The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-21
BIG RACES WIND UP
LONG BRANCH FETE
Prospect of New Records Being
Made Serves to Draw Great
Crowd to Course.

peet of new world records being hung
Up served to attract a record crowd to
the Ocean drive for the automobile
races which this afternoon conclude the
two-day beach carnival Six events, all
mile contests. were scheduled.
In the races, in which there we're
t~wenty-four entries. are seventeen
makes of cars including a 9O-horse-
power Allen-Kingston. stearns. Fiat.
Simplex. Rainier, Panhard. Cyclone.
Buick. Columbia and Thomas Flyer.
The prizes aggregate over $1,co0.
Beginning early in the morning. all
roads along the Jersey coast led here.
The two miles of lawns west of the
drive were black with people at an
early hour this morning. They had
come early in order to be sure to get
a place. Police had to guard the big
bleachers and reviewing stands in
Ocean Park where the seats were re-
served, while on the Bluff Walk. east of
the drive. thousands have been standing
for hours. The city is en- fete and the
whole ocean front gay with flags and
steamers
The races follow a carnival in which
rearly 1000 children took part. Racing
and an athletic contest are also sched-
uled.
The auto race officials We're:
Referee, DR.. ]. r. Overpeck; techni-
cal committee, Joseph Tracy, I. J.
Rummel; starter. John E. Connell: New
York Timers Club, chief timer, p
Clust; first assistant timer, George Nc
Graham; second assistant timer, w. L.
Hawkins; clerk of the course. Charles
Lee Bowler, jr.; contest. Monroe r..
Rothschild. chairman; Montehore g
Kahn, secretary; Sailing w. Baruch,
Charles Lee Bowler, jr., Richard r..
Hughes: time judge and patrolmen.
Harry Brooks Sargent, chairman; Carl
Forsch, Z. c. Fielder, Leonard Cohen.
c. Dorman McFaddin, Leon Cubberley.
Andrew Albright, jr., Harry Blur, Ed
mund Guggenheim. Leo Hyman. Her.
bert Som, Robert Boone, Samuel Blur.
Nathan BLUR. Mr.. Alexander and Wal
ter Content.
Auto Parade Judges-Former United
States Senator James Smith, jr., Judge
Wilbur A. Heisley, Charles o. McFad-
din, Harry Content, B. ]. Greenhut, Nj.
u hdhn, NJ. X. Rothschild.
Auto Race Entries.
The entries in the auto races were:
Event lone mile. Open to cars of
A. A. A. Class ]. Price s4.001
over. Prize, Walter Lewisohn Tro-
ply Fifty dollars leash or plate) 10
driver. Pierce, Jnglis NJ. Uppercu;
Rainier, Jack A. Rainier: Simplex.
Robert T. Heitemeyer; Stearns. Charles
Lee Bowler, jr.; Mercedes, Leon Red
Itch; Fiat. T. II. Hirris; Allen Kingston.
Harry Blur; Allen Kingston, Walter c.
Allen.
Event 2-One mile. Open to cars of
A. A. A. Class >. Price, 3,001 to $4,000.
Prize, Eugene Meyer, jr.. Trophy"
Fifty dollars leash or plato TO driver.
Allen Kingston, Walter c. Allen; Pack
ard. Arthur H. Osborn.
Event 3-One mile. Open to cars of
A. A. A. Glass 9. Price, s2.OO1 to $1,000.
Prize. Graf Garage Trophy" Fifty
dollars (cash or plate) to driver. Stod-
dar1 Dayton. Brandon Hendricks; Moon
Roadster, Moon Motor Car Company.
Event EOne mile. Open to cars of
A. A. A. Class 4. Price, s1.251 to 1000.
Prize. "Montehore G. Kahn Trophy"
Twenty-Five dollars cash or platel 70
driver. Pullman. De Witt P. Rosen-
helm; Herreshoff. Columbia garage;
Cadillac. Inelis Nj. Uppereu: Mercer,
Mercer Auto Company; Mercer. Mercer
Auto Company; Mercer. Mercer Auto
Company; Buick, L. S. Plaut.
Event 5-One mile. Open to cars of
A. A. A. Glass 5. Price, 1851 to st.25e.
Prize. columbia Garage Trophy"
Twenty-Five dollars cash or PLATED to
driver. f. NJ. F, L. A. KISSING;
Buick. Joseph G. Mayer: Buick, DR.. NJ.
NJ. Solomon.
Event Gone mile. Open to cars of
A. A. A. Glass 6. Under $3.50. Prize.
Monmouth Garage Trophy" Twenty
five dollars leash or plate) to driver.
Event 7-one mile. Open to cars of
A. A. A. Open to any car. This class
is open to any car which complies with
the definition of a Motor Car" with
out restrictions as to piston displace-
ment. weight or price. Prize, Bronze
Statute" presented by Messrs. Sailing
w. Baruch and Monroe r. Rothscaild.
One hundred dollars leash or platel TO
driver. Ninety-horsepower Pierce. In
glis NJ. Uppercu; 70-horsepower Sim
pick. Robert T. Heitemeyer; 60-horse-
power Stearns Charles Lee Bowler. jr.:
90-horsepower Mercedes. Leon Redichi
12O--horsepower Roebling, Washington
A. Roebling: 120-horsepower Fiat. Fred
X. Burnham; 4s-horsepower Allen
Kingston. Walter c. Allen; 60-horse-
power Acme. Otto Wagner.
utemobi Parade Trophies.
'krug Trophy" presented by l. r.
Benjamin, for the best decorated car.
Harry Brook Sargent presents a cup
for the most grotesquely decorated ear.
Bernard NJ. Baruch presents a cup
fol- the most original design.
Harold A. Content presents a cup for
the second best decorated car.
The committee cup for the third best
decorated car
The m cup for the best APP
pointed %runabout.
The committee cup for the best APP
pointed touring car.
The committee cup for the best APP
pointed limousine.
The committee cup for the best APP
pointed l%andaulet.
The committee cup for the best APP
pearing old ear.