New-York tribune., 1910-07-23
MAY LOWER AUTO MARKS
Drivers Think the Brighton
Beach Track Fast.
DE PALMA DOES FAST MILE
About 10 Per Cent of the Chauf-
feurs Examined So Far Have
Failed to Pass.

Judging from the try-outs at the Brighton
Beach track yesterday. ID seems probable
that some new automobile records will be
made at the races on that track, which
start at 1 o'clock this afternoon
Ralph De Palma, George Robertson.
Louis Disbrow, Spencer L. wishart, Lee
Lorimer, Caleb S. Bragg. Harry Cobe,
Stanley Martin and other noted race drfv-
, ers who were at practice on the recon-
structed course made such prediction.
Both Robertson and De Palma. who will
meet in 500 match race In heats as part
of the afternoons programme. declare the
track to be the fastest Of its distance In
this country.
Ralph De Palma repeatedly made mile
dashes in 50 seconds or a shade better.
which is dangerously close to the worlds
mile track record. Robertson, who spent
most of his time in studying the new
cement turns. did not allow himself TO be
timed for any extraordinarily fast laps. al
though he reeled off ten miles at a pace
that was better than So seconds 20 each
mile.
One impronptu brush between these~<wo
drivers gave the spectators. OF whom there
were several hundred present a faint idea
of what may be expected IN the big match
to-day. De Palma in rushing down The,
backstretch on one OF his fast Laps came
alongside of Robertson Just ar the entrance
to the Coney Island turn The latter, who
had been Ioadng on the straight. bad
speeded up to test the turn. and as De
Palma thundered alongside he opened upi
his gas, and the two big machines swung
around the curve practically hub TO hub.
Entering the homestretch. Robertson IN.
tentionaIly slowed down
Practically all the forty-nve CARS en-
tered in the afternoons sport wero On the
track yeHerday. Among those who mada.
| the fastest trials were Louis Dfshrow IN
the Knox .--.lIlesS- Spencer z. Wishart ms
the s. P. O.. Leo Anderson IN the Md
land. r z. Beardsley in the Buick. Harry
Cobe in the P. G. s. and Caleb C. Bragg IN
the Fiat Because OF the discrepancies IN
powers of the entered cars in the five-nufle
amateur race. the Brighton Beach commit
tee of the Motor Racing Association dectd-
ed yesterday, with the consent Of the con-
testants to make the amateur event han
dicap race, with Messrs- Bragg and Doig
probably on scratch and the other entries
well spread around the course.
Although the racing IS scheduled to bexfn
at o'clock, it Is believed that the first heat
of the match race will not be reached
until about go o'clock, while succeeding
heats will follow at intervals Of one hour
each.
More than six hundred chauffeurs took
the examination under the Callan law at
the brandl Office OF the Secretary OF State.
No. Z27 West 18th street, yesterday. This
makes more than $500 chauffeurs In this
district who have SO far been examined
as to their qualifications to operate an
automobile
OF this number go have failed in some
| minor points of the written examination
| and will be put through a test examination
| in running a car. If In this examinat ton
! they show that they are capable of operat-
ing a car successfully they will be granted
! licenses.
| The first examination for Westchester
| County will be held at the High School
| Building. South Broadway Yonkers on
| Wednesday at 10 O'Clock and : o'clock
/ More than four hundred chaufeurs have
| received notice of the examination, and il
is estimated that as many more from that
| county will take the examination.