New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04

AUTO RECORDS BROKEN
OLDFIELD IS PROTESTED.
He Mahes Ne1s Worlds Time for
from SeCen to Fifteen Miles.

Barney oldheld failed yesterday at the En-
pire City track TO lower the worlds automobile
record of fifty-ive and four-fifth seconds for a
mile. made by himself on the same track this
year. He did, however in the fifteen mile race.
lower the worlds record from the seventh ruile
to the fifteenth, respectively. The old record for
fifteen miles was 1910 40. held ~ Sinchole.
Oldfeld did it in 1875. Henri Page, who
in the same race and finished a half mile behind
Oldfeld. made better than the former record.
His time was 1907 10
1t was the third automobile meet held under
the auspices Of the Empire City Trotting Club.
The American Automobile Association rules
governed. 1t was the most successful meeting
of them all. and the largest attendance Of any
gathered TO the races. The first contest
was scheduled for p. M. but long before that
hour spectators began TO arrive, and when the
pistol went off for the first race the lawn in
front Of the grandstand was a solid mass of
automobiles Of every make and size.
The track that the week previous was the
scene OF some of the best harness racing ever
performed, when the worlds pacing record for
mile broken and the trotting record for
the same distance equalled, was used for racing
Of entirely different order. The day was
perfect for the sport The sky cloudess
and the air refreshing.
ALNOINDo FALL IN MAN OLASStJS-
Besides Officials performance. there were rec
ords in various other classes tina, made the
meet a memorable one. II was $3.50 p. m when
Oldfeld came on the track with his machine.
the Bullet H. TO try 10 lower the figures for the
mile which not long ago he established. He
circed around the track few times as trial
before giving the signal that he was ready. The
first mile he covered in 0:5112. and kept on for
another mile, which he covered in O: St 80. When
he got off his machine it was announced that
he would try again. and after going around the
track few times again, he was sent off, but
the best he could do 0:J6 90
It vas in the ffteen-m mile contest that he gave
an exhibition of the fearless driving which has
made him one of the best automobile racers in
the world. 1t was contest No g. free TO all for
machines of any weight and power. At the start
Oldfeld took the lead. closely followed by Henry
Page in his forty horsepower Decauvile.
OLDFIELD'S FAST RACE.
mile he leading by quarter of a mile.
and had covered the distance in 5:01, thus
making a new track record, the old time
being 500 l-5. In the seventh mile he broke
he worlds record. and kept breaking the
worlds records for each mile to the finish of
the race. He covered each mile follows
1.O4 2:05. 5G4. 4O2 as. 5:J1 5:57 654 10,
1852. $40, GAS. 10:41 40 11:3S 49, 12:37 1-5.
1925 and 1888 The old worlds record time
from the seventh mile to the fifteenth was:
6;551-S 7:551 S:54 Is 9:54 As. 11-56
IL 80 As, 400 As. 1907 2-5 and 1910 As.
Many automobnsts said after Oldfeld at
tempted 10 lower the mile record that he had
lost some of his nerve. and laid 1t to the fact Of
his recent accident in Detroit These assertions
were disposed of. however. after his wonderful
ride in the fifteen mile At the ninth mile.
when Oldheld was making his fastest time.
Laurent Crosse who of the contestants
in the race, stopped his machine on the outside
OF the track AS Odheld makes sharp turns at
the corners and comes down the track along the
outer rail. il looked as though he would surely
meet with an accident. The spectators yelled
madly. but Oldfield had shot by, and just man
aged to escape smashing into the others ma
chine by narrow margin.
The race was practically oldhelds and Pages
from the start The former crossed the finish
line a half mile ahead Of Page The formers
fastest mile the tenth. which he covered
in c:56.
oLDFIELD'S ENTRY PROTESTED
A protest signed by j. r. Chisholm. F. A La
Roche. w. .. Walden and f. r. Gallaher' dsteo
October . was sent TO the officials Of the racing
board. asserting that Oldhelds entry was sent IN
after the entries for the meet were closed.
The first contest OF the day was the hve mile
race for machines of any motive power weigh
ing under 12o0 pounds. Il was won oy joseph
Tracey. VINO drove f. B. Gallaher's 2i-horse-
power Richard Brasier machine Tracey won
easily by l.5oo yards. and broke the track rec
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