New-York tribune., 1901-10-11
ALL MOTOR RECORDS GO
FouRNIER BEATS ALI. RECORDS Up To
SIN MILES.
ACCOMPANIED BY W. x. VANDERBILT rR..
NE MAKES SIX MILES IN s:s7-MR
BosTwICK HOLDS TWO REC
oRDs FOR FORTY MINUTES

Those who have predicted that a n,ua , r,,.
ute would be made on an automohfa o. : -,
before the present season was over 49, -.
their prophecy come true. after all Soma na,n,s
were of the opinion that mile mnusa on q
straightaway piece of macadam was practicaly
impossible. At the Empire City oval track yes
terday an automobile driven mile, carry
Ing two passengers. in one minute six and four.
hfths seconds. 1t has been claimed that Ice
yachts have bettered this time but there has
always been a question whether the full mile
was made and proper officials held the watches
There Is no question of the actual distance be.
ing made yesterday. for the performance wax
accomplished on a track where records hays.
been made by both running and trotting horses
The watches were held yesterday by men vel
known in the sporting world. who have time
athletic and other contests for years.
The announcement that Albert C. Bostwicr
would make another attempt to break the one
mile record established by Fournier the French
man, near Buffalo recently attracted many
people to the Empire City track yesterday after
noon. Superintendent Trainor had rolled the
track carefully but. the surface Is not
banked for the speeding OF four wheeled vehicles.
Trainor was the most surprised man on tha
grounds last night
Mr Bostwick had attended a meeting OF the
Automobile Club. and IT was late when he
reached the track to make his trial His forty
horse power Winton had been sent to the track
before him. The machine is of the practical
sort, and will seat eight people. After removir
the rear seats. Mr.. BOstwick mounted the mt
chine. and, first making the circuit of the tract
gave the word for the start, and began has
frightful trip around the oval The first mile,
was reeled off in lib: %. OF exactly three
twentieths of second behind the worlds res-
ord. made by Fournier. Two miles were covered
in 22S 3-5. and the three miles in 3:4S 40. The
flying monster did not slacken speed. and II
spectators We're cheering wildly when the ms
chine made the four miles in five minutes an
four-fifths Of a second. Then something SCENE
10 go wrong with the mechanism of the ma
chine, and the speed slackened. the five mills
miles We're worlds records. and she announce Is
ment brought forth more ringing cheers from
the onlOOkers.
Still Mr. Bostwtck was not satisfied and de-
cided to make another try for more records
The second attempt was not as successful as
the first one. The mile was made in 1-16 and
the two miles in 2:36 Then he desisted. saying
that the machine had been fixed with loT-
gear. he had expected 20 encounter considers-.
BILE wind at the track. After the trial he saic
that a higher gear would be put on the neS-
time and he was confident that he could do
much better.
FOURNIER'S MILE IN 1:O6 40
Henri Fournier present. having at the
track two Mors machines. one Of them the ma
chine with which he captured the Paris-Berlir-
race in Europe This machine is typical
French racer, Of sixty horse power, with foue'
cylinders. The Frenchman received permission
10 try the racer, and the performance fairly as
founded the onlookers. W. K. Vanderbilt, tr,
took his seat beside the French chauffeur and the
widest automobile ride ever seen in this coun-
try was started. FOurnier showed that he was
not familiar with the track by making wild
turns for q time not holding the corners near -
closely as Mr. Bostwick had done The macnins
fairly flew around the track. with Mr.. Wander
biIt sitting up straight and attempting IN &c
10 baI machine.
In other trials
Fournfer made the first mile in 1:OI 30. al .
all previous records were shattered The te
was kept up for six miles. and every record
all the intermediate distances were shattered
The two miles travelled in = 10 40. three
miles in g 30 3-5 four miles in 4:3O 20. hve miles
in 3. SIS % and six miles In 6;4l- Fournier ana
Mr. Vanderbilt were surrounded by the specta-
tors at the conclusion of the remarkable teSt-
Mr. Bostwick had held the three and iour NIL
records for Just forty minutes The thlrd nlc
was the fastest OF ALL and is now the Worlds
record. 1:O6 40. A., =,
Fournier for each mile and the old records;