The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-31
Watch Fletcher Fetch One
Hundred Miles.
WELL, DID YOU SEE lT7
Gads! How'd You Like to Eat the Wind
NTH Him Going the Century Run
in Seyenty.Eight Minutes
and Twenty.Four
Seconds.
(By Associated Press. )

Il
is no worlds record for one hundred
miles TO compare with the run that
was made this morning by II. w.
Fletcher, of IS minutes and "a Sec
onds, i'll q so horse power machine, it
Is believed that the remarkable speedy
run over the Ormond-Dayton beach,
with its seven turns in the one nun
dred miles. will stand as a world s
record until the meet here in 1906.
The winning car was undoubtedly a
dark horse, for there were three or
four more likely starters. There was
a number of accidents to machines,
trifiing for the time being, hut of sufii-
cient importance to put them out OF
the running.
Ten cars lined up For the start. In
the first twenty miles the cars held
their relative positions in fine form.
The turn at the Ormond end was
point OF vantage and hundreds of
spectators assembled there to witness
the approach and hair ?raising turns.
Macdonald displayed great skill in
turning as did also Mr.. Wallace and
the two professionals. Startori and
Bernin. When the machines reached
the / 8 mile post on the second turn,
they had travelled 46 miles. Mr..
MacDonald's car was still leading the
procession, but Mr. Wallace had
gained one minute or more. Mr..
Fletcher in his heavy machine had
outstripped the lighter ones and Mr..
Christie. was looming up as q strong
possibility.
After going about 60 miles Mac
Donald stopped some aistance from
the lcub house. He was then in the
lead, but was done for, as he had a
punctured tire.
During the latter half Of the race
accidents happened to most of the
machines. Mr.. Macdonald punctured
tire, as stated; Mr.. stevens scared
cylinder so badly that he had To
drop out. Mr.. Sartori opened a leak
in his gasolene tank and had to stop
long enough to plug 1t up, and there
were other minor troubles, meantime,
Mr.. Wallace and MIR. Fletcher We're
plugging along smoothly and swiftly
with Bernin and Sartori close in the
rear. Mr.. Wallace got into trouble
with only 10 miles to go. He burst
an inner tube in his left front tire, yet
he kept pluckily at 1t. made the turn
at the 16 mile post and finished sixth
instead of first or second. with only
three tires on. He made one of the
bravest runs of the bunch.
The finish came at last. Beinin ana
Sartori with seven and eight miles
lead over Fletcher in the order OF
getting away at the start, finish first,
but there was Fletcher pegging along
I'm the rear, with but a few miles on
clear straight track. There was no
help for it, They had not finished soon
enough, and the Fletcher machine
flew over the line with nearly three
minutes to spare.
The time of the six cars at finish
was:
r. w Fletcher. 1:18-24.
NJ G.. Bernin, 1:21-39.
Paul Sartori. t:21-44 is.
A. Leblanc. 1;2428 As.
Walter Christie. 1:27-16 as.
William Wallace. t:29-20.
The speed averaged for the one hun
dred miles was the rate of "a 20 sec
onds per mile--a much faster pace
than any locomotive has been driven
over rail.
The next race was the five miles.
open for the w. Gould Brokaw tro-
ply. This race was run in heats
In the first heat Mr.. Thomas. Mr.
Wallace, Mr.. Stevens and George II.
Flynn in his 60 horse power car were
started. Mr.. Thomas won the heat in
3:23 2-5. Mr.. Wallace was second
in 1888 2-5.
Mr.. Stevens third in 3:47 20 and
Mr.. Flynn last, no time taken.
In the second heat, Paul Sartori,
Walter Christie and Arthur MacDon-
aid were sent off in their hard worked
machines In this heat Mr.. MacDon-
aid again lost tire. Sartori won the
heat in 1858. DR.. Christie second in
4:08 is.
The finish was run between MessrS.
Thomas, Wallace and Sartori. The
finish was a procession with the cars
half a mile apart. Mr.. Thomas won
in $3.50 1-5. Mr.. Wallace second in
$40 and Paul Sartori. in VanderbiltS
car. in Ais.
Only three cars We're entitled, under
the rules, to start in the five miles
great Ormond handicap. They were
Paul Sartori. in Mr.. Vanderbilt's car.
with an allowance of "a seconds; Will
liam Wallace, in his machine. with an
allowance of 10 seconds, and Edward
r. Thomas. in his car. running 1T
scratch. Mr.. Thomas managed to
overtake Mr.. Wallace but Paul Sartori.
with his "a seconds lead in five miles.
won the race easily. His time vas
1857.
Mr.. Thomas was second. time 40.
1-5, actual 1928 Is; Mr. Wallace was
third time 4:04 1-5. actual time 3:45
Is, thus ending the races for the
day.