The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-29
DISSATISFIED AUTO RACERS.
WEATHER AND Rad MANAGEUENT
SPOIL ORMOND MEET.
Tourna ment VIII Not End un,li Tuesday
Ten Nile Record of Minutes 81 As
Seconds by Il. II. Thomas RcdeeminS
Feature --Ford's Racer Breaks Down.

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Opuc IN. Flt. Jan IS Disirtegration ia
. the word fairly descriptive OF what has been
/ going on yesterday md to-day among The
I automobile racing interests represented here
Fortunately it is accompanied by recrcanila-
ton. There ia dissatisfaction deep and
general with what promised to be- the greatest
! carnival of speed and racing tournament tho
/ world ever has known and 20 attend which
/ men travelled from England. France, Ger
many and Italy. as well as rom all over the
! United States. There is dissatisfaction with
! the management Of the races with the races
themselves and with all the arrangements
| made for the accommodation Of the pariici-
pants
The weather Ia largely to 10 blamed. II
! the weather had been proptious and tho
I beach in good condition fine sport would
I have attended the tournament 10 II certainty.
in spite OF mismanagement. because The
/ men and machines here we're equol to the
! undoinR OF all records
The first and greatest bunder was made
in fixing the date for the tournament during
a week when the ebb tide periods during VIII oh
the beach is vaable for racing come mostly
before dawn and after dark. The programme
ia far from being run OF, and It will be Tues
day before II can be finished aud Wednes day
before those who came thousands OF miles
TO race can depart.
Three races were run on me Deacn ihls
morning. and owing 10 the tides nothing
could be done this afternoon, and sport is AZ
a standstil till Monday
At present the American Autom obile Afso-
citation il virtually without hend and n
minus it's most important executives W n
Vanderbilt Jr. Henry J.. Bowden. william
Wallace and W. C. Temple. the chairman,
have resigned from the racing board. and
Presiden, Harlan " Whipple has resigned
his office.
Owing 90 a quorum Of the executive board
not being on hand. thu designations cannot
be- acted upon, hut those rendering them
seem 10 consider themselves free and affairs
are in a chaotic condition. Meantime
meet ing s being held here this afternoon
to organize body to sIpplant the Florida
East Coast Automobile ISOLATION and
take charge of this tournament and preserve
IT is understood t4at II satisfactory oresni-
zation Of the American Automobile Associa-
ton is effected Alessrs. Vanderbilt, Bowden
and Wallace will continue 10 serve as officials
MIR Temple who resigned simply because
President Whlpple who ahpoin,ed him' n ,,
craftsmanship as n permanenCv, as he agreed
when he took Il 10 serve for only thirty DAYS
Tho executive Offices Of the governing
board soon TO he going a-hegRing. but the
Telegraph wires are being kept busy IN an
effort 70 strnishten or TIE mess ,ls.o,on,. -,
the week the automobile racing fever is
spreading. Two notable accessionS 10 tho
ranks Of the enthusiasts having been made
within as many days F.. Il Il. Green son
ard GRAY Wolf racer OF 90 horsepower TINT
last wear established the middleweiGht record
OF 80 2-5 seconds for mile on the beach here.
TODAY. G F. Henemsn OF The Metrorolitan
Turf Association, bought the Ross steam
machine, or Tea Kettle, That IA the biggest
prize winner OF the week
This mornings races We're notable for tho I
passing OF another. OF the bunch of records
held BY william X Vanderbilt. Jr. II was ,
the ten mile record straightawny and once .
more II WAS an American driver that cap
tured IL. The Success Of the American and &
English drivers has been feature Of the tour
nament. and the French chnufieurs sgnalv 4
have failed 10 make good.
Tho record for the ten miles straishtaway 1
made here by Mr. Vanderbilt Inst January .
r r Thomas the New York turfman and /
banker lowered the mark to minutes 81 40 /
seconds. and one Of his competitors was b NJ
Stanley Jr., in the same with which !
MIR Vanderbilt established his record last
year. Following Is the summary OF the morn
ipc'a events.
Tcn Niles For Fat cars ony Won by william
Wallace Paul Satton second Time. minutes
Ten Niles For Mercedes cars only-won by F.
r. Thomas b. N. STANLEY second James l.. Breeze
third. Time minutes 81 - seconds. Won by
Ten Me ormond Derby 70! ne c; J. Miller
horse power Napier j. IL Heller. 50 horse power
Pipe. second; " 6. Bernin N horse power RE
nas o5 1sFs m o b. mnp's' ss@s 90
power Mercedes. r. " STANLEY, Ir. % horse power
Mercedes, second. Time minutes 10 IS seconds .
Third heat won BY James / Brceze, g. horse
power Mercedes. William Wallace. 90 horse power
Flat. second Time. 10 minutes 20 rs seconds
Final heat postponed.
In the third heat Of the last race Mr. Wal
IL ce's engine was damaged and he could not
lnsh He is probably out OF the remaining
events
The Inst hope OF the one milo and other
records being reoaptured by an American
car faded this morning when the crank
shaft OF Henry Fordrs new racer broke during
m exercise run. This car OF which great
things were expected, was shipped here in
sections from Detroit and assembled after
arrival II was not in running order until
yesterday. and then In its first warming up
revealed great speed. lite engine IL ma
powerful ms TINT Of MncDonald's car. and it