Evening star., 1909-08-28
TWO MORE CARS WITHDRAW
Policeman Badly Injured Through
Skidding of Car.
DRIVER CROSSE MAY RECOVER
Lundi Cautioned by the Judges
Against Crowding-Rainier
Loses Thirty Miles.


The record for the first nine hours OF
the new motordrome track is one driver
killed one very badly injured, another
painfully burned and policeman Grip
pied, having had both legs smashed. The
record for speed and distance was fairly
well held up during the early hours of
the contest. but at the end of nine hours
racing the leading car, the Renault, with
431 miles to its credit, was "a miles be-
hind the record made here nearly year
ago.
Fully 5000 persons were present when
the fatal smash occurred last night which
crushed the life out of Mechanician
Leonard Cole, who was in the Stearns
car with Driver Laurente Crosse, more
than half that number remaining until
daylight this morning. During the night
there we're many spills. which forced sew
eral cars to take trips to the camps for
repairs.
The Rainier and Renault racers We're
more lucky than the others, and they
raced each other nio and tuck for five
hours amid the cheers of spectators until
they got on level terms shortly after q
o'clock. Two hours later they still were
tied for first place. One of the early
morning accidents was the turning over
Of the Lozier car, under which Driver
Heina was buried, but he was not even
scratched. He had a rest of nearly two
hours before the car was put into COM
mission again.
Policeman Badly Hurt.
Between and 5 o'clock a special
l,odf tn
jured through the overturning of metal
lamppost which was knocked over by one
of the racing automobiles, which skidded
while going at top speed. Corridon's right
leg was broken and his left knee dislo-
Gated. He was taken to the hospital.
where Driver Crosse was being treated
for an injured spine and internal bruises.
Early today the doctors said both men
probably would recover. Driver Hughes,
whose clothing took fire after COLLISION
between two big cars, was painfully but
not seriously burned.
Eight Of the original ten starters still
remained in the race at the end of the
ninth hour, the two withdrawn being the
demolished Stearns and the Fiat, which
was badly bent and twisted in the COLI
sion with the AllenIkirgston during the
third hour. Acme, No. 4, which was
driven desperately through the infield
-.
lision, was quickly repaired and made
strong bid for first honors.
Rainier Loses Thirty Miles.
During the ninth hour the Rainier
broke a cylinder and lost over thirty
miles while undergoing repairs. This mis-
hap helped the Renault to increase its
lead ard the Acme, No. 4, to be g. more
dangerous contestant for second place.
The Lozer car which was out Of the
race for three hours during the night. was
in trouble again this morning. At S:25
o'clock it jumped from the track into the
outfied at the turn into the back stretch.
The cause of this accident was the burst
ing of a tire. The car turned over twice,
and although the racing machine was
wrecked, neither of the occupants was
scratched
Driver Lund of the Rainier car was
called 10 the judges stand at IL 40 o'clock
and cautioned for crowding Acme car No.
4 at the paddock turn a few minutes
previously. He was allowed to continue
in the race The Acme car No. was
driven through the fence at this point to
avoid a collision last night, and lo:1 near
ly an hour for repairs.
Two More Cars Withdrawn.
A the COnCluSIOI VI clcNcIi IdGluS
six cars were on the track. The Rainier
had cylinder trouble all morning and went
off for repairs frequently. The Lozier
lay abandoned on the far side of the
course and the Haupt car at that hour
had been at the repair shop for over three
hours.
The managers at the Lozier and Haupt
camps later officially declared their cars
out of the race.
Renault's Commanding Lead.
Tile Renault car had commanding
lead with $50 miles covered, 39smiles
behind the record, at 9:25 am, the end
of the eleventh hour.
The score at the end of the thirteenth
hour was:
Renault, 612: Acme, No. 4, $50: Raj
nier, 526; Acme. No. 3. 1872: Palmer-Sin
ger 465; Allen-Kingston, 42O.
Robertson's record last October was
65S miles for the same time.
Fourteenth hour-Renault. Cos;
Acme, No 4, SIT: Rainier, 574: Acme.
No 8, $50: ~Palmer-Singer. 500: Allen
Kingston, 457. Record, 710 miles.
Fifteenth hour-Renault. sos: Rainier,
621: Acme, No. 4, 615; Acme. No. 3.
5S7; Palmer-Singer. $40: Allen-Kings
ton, 500. Record, 761 miles.