New-York tribune., 1909-02-03
RACE DOWN ICY HILL
BORS FLY OYER COURSE
At MILE II MINUTE.
Two Men Partly Scolped-B'g
Cro1cd Sees Some Erecting
Spills at Huntington.

The little village Of Huntington, Long Island, was
crowded yesterday for the second annual boosled
ca-ai-al Men and women stood along the one
mile course from morning until dark. while the
bobslods and single sleds shot y, some OF them at
the rate oc better 5han q mile minute
Several distressing accidents marred the spec
tssle but, fortunately. there was no fata!lty a.
though there might easily have been one. Several
young men were partly scaqed By running against
q guard poie set too low. That their heads were
not crushed was due TO good fortune rather than
10 TIC snaraEeuent of those responsible for the
placing u the pole
The single sIeds held sway during the morning.
Having tie advantage Of better track. they made
. fns showing as they scooted down the icy course.
Later tie day, when the sun came out display
ing some warmth. the ice softened and the boos
weighted down with their crews cut part way
through. tIus materially lesseni1g their possible
speed
II Brush. Of Huntington, won the singles with
his sled Sport osTering the mile in 1:os@- Andrew
Rasmusses Rasmas was beaten only by scant
quarter Of a second, covering the mile IN 1:O1- J.
MuIen-s Watch Ne Went over the course in 1903,
landing third prize. There prizes for most Of
tie Others also
II was not until nid-afternoon that the most
citing spc-r the bohsled races, began The course
svyept dov-.-vard from the crest Of Cold Spring
F9m directly through the village OF Huntington 10
q point opposite The public library The bobs were
Etarted by Harry Wilet. who dubbed King
Carnival at 1hree-Tnnute intervals The course
was kept a. clear possible, but at least one &C
cidert was caused by returning crews crowdng too
close 20 the track Each sled was given shove
after its crew had disposed itself either in sit
tins or living position The time was not taken
until the sleds flying at tremendous rate
Directly after passing the starting line the course
took Dip and by the time the turn was reached
they were racing along at faster than express
train speed.
Twenty-Five bobs. with crews OF from fifteen 10
fp-enty-three men. took part in the contest and
the way they few down the course made the on
icazers hoid their breath The winner turned up
in the Candy KID. owned by NJ Allan. Of Locust
Valley. T9s sled, piled with human freight. rushed
ever the measured mile in 54z seconds Hen
rieffa H. owned by the Henrietta Club. of Oyster
BAY. was second. in 54k seconds. The next three
IN order we're Charles H Smiths Dorothy Hunt
ingt0n bob. which covered the course in 5513 sec
onds; Charles r. Townsend's Yankee, which hailed
from oyster Bay and which timed in 90 sec
onds and bob dubbed ss9, manned BY Tarry-
tozn ara Kingston combination, which covered the
distance in 81 seconds.
When Lee Gerar9's big bob. fre.ghted with six
teen making a trial trip down the hill
shortly before the official start was made It col
hded with Mr. WIllet's boc. which was being
dragged I'D the hiIL The latter was not damaged.
as Il is braced with steel that II Is called 'the
iron foundry although its real name is the Com
re Malcolm Palmer, who was walking with
crew had his knee badly cut and was incapaci-
tated for the day Gerard's sled as so badly
smashed that It had be withdrawn
The Judges. Gilbert Scudaer Dr. Fred 1. Bur
CESS and ex-senator Carl s Burr. 5r. stood in
box sleigh near the finish line. guard pole had
been placed -cross the course TO prevent the crowd
Of spectators from pressing too close TO the judges
sleigh. i not known that the pole had been
placed toe low until George Brush and James
Thompson had been almost scalped. Riding under
The pole Al high rate Of speed their heads came
in contact with il, and their scalps We're torn
backward If with ! knife. That they
were not killed outright little short OF q
marvel Or Clifford " Hendrickson stitched up
their sealps. literally sewing them on again. in a
drag store William sching and E L Conklin
were also severely injured by the guard pole.
Selling, wno vas knocked OF the sled, got upon
MS feet and staggered about the track for an in
st2nt. Another sled, flying past at great speed.
struck him aad knocked him down In some
manner part of his nose cut of
Il was rolI:ck-ug happy, good natured crowd
that did no' fai 10 cheer its approval when its
favoriJe s3eds passed Good time was greeted by
expressions JOY There were nearly as many
girls and women there were along the
course. Several girls. more daring than their sis
defed the committee charge Of the affair,
which. after a protracted meeting. tad soenl-ly
frowned upon gins riding upon the bobs Gather
i1g their skirts about their ankles they obtained
places upon big bob just it about start
King Carnival Willets did them until they
were fytng over the course
sIIev there. Come back. That's not alIowedr'
he yelled.
BUT If the girls heard they needed not and went
hsc only after they had covered the course-then
they walked back.
each. The favoIlJe. perhaps. the Huntington
ozyned h. NJ Fagan. Its crew attired in white
suits. trimmed with blue The men made pretty
picture in the first untl they reached the turn
when the bob tipped and they rolled nearly hun
dred yards the track They We're able to make
Ihe other heats. nobody injured, but the
sle5 failed II nEish in the first five.