Evening journal., 1915-09-11
AUTOIST BADLY HURT
WHEN CAR TURTLES
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fore it lay partly wrecked on the side
Of tho track Il caught hre but Roy
Freck put out the blaze.
When the car first turned Bacon and
Keller we're thrown from the machine
Bacon falling toward the outer edge
or the track II was thought that both
men had been seriously injured and
spectators by the thousand crowded
around the two men. As the accident
occurred on the second lap Of the
h8lf-mile track there was great dan
ger OF tho other cars running down
the spectators patrolman Payne and
Or. Willis Linn. who were near the
turn rushed 20 the mems assistance,
and Bacon who with Keller had been
seen 10 get TO their feet and start
walking reeled and fell.
Patrolman Payne wrapped his coat
around Bacon and the injured man
was carried 20 the Pierce-Arrow au-
tomobile Of Mr. ulrich. in which he
was taken TO the hospital.
The drivers Of the other autos in the
race did not know that the car had
been wrecked Bacon being in the
rear OF the racers on the second lap
of the race The drivers were stop
ped by officials Of the race and the
other events were called off.
Up to the time Of the accident. the
thousands of persons who had gone
20 the grounds to witness the races
were thrilled as never before. The
track, while not banked properly for
automobile racing. was covered by
drivers who displayed great daring al
high speed
The honors Of the races went TO Ro,
Freck, a local driver. in a Mercer car. b.
being the star performer Of the evening
His dare devil driving had the specta
tors on their feet. Roy Craig. in
Regal. made Freck hustle at times be
fore he won two cups One of these cup
was that offered by THE EVENING
JOURNAL. which was 10 have bee
awarded the winner in the winners
class The cup for the honor man in IN
pursuit race did not arrive. and as th
winners race was called of. as was IN
obstacle race. the cup offered by TIL
EVENING JOURNAL was awarded {
Roy Craig, driver, and E. l. Kinsler, hi
mechanicisn. in the Regal Whil
Freck won the race. the Judges had dc
cided that all the cups would not 60 {
one man, and as Mr. FreclS already ha
won two races, THE EVENING JOUF
NAL cup in the pursuit race was give
10 the second car. Craig's Regal Nj
Freck said he was perfectly satisfe
with the arrangement.
His Mercer car admittedly was tn
fastest on the track. and his darinl
driving got the winning speed out o
A.
The wrecked Renault car was own
ed by William Kuser. Of PHILADELPHIA
Mr.. kuser visited Bacon at the hospi
tai today
Can ] drive that car again in tn
Trenton races, was the first question
Bacon, on his bed. asked of MI
Kuser. Early In the races a tire O.
the same wheel was blown out an
Bacon had replaced II Just befor
starting in the race in which the a,
cident occurred. Bacon told Nj
Kuser he would be out OF the hospits
on Monday, but the hospital author
ties at noon doubted that Baco
would leave there by Monday
The first race was a mile even
which the drivers of the cars wer
made 10 run 100 yards and ente
their machines with the motors rur
ming and drove around the trac
twice, one mile Freck won thi
event with ease.
The second event was the time trial