New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
ACCIDENTS THRILL BIG
CROWD At AUTO RACES
Two Cars Wrecked and Driver
SustainS Broken Arm at
Brighton Beach.
MERGERS SWEEP THE CARD
ne Palma Retains Title of
Track King by Winning
Five Events, Failing to
Enter in Sixth.

d, Brighton Beach Yesterday in a manner
- corfound those who have asserted that
che Dublic has lost its appetite for con-
tests Of this kind Fully twelve thousand
,srsons the greatest gathering since the
CESSATION Of twenty-four-hour racing, vis-
ted the historic old mile circuit for the
arst matinee meet under the direction of
the Motor Dealers Contest Association.
II can hardly be said that the sport
vss worthy Of the huge attendance. as
tho results were decidedly one-sided but
among the half dozen events were two
Or three that brought the spectators 70
their feet Narrow escapes from fatali-
ties were numerous. and in two cases
drivers stared death in the face as their
cars hurt.ed through the air, but they
escaped through the luck that appears 20
attend pilots Of high speed cars.
The most serious injury Of the after
noon was sustained by a driver named
rsssop. a Boston man. who handled an
old National car in the first race and
who started with the same machine in the
third. a free-for-au scramble at twenty
Eve miles II had covered less than a
mile and was just entering the home
stretch turn. when the left front wheel
collspsed. The car twice turned COM
pletely over. landing right side UP in the
inheld.
Jessop and Darling. his mechanic, were
thrown out. and both landed clear Of the
Machine Ii was at first reported that
1essop was dying, but at the Coney
Island Hospital it was said later that his
rorst injury was a broken arm. unless II
should develop that ne had been hurt in
,srraUy Darlings wrist was sprained'
and after II had been bandaged he spent
the remainder OF the day watching the
races.
A few miles further on. when Dc Palma
and Wishart. both driving MERGERS. were
holly contesting against Jack lie Cain IN
2 Stutz. the latter car blew right
rear tire a il raced on even terms with
n Palma al the exact spot where the
rrevious. accident had occurred. Instantly
the wheel came srnartly in contact with
the left rear OF the other car. De Palma
drew away without mishap and the Stutz
described a complete circle on the track
Wishart Just missing il a. he flew by far
10 the outside OF the track. Le Gains car
rrlped 70 tie paddock, where the tire was
replaced. and IL re-entered the race to
capture third money.
The buzz Of comment on this happen
ing had barely ceased when second
stutz. under the pilotage Of Henri Hick-
nan. blew" a tire on the second turn
and the car shot into the outer bank
ripping of two wheels and practically
turning a somersault before II came 10
rest. facing the wrong way Of the TRACK
Hickman. riding alone. was thrown out,
but escaped with only few scratches.
The meet was described as a matinee.
but In the face Of the results it might more
appropria.elv have been dubbed Mercer
Day" or De Palma Day" There was not
finish IN the half dozen events that did
not find one Of the yellow MERGERS show
ing the way over the wire, and In every
race a car Of the same make was second
while In two races the Trenton cars were
one two. three. Wishart started out by
winning the initial race in the car with
which he finished second 70 GOuX's Peu-
geot az Indianapolis and then De Palma
entered the lists and ran away with the
the wheel Of the car he started with and
failed % finish on Memorial Day.
There was third indianapolis race en-
trant trying for honors-the Peugeot that
vas handled on the Speedway by the I'D
fated Zuccarelli. who met his death In
France two weeks later. Armour Fer
glson. the Long Island amateur owns
me car now. and the sharps expected
ths, he would make IL Interesting for De
Palma and Wishart. With decided in
clination % hit" on three and sometimes
only two cylinders, however. the Peugeot
coughed and spluttered through the two
twenty-fve-mile races, falling TO finish In
either. and must wait FOR another day for
indication OF IT'S alleged speed and sta
biHty.
The opening race was a ten-mile run
for non-stock machines OF $1,000 inches
piston displacement. and ii brought out
three MERGERS against the little Mason
with Milford driving. In the face or
such numbers the Mason appeared Will
ing TO say After YOU" for IL was never
IN the hunt while Wishart's rakish car
made show Of us two teammates.
a storm Of long-sustained cheers
greeted dc Palma as he appeared for the
second race. also a ten miles, but TOT
cars Up 20 $50 inches He was opposed
only By Jessup's National and Hickman
stutz, both Of which afterward came 10
grief The National retired at the end
Of lap. but Hickman made race OF
Il. hanging doggedly 10 his rival and
tWlce Leading him by few feet through
virtue Of hugging the rail on the second
turn. De Palma was biding his time
however, as he demonstrated In the maj
Zap IN which he ran away, winning by
furlong. Just as he crossed the hnish
line his right rear tire exploded, the tube
lying fifty feet into the air.
Event No. 4. originally scheduled as
match but changed 20 an open free ior
all al . miles brought out field OF
hine starters and brought disaster 10
Jessup and Hickman. as earlier related
-Four others retired after starting TOT
one reason or another. and the hnlsh
found de Palma JOY riding ahead OF
Nishart and lie Cain.
Practically the same field had peeh
named FOR the fourth race. programmed
a. Event No 3, al five miles but only
ionr faced Fred Wagner. the starter ana
again II was Wishart who was the run
her-up 70 the track king" while a 'hru