Evening star., 1909-08-29
RENAUIT WINS EASILY
Leads in 24-H0ur Motor Race
by 112 Miles.
TAME FINISH TO CONTEST
Nearly 10000 Spectatorsat Brighton
Beach Track.
NOT DEFERRED BY ACCIDENTS
Distance Covered 1T Miles Less
Than Record of Last Year.
Track in Bad Shape.
SCORE OF THE RACE.

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BRIGHTON BEACH. n. T.. August 3.
The Renault car, driven by Charles
Basic, won the twenty-four-hour automo-
bile race here tonight in go-as-you-pIease
fashion The car travelled 1850 miles, III
miles less than the record made by ROD
ertson and Lescaut last year, but liz
miles more than its nearest rival In this
race.
The final scores were Is follows:
s5-45 horsepower Renault, Charles Basle
and Louis Raffalovitch. 1850 miles; 4o-oo
horsepower Rainier. Louis A. Disbrow ana
Charles H. Lund, 93S miles: 4o-horse-
power Acme, No. 3. Cyrus Patschke ana
Maynard, sS3 miles. The Palmer singer
was fourth and the Allen Kingston last
The first prize was $1,000. the second
prize $500, the third $500, the fourth $.uU
and the fifth 500. The special prize OF
$500, offered for the driver making the
won by Cyrus Patschke. who was leading
In the Acme No. 3 at the end OF the f1rst
hour, when both Acme cars had traveieo
fifty-five miles. This equa1ed the mileage
made by George Robertson and FRANK
Lescault in the Simplex. with which they
won the twenty -four-hour race at Brigh-
ton Beach. October = and last year.
Tame Finish.
The finish was one of the tamest ever
seen here in contest of the kind. 1t was
apparent early in the day that the Renauit
car would win, as it had held the lead by
continually increasing margin. Basic
showed good Judgment at, every stage OF
the contest. his work being devoid OF any
recklessness.1 The track conditions pre-
Guided any possibility of record tlme
Four OF the racers which started at 10
o'clock last evening failed to finish-the
Stearns. wrecked in the fatal collision
last night, which resulted in the death OF
it's mechanician. Leonard Cole, and the
the Fiat. wrecked in collision with the
AlIen-kingston: the Iozier, which turned
turtle on turn early in the race, ana
the Houpt, withdrawn today.
The last half of the race was almost
devoid Of interest. Nearly 10000 specta-
tors. however. witnessed the finish.
Laurent Crosse, driver of the Stearns.
whose spine was broken In last night s
fatal collision, was operated on today at
the Coney Island Hospital. His chances
Of recovery are slim The other persons
injured will all recover.
Thousands See the Finish.
While there might have been slightly
smaller number of automobiles inside the
gates tonight when the time approached
for the finish Of the race, there were un-
doubtedly more spectators in. the stands
and standing along the fence than there
were to witness the start Friday night.
The accidents that had occurred in the
early hours had seemed to increase the
attendance rather than diminish 1t. and
the estimates of the size of the crowd
varied from 5000 to 10000. Nearly 1000
automobiles were packed along the fence
or behind the grandstand and clubhouse.
The Renault had taken the lead during
the tenth hour and was never in serious
danger of losing it's advantage from then
until the end Of the race. After the
record had been equaled during the first
hour by the two Acmes. the competing
cars fell steadily behind the records made
not equal even the mileages made by the
Simplex in the Motor Racing Associa-
tions twenty -four-hour race at Brighton
last month. The Rainier. after leading
early in the race. and then falling back.
took second place in the fifteenth hour
and held 1t to the finish. The Acme No. 3
after a lot Of ups and downs, took third
place in the sixteenth hour and held it
to the finish, when it was OF the track
for forty minutes. The race ended ON
cially at 1920 O'Clock.
Plenty Of Thrills.
The excitement experienced by the
people who sat waiting for thrillers all
through last night and the early morning
hours should certainly have satisfied
them There was an exciting time this
forenoon. when the Lozier car took a
flying leap and somersault OF the back
stretch into the outneld, and Driver
Heina and his assistant were seen to
lurch from the racer.
A shout went up from the occupants
of the grandstand. as they were sure
another tragedy had taken place. but
they were reassured by the official an
nouncer, who said no one was injured.
The driver and the mechanician were
to their camp after abandoning the ma
chine, which was demolished.
The field this afternoon consisted Of six
cars, with the Renault holding a good.
safe lead. The Rainier was close second
until an accident to the latter forced It
Acme No. then took second place. but
as soon as Disbrow got the Rainier NOV
ing again he went after second place, and
won it back in an hour.
An accident to the Acme No. put
that racer farther back. The carburetter
flooded aud the wiring burned out. Re-
wiring was begun right away but the
mishap meant an hours delay. This
seemed 10 leaVe the nnlSh between He-
nault and Rainier, which battled so hard
all night with the odds in favor of the
Renault. as it had been going smoothly
almost every minute since the start.
Rainier Regains Second Place.
At the finish of the fifteenth hour the
Renault had made 695 miles, which is six
ty-six behind the worlds record The
Rainier regained second place. with 621,
and the Acme No. went back to third
position with 615
Interest In the contest dwindled to the
vanishing point with the early evening
hours. as 1t became evident that the race
was merely walkover for the Renault
BY the twentieth hour the Renaut was
an even 100 miles ahead of it's nearest
rival. the Rainier, and two hours later
this lead had been increased to III miles
The Renault's mark for twenty two
hours was 995 miles. ninety-one miles be-
hind the record. BY this time the track
had become so rough that the most care
full driving became necessity. but mile
after mile was mechanically spun off.
Maud Loses No Time.