New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-20
AUTO RACES DRAW WELL
Big Crowd Sees SpeederS at
Brighton Beach Track.
MERCER CARS WIN HONORS
Stutz, National and Mason Also
Prominent in Contests I'm
married by Accident,

one of the best automobile matinee pro-
grammcs ever offered at Brighton Beach
was decided over the track by the sea
yesterday before q crowd Of about four
thousand persons But for threatening
weather during the morning the crowd
would undoubtedly have been much larg-
OPP. but j, was quite up to expectations
considering the lateness OF the date, and
those who were there enjoyed some spir-
lied racing without a trace of the hip
podrOniug that was So prominent in the
earlier races over the same track this
year
The conduct of the races could not have
been better. although the affair was in the
ifands Of a trio Of local dealers unsed to
this sort Of thllg Fred Wagner nan
died the haEs and A. r. Pardington was
the referee thus duplicating the MilWau-
kec meet, while several of the cars, IN
Guiding the Grand Prize winner. had been
brought here direct from the Western
city
There were eight races on the pro-
gramme, outside of two exhibitions, NIL
ing in about four hours in which the
spcctatoTs found interest most OF the
time 1t was a Mercer afternoon, as the
Trenton built cars captured first money
Il four Of the races one being open Only
70 cars of that make, while the Stutz won
two, the National one and the Mason
one. In a mile exhibition Ralph Milford
drove the National car that Won the Me-
mortal Day race at Indianapolis GOVERNS
the mile circuit in 53l2 seconds OaleO
Bragg intended to try for Burman rec
ord with the Grand Prize-wlnnlns 1aN
but after making five laps OF the taCN
he declared the car 10 be far from us
best. and declined TO go against the UNI
ing machine. He had received the cal
from the West only an hour before start
ing for the beach, and it required luiilHs'
The longest race Of the afternoon
. a5-ultu s...u4l LuI Iue ROOCI 'Sy" ''Nt'''
. Opeu 70 HJu-stUCK Gals, ""s VIZ ~ -
y-a44yl.a4 uIl,tu W NSA NAaICA' IiOLti = e
a., iutgs.4u, d.. =, -AUIItE, dltSi d SP1ii'I~
contest IL udu yyyu expected IHaI SPCIA-
Ger NJ IsHaTJ Mercer MOu4u OS 80
CONTENDER, ULL u piece u "~9'I 90 - 80
.asU4eLe leau p4acvu the HaSLlNe IT, Tr;rG
Commission tor the ume pens 4i4t -
Mace went to Dave Lewis SLu1I' Cat
tlaL was there or whereabouts IL Heail'
every race OI the udy, dAu "'''NN ~
peared u be a general IdNU!4tS' -.s.-,,.,
one. al I'VE mites SUlus 70 the SJuII' Win
.Geue Homan's BergdCl second anu tAC
National third. Inc winning car IIau q
ten second handicap on RAY ~" a. y -
Itlck bug, NnlCn vas pIdCeu at So
In tine lg-mlle uanlUdp, zen stdL ms ~
Tnrn,s went 10 NIsnart with the Mercer
.4uy armour feIgusOns car OF the sdLHC
make was SECOND. Ine scratch HdvhLIeS
.u TINS we're the SJulZ, Lnird al tAe IiA.SII,
and Inc Ola rope hummer, d LtLAIIIdtI o.
ne lash ' anuerUilt cup race on Long
me rack was in the best Of condition,
ara il spite OF the Dlg Ae l I me- ne
hardly any dust TO worry or ehoansJI ne
drivers The nearest approach 10 an a.
CiGept was when the Buick bug ore"
...,ng uurueQ around twice at the nome
stretch turn IN the fourth race. WAalen
Rational was close behind, and he damned
ms make on so hard that tire was
~ has been decided to hold another set
OF races on the afternoon OF Elecuon DSi.
As there is nothing else going on IN TINS
line. a majority Of the drivers VINO raCvo
Yesterday will remain for the second meet
The summaries follow:
First race tnon-stock under go inches
Eve miIesD-Won by Mason (Rooerts) Z. NJ
F. Chandler, second; Hupmo0ile (NeyeT)
third. Time j.1S.55.
second race (Ron-stock; 23l-30O inches
zen rniIesD-Won by Mercer Ferguson {;
Eergdou CHomanl, second; Mason lRooertsl
third Time, 1882 S5. Mercer lWlshaFD
finished first, but was disquaIlhed Tor pe'As
oversize. $500
Third race (non-stock; 3Ol-45O inches; ten
uiIes)-Won by Stutz lLewisli O. J. O..
ITFcbaud). second Time, 1892 80. No 9TH
ere finished
Fourth race (non-stoCk; under 800 inches
i've TnilesJ-Wou by Mercer tWshart; Ma
son CMulford), second; National (Whalen),
third. Time 4:46:25
Fifth race (non-stock: free-for-all: TWEEN
ty-fve miles Won by National IWhalen :
Mercer CThebaud). second; Stutz lLewisJ,
third Time 24.54:S5.
sixth race (non-stock; Invitation; open to
Mercer cars; FIVE milesI--Won by Ferguson;
Nishart, second; Mitchell, third. Time.
4.56:25.
seventh race (free-for-all handicap; FIVE
rnilegl-Won by Stutz Lewis): Bergdoll
(Homan), second; National (Whalen), third.
Time. 4:27 80
Eighth race (free-for-au handicap; ten
nilesJ-Won by Mercer (Wishart); Mercer
Ferguson, second; stutz (LewIs), third.
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