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

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william Dave Norton. racing part
ner with John ~. Minker. with the
Kline Cars. furnished the nerve which
made the nnal day OF the Richmond
Automobile Clubs race meet al the
Virginia state Fair Grounds. ono OF
excitement. chockfuii of the spectscu
ar while Louis DisbroY, In his won
derful "Isv-Ers- see attended 20 the
rnatfer o, lowering mis- own RECORD
OF lei. made Friday IN the ten mile
handicap. when he spnTted a mile IN
ono minute fat.
The first burst Of excitement came
IN the second race. a ten mile event
The Mercer car. driven BY spencer
Wtshart. hal taken the lead aud man. :
aimed II for the FIRST six miles, WITH
Jimmy. Jr." the Kline kar' MortOh
at the wheel. gradually cutting down
the lead. and finally passing the
Mercer as they swung into the home
stretch OF the seventh mile When the
eighth mile had heen finished Morton {
~ Was ten seconds ahead OF the
a,iux Mercer In making the hrs'
curve of the track in the ninth lapse
Jimmy. Jr.." hurst a tire and skidoea'
glowing down the fence
Great applause arose from the spec
.stors when II was announced that the
ear and driver were unhurt. and would
DC seen In other events Of the after
noon Jimmy. Jr-.' had made tine
e,sht miles IN $40. Tho Mercer Won
the race in lo:4s IL. and the acct
dent 20 Jimmy, Jr.." allowed the Case
bullet. with Joe Nikrent at the vince
10 win second money in 1o.A 80
In the ren-mile handicap, the other
Kline KAr Jimmy" for whom Jimmy
Jr." IL named, had 90 act Daily
Jimmy" with John ". Ainker ri
rhe wheel, ran second 70 the warren
car. with Barber up. in the frst two
miles. and was rounding into the ie~a
when, 1t the three-Quar;er mile p0ss-
the Kline Kar skidded- breaking
aYle and driving roo completely
putting Il out OF the running
Car Leaves Track
Jimmy. Jr.." driven by Dave MOI
20, had come back. and in the nnal
race OF the day met with another &C
cioent. which robbed it OF what ap-
n.aro6 TO be q clean victory In the
event. Pittei asains.
ths Il0-horeepover Simplex zip,
xx,,h the nervy Louis Disbrov az the
vhesl. and the Case Bullet, another
poverful car. Joe Nikrent. driving
~rinmy. IT." with Dave Morton grad
usiIy gaining on the Cease. which mao
taken second place In the tweittn
nile had crossed the wire scant sec
oud behind the Case on the seven :
feenth mile, and in rounding the nrS'
curv. at almost the Identical spot
mere the previous accident occurred,
Dhiried from the track while going al
the rate of sixty miles an hour The
car and driver disappeared from view
behind the embankme1t and CRY OF
horror went I'D from the grandstsno-
The "Zir- ana the Case Bullet con
tsuued their wild run around tne
tack. while the ambulance addec 70
the excitement by making run ."
the track ahead Of the racers TO the
place where the fence had been ooiit
Grated by Jimmy, II. Dave MOT
ton. however. had not lost rontToi o.
the machine. but promptly returned II
TO the track. had q new tive pit OF
ana resumed running even with the
Case IN the tventy-irst mile. after
losing four miles. or four and three
quarter minutes IN time Jimmy. u.
was permitted to complete two miles
after the other cars had run the TWEEN
fv-nvo. and was called OF the tTacs
st the end of the twenty third mile
on sccount OF darkness.
Richmoed prsye rtarc-
The feature race OF the csy Wa th'
rve-rile event for the city Of Rich
r7ond prize Of $3.50. thc f-st car tskins
$50: the second s75 and the third s0'
In this race the Simplex ZIP lit
horse power. Louis DisbTcv. several
time. world champion. ana = driver
of international fame. al the wheel
RAD IS contenjers an so-horse power
Stutx. Dave Lewis. also - nstional
fame. IS a driver. End the neet kim
Ksr. tO-hcrse power -Iir1uy. u.
nav. Morton driving The start Wa
even. the stutz car losing few sec
on5s by the failure OF the engine e
spark but overlook Jimmy. Jr-." be
fore the mile US completeo. and To
cars finished each mile thereafter u
vat..ioa. zip first. Stutz second
and Jimmy. Jr-- third. each car
making SPLENDID time for the circular
dirt track with sharp bends.
The Simpler car made the ave miles
=, minutes q S-f SECONDS. the
Stufs car IN minutes and y - sec
ends. and Jimmy. Jr.." 81 minutes
ana "a seconds There were several
Beautiful bursts Of speed on me
strrcr~r II which the Kilne Mar
.hored 10 great advantage b. the SIDE
81 tie more powerful Zip. aut Us
rrov-s handling ~ the simplex on IN
saarp curves was remarkable, and ~
This his car gained many seconds
In thc ar-t race - the day for tour
- as and ruuaboufs the Kiln
xa-. driven By John W Minker. wa
loosely pressed for drst honors ~ the
Kline Esr. driven b. Dave Morton
Ian1 n. cars cane urcsr Tire wire viii