The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-12-01
DIsDlON IS KING
Of TRACK !!. b! RACERS


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1Sin raiser. The kline kar, Win |
Winker Al the wheel jumped to the
toaa 81 the slsrt but WAS unable 10
MIA III advantage, It's brother car
artyen by Morton gaining steaaiiy on
A and leading by two lengths al the
nnish Of the first mile. Aithoash
Mtuker was hard pressed several tlmss
BIZ Morton he succeeded In ertaAnlnS
his lead and won IN s:lt la. Inc
Stevens car Vouid hardly De con
uidsred to have been IN the race, Tor
Il was hops.essiy oGteiassed' IL lost
neaadily throughout the race ana TN
fshed far behind,
In the next event q ten mile affair
far nens-stock cara win three en-
triss, came the hrst excitement OF
ths day. Jimmy Jr.," with Morton
NJ the wheel, after gaining the lead
IN the seventh mile and retaining IL
fer two laps, crashed through the
fence on the first curve OF the mimi
round. The machine did not turn
over and, although several sections
Of the fence we're sent hurting through
the air, the driver was unnuri His
car lost tire and was hopeiessly out
Of the race, however, and did not
anish The Mercer car. with Spencer
Wishart driving. which had taken the
lead at the start of the race, and
retained IT until Jimmy. IT. had
Tone to the front. aga-n SHIT ahead
and wen handiiy with thu time uf
le,s3 la. The Case Bullet made
second place by the failure of the
Jimmy, Jr.," car TO finish. 1t was
never a serious competitor for first
honors-
Breaks Track Record.
While waiting repairs 10 be MADE
- al Il
an exhibition mile In his famous aev
horsepower jay Eye-See" car. lie
succeeded in making the lap In one
second fat, which lie the best official
mark made on the State fair grounds
course. He cut whole second of
the mark made by him yesterday dur
Ing five-mlle race. when he went
the distance In l;01.
The repair of the cars had not been
completed after Disbrow had run bis
exhibition mile so another special race
was STAGED. Three old stock cars
entered for ive miles of running.
Fairly good time was made, but out
side Of local interest in the cars and
their drivers the race was not as
Interesting as were the others. The
Buick, with Kahoier at the wheel,
took the lead at the crack of the
pistol, and won easily. The Metz in
several instances pushed him, but lost
q tire al the beginning of the final
mile and did not finish. the Ford car
getting second place.
4 handicap event. with Ave non
otoEk cars entered, was the next race
on the card and furnished great sport.
The Kline Kar, Jimmy" broke an
axle on the last curve of the third
lap and was forced to retire. The
Y positions of the other cars changes
several times. The Case passed the
Warren on the third lap and after
that held the lead to the end. The
Warren gave way to the Stutz In the
NTH aud In turn was bested by Jim
my. Jr." In the seventh. The cars
1nished, Case, Jimmy, Jr.," Stutz
and Warren. The Warren dropped
hack steadily after the fourth mile
and, at the finish about a sixteenth Of
: mile separated 1t from the leading
CIR.
Disbrow In his Simplex, zip" kept
the stand In constant roar during
the fourth race by playfuliy toying
with his lead over the other cars Al
though he was the last to get away
he cut in on the first curve and gain
ed the lead. From that time on he
did his best TO make a race OF the
event. His little red car gained OF
NJ the ptEefH Win tue greatest edSGt ob'
the driver, every now and then, would
slacken up and the space between
them would close and the hearts o!
the fans would fiutter expectantly a.
u appeared that his car would bt
paused. However. during the fourth
lap he began to draw away In earn
est and won with about three sec
oHds to spare. Time SIG liz. Tit
positions Of the cars did not chang
after passing the first curve. Thu
0tutx kept its second place and finish
ing In S:ls la as against s:2l OF tn
last machine.
The race for the city OF Richmond
prize, while moot the fastest Of th'
days events was interesting through
cut. The machines sprinted away Il
4 good start, Zip" leading and tn
ntutx In second place. Jimmy. Jr.
failed to live up TO It's high recort
and was unable to get out of thirt
place. These cars were the three
Which. in the opinion of the referee
and Judges had made the mest com
mendable performances during thu
meet. Zip" made the distance IL
5.2l "a.
"Jimmy Jr." Through Fence.
In the sixth race. and grand Gaping
of performance, came the most sen
aationai event on the caru. fhe laik
est prize OF the meet had been offer~t
for the winner of the twenty hve- mil'
race. Four cars were entered, bu
the burning out OF the Stutz carl
magnetic forced Its withdrawal. ant
the Case, Simplex and Jimmy Jr.'
were left for the competition. Disbro~
jumped ahead at the star, and aftel
gaining good lead took tha course
carefully. He was never headed. and
Won in 26:ss, remarkably fast tins
for the distance.
Jimmy Jr." though, was not &c
fortunate Morton driving the KLINE
Kar held second place until he hi
the straight away at the finish Of tht
twelfth mile. when the Case tied hin
ii the nnish and shot ahead on thu
curve. -Four laps later, at the be.
ginning OF the seventeenth mia
Jimmy Jr." cast a tire and for mo-
nent was beyond the drivers control
The car went over the enbankment
carrying with 1t six lengths of fencing
and tbs auxiliary posts and down pas
the stands out OF the historic mid
way II did not turn over, however
and In a second Morton had regairee
control. He was on his way back Il
the course before the ambulance couic
reach the spot. Morton re-entered ths
track freyn the paddock. had new
tire pat on and again took UP the race
He lost but FIVE minutes and finished
winning the third money. II was q
great exhibition OF nerve. and TIT