New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-14
TRIO OF AUTO RECORDS
Daring Drivers Set New Marks
at Brighton Track.
ROBERTSON AGAIN VICTOR
Defeats De Palma in Return
Match-Juhasz Covers Fifty
nine Miles in 60 Minutes.


ternoon AT the second matinee of races
under the management of the Motor Rae
ing Association.
The most sensational was the new mark
for the track at the hour distance, which
John Suhasz made in his S. p. Q. car, COW
ering just ifty-nine miles in sixty minutes.
This was made after heartbreaking eff
fort. which brought him from fourth to
first place.
In the ten-mile free-for-all Ralph De
Palma set a new mark for dirt track,
covering the distance in 8 minutes 81 5l-foo
seconds The best previous record was 9
minutes 30 seconds. made by himself on
the Brighton Beach track. There is some
doubt however as to the validity of this
new mark. as the corners of the track are
now covered with cement. which may make
It impossible for the contest board of the
Automobile Association of America to ac-
cept the record as made on dirt track.
The third mark was a mile track record
Robertson's third mile in the second heat
% his match with De Palma was turned
In 81 minutes 2s seconds The best mark
had been 50 minutes so seconds. Curiously
enough both De Palma and Robertson had
heoe Iormai trials to better this mark for
q prize OF sioo earlier in the afternoon and
the best they couil do was: De Palma.
O--Gl
Robertson again defeated De Palma in
the return match. which De Palma ia
manded after Robertson beat him three
weeks ago The contest yesterday was for
diIee mile heats, best two on of three
Inc purse was raised TO SGsa
tSoh won the toss for the pole and
iioiii Tie pistol made the better getaway
AT the turn De Palma caught him how
ever and for moment il looked as il the
ffat oe-horsepower Cyclone was going IN
catch the e0-horsepower Simplex which
Robertson drives. But gong into the back
suetch Robertson pulled away decisivelv
ana won handily. The time, 24S s7-lgo, was
notable.
Inc second heat was repetition of the
Hrst ana there was no necessity for third
Both rode game match and if was more
question of power under the bonnet than
eeheralship Finishing his winning heat
Robertson turned back up the track, endan-
ger1ng the life of every official at the tame.
1t is against the rules and Starter Fred
Wagner promptly disqualified him for
thirty days But this was RENTED on his
apology to the referee
a feature Of the afternoons sport was
the Initiation of pursuit races, in which the
Tour competitors started at the four-quar-
ter posts. the finishing first without
being Tapped or with the smallest number
of laps was to be the winner The first
race OF this character was for small cars.
and the Ford, driven by Frank Kulick,
made brilliant drive. winning the race
with ease. kulick caught the Hup on the
first back and then distanced both the Sta
Yer and the Black Cow which stopped tired
out in its flight, after about two miles 1t
was a popular win and the return of Kuiick
TO the game was much commented on. His
light Ford held the turns wonderfully and
made a most creditable showing
The race Of ten miles for cars of the
smaller class was good one. The race in
this contest was really for second place.
There hardly any doubt OF the winner
from the pistol when John Juhasz jumped
his S. p. O. ahead. Kulick and E. II.
Sherwood in Mercer. fought hard for
second, hanging on and alternating in the
lead. At the last lap Sherwood almost
lifted his car ahead for second place, with
Ford "ery closely behind him
The ten-mle race for the larger cars
brought out a sensational and daring bit
OF riding. when Louis Disbrow, who had
been fighting hard with his National for
second. behind the Fiat No ? driven
by Parker, right al the tape in desperate
effort TO get the pole. The ruse did not
win, but the finish for second on the final
lap was a rouser, with the cars only half
& length apart.
Disbrow accomplished a good win IL the
ten-mile pursuit race for the larger cars
driving his National to victory past De
Palma and his Fiat. De Palma made a
strong bid for runaway in this race but
Disbrow rode MIN down. being able seem
ingly to gauge his power with accuracy
II is an interesting thing that Dsbrow
had never ridden racing National till yes
terday.
The hour race Was as uninteresting as
those events usually are. There was a good
field Of eight starters. and the first few
miles Of the contest was a fight between
Wally Owen in Rainier and Jock Ruther-
ford in his Stearns- Frank Lescault. with
the big Palmer s Singer, also made good
showing. The second Fiat blew a tire and
crashed through the fence. but neither
Parker nor his helper was Injured in the
least and were soon hack al work The
Stearns blew the right rear shoe and took
minute % seconds 10 replace it. Then the
Palmer & Singer left the track Meanwhile
John Juhasz. who had been trailing his
s. P. Q. along in the rear, began to forge
ahead. and steadily held his lead favored
b. tire troubles for the Others. and won
covering hfty-nine miles in the hour.
The summaries follow:
One-nlile time trials award q 500 Il track
record Of ~ IS seconds. held by De Palma was
orckenl-Ralph De Palma tFiaU. time "a "a
eeconcs; George Robertson tSimplex,; time 50 II
seconds. No award.
Ten-n.ile pursuit race Gimited q four cars:
$50 trophy)--Non by Frank Kulick Ford: dis
lance, 81. miles: time. S:.9 , Last Ealf
mile in So seconds
Ten miles open T. cars in class c divisions
&c. &C and &C: awards. 500 fest, $50 second
and $50 additional car FIRST in frs class won
ev John Juhesz - Z o.. E Il Sher,aoj
tMefetTl SECOND. Frank kulic< tFord, thfrd;
Ten miles fopen 10 cars n class g divisions
4C and &c; awards, 500 hrsr $50 sec nd and $40
addltionsi - car fret IN It's classt-Won nv
Ralph be Palma Fiat. z. II PARE Vs ~
s:3l5I. '-'-' ''i'ie'
Ten-rri,e pursuit race dinited 20 four csrs,--
Won b. John JUhasz - p or Joe To
tcorrelsl second, Bill Endleott Cole third.
lime. 10 = 81. '''''1
Tcn-rcile pursuit race Gluited 20 four ca~s,
Won b. louis DishroEV National Leon ar6ey
ar midland seco:s1. Time. a;a5.5s
f.ve-ncile tree-tor-eH race awards s15o ers,
So second. SO mira. must be six s,arteIsiE
Won r Ralph De Palma a.i: Louis Tts
brow 'N2tioEs1. ss.o3G. Frank KuIick Ford,
G-ire. ge-nc, 4.3cr1
srec.al match race George Robertse, and
Ralph he Palma three heats, three miles aarb =
purse % s., pD1J--Fifsj heat: Won Or Rohertson
fsimnleAh Tire. 2:s3.sT- De p4lma's tim
FIAT. 2:Ga2l Seeora hest ana rSce: Won BIZ
Robertson Tine, 245.i" DC PanIs's tine
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