The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-09-06
Dearborn and Mechanic Badly
Hurt When Car Skids on
Brighton Track.
TIRE BLOWOUT CAUSES 1T
Peugeot Third When Accident
Occurs on Turn-De Palma
Wins Chief Event.

sized crowd that attended the first Of the
two days automobile race meet OF the
Motor Dealers Contest Association at the
Brighton Beach track yesterday after
noon Every one OF tho five races was
marked with more thrills IN, are pro
vided at the average speed meet. the cli-
max being reached In the feature event,
the nifty mile free for all which concluded
the programme. whom the reugeot car
driven by Frank Dearborn. after dan
gcrously slGdding at two earlier stages in
the race crashed through tho outside
fence al the clubhouse turn on the forty
first mile.
The peugeot was running third, after
being halted for a tire change, when one
OF the tires blew out as Dearborn was
heading for the first turn. The car skidded
and sldeswiped through the fence coming
To a standstiu In the trees back Of the
track Both Dearborn and his mechanic.
. Harold Mccarthy. were thrown from the
machine. which did not turn over and
were picked UP and rushed to the Coney
Island Hospital suffering from decorations
of the face and probable internal in
juries
1t was said at the hospital late last
night tina; neither man was expected
to live and that It was extremely inn
probable that they would survive until
morning The base OF Dearborn's skull
was fractured and McCartys lungs were
punctured by part Of the fence.
When the programme was completed
De Palma In his Mercedes was credited
with three victories and new track
record for twenty-five miles DE Palma
broke this mark twice during the after
noon. the first time covering the distance
in "a minutes y 25 seconds, a. compared
with "a minutes 35 seconds. the previous
ri ma 10 ~ ms al IA Mercer A
In August last year. In the MY mi"
race tho Italian ploted the German car
for twenty-five laps in 20 minutes a. 50
seconds. lettering the time no made IN
an earlier event IN the ten mile handi-
cap Dearborn sent his PeugcOt over the
distance IN the time of . minutes 40
seconds which clipped IL seconds from
tho previous ten mile record for the
track
Two OF DE Palma's wins can be credited
to "A large extent 10 the mishaps that
befell the PeuEcOt car during critical
stages of the races. on two occasions
this car skidded completely around ON
tho entrance 10 the homestrctch while
leading tho field and compelled the drivers
following to display their greatest skin
In avoiding smlshup. ON the first lap
OF the n'ty mile race Dearborn's mount
sOddcd at this spot and lie Palma. who
was Immediately behind IL, had to swing
his mount in a wide arc around the re-
, Nolving IcugcOt de rama ira
generalship avoided "A nasty inlNup. ON
the nineteenth mile OF the same race the
Pcugeot again performed some fancy
: steps on the entrance 20 the backstretch
because OF tire trouble and again had L.
rclinQulsh the lead to the Mercedes
The ATTY mile race was the feature OF
, the afternoon, and nine cars came to the
mark From the start 1t was duel be-
tween the Peugeot, handled by Dearborn
! and DE Palma's Mercedes. Dearborn
r skid on the first mile gave De Palma the
lead for tho first nine miles. but Dearborn
Ioverhauled him before the ten mile mark
2 was reached and set the pace until th'
4 nineteenth mile. when tire trouble br0ugu
= him to the camps in tho inheld after
, spectacular skid. De Palma gained LAT
A and a half while Dearborn's tire was boini
changed and then set the pace until Ia,
thirty-fourth mile. when he had to stol
. for tire change. Both De Palma an,
u Dearborn were halted on the thirty-sev
y enth mile through tire trouble, and at th
! fortieth mile Jessup was In nrst place,
y position he held until the forty-elGhtl
q mile, when DE Palma passed him Dear
: born was eliminated on the forty-hrst mill
. when his car skidded through the fence
4 In the hrst event At ten miles. De Palm'
d Just nosed into hrst place ahead Of Morton
d IN a Mercer Special, which had set tn
pace for the best part OF the race. tn
q ten mile race for cars OF SOL to 600 cuhi
h inches was a walklway for Jack Me
= Carthy in the peugeot, who romped HON
10 IN l0:iO2-5 only three cars started Il
II this race and one was forced ont on tn
~ second lap The twenty-five mile free
" for-all was won by DE Palma In rccor
= time by as seconds over JACK McCarth
IA the Peugeot. Mccarthy experience
one OF the sklds that marked the cours
OF tao Peugeot throughout the day whe
ne was leading on the eighteenth mill
The summaries
Ten Mile. Glass c. Son stock -l6i 20 30
a cubic inches piston displpc ,ment--Non h
a De Palma. Mr.,edes, second. Morton, Mer
Ger. third, 10 cain. Chevrolet. Time, /
! minutes 20 "a Seconds.
Ten Miles, class G, Non stock --90l 20 60
y cubic inches piston displacement Won b
q Mccarthy, Peugeot, second, Morgan. slut
Q Time 10 minutes - As seconds
y Twenty nve Miles, Free for All, Class
9 Won by De Palma, Mercedes, second, Nc
o Carthy Peugeot; third, Erwin Special. Berg
0 doll. Time, ~ minutes 20 seconds. Me-
- record Former record, "a minutes 35 sec
2 onds made by De Palma, Mercer. Angus
1918.
Ten Miles Free for AL Handicap, Class
Won hy Dearborn, peugeot. 10 seconds
q second lie calm chevrolet, 40 second,
y third De Palma Mercedes, scratch. Tim
% . minutes - as seconds
n Finy Miles, Free for All, class h -Wo
rs he Palma Mercedes, second, Jes~ul
pr, chevrolet, third. calvin. Marquette fourti
Mt Time so minutes ~ l-5 seconds
~. .T CUSHING GAINS LEG ON CUP.