New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-28
CARS OFF At BRIGHTON.
Bag Cro0cd Sees Early Contests
Many Thrilling Moments.
SCORE FOR SECOND HOUR I'M 24-HoUR

The second twenty-four-hour race of the year
at the Brighton Beach track began last night and
was marred. sooL after the start. by fatal acct
dent. told elsewhere
The cracking sound of the engines they sped
away. mingled with yells from twenty thousand
persons who filled the grandstand and swarmed
the lawn and the uncovered field stand together
with the footing of hundreds of horns the
automobiles in the parking spaces made it seem
as II Bedlam had broken loose. Most of this noise
will be heard at intervals until late tonight. much
to the discomfort Of the residents and guests
the nearby hotels. II of the strenuous kind
that means little sleep for the weary.
The cars lined up in single file and were sent
away to an excellent start AS the machines
dashed to the lower turn the Stearns driven By
Grasco. led the way. but rounding IL De Palma
in the Fiat shot TO the front and covered the first
mile in 1:l3 3-5. sigh OF relief went UP from the
crowd when the cars made the first turn without
accident. for. with the machines punched. the first
turn Is always breathless period in a race of
this kind.
For the next fifteen miles De Palma was still in
the van. his time for the five miles being 534 3d.
Tor the ten. 1857 49, and for the fifteen. 24;45.
Grasco' In the stearns. and Cobe. in the LOzier,
running abreast at hair raising speed for lap after
lap. furnished early sensation for the crowd.
AS at the first meeting held by the Motor Rae
ing Association last month. perfect weather cond-
tons welcomed the daredevil drivers. The track
was in much better condition than for the previous
had a covering OF cement. while the other parts of
the track thoroughly oiled
With an hour motorcycle race the shorter
tests on the programme were begun at II rs O'Clock
in the morning At this early hour big crowd
was in the srsndstand. and it increased the
afternoon on OF these races the hve-mile
free for all was easily the most exciting. II
won by the Fiat, with De Palma at the wheel. in
STA 80. with Fitzpatrick In the Hotchkiss. who
pressed him hard toward the end, second. twenty
FIVE wards behind The n a
flying start. and the Green Dragon. driven by r.
GilhoOly. lost wheel and ran into the inner fence
on the upper turn the first time around Neither
GilhOoly his mechanician hurt The acct
dent made another start necessary, with the Green
Dragon out. The Red Devil the only other starter.
withdrew the third mile. De Palma took the
turns al reckless speed. and few times his car
slid that II looked II he would go through
the outer fence. The driving OF fitzpatrick was
almost daring.
A six-hour race for light cars preceded this
test end by the small Hupmobile car.
driven by Fred Wollman because tn 5. P. o. car
was disqualified after covering 24O miles. Phil
Adams. the driver OF the hitter car repeatedly
fouled wollman in the Hupmobie the turns.
allowing him time after time 20 catch up TO him
the turns and then forcing him TO go wide on
the turns. On each occasion Adams nearly sent
WoIlman and his much lighter through the
fence II not until the former did this on the
stretch In front of the grandstand that the specta
tors became excited and yelled TO the officials TO
put him of" Harlan W Whipple. who acted
referee. had the stopped. He disqualified the
car and suspended Adams from further driving for
thirty days. When the referees decision
nounced TO the crowd IL was greeted with great
applause.
Soon after Adams left the track Maitland p.
Bats who alternated with Adams in driving the
machine. appeared on the track and began racing.
When the officials finally succeeded in stopping
him. he and Stefan KdjOtsen the importer of the
s P. o., who accompanied him on the track to
learn the cause Of the trouble. escorted from
the track by the police When the dis
qualified II 81 miles ahead OF the Hupmobie.
having led from the start. The latter made
2s miles in the six hours. The miles covered by
the other cars follows s. p. O. No. 3. PIP:
Mitchell. 1S2. and Allen-KingstOn. 129.
De Palma in the Fiat Cyclone made a mile time
trial IN IS Is seconds and Walter Christie in the
Christie front drive creation a mile in 81 As sec
onds
Nino started in the motorcycle race. II
by Walter Goerke who fell the turn early in
the contest. but he covered distance Of So IA
miles IN hour. ri. c. Chapple was second with
81 1-2 miles