The sun., 1909-02-03
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On Manhattan Real Estate.
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MOOYER & MARSTON,
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RACING BO0SLRDS HURTMANY
THOt SANDS SEE BAD ACCI-
DENTS At HUNTINGTON.

Big, Heavily Loaded sletis, scooting q
Mile n Minute on Icy Hill. Throw
Their Riders In Many Ways One Hits
STRAY Horse-NO Records Made.
Accidents didn't check the enthusiasm
OF the thousands Of spectators from all
parts Of the north shore OF Long Island
who crowded into Huntington village
yesterday TO take part in the winter car
nival and see the bobsled contests In
which favorite crews from surrounding
villages were entered. Cold Spring Har-
Dor hill down which the course ran on
its way to Main street. the principal
thoroughfare Of Huntington, was an
aisle of ice, and II was at what 10 known
as Father Yorks corner in front Of the
rectory Of st. Patrick's Church. that the
first of several serious spills occurred.
More than a dozen coasters were hurt.
/ One OF the first sleds on the course was
the big Goodwin. with eighteen men
aboard and with Lee Girard steering
At Father York's corner. as the Goodwin
was going at more than a mile a minute
on a preliminary run, IL struck the Com
modore, owned by II. G. Willett, which
was being dragged up the hill by it's twenty
men.
The Goodwin's eighteen tumbled head
over heels into the snow bank at the side
Of the road and as they picked themselves
up IL was found that Lee Grard. Joe
Matthias. Malcolm Palmer. Sam Button.
Robert Edsen and John Philip were oil
injured. while the Q inch yellow pine plank
on which the men sat was shattered for
several feet on the front end,
The second accident occurred at abo I
noon in front Of the judges stand in the
heart Of the village and was witnessed
bv several thousand spectators, Old
Hickory H., built specially for yesterday 9
carnival, was making its first trip. with
ScheDck Bergen steering. down the hill
and through Main street. when Bergen
saw that the speed line ba rrier was 80 low
he couldn't go under 1t safely. He
shouted warning. The first half OF the
sled's crew ducked, but the wooden cross
bar caught J. b. +. Thompson. who sat
about the middle Of the SLED.
A cash was ripped along the top OF his
scalp and his head was thrown back with
such violence "a to strike and injure the
man behind him, while George r.. Brush
had ' shaped riece of flesh ripped
right ont Of hs head. DR.. Hendrickson
saws he was literally scalped William
Schlim was also stunned and John Wall
and +. L. Conilin received slight in
iuries.
Later Schlm came in for n second mis-
hap that put him out of the carnival alto
gether. Still da2ed from the blow on his
head, he was standing near the judges
stand during the, single sled contests
when he was knocked down by sled No.
10, the Rsatmas. and had the end OF his
nose cut OF.
In the second heat the bob sled Dixie
Of Oyster Bay was going down the hill
at 20 mile an hour clip when a stray
horse and sleigh got on to the course.
Tv euty mou were on the Dixie and Russell
Ebt otis, who was steering, in order 10
avoid a collision with the oncoming horse
and sleigh was compelled TO ditch his
sled When thd crew picke ed themselves
up il was found that Frank Smith Of Oys-
ter Bay could not walk and he was placed
aboard a slod and taken to a hotel
In the third and final heat OF the con-
test. just ~ II was getting dusk, George
Smith. 10 years old OF Oyster Bay was
knocked down by a sled and his left leg
broker.
While nj tho carnival a year ago the
hest speed for the distance was 81 seconds
fiat the host time Yesterday, which was
made bv the Candy Kid. was 54I4 Seconds
In the single sled contests. which were
r1In of first, Sport. owned by II. Brush OF
Northport. captured first prize; time.
I;08'4 F. =. Ketchan, Northport. and
kasi"nas. Northport. tied for second place
at 1907. There were twenty-five big bobs
entered. In the first heat the Candy Kid
set the pace by covering the distance in
5tl. seconds Close on It's heels followed
wcrc expected Of the Henrietta. which
won the contest last wear In 81 seconds fiat.
The Yankee covered the distance In 55'+.
"a ilo Dld Hickory 1d made il in 5Qs.