The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14
EARL FRENCH BADLY
HURT IN AUTO RACE
Car Leaps Track I'm Thr~e-Quarters
Stretch and In Wrecked ina
Time Trials.
Mile Record For Track In Made by
Eddie Hearne in Remarkable Time OF
F1fsy-seven Seconds Fiat.

Autome bile fans had their hearts do
stre yesterday when they Witnessed
the most thrilling and eventful speed
tngs ever seen In this city. The grand
stand was well allied with speedera,
near-speeders and mere seekers for
sport All around the track spectators
crowded upon each other. although
there were no rsllbirds. the rails hav-
ing been roped OF TO safety. The track
had been weu-roIled and oiled. but de-
spite this and the heavy rain OF the
evening before. the dust arose in heavy
clouds at every passing of the speeder.
One accident marred the perfect day
Earl French, driving kline car, who
had entered the fourth event. time
trial. jumped the track On the three
quarter stretch. rolled through the
fence, and was badly injured. The am
buiance was rushed to the scene across
the Acid, and DR.. Hinchman gave him
first aid. He was hurried to the Re-
treat for the Sick. where 1t was found
that he had heen considerably bruised
and cut about tbs head. and that sev-
eral teeth had been knocked out It
Is not believed his injuries will re-
suit fatally. and he was reported last
! night as getting along nicely.
Everything also went along swim
mingiy. In the event in which Mr..
French met his mishap. the fastest
speed ever recorded on this track was
made by Eddie Hearne, who went the
mile In afty-ssven seconds tat, Andy
: Hurt came next in 1901 fat also beat
ing the track record others made
good speed, and each received his por-
ton of applause.
The twenty-five mile affair created
much interest for eleven milea- Up
/ to point Burt and Hearne drove well
! together, and clifford and Hayes went
nose and nose. then there was scat
! tertng Hearne. In his Duesenberg
/ Special, heaved ahead. leaving much
| dust In the face OF Burt in his Peugot.
( Clifford and Hayes widensd the distance
between theruselveI with Hayes in q
4 Buick special In the lead. and clifford
/ in a clifford Speciat bringing up the
rear. shaw. In a Buick, dropped out
! on the first mile. and Jimmie Fox held
/ on for nearly two miles. when he too.
| went to the siie line. The time was
| considered good. being for the first ten
! nilea In eleven minutes. six seconds.
/ Stearne passed Clifford on the eleventh
mile lap
| Frank Davidson made what may be
1 termed a record rim" He left New
4 York Friday in his StutZ, and reached
/ the track just in the knick or time to
! enter the time trials. He was pretty
/ dusty and tired, but he got through
I the run In 1895. considered tiptop
| speeding under any circumstances on a
/ mile track.
! The crowd enjoyed the races exceed
ingly. ana many expressions OF appre-
! citation for the opportunity of seeing
| some OF the famous drivers OF the
| country were heard. on all hands.
Owing to the late hour. the seventh
! event, a. ten-fliler. was cut, This events.
/ the drivers and the time OF each race
| is here given:
/ F1rst Event.
I Five nfies-Prixes, $50 SIS and SIS.
/ II. w. Kriner, Kline car. hrst: Rose
Hayes. Buick, second: G. n. Cooper.
4 Ford Special. third.
Time--5:4T
| w. Booker with a Ford; r c. Gtf-
ford with & Special: Jimmy Fox with a
Maxwell. also started.
/ Second Event.
Five niles-Opsn only to cars owned
In Richmond. Prizes. $50. s35, SIS. II,
w. Kriner. Kline frst; Don Moore,
Kline. second; Russ Hayes. Buick
! Special. third,
\ Time---5:47.
Il II. l. Shaw, with q Ford. also started
Ten mfles--Free for all. Prizes, 500
$50, $25. Eddie Hearne, Duesencerg
Special. frst Andy Burt. Peugot. sec
ond: Russ Hayes. Buick. third
i TimA-10.52.
! Frank Davidson with stutx; Dor
Moore with Kline. also started
ronrth Event.
Time trials, 10 lower. II possible
track. state and worlds records Prizes
500. $50. s25. Duesenberg Special
Eddie Hearne. o.5T: Peugot. Andy
> ~ ~
I:osA; Kline. Don Moore. sos 2-6 Gif'
, ford Special. r. C. clifford. 9e7; Buick
> Special. Russ Hayes. 1907: Kline
- Kriner. 1909 1-5; Maxwell. Jimmie
) Fex. 1910 Is: Buick. H L. Shaw
: 1:13h; Ford Special. G. D. Cooper. l:14
Ford Special. w, Booker. 1;21
Kline. Earl French. out (accident).
!, Fifth Event.
: Twenty-Five miles-Free for all. Sea
i board championship. Prizes. 5000
j, $3.50. SIS. s25. Eddie Hearnes. puesen
berg Special, nrst: Andy Burt. Peugot
second: Russ Hayes. Buick specia!
fourth.
i Time-s:4t. $500: s:ss: 7:os,
Jimmie Fox. with Maxwell. a,s'
started.
sixth Event.
Ten m e Sire. -for-all h>ndicap
Prizes, 500, $50. s2t SIS. Don Moore
!, Kline. frst; Andy surt Peugot, sec
/. ond Eddie Hearnee. Duesenberg Spe
etai. third: Russ Hayes Buick Special
, fourth.
, Time--s41. s;sota. s:5s. 1905.
Special Event
Fiye-mile race between Monte Ston
,, In "A Peugot and Eddie Hearne In
! Duesenherr Special Hearne winning II