New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-05
BURNANfLES0VER TRACK
nrives Bitten Benz in Wor'ds
' Record Time at Brighton.
MINIS IN FREE.F0R-ALL, TOO
co,s Last Two Heats in Three
Mile Contest-Don Herr, a
Newcomer, Does Well.

thurman. in the Bitten Benz car,
~, eovv oyer the Brighton Beach track
'AHl' sav and in a speed trial he drove
- IN s7g seconds, breaking what was
~. ..,.,.ed as the worlds record OF 4S@
tl'. for a circular track. made by
49, ma Palma at Syracuse last year.
a-s+ trial at the mile was covered in
M ends Burman's car is the one
eIV o. psrnev Oldfeld used to drive. Bur
VIM - already made other records In
hla-' nc car. for he used the big Benz
Wy 10 made the beach and speedway
,,corss not long ago.
Moro than ten thousand persons We're In
....rdance yesterday at the automobile
- 80. and the contests were run off with
,..,. delay and furnished exciting sport
Cor the crowd.
W -, was victorious in the free-for-all
.po race IN the same car II was
,,.a n the best two out Of three heats.
a.. heat was decided at the track
=, Monday. and was won by Billy knipPer
=. orothsr Benz car. Burman won the
- - heat yesterday I'm 2.SI3' and the
=, bat in 2560s. with Knipper second
80 patschke in a Mercedes car third.
IT,. second heat-the first run Yesterday
ZEN won easily enough. with Knipper
.,a In the final heat Burman made
~ il letting Knipper up anG then
go svay from Elm. and some might
,,vs thought that as all three cars con
..,a,e IN the final were owned ny the
..oroter Of the contests. there had been
-. arrangement Perhaps there was
i,-vrav Burman won it. AS his car had
pemy ignition. that entities him to SO
,,.ok from the Remy company rs long as.
=. defends the hrassard
The race meet helped 10 bring to lisht
,,s-,ine young driver in the person Of Don
Her late a mechanic I'm tho National fac
80 Herr handled his car beautifully in
~ ,An.nile race De Palma. in his Sim
r,sv led for most Of the way, With Herr
-. IN In the seventh lap a spring clip
\, ,bo rear Of De Palmas car broke and
,se, as he was coming 10 the line. the
tread Of a tire ripped of, and De Palma
stopped. Herr went on by him and Won the
race
Herr also won the Australian pursuit
,scs. IN which he overlook Disbrow and
the Pope-Hartford a Simplex and an
other National started, too. but the first
National was oyertaken after ABOUT three
miles and about five miles later the other
National put the Simplex out. That made
4, dual between Dshrow and Herr. The
latter got q slight advantage and kept II.
having several seconds the better Of II
81 sixteen miles Disbrow's car blew a
rear shoe coming down the stretch in the
iUenty-third mile. and after wabbiing dan
ssrously came TO q halt just at the tape.
Hers car passed it there and won.
Herr wasn't so fortunate in the long
distance race at fifty miles. in which Dis
lrov and the Pope Hummer had very
nonular victory. Herr got ont in the lead
and chased madly mile after mile. having
me ADVANTAGE of about six hundred yards
at the twenty-6ve-mue mark. His car
covered this I'm a minutes -o.l9 seconds
better than a mile minute rate. In the
middle Of the twenty-seventh mile the
National broke a valve and did not finish.
j, Dislro7. had q lead Of four miles on the
.scsSo7 when the Natio-al Went ont, and
,is Do held right along although he mad
70 dsrk into the paddock on the Thirty
ssrer,h Ian. The Jackson had chance 10
m something then. but was itself off Win
ire trouble a lap or so later and the
Hummer hummed its way peaceably to
he end Of the chapter. Every one was
Pleased 10 see Louis get something out OF
H. after his earnest efforts. incidentally.
Dstrov's goggles broke on him Monday
when he was driving In the sixty-mile race.
and he had to have some pieces OF glass
taken out Of his eyelid yesterday morn
Ing
The first race. a dve-miie event for cars
G, 81 10 en- cubic inches displacement
sas won by Tyron in a Correja car, with
Anderson in Marion. second. Patschke'
IN Prince Henry Benz, won the fve-mli'
fsos for cars Of 30l to $50 inches piston
displacement, vita Disbrow. in the Pope
Hartford. second, and KnipIer, in the Ma
t0nsl third. in ! minutes z3.H SECONDS
0ne.mne trials against worries Dirt track
record. 0.4s e2--Blitzen Benz l bon ~, .
PAN, 0.510T; 0.4S.T2, Jenatzy MERCEDES a.
HumnelU 0.Is57 Burmans second trial a
LEV worlds record r..
Free tor-au handicap (nou-soock cars; hye
IA-sf--Ncn i5 E-ll-t AIONti' N.1Ny' 49,.
Hartford CDlsbrow. scratch, second: Page
..a5 fi''s' ''''' ''''o- "'' 80,
yor non-stoek cars Of from 28l TO 300
erhe inches piston displacement (hve niles
Won by C0rreia (TYon9; Marion o. An
tlson), second. Grow 90. Rost), third. Time
Tor non-stook cars Of from 3O1 TO $50
fehss piston displacement and minimum
ssght Of 1900 pounds (hve milesl-Won by
ir1ts Henry Benz (Patschke); Pope Hart
Ei5 IL Dis5row). second, National 'hnip-
~ third. Time. A3.47.
For non stock cars OF 800 cubic inches piston
s.,spiseenent ana less. with minimum weight
y zlOo pounds Gen miles Won by National
,Doa Herr: National Gay Sheets). second;
s2eHartford Il. Dishrow), third. Time
Rsny Brsssard race (free-for-all open;
zee mile ats)-Second trial heat won by
nI,Esn Benz (BurmanJ; Benz IKntpPer(.
s-oae. Jenatzy Mercedes (Patschke). third
me 2373s Third and final heat won by
20 iBurmsn): Benz (Knipper). second
~7teeoes lPatschke). third. Time 36Oe.
ssosl-lWon by National don HERR. Pope
iI-,uoio tDisbrow). second. Simplex &C.
tt-aal' third; National Gay Sheets), fourth.
'sSsthet % miles. Time 23:1497.
,..1stock cars Of 800 inches piston dis
;fissssnsnt and less. with minimum weight Of
H., POUNDS fhfty miles)--Won by Pope
f.r.s "a lDisbrow); Jackson (Cone). second.
vss..'Gial event tfor light cars; Eve miles)-
,.,c,hY E-N-F (Tower); Psigs (J. Craig),
Mt IR0P0I iThM POMEPS WIN