The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-25
Cannon Makes New Worlds Record for
One and Fiv9 Miles al Narragansett.
Philadelphia Make Sure Of American
League Pennant by Winning Two Games

The second annual meet OF the Rhode
Island Automobile club. held yesterday at
Narragansett Park. was a decided sue
cess In many ways. despite the unfavor-
able weather conditions An overcast sky.
air that was crisp and chill, and at
times keen northeast wind, were not
at all conducive to attract attendance,
and yet the races were witnessed by ful-
ly 5000 people. Those who were present
saw some OF the best racing OF the year,
for the track was I'm splendid condition
and records were frequently broken. The
spectators saw George c. Cannon, Har-
ward student, with his steam freak, low
er the worlds record for a steam car
from 6:34 l-5 10 sos for five miles. Alexan-
der Winton made a try for g world 5
record and he made one mile in :05 30 in
a flve-mile run, this mile being the fast
est OF the five.
Mr.. Cannon's work was the most in
spring and interesting from the View
point OF the spectators, for he reduced the
worlds record from 107 2-5, held by
himself, and later when he made a sec
ond attempt TO beat his own record he
negotiated the mile in i07 fiat. The steam
freak is certainly wonder. 1t might be
barred from ordinary competition be-
cause of the fact II requires two men to
operate 1t. but when IL comes down TO
results the steam carriage Is there with
the records every time. The special match
race for three miles between Mr.. Cannon
and John w. Howard was not run because
OF Mr.. Howard's machine going wrong
and his inability to reach the track In
time to compete.
The races attracted people from all
over New England and some from New
York and further west There was a big
delegation from the Massachusetts Auto
mobile club and there were individuals
from nearly every town and city in New
England. There were all manner OF cars
in the park, steam, electric and gasolene,
racing cars touring cars, victorias, runa-
bouts, and tn" like. and numberless mo-
tor cycles. But OF course the majority OF
the people went out in the Rhode Island
company's horseless carriages, or In prt-
vate conveyances. The races attracted
small army of newspapermen, magazine
writers and corresponds 'ts. and number
less photogra piers. There were present
during the day winthrop f. Scarritt,
president OF the American Automobile
association. and S. NJ. Butler, secretary
OF the Automobile club OF America.
The Banda Napoli, under the direction
OF @. F.. Capone, rendered an excellent
program OF music during the afternoon,
which, was entirely acceptable to all. The
races were started promptly on time. The
judges were DR.. w. Il. Church, Mr.. r. IL.
Comstock, Mr.. r. III. Deming. Mr.. w. @.
Titcomb, and Mr.. J. c. B. Woods. The
stewards were Mr.. Winthrop T.. Scarritt.
Mr.. w j. Stewart DR. Julian A. Chase,
Mr.. r. Lincoln Lippitt, Mr.. F. c. Fletch
er, Mr.. w. +. Mather and Mr.. Fred +.
Perkins. The timers were Leander r.
Peek,-Fred w. Tillinghast, F. ID. Sim
mons and w. F. Horton Mr.. James II.
Hagan served acceptably as announcer.
In the first event, a five-mile race for
motor bicycles, there were IL starters
out OF Is entries and in this George NJ.
Holden, with an Indian. was an easy
winner. he holding of his competitors
,l. TAkn x..lf n
an Orient was second. The time was ex-
cellent, all things considered, being
6:34 2-5.
Seven cars started in the second event.
open class for electric cars. two miles in
which five Waverly machines Neftel
and a Buffalo started. The Neftel was run
by Knight Neftel This car has, 1t is
stated, a gasoene auxiliary to it's electric
equipment, but whether or not 1t was
used is decidedly uncertain. But at all
events the Neftel won with W. G.. Tit
combs Waverley second.
There were Ave cars 10 start in the
third event, three miles for sregulation
steam stock cars. Two White machines,
n Toledo. a Stanley and locomobile
started, and the Toledo was first in. with
the iocomobile second The time was
more than ordinarily good for such ma
chimes, being sos 2-5.
Alexander Winton then started to make
n worlds record for 10 miles. but he run
but six miles, because the wind was par
ticularly heavy at that time and as IL
blew hard across the back stretch and
slowed the machine down considerably
He did the sixth mile and then gave ,p
the attempt His fifth mile was the fast
est Of the six the Bullet" making the
distance in 1:05 3-5, and the total time
was 6.39 2-5. The Bullet" was given
a couple OF warming-up miles and then
the record was tried for The result was
a worlds record but this only lasted un-
I'll Mr. Cannon made his attempt. The
speed OF the car was remarkable how
ever. for II shattered the record made by
Henri Fournier last year in beautiful
style.
Six started In the fifth event. n five
mile race for gasolcne carriages under
1900 mounds. Two OF these were Knox
machines. and the others Oldsmohie De
Dion n walthaur~ and a Stevens Duryea
In this the machine with the hvphena ted
name did the better work. a~Ixr IL was fol-
lowed by the Oldsmoble and one OF the
Knox machines was third. The time was
742h
Then came Mr.. Cannon with his freak
been established few minutes previous
nv Mr.. Winton. The machine is light.
low. and consists principally Of truck and
steam boiler. while the exhaust is made
from n pine running out behind. which
leaves wake Of steam which looks for
all the world like stream OF water from
n hose. The machine warmed un for
mile and then made burst for the rec