New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-29

More than a hundred miles in the lead, with
his in superb condition considering the
great test TO which II had been subjected. and
running smoothly, Basle dashed across the line
winner of the second twenty -four hour auto
race OF the season at Brighton Beach The win
ming ear covered 1850 miles. which was 122
miles less than the record established last Octo-
ber by c. II. Robertson with Simplex car
The prize for the car making the greatest
mileage in hour goes TO the Acme car No B.
it having made ffty-nve miles in the first hour
OF the contest While the Acme No. was
tied with the Acme No 3 in this hour the latter
car was first over the line.
The Rainier car. driven by Disbrow and Lund
finished second. Ill miles behind the winner
The Acme No third. with sS3 miles. the
Palmer and Siuger fourth with $40 miles. and
the Allen Kingston NTH. with $50 miles while
the Acme No. finished last. with T6o miles
II VAS race marked by sssr1hds of desperate
driving OF hair-raising sprints between cars far
behind the leaders. the drivers OF which never
theIess raced as II first place was within grasp
II was a race also marked by numerous acct
dents: a race which cost one life. probably will
cost another and in which hve other persons
were seriously injured Three cars totally
wrecked and another sadly damaged illustrate
the large number Of accidents which occurred.
with the Renault car racing along smoothly
miles in the lead the interest in the later hours
centred on the desperate fight between the
Palmer and Singer the Allen Kingston and the
Acme No. 4 Base during the last hour two
took no chances Of jeopardizing sure victory
BY reckless desperate driving
The feature oT the night was the daring drive
OF Patchske. in the Acme No 3. who was OF
the track in the earlier part OF the evening
several occasions Although the two leaders
We're miles and miles ahead Of him. and there
was no hope Of his winning, he sped hts
around the course In daredevil fashion. swing
ing il wide the turns and stretch I'm passing
the other cars. Patchske succeeded I'm regain
ing third place In the twenty-third hour over
the Allen Kingston car which position the Acme
car had held from the sixteenth TO the twenty
first hour
In the latter part Of the twenty third hour the
Renault car was delayed for twenty minutes.
owing to the breaking of its gasolene supply
pipe and met more trouble of a similar nature
in the last hour.
The following remark was heard by Tribune
reporter from an old the lawn after
yelI from the spectators 10 the drivers 10
hit up"
These outbursts remind me of the bulIfghts
OF the olden days read Of II seems 10 me
that many Of the persons who attend these races
are bent on excitement, matter what the
appetite appeased since the start of this race"
Dsbrow. in the Rainer car, stopped I'm front OF
the judges stand shortly before 10 O'Clock and
protested about "a crowd that had got on the
track over the fence on the far stretch. num-
ber OF policemen in automobiles We're hastily
sent To clear the course.
All through the night the cracking OF the
mighty machines. sounding like the crashing OF
voleys of musketry. broke in on the silence Gus
picture. studded around its entire circumference
with double OF powerful acetylene lamps
which threw the brightness OF midday on the
brown. oil soaked track with its flying jugger-
nauts Two piercing bright eyes sending out
shaft of light that cut the pungent, smoke filled
air with the sharpness of knife; an ever in
creasing roar; whirl of sand and pebbles and
a had flown past and was tearing around on
another lap leaving only the bright CLEAN of a
set of red tail lights
In the grandstand all was different. however
Not q ray of light pierced the inky gloom of
the vast. steel ribbed structure, and here and
there In faint outlines could be seen groups and
whole blocks of figures who spoke In whispers
for the most part and burst into loud ap-
plause when a favorite began TO gain. There
was a constant shifting OF this vast of
humanity from the stand down to the edge of
the track and back 10 the stand. Eyes were
straining on the scoreboards. on the long line OF
white tents where the different contestants had
their camps. and most Of all on the flying spec
tres that shot through the gloom. screeching
and with sputterngs from overheated exhausts-
II was strange sight that met the sun when
the big red ball slowly lifted itself out of the
ocean sending welcome light to grimy drivers
and weary spectators. Many who had been
asleep awoke and began 10 take an interest
again in the race and the new day. and others
went off in search OF something TO appease their
hunger A long line Of automobiles had stood
ninth pxee