Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 15

OAKLAND TRIBUNE OCTOBER 24, 15 Splendid Auto Races Bring Fame to Oakland TTT St SUNDAY MORNING, GET Mb i nunnnninr r. BERTH RIDES WITH RACERS ANB MARKS TWO VICTIMS in Sale of Lace Curtains CLASSIC AUTO RACES END WITH BURST OF GLORY Alameda County Scene of the Greatest Speed Contest Ever Held in the Western States Reduction Reduction. 20 to 33i Regular 'Price. $2.25 Pair SCRIM der CURTAINS Hemstitched bor- Just deserts In the race of yesterday and all Alameda county should be proud. It is a big boost for Alameda's roads.

As has already been said, no praise that any writer might give the committee would prove sufficient and the 200,000 or- more people who lined the course will bear witness to the fact that Oakland handled the automobile classic of California In a manner which she can well afford to proud of. $3.00 Pair FTtEXCH XET CURTAIN'S Arabian lace insertion with Arabian $2.75 Pair -SCRIM CURTALVS Two-inch hemstitched; extra quality scrim $3.00 Pair SCRIM CURTAIN'S Trimmed with plain band of scrim $3.00 Pair SCRIM CURTAIN'S Trimmed -with band and Grecian key design $3.25 Pair PTJVIX ET CURTAIN'S Threa-band border of tucked net I $4.50 Pair IVORY SCRUM CURTAINS 4-inch Cluny insertion and $3.25 Paii- PIAIX XET CURTAIXS Five tucks of net OUR SPECIAL Mahogany Library Table Colonial design; spacious drawer four solid Geary at Stockton Union Square San Francisco Maxwell Car No. 1, whose face machinery in racing car broke. WISE OF EXPERTS Sucess of Meet Largely Due to Chairman's Efforts LOCAL MEET FAVORABLY COMPARED WITH OTHERS Visitors Declare European Races Did Not Surpass Portola Events M. J.

Laymanoe, chairman of the Oakland Portola committee, was congratulated on all sides for the great success that had been achieved. M. H. De Young; proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle, and -who has attended the great automobile events held In Europe, was among th most enthusiastic of those who congratulated Mr. Laymance.

"I feel that Oakland and Alameda county have covered themselves with glory In the auccess of today's auto said Mr. Laymance, who modestly refused to take more than a fractional part of the credit that is his due for arranging the many details that contributed to the achievement. were many who had attended the big Eastern and European faces who were sincere in their declarations that the events held on this side of, the 'bay did not suffer in comparison. "The course was in perfect condition and there was nothing to mar the success of the day, except two unfiertunate accidents, which, of course, happen even under other conditions. We put forth every effort to effectively guard the course.

EFFECTIVE PATROL "There were 300 members of the National Guard under Colonel D. S. Smith patrollng the course, and Sheriff Barnet had 150 deputies Judiciously placed. Besides Chief of Police Wilon kindly assisted with two score of his men, who were off duty and volunteered their se-vlces. "The police departments df San Leandro and Hayward and the constables, with their deputies, all co-operated to provide a force that guarded, every foot of the way along the course.

"It will be a tremendous advertisement for Oakland and Alameda county. It served to open the eyes of many thousands of people as to what we have over here, and many that I talked with Were enthu-elastic over our highways. The Foothill boulevard, as well as other roads forming the course could not have been in finer condition. "We were surely well advertised. In today's races' REFEREE ENTHUSIASTIC.

I P. Rowe, one of the committee under whose direction the Vanderbilt cup races were held, and who courteously put his cervices as referee of today's races at the disposal of the Oakland committee, said: "They were the best conducted races I have ever attended. Every detail of arrangements essential to the success of the day was well provided for. Tou have-jthe location here for holding such events, and I am confident this is not the last of automobile events that will be held over this course." Hon. M.

IT. De Young, proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle, kindly officiated as one of the three Judges of the day. The well-known publisher has attended several of world-famous auto races held in Europe, and his commendation of the events held in Oakland were without qualification. Tt was a grand success," said Mr. De Young.

'Every detail was provided for and speed records were broken. The Oakland committee assuredly deserves credit for its thoroughness in providing for every detail. I foresee that this will not be the last great event held over this course." Sam Bell McKee, the prominent attorney, was among the enthusiastic spectators of the day's events. Mr. McKee attended the famous Van-lerbilt cup race, and he concedes that it did not surpass the Oakland program.

"It was magnificently conducted." said Mr. McKee. "There was not. a point in the mechanism of arrangements that was not covered. It was the greatest crowd that has ever assembler! in Alameda county.

I cannot speak too highly of the entire affair." JACK BIMNS TIRED OF SHOW LIFE, SEEKS A JOB NEW YORK. Oct. 23. TireS of notoriety and the sho husines, Rrinno wireless operator of the ill-fatei Republic, sailed todav- for Southhanipttin. i Blnns Is srolng to the main rifflre of the Marconi Wireless Telegraph ('wnpanvi in Ixmdon and probably will be asslgiwl to a ship.

He Is me with theatricals, he s.ivs. POPE-HTFORD CAPTURES ALL Finishes First, Covers Fastest Lap, and Breaks Record for Course AVERAGE GAIT OF WINNER IS 54 SECONDS PER MILE Apperson Car Wins Second Prize and Second Race, Behind Victor Not only did the Pope-Hartford car carry away the honors at the automobile races yesterday by covering 25 8 miles rri 3 hours, 59 minutes and 18 seconds, or 17 minutes, 36 seconds ahead of its nearest competitor, but it made the fastest time for any one lap, covering the distance of 21 miles in IS minutes, 50 seconds. Then the car almost repeated this operation by again the distance around the course in 18 minutes, 52 seconds. Its average for the entire race was a mHe in 54 seconds. The closest competitor for the time around the course was the Apperson car, which covered the tenth lap In 19 minutes, 2 3 seconds.

The Stearns No. 15 made the eighth lap in 19 minutes, 24 seconds. VIXS TWO RACES. The Pope-Hartford car first place in two of the races of the day, carrying away first honors in the first race by covering the seven laps of 15 0 miles in 2 hours, 15 minutes, 2 3 seconds. The Autocar captured second place in this race, covering the distance in 2 hours, 49 minutes, 2 3 seconds.

In the second race the Apperson car covered the entire distance in 3 hours, 31 minutes. 56 seconds, winning the race. The Pope-Hartfprd car covered the same number of laps in 3, hours, 19 minutes, 14 seconds, but was not entered in this race, and the Lozier, driven by Mlchener, took second place in 3 hours, 42 minutes. 5 8 seconds. IIGHTMXO SPEED.

The PopvHartford car in the blsr race averaged 6 4.25 miles an hour, but in the sixth lap it made the 21.5 miles at an average of 5 3 seconds per mile, or at the rate of CS miles an hour. Here are its records for the various laps: First, 20 minutes 7 seconds; seconu, 19 minutes 9 seconds; third, 19 min utes 4 0 seconds; fourth. IS minutes 52 seconds; fifth, 19 minutes 25 seconds; sixth, 18 minutes 50 seconds; seventh. 19 minutes 20 seconds; eigntn, minutes 23 seconds; ninth, 19 minutes 3 seconds; tenth. 19 minutes sec onds; eleventh, 19 minutes seconu, twelfth, 19 minutes 3 Dnrtnsr the eighth lap tne car was stopped and four new tires put on, the loss of time thereby incurred being a fraction over 8 minutes.

Fleming Was Master In Piloting Car at Curves The skill of Driver Jack Fleming In negotiating the sharp turns at Deering avenue and at street on the Hayward end of the course, were more conducive than anything else to the excellent time which the winning Pope Hartford No. 4 car made. Fleming took the four sharp corners which make up the course at opposite ends at barely less speed than he maintained on the straightaway. Many times when the Pope-Hartford went around the turn on Deering avenue onto East Fourteenth, street, the crowd, in expectation of the car crashing into the fence, held their breath anil many were heard to predict that Fleming's recklessness would end in disaster before the race was finished. I (Continued From 1 3.) stretch of the road that lay before the grand stand and came speeding by with the first lap of the great event covered.

As each machine went flying by the stand the crowd cheered the drivers on and waved their flags as signals of encouragement. The rapidly disappearing machines trembled and shook and skidded under the 'speed at which they were being driven, and the spectators marveled at the daring of the drivers and mechanics. In the first few laps the space of time between each car going by was so short that the spectators had hardly settled down after one thrilling sight than the official track man, with red flag waving over his head, announced the approach of another car. Then air eyes turned toward the car, which, a mile or so away, resembled a gray streak, and almost before one determined trie number of the contestant a rattle of cylinder explosion and a puff of smoke would whizz by the etand. The withheld breath of the excited onlookers told the story of the tension under whlcn each was laboring.

With the dropping out of cars tat had suffered misfortune the passing grew to greater intervals and the crowds had a chance to marvel at the grit and gameness of the participants, but never once during the twelve laps of the race did the excitement sub side, and when Jack was sighted after he had made the turn of the last lap, a mighty roar went up from the grand stand and along the road, and the game young man was given a reception such as the winning of such an event warranted. AYIXXKJt GAME DRIVER. Throughout the entire distance Fleming drove an excellent race. He held his car steady and made the turns perfectly. Dame Fortune favored him and he suffered no serious trouble.

In reality the Pope-Hartford won all three events, but it could not qualify for the second event, and for that reason the cup goes, to the Ap-person jack rabbit from Los Angeles, driven by Harris Henshue. D. A. Bonney, driving a Stearns car belonging to M. J.

Laymance, seemed the favorite with the crowd and was given the best reception as he reached the starting point. When he made the first lap in the fastest time the crowd cheered and cheered- Bonney was not favored with very good luck, however, and failed to finish the last lap. Oakland certainly came In for her The Troubles Twice Beset the Sunset's Gritty Crew Just to show that they were still able to negotiate a few miles more, Driver Harold Hall and Mechanician Machren of Sunset car No. 2 brought their machine through for two added laps after they had taken more than two hours to complete the first circumference of the course. The Sunset was the victim of the hardest of racing luck.

The car had barely traversed three hundred yarhs of the course after getting off to a good start for the first lap when a bursting tire necessitated a stop in full view of the grandstand. A new tire was hastily put on and Hall continued around the course to within a few miles of Hayward when another tire and trouble with machinery necessitated another stop. It took almost two hours to make repairs, but when they were completed the Sunset started out again. The covering of the course was only, however, to show that the car was able to continue, as Hall left the track after completing two laps. The reappearance of the racer after the long delay was by the crowd in the grandstand with lusty cheers.

Winning Car Gathers Cash Prizes of $2700 Pope-Hartford car. No. 4. In winning the first event of 150 miles and the third Ernd flr.al event of 250 miles carried away cash prizes of J2700 and the Orpheum cup, which was presented by the Oakland Orpheum Theater management to the winner of the first event. The winning of the Pope-Hartford was due not only to its clever handling by Driver "Jack Fleming and Mechanician Traver, but also to the quick work of the mechanicians at the Pope-Hartford control Just below the grandstand.

When tfie winning machine headed into the control Willi a broken tank in tho eighth lap a complete- change of tires was made and the broken tank replaced in. the short time of eight minutes. Oakland Mechanic Linz Machren Hammersan Traver 10-21 :44 12-38 :27 10-25 .03 10-53 :07 10-26 45 10-49 :35 10-27 :29 10-32 :04 10-31 :02 10-00 10-49 10-52 Thrall Smith McCauley Burns Larcher 10-49 10-52 31.50 $1.75 $2.00 $2.00 $2.00 $2.25 $2.75 $2.75 mahogany columns; $25.00 Local Course Finest in World, Says Fleming "It Is absolutely- the finest racecours over which I ever raced a declared Driver. Jack Fleming, after th race. "A machine can get up more speed on the straight-away than on any routa have ever traveled.

There are som dangerous curves, but without them it would not be a real road race, for the boulevard roadbed Is better than that ot any racetrack. Tho Death Curve was not so dangerous as the Deering avenue and East Fourteenth street turn nor in fact as dangerous, as any of the four corners which we were forced to turn at both ends of the route. -It is a great road race course and I hope to have another chance to race over it sometime ia the near future." APPERSON BALKY. 4 Just couldn't get the Apperson Jack Rabbit to going, right, despite the fact that I waa racing over the finest course In the whole United States," declared Leon T. Shettler, driver of the championship car in today's "if my car had (performed right I believe I could have lowered that world's record a couple of notches to the good of Fleming's mark.

It is the best road route, I ever traveled over, not excepting that of the Vanderbilt cup course. I want to race on it again. It is simply great and there is not a dangerous place in it except the turn off Deoring avenue onto East Fourteenth street." Driver of Apperson Makes Sensational Effort Hanrhuf, at the wheel of the Apperson car, No. 13, made a spectacular effort to overhaul the winning Pope-Hartford asid incidental to running second in that event, captured first place in the second race of the day, which was for stock chassis cara having a displacement of less than 600 inches. Hanshue sent his car throvgh with a skill which, had not the Apperson en countered hard luck earlier In tho rare in lost tires and failure to get the engines going right, would have landed him closo up with the Pope-Hartford for first honors.

The Apperson covered the tenth lap in 19 minutes, 23 seconds, making the fastest time of the day next to that of tho winning car. In the second event, won by the Apperson, the car made the ten laps, or 215 miles, In 3 hours, 31 minutes and 55 seconds. DISTRICT JUDGESHIP AS PLUM FOR HARLAN WASHINGTON, Oct. 23. It is rumored here that Interstate Commerce Commission James S.

Harlan of Illinois will lie appointed federal district Judge for the Chicago district, made vacant by tho resignation of Judge Bethea. Ho is a-8on of Supreme Court Judge Harlan and-brother of John Maynard Harlan, once a leader among aggressive reformers of Chicago. placed against the curb alongside the new "Carnegie library bui'dlng. On both turns the machines skidded and at times turned completely around. In most instances they rounded the corners on two wheels.

Elapsed Time 10 11 12 24:14 1-43 :15 4 53:58 2-39 :57 2-28 :54 1 4-2S 3-31 :33 43:56 213:12 2-37 :49 Maxwell Meets With Accident in the Second Lap An accident to the machinery and to the mechanician put the Maxwell car. No. 1, out of the race after It had made an imposing show In th first lap of the big race. The Maxwell, which -was first to face the starter's pistol, held its lead of first place with a good margin to spare in the first lap smd was going at a 65-mlle an hour gait when it passed the grandstand for the first time. Driver King was malt ing record time until iear Hayward," when the machinery broke," casting several par tides of steel Into the face of tlie mechan ician, A.

J. Lenz, and disabling the car from further competition in the race. Lenz was taken into one of the field hospitals nearby and his Injured face dressed. He refused to go to the County Infirmary and remained with Ktng in an effort to repair the disabled car. His injuries, while not serious, are extremely (painful.

It waa feared at first that he would lose the sight of one eye. The optic, however, was not seriously injured. Death Curve Thrills the Throngs of Spectators The fascination of Death Curve drew thousands of spectators to that point. The course on both sides Of the shaped roadway at this point was lined by immense crowds who tabooed the comfortable seats in the grandstand in. hopes of being right on the ground in th4 event an accident occurred in the negotiating the most dangerous portion of the race route.

The crowd was well repaid for taking up their posts here, for the race proved on succession of thrills for them. Few cars slowed up a particle in getting by the dangerous double turn, taking each curve with a terriflo skid and kicking up clouds of dust' into the faces of the on lookers. Hayward Declares a Holiday During Road Race A holiday was declared by tho business men of Hayward in order that they and their employes might enjoy the automobile races. Town councilmen, lawyers and prominent citizens aoted as deputy marshals along the course. Members of Company Fifth Regiment, National Guard, located at Hayward, in command of Captain J.

J. Boree and Lieutenants 'J. H. Holcombe and D. D.

Small ey, did excellent service in policing the lines. The men were stationed along Castro street, street and the boulevard. At Castro and street, the turn waa a hair-raisins: one. In the first round many of the cars were unable to make the turn and were forced to continue down Castro street for at least fifty yards before they could stop, back up and then continue on the course. Karth was banked against the sidewalk in front of Silver Pererla's store, which prevented the cars from skidding- into the plate glass windows.

Further up street was the turn into the Boulevard. Another temporary embankment was mm c- A. J. LINZ, mechanician of was badly cut today when FLYIWG TIRE MAY COST MAN'S LIFE Racing automobile drivers declare the accident which may cost the life of C. H.

McKittrick, the Fitchburg man, who was struck by a flying tire cast by the Sunset car, No. 2, to have been the most peculiar one In their experiences in many races. McKittrick was standing alongside the course at the corner of Deering avenue and East Fourteenth street when the Sunset car rounded the curve. The machine was apparently going well when suddenly the tire was shot toward the crowd, striking McKittrick in the breast, knocking him and rendering him unconscious. At the Alameda Sanitarium it-was said: last night at a late hour that McKittrick was still unconscious and that It was believed he was suffering from concussion of the brain.

The physicians declared that so far as their examination had gone, he was not suffering from a fractured skull. Xo ribs were broken when the flying tire struck McKittrick in the chest but the blow may produce internal injuries. McKittrick is a farmer and resides with his wife and three children in Fitchburg. Stearns CarSpeeded at Over Mile a Mnue Rate The Ptearns car No. 15 was the only car besides the winner to cover more than two circuits of the Vourse in.

less than twenty minutes. The' Stearns had troublesome going in the early laps, and at intervals during the long race, but occasionally Driver Miner opened her up wide and chopped off the miles with terrific speed. The third hip was completed by tho Stearns In 19:40, the fourth in 19:37. the fifth-in 19:31. the eighth in 19:21 and the ninth in 19:35.

Xa 15 experienced tire troubles and also had 'troubles in getting her engines to working risht. The other cars to cover the circuit inside of the twenty-minute mark were: i Apperson. No. 13, tenth lap in seventh in; ID: in. Stearns.

Xo. 14, seventh lap in 13:. "8. Piston Displacement, Cubic Ins. 241.16 255.35 255.35 299.44 299.44 301.

5S 302. lf 31S.0S 318.08 373.06 476.51 519.34 533.24 533.24 558.21 Maxwell-Uriscoe Victory Motor Walter C. Morris Con. Motor Car Con. Motor Car Hall-Kennedy Fred W.

Schaer Howard Auto Carl Christensen Reliance Harry Michener Leon T. Shettler D. A. Bonney F. G.

Miner Pacific Motor GAR SKIDS INTO Little hope is held out for the re-W covery of O. II. Johnson, the man run down by Knox car, Xo. 11, on the Boulevard, near Stanley road, in the Oakland Portola road races yesterday afternoon. Johnson was standing with a young woman friend beside the course at the time of the accident The Knox car was negotiating the slight curve In the road at that point when something went wrong and the car skid ded into the onlookers by the roadside.

All escaped except Johnson, who was struck down by the car. Frank Free was driver of the racer. At the County Infirmary, where Johnson was taken after the accident, it was declared last night that he could not live. The injured man has a broken back and internal injuries and a terrible gash in his leg almost nine inches In length. After striking Johnson, the Knox car crashed into a tree, completely wrecking the machine.

A young lady whose identity could not be learned and who accompanied the Injured man to the rajces had a narrow escape, being shoved to one side by Johnson In the nick of time to save her life. Witnesses of the accident say that had Johnson not saved the young woman, he could have escaped injury himself. lie is book-keeper for the Lumber Company. Little Autocar Is a Game Contestant WiihjGiants The little Autocar, No. 3, driven by Walter C.

MorrJS, after capturing second place in the second event, retired from the race, as it was entered only for this event. The cash award for the winner of second place in this event was $200. Morris made valiant efforts to carry his car to the front and to take first nlacc in this evr nt, but the Pope-Ilartford was too much for- the smaller car. The Autocar's fastest- time was in the lirrt lap, v.ivn it negotiated the twenty-one and one-third miles In 22 minutes mid 3 seconds, which, compared with the performances of cars with more piston! displicement. was a remarkable feat.

Entrant Driver King Hall Morris Fleming Potter Hall, E. Warner Murray, F. Christensen Free Michener Hanshue Bonney Soules Onthank rks, CROWD; IE DYING Official Time Schedule of the Portola Automobile Road Race 4 Elapsed Time by Laps. :00 11-13 :20 11-40 :04 12-28 11-20 :13 11-59 11-01 :56 11-43 :27 1-09 :27 :32 :28 :35 :13 12-51 :20 12-18 :23 12-45 :46 1-05 :09 1 :17 Carj Entered Xame of Car Xo. Events li 1 and 3 2j 1 and 3 Sunset 3 1 Autocar 4j 1 and ,3 Pope-Hartford 4 5 1 and 3 Pope-Hartford 61 3 Comet 7i 1 Chalmers-Detroit 1 and 3 Buick 30 1 and 3 Buick llfi 1 and 3 Knox 12 2 and 3 Lozier 13.

2 and 3 Apperson 14; 2 and 3 Stearns IS: 2 and 3 Stearns 16 1 2 and 3 Stevens-Duryea 12-34 :27 :15 Pacific Cqc Car Co Company pany Engineering Wo Jr Company Car Comnanv :02 11-39 11-51 11-47 11-43 :38 :15 :15 Robinson Percival. Gehricke Douglas Wilkins Ruddle 10-33 :31 10-31 :00 :02 :46 12-42 :31 12-03 :26 11-55 :56 12-38 11-32 :56 11-31 12-11 55 12-36 12-22 1 1 1 :30 12-50 :28 1-11 :19 :01 1-33 :05 12-57 10-33 :00 10-32 :0, 10-33 :09 10-55 :03 10 :52 10- 52 11- 15 FIRST RACE Pope-Hartford Xo. 4, elapsed time, Autocar, second, SECOND RACE Apperson No. 13, elapsed time, Lozier, second, Stearns, third, THIRD RACE PopeHartford, 3-59 Apperson, second, Lozier, third, 4723:57..