating To the west was the
! -. Nrhts display Of sky-piercing turrets.
= sna Jagged strokes Ike petrified lightning
! !. IA n DreamIand and Luna Park
: .,ut Of the grand stand. Just back Of the
: a. fence was the wild west array OF head
---.-s tents and hospital tents. with large yel-
| : 1rsts before each tapping wing. other in
| rs.s~r, lamps cast their reflections clear
= fas track, TO say nothing Of the fast shift
!, = sps white brin.snce Of the speeding cars
.srxzz
/ ay uonents after the race had started. when
!. .ar,s yTorld seemed seething and straining for
A. t-sro-ks painted the heavens at the east
= q; Il Ii. field with such Of the colors as had
.r vrrsousy overlooked in the electrical trim
na
| r-- the recesses Of the midnight black grand
~ military band PLAYED fast music. but It
II NJ keep pace with even the last car The
81 zstfz thing in the picture was an old
r-EnE cart, hauled by old horses, that were
r-s by negro who apparently was OF the old
, s.xl Cg-s spurted by them at almost mile
-..s before tie race began. But the horses
: Il III or, ner did the driver use his influence
ss1-zs their Indifference TO agile subseryiency-
y rs Iook the first mile in easy fashion, the
i-z lssding in III Is. and the Stearns. Fiat
& lzE following a few yards behind. The
II With had been somewhat cut up, espe-
21atbe curves. by the fast preliminary events,
zzE three hours Of strenuous trea -Fnent, and
EE i-E believed 10 be in nearly perfect con-
n had spot on the upper turn was soon
t-A1 however. where there was considerable
z ssai that rendered the place dangerous. The
Sz I ,he turns we're removed. and white cloth
Z s-z1s around the track instead. The Simplex
E--nsa 70 act as Pacema5er up TO the six mile
II Fhsz The Stearns took the lead. only TO be
= disEaced al the twenry-third lap BY the Fiat
suE1 that filed the grandstand a9d occupied
Y q ihs chairs in the space wbere the field
= Hs6 70 be was IN attendance at the after
{ faoss The contests were somewhat lacking
i7ssst owing 10 the fact that there were 50 few
= Il Host OF them.
Z Tses that caused The most excitement was
Ia-1-le Marathon, which was won 10y Lee
ras n Chalmers-Derroit car in which new
s-s rsa0rds from the sixtieth TO the eighty
! Esrs made Lorimer's final tine was l hour
t11zies sl3-5 seconds. An 5. P. o car finished
q s7ne five miles behind the winner. Five
Aa-l'sa IN the race, q Midland losing a wheel
hrS nile and an Acme meeting with the
zsaap On the fortieth mile
- NC cars started in the ffty-nile race. a
a'lFea by Louis Chevrolet and OIdsnno-
HAen hy r c Yen Deventer- The former
| --s-s much his own way, driving his machine
| --lolS pace that set The crowd wild with de-
lae winning time made by Chevrolet was
-1z'ss = z5 seconds
l7'D@eaiar race. although there were only TWO
- was The hve-rlile free-for-aIl. between
- FalEaa. in the Fiat Cyclone and Charles
- u Red Dragon DE Palma took the
= az NE hrst mile, and led by small margin
lis down tho stretch 10 the finishing line.
-. oPened the throttle Of his car and won by
- yards binding windstorm that
couple OF the tents was in progress while
= vas going on.
! -. -. lsoeFs started IN the ten-mile handicap
lsee, which was won by Stanley kellogg
- -. a'ne Of 10 minutes 16 % seconds. The
s-'s1l OF the meeting occurred IN this con-
- edward Seery and Fred Voelker dashed
- son fence on the turn At the head Of the
0eih men were cut about the head and
ssrsck ''''"' III 'i's ii'''''S1ie Al
summarizes follow:
= -, S5lsis r Gree for sn5-won by Ralph de
= s-s SSyeione. tine % b: Louis Chevrolet.
Stsss '-"e 20 Charles Bowers. Red Dragon.
81 EsasssIn motorcycle race ChandIcapD-won by
~szztap = s-norse7Jver Mercle scratch, J. r.
u 2 nssllofse2oWer T. s. Y go secondsD. sec
- IA. In horsepower Indian (90 seconds),
sss s-%on by Louis Chevrolet. Buick; time.
= ,1ssos-Kon By Lee I,orfner. Chalnaers-
r Il