The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
OWNERS OF BIG AUTOS
WILL GO TO FLORIDA
Big Race Meet Will Be Held on
Ormond-Daytona Beach
Coast Course.
RECORD IS LOWERED
Charles Schmidt Drove a 24-Horse
Power Machine a Mile in
40 IS Seconds.
RECORD IS LOWERED

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-If there were any
doubt at all in regard to the speed quail
ties of the now famous Ormond Dayton
Beach Coast, it was finally and forever re-
moved by the famous French driver
Charles Schmidt, of Paris, when he drove
the Packard, a twenty-four horse power
machine, mile faster than any machine
of its weight and power has ever been
driven before, Mr.. Schmidt doing the mile
in the marvellous time of forty-six and two
ffths seconds.
The little Stevens-D uryea racer. of Chico
pee Falls, Mass, covered itself with glory.
This machine went down TO Florida for tho
purpose of breaking the record for ma
chimes Of 1000 pounds and under in weight.
the record being held by the Oldsmobile.
The driver of the Stevens-Duryea was Otto
Nestman. who has covered himself with
mud and glory in many a hard-fought
durance test of a national character. Tho
little machine had only fourteen horse
power and weighed just $50 pounds. Her
engines drove the little flyer so fast that
she ripped off her cemented tires. IL -
quite possible that her mile in fifty seven
proved upon had not Manager Hildebrand
and Mr.. Duryea forbid Nestman 10 run any
risk of an accident. This demonstrated tho
TACT that all fast machines that essay TO
run on the beach should be fitted with
clincher tires. The Packard weighed less
than 100 pounds and when the mile had
been demolished the machine was sent
after the fiYe-mile record held by Barney
Oldneld at the time which was four min
utes ana forty seconds. which was soon
brought down TO III The Oldheld record
was made on a circular mile track with a
horsepower supposed TO be anywhere from
eighty 10 l20 with eight cylinders and the
Packard has but four. The Stevens-Dur-
yea also demolished the five-mile record
for its class, doing four minutes hfty-seven
and three-hfths seconds, which is better
than sixty miles an hour
These record trials given for two
purposes. The Florida East Coast Auto
mobile Association allowed it's New York
representative TO arrange for the trials
which would help TO advertise the forth
coming second annual tournament which
starts Jan .. IN which the greatest
drivers OF the world viii compete. w X
Vanderbilt. jr., who made a record OF q
seconds for mile on "A road in France. and
which was worlds record "a the time "a
confidently expected 10 lower 46 seconds.
which Is the present worlds record held
I'm France. made. however. by an eighty
horsepower machine. Mr.. Nanderbilts ma
chine which he will use In Florida Will bs
a ninety horsepower. and men who know
him declare that he will drive a mile in
very close 10 10 seconds. This opinion ia
shared by such a world-famous driver as
Charles Jarrett, who mas won many great
races against the worlds best drivers
Writing 10 w J. Morgan under date OF Dec
p. from London, Mr. Jarrett said Il am
very pleased 10 see from your letter and
from the papers that the Florida tourna-
mcnt Is going 50 strong III you get w X
Vanderbilt, Jr., down there you will sec
some speedy driving. he seldom gets uD
without being serious. Mr.. Jarrett says
that he Is afraid that there will not be more
than two drivers from the other side ono
from England and one from France The
English driver VIII probably b. sent over
by manufactures. The French driver Will
be the famous d LamberJack who viii be
sent over By the Clement people. and will
drive a siXty-horsepower Clement. and Will
also take part I'm the motor cycle races on
a Clement n. lamberjack Is now about
due ia New York, as be sailed some days
ago