New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-31
AUTO" DRIVER INJURED
ACCIDENT At ORNOND.
W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr., Wins Fifty
Mile Cham ionShip in O:4O:49 10.
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Hotel Orrnond Fla Jan S0-For the first time
at the close OF the third day Of the Ormond beach
carnival the spectators actually witnessed the start
and finish of a Until to-day all the contests
were run straighta way and all the spectators saw
the racers as they Numbered across the start
ing line and disappeared in the wave washed dis
tance. To-day was the day Of long races. The
contestants had to drive straghtaway and with the
wind miles and then turn and fight the wind
10 the finish at Ormond. 1t of this twenty
mile handicap that the spectators saw both the
start and finish. The race was won by II. l.
Bowden in his eO-horsepower machine.
Ii a close finish. too automobile races go
The second man. S. B. Stevens, also driving a
similar machine of the same horsepower, was not
more than fifty yards behind The arrangement OF
the course also permitted the spectators at Or
mond to William X. Vanderbilt jr. in his
German car cross the finish line in +O:49 As. which
is faster time than the distance was ever covered
before.
This was in the 5O-rnile American Automobile As
ISOLATION championship. The pace figured out 1S1s
miles an hour the best record ever made in Amer
Tea. and almost good as any straightaway rec
ord for that distance in the world.
Il was another great day for the young amateur,
for besides winning this contest he also captured
the American Automobile Association mile cham
pionship in the free-for-all class and the ten-me
invitation for gentlemen drivers. Mrs. Van
derbilt was there and saw him do 1t, and after
the took the drivers seat with her husband
and whrled up the beach at very much better
than a 5O-second clip.
II in the twenty-Inile race that the first acci
dent Of the carnival occurred and It the opin-
ion Of the spectators that it due entirely to the
drivers carelessness. NJ. W. Ehrlich, driving
J. Insley Blar's French Panhard, turned turtle
in rounding the turn at the Daytona end He was
thrown clean out of the machine. and had dislo-
Gated shoulder and cut badly about the eyes by
the glass of his goggles
The ffty-mile the opening contest.
Barney Oldheld was entered in the race. but the
shaft Of his machine which broke yesterday. could
not be repaired in time allow him to enter in
the race He went ten-mile trial against time in
the Baby Bullet No. 3, which covered it in 942 As.
The machines the ffty-mile started
separately at near to minute intervals
possible. There five cars that lined up for the
start. They F. a. Laroche's 20 horsepower. J.
t boSo laIi .e Ng " 3 OK
turn was made at each ten miles;
strated his skill as an operator and at the same
time performed feat which caused the spectators
ing on a ladder near the centre Of the track. Van
deFbilt letting up but itte in his speed sent the
of it. Mr.. Vanderbilt the ten-mile invitation
taken In the ohamponship ee race in whsb
he came in first. as the timing instrument went
The ten-mile handicap race. went to S. B. Stevens
scratch. and his time was 7:4S As.
ton open to all classes 900 pounds over)won BY
WENT * & g. 80 eSy m e d tiT ten s @s miles
80 52fs afty miles, 4O:4s4s II l. Bowden so h. p.
second. Time, i2:442s. Also started Roche,
30 h. p, and W. c. Brokaw's 30 Ii. p. NJ. @ Berwin
driver
Ten-nile invitation (open gentlemen drivers
Won by W. X. Vanderbilt jr.. 90 h. p. Time, $50 s.
B. Stevens. CD h. p second. Time, 1905. H l.
den. 60 h. D. third. Time. 1881. I, Breese.
+. p. fourth. Time 9:2gls. Walter Christie 30 h. p.
fifth. Time
Motor cycle (ten miesl-Won by @. II. Curtis
h p. Time s:45@s Also started Oscar Hedstruul "a
TeT-unile American chanlponship-won by W X Van
derbt ir. 30 h. p; H l. Bowden, % h. p. second; 3.
Il. h
taken. owing short circuit Of timing Instruments
Twenty-Five handicap (all casses)-Won by II. L.
Bowden. GO h scratch Time. $40. s. p. Stevens
90 h P scratch, second Time ls:5o2s B NJ STANLEY,
JT. 40 h. FredeTicks driver, third Time. 3o:26-6
Joseph Tracey 20 h. p. 90 seconds. fourth. Time.
81 5315. Walter Christie. minutes
90 secondsl and J. Insey Bairs 30 h. q minutes 30
seconds. NJ. ". Erich. driver
Ten-mile (open 10 all)--Won by S B. Stevens go h. p
Time 7;2S&. II. L. Bowden, 60 h. p. second. Time.
1889 Both machines scratch. Hugh l. Wloughby 10
h. p. third. Tine 1889