New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
SPEED KINGS IN RACES
De Palma Wins Siyty-MiIe Con-
test at Brighton.
NO RECORD FOR BOB BURMAN
Changes in Handicap and Remy
Rrassard Races Send Crowd
Away Puzzled

! lots Half the crowd left the track won
derine about rever1l things. principally
/ why the last race advertised az ve-nile
handicsp. was 30 curiousy run.
. II 's new. thing In tho management ~
motor races IN this part If tho world 70
change the distance Of race - ten miles
! after the starters have got M thinking they
/ had 2 fve-mie race to drive. And II is a
( SIN newer thing n change the distance
back "a FIVE miles after the men have been
! ,ont away on what tnAv then suppose is
9 fve-nile race and give them the check
cred flag at the end of the i've miles. II
does not make the drivers feel satisfied. and
the public has a right n wonder where II
( is at"
They were also puzzled az N why The
contest for the Pemy brsssard, a fixture
I th3t carries weekly salary Of SIS to the
winner If his car is fitted with Remy
magnetic $50 otherwise). was run at three
miles. when II has never before been run
az less than twenty-five usually az a much
greater distance
The people who dared the trip down in
tire heat and were agreeably surprised TO
frd II cool ~ the shore saw two really
good races and clever DIT If handling I'M
der tho most trying circumstances. After
driving fifty seven miles In the sixty mile
race. Louis Disbrow threw tire on his
Pope Hummer and only by the merest
chance missed punging through the out
track fence on the first turn. Going al
fifty miles an hour II is some feat 20 stop
a plungine car and right II in two hundred
yards But Disbrov accomplished this and
started IN the next race within ten minutes.
The hest race Of the day was the hour
competition. which was changed 70 sixty
miles II was won by Ralph he Palma.
bat the real competition was for second
place. which the Mercer was successful
i'm landing Hughie Hughes drove the
Mercer and Louis Disbrow made the going
for the second place very exciting till he
threw his shoe
At the start Disbrows engine refused 10
work. and before he got into the going
the field. led by De Palma and his Sim
pick. was a long way ahead. Inside the
first mile. however. Disbrow had moved
up 10 third and IT then became an heroic
attempt Of Dishrow 10 catch De Palma.
For several laps De Palma was so far in
advance that the band played. AN Alone,
/ All Alone" In the thirteenth mile Knpper,
.
with bad ignition on tho fifteenth mile
/ Iisbrov got within striking distance Of
De Palma, and then followed an extra
ordinary series Of trials to pass him.
+ He would catch even with De Palma on
+ the back and hold him into the turn only
TO see he Palma pull away from him on
/ the point Of the turn. A. the thirtAth
mile 10 Palma led with Disbrow second
and Hughes and the Mercer third. The
time was % minutes - 80 seconds. Dishrow
left tho track for a momentary halt at
! the thirtv-aighth mile and he Palma left
in the next mile. Then Hughes went off.
/ All three contestants came hack. losing
bout Ian each. But this I'D not throw
them out Of their respective places. as
/ they had already lapped the other en-
I trants The order was the same at the
/ forty-ffth mile with tho time - minutes
q Is seconds At the fftieth mile Hughess
! Mercer began 70 worry the red Pope ma
| chine for second, and they alternated In
/ tho lead several times. Then Disbrows
| tire went and Mercer got the second place.
| IN the I'VE mile race for non-stock cars,
/ 20l 10 30 cubic inches piston displacement.
/ the battle WAS between the Prince Henry
/ Benz. driven by Patschke. and the Ma
/ tional. driven by Fay Sheets. They fought
| II out for first place Tor about three miles,
/ and then tho Benz drove down the Ma
| tiona winning I'm a hair raising finish.
! Bob Rurman made two attempts TO lower
/ the worlds record 81 1882 seconds for
mite on dirt track. made by Ralph De
| Palma, in a Fiat, az Syracuse last fall His
first attcmpt was done in i959 seconds.
/ lowering the track record of George Rob
ertson, made last summer AZ Brighton. in
/ q Simplex, in ~ seconds His second at
tempt was done in 1876 seconds
The novelty race Of five miles afforded
some amusement II required the drivers
/ Of thoroughly equipped touring cars 10
| drive A mile alone, take on four passengers.
/ set them down, and so alternate TIL the
! n.o miles were covered. Hudson, driven
boy Mr. Lame, won the race.
The FIRST trial for the Remy brassard was
! issppointng. II was from hying start
and after several false starts was won by
| Billy Knipper driving Benz. Bob Bur
/ man also in p Benz was second. ana Ra lph
/ be Palma was third. De Palma had 10
/ fact that both first and second men were
members Of the stable Of the management
Of the meet and he was unable 70 ride
through Tho pocket they fixed up for him
on the back stretch. The second and de-
| Gliding heats will take place to-day.
The last race 81 the day was announced
| on the card as hye-mile handicap.
! There were fourteen starters. Nine smaller
| cars were sent away on time handicap, but
/ owing TO misunderstanding Of the condi-
/ tions by the remainder Of the field the
start was declared false and an assist
. ant starter was sent up the track 10 stop
/ the care which were speeding at fifty
/ miles an hour. Fred Wagner the starter
/ frantically waved his checkered flag TO
| stop them and his assistants used their
/ arms for soma phores. But the nine driv
| nrs came crashing down the stretch, some
| Of them making no apparent move 70 slow
NJ The inevita bic thing happened Two of
I the Paige cars crashed into each other
! shaving of wheel from one OF them
| Meanwhile The announcer had stated that
the mana cement had decided 10 make the
| race ten-mile contest \ consultation
| was held and tho nine drivers were sent
! back TO their tents for "diSobeying orders
The race was then started in handicap
! Wav leaving De Palma and Luud on
! scratch Dishrow had an eighth Of mile
! on them and the Mercer and the Paige
/ driven by Craig had quarter n mile.
After two miles ol me race nad been
1 that the management had decided 10 cut
the distance to the original I'VE miles. The
, crowd left thoroughly puzzled and some
| what disguised Hughes. in the Mercer
/ Simplex. icing second
| Just previous to the races the Simplex
driven 10y Ormsby and the Mercer driven
10 the hospital. where he died at e}0 o'clock
/ I'm the evening. OrmsbN was az fault for
! disoheying the rules Of the course and was
/ NOT allowed 20 drive at this meet. Referee
/ Pardington recommended that his license
from the 4 4 a be taken away from
him and this will be done.
1 The races were under the management
/ ~ the indianapolis Motordromc.
/ The summaries Follow:
rive mice mon stock. lei . go inches Jack
Tar~is second Time. 49,