The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-01

ppe-IOnftA OF "a ffrDbp H"'N cen tneLn,
the time being s:l7 u. aud @:I7 "a.
The Stevens-ppryca. driven by Meme
gheiIi, was third IN 6.3@
Racing s'opuIsr I'erc-
Tnouestionahi' automobile racing
has won favor in Eichm0nd. The at
tendance yesterday MAS double the
number Of the dag before. and an in
terest was created that vii cause pub
lic demand Tor an annual auto race
meet. The bringing togcthcE ~ such
divers as Disbcow. Wisnsrt, Morton,
Minker. Memo ghetl. Lewis, Barber and
Sikrent was accomplished after much
hard work % the rsriYz committee OF
the Richmond Automobile club. under
whose auspices th.s h-st roce meet
Was given. Tho drivers brought their
machines with them ana placed upon
the local tracks cars which raroly ever
appear sxcept upon the principal race
tracks o, this and foreign countries.
Al enormous pruse TO the richmond
Automobile club the public MAS given
an opportunifr - sc fless great
drivers in action. ard those who saw
the events OF the Two DAYS were I'M
duestionsbly ples.ei Any enc OF the
several events alone WAS worth the
price Of admission
That the two ds,s meet was pulled
OF without serious accident. despite
the several narrow escapes in yester-
"a, 5 events. Dsspsaks the care the
divers had FOR the spectators who
lined the race-coUrse a. dangerous
points. Undoubtedly faster time would
nave been. and could have been, made
by the cars had tho drivers not siowec
their machine appreclably at the
curves But this IL what saved sew
ersI accidents Of serious nature.
The track record OF 1893 l-5 was
smashed the first day by Disbrow. Who
made II In l 81. Yesterday he covered
the mile in Jay-Ey.- See. d 3eo-horse-
power machine. in one minute nat,
while Jimmy. Jr,' the forty-horse-
power Kline Kar. running ia the ten
mile handicap. made tho eighth mile
In 1:o1, with Morton driving.
The grounds were well policed, the
best OF order was maintained and the
crowd va. entsrtaincs Ksssnichs
Municipal Band won encoBiurns for the
splendid music rendered. and the ar@t
annual auto race meet proved a sue
cess. though not hns ncisl one to the
promoters.
First receive miles. touring cars
and runabouts: prize. s2s.
Kline Rar. entered ny Foster Motor
k.r. nrst: time. s:i7 IL. Kline Ksr.
driven by Dave Morton. second; time.
s:I7 a. Stevens-Duryea car. entered
by R. 3. Airport driven by Louis Meme
ghetti. third: time. $50
Second race-ten miles uonstock
cars. 2si 70 SEQ cab!c-iuch piston dis
placement; prize. first, $3.50; second,
$50
Mercer car. entered hy the Mercer
Automobile Company. driver by Spen-
* 2re LIZ
Bullet car. entered and driven by Joe
Nikrent. second. time. -to4' "a. Kline
kar. Jimmy. Jr- entered BY Kline
Motor Car Corporation. driven By Dave
Morton, lost tire and crashed into
the fence after taking the lead and
finishing nrst In the seventh mile;
dropped out. Time for eight miles.
$40.
Special event-one- dash against
track record Of i:9i. created by Louis
Disbrov yesterday. LOUIS Disbrow. in
hts powerful 3oo-horsepower "Jay-Eye-
See." made the mile in one minute fat
Second special event-nve miles. for
old stock cars-Buick. driven by Tay-
Tor; Metz. driven BY Gordon. and Ford.
driven by kshl~r. Buick. first, time
7:I3 50. Ford, second. time 7:35- The
Metz car. running a good second. drop.
ped out at the frst quarter OF the finsl
mile the power having failed.
Third rsce-fen miles. handicap. non
stock cars under $50 cubic-inch piston
displacement; prizes FIRST sl5o: sec
ond $50. third. S2A Third prize do
mated by Royal Laundry.
Bandicaps:
The Warren car. entered and driven
- J. Q Barber was given thirty Sec
onds start: Jimmy" entered BIZ Kline
Motor Car Company. driven by John W
Minke-. given ten seconds start. Case
Bullet. entered and driven by Joe Nj
krent. five seconds start. the Stutz Car.
entered by the Stutz Motor Car Com
Z T.
my. Jr-" the Kline kar. driven by
Dave Morton. were given tn. scratch.
all cars being timed by the scraSc-i
cars start
Case Bullet NIkrcnt. first. time
1859 "a. Jimmy. Jr.." Morton. second.
time 1903. >tutz. Lewis. third. time
ff.5f The Kline Rsr. Jimmy" broke
an sxie and pistunrod al tn. three
quarters pole and dropped out OF the
running
Fourth -s-c--fve miles. noastock
cars. under SOC cubic-inch piston IS
placement First prize. sicc. second.
$50. cash or trophy.
simplex Zip entered aud driven
Stutz car. entered ~ Stutz Motor Car
Company. driven BY Dave Lewis. sec
ond. time s.fe -. Case Bullet. en-
tered and driven BY Joe Nikrsnt. third.
time Ell.
fifth race-ave miles. city Of Rich
mond prize Of $3.50. First $3.50. sec
ond. s75. third. ss5-Simpiex Zip" en-
tered and driven By Louis Disbrow. lie
horsepcws-. FIRST tine. s.21 a.. Stutz
ear. entered BY Stutz Rotor Car Com
psny. driven - Dave Lewis. eighty
horsepower. second. time. S.22 90.
Jimmy. Jr-- entered by Kline Motor
Car Corporation. driven BY Dave Nor
ton. forty horsepower. third time. SIS
sixth racc-twenty-hve miles. free
. for all. noastock cars fret prize.
5000. second. $3.50. third. $50. cash o.
trophy--Simpicx Zip entered snd
driven b. Louis Disorov. FIRST time
$40. Case fsvIiet entered and driven
~ Joe Nitrcnf second tire 17.s IL
Kline Ear. Jimmy. Jr.~ driven b
. Dave Morton. crashed into fence "a
fret curve Of seventeenth nile after
bursting tire: returned 10 the track
within -four End thrce-fourth minutes.
starting with the Case Bullet ~ the
beeinnins 81 THE tverty-nrst MILE
MAKING twenty three miles In - ~.