The sun., 1915-10-06
HUGHES Sees FOLLY
OF DEFYING NATURE
Drives Around Wet Track at
Top Speed Until Skidding
Ends His FrOlic.
BARELY ESCAPES INJURY

Hughie Hughes helped yesterday to
prove that the Sheepshead Bay motor
speedway Is no place for motoring on
a wet day He took out car. not one
OF those which Is entered In the race
next saturday, and in spite OF good
advice not to try the stunt he drove a
fairly slow lap and then opened up. As
he went into the bank at the lower end
of the grand stand he got a fine front
wheel skid The car spun sharp around.
the rear wheels just grazing the outer
rail high on the bank. Then he shot
sharp down the incline and struck the
safety apron. as the dirt stretch at the
bottom Of the paraboiic curve is called.
It was soft and holding and anchored
the car before II could 20 OH and strike
the concrete retaining wall at the june
ton with the infield. Hughes wasn't
hurt. He took no mechanic along on the
trip so that no one but himself was in
volved in any risk.
Fred j. Wagner. the A. A. A. starter.
Is going over 20 Trenton to-day to handle
the track meet which was scheiuled Tor
last Friday. but was called or on ac-
count of rain. The promoter wanted TO
to change so as not to conflict with the
Sheepshead Bay races. Ralph De Palma
will drive StutZ at Trenton, Ira Vail
will pilot a Mulford Special and Grover
Bergdoli an Erwin Special. All these
men are entered for SheepsheaC
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
supplementary speed trials at Sneeps-
head. The cars which for one reason
or another haven't made the tests before
will get their official speed tests then.
De Palma. perhaps with his Mercedes,
but more likely with the Stutz that ran
fast at Des Moines. will be among the
drivers. Porporato will try TO make the
+. II. =. 20 the distance.
II the Peugeot which Ralph Mulford
has been awaiting from abroad gets
through the customs he will try II out.
This Is one OF the fastest cars in the
world and is the fourth of the lot, OF
which Restas. Athens and Wilcoxs
are the three other. If the Peugeot ISN'T
here milford will drive the Maxwell
Carl Limberg will test the Delagc Of
Harry $. Hardness. the speedway presi-
dent. and Hughie Hughes the baby
Peugeot which Mr.. Harkness has entered.
Two MERGERS. a Bugatti and an Erwin
Special also may go to the mark. The
MERGERS were withdrawn last week. but
the postponement has given them oppor-
tunity to do some last minute work that
may be effective.
There is "A chance that Joe Seymour.
well known as a racing pilot in the old
days. will have a mount. He has "A
Western friend who has very fast car
which is eligible flor the race He will
meet the man to-day and will find out
when the car Is due in New York.
The postponement Of the race from
last Saturday hardly will affect the at
tendance this coming Saturday. Judged
from the way the tickets still are selling
AT the Speedway office. 1896 Broadway.
TO he sure. many folks from out OF
town have given up an idea of seeing the
race. but great many New Workers
who were crowded with business AT the
first Of the month now will be able to
take the day on and see the fast cars.
There will be smoker for the racing
drivers next Thursday night at the
Motor club. The management Of the
Speedway plans to hav. the results of
the worlds series announced at the
track
If--perish the thought-it should rain
again next Saturday the rare will go
over to columbus Day which is Il
Tuesday
Some one has discovered among other
things at SheepShead Ray a mares nest
~ the latest model This discover.r has
brought To light that mhr.cating troubles
have been many among the cars at the
track due to the fact that on the severe
banks the ears have to lean at an angle
which precludes the possibility Of
proper luhriCation. The oil. instead of
being distributed evenly to all the
cylinders sloshos over To one side. food
my one part and missing the other en-
tirely. This results in burned bearings
and frozen pistons.
When tn" cars straiehten out for the
dashts down the straightaway th,
backwash of oil splashes around in the
crank case and fouls the spark plugs.