New-York tribune., 1905-08-28
CHRISTIE EQUALS RECORD
MAKES KILO IN 2S 2-5 SEC.
Racing "4utos" Annihdate Space on
Cape Mag Beach.
~ Telerraph 70 The Tribune. J

Cape May. y. J. Aug. 27.-The automobile time
trials for the mile and kometre continued on
the beach here to-day. Another large crowd lined
the boardwalk along the mile course. and when
ever car made better time than another apprecia-
ton was shown by the widest kind of enthusiasm.
The four big racing entered in to-day's meet
ing, which was the last day of the tournament.
were the 12O horsepower Christie car. driven by
Walter Christie: the l2o-horsepower Fiat car driven
rv Louis Chevrolet: the eo-horsepower skeleton
Ford driven by Henry Ford and the so-horsepower
DarracQ driven by A. L Campbell
The honors Of the day was carried of by the
Christie car In the kilometre time trials. il
cred the distance in o 2-5 seconds. equalling the
American record. made by Macdonald in Napier
car at the Ornond-Dayt beach. in Florida, last
January The worlds record is q 2-5 seconds.
The best lime for the mile to-day. 80 Is sec
onds was also made by Christie Twice Christie
made The mile in this tine. R4 failed, howeveri to
beat the time made 10y the Darracq car on the
previous day. Of IS seconds and. therefore, the
s. 600 cup. offered by the Cape May Automobile
Club 70 the owner Of the machine making the
fastest time for the mile on the beach this sea-
son goes the Darraco.
By making the fastest time for the kilometre.
Christie q $500 cup. Christie in this trial
averaged sreed Of ss miles an hour, compared TO
O. miles an hour by the Darracq car when it went
me mile in IS seconds The Fiat machine cracked
Two Of its cylinders after its first time trial mile Of
A. 3-5 seconds
L was in his second try that Christie did the
EtlouerTe IN 20 SECONDS Inc lfllrU ne covered
IN Q 45 seconds and the first in p 25 seconds Next
70 Christie's time for the kilometTe was the time
made by the Darrscq car Of q seconds. The Ford
car made only one Try for the kilometre and COW
cred the distance IN . seconds.
Although the morning was perfect for fast driv-
ing with good breeze in the back Of the drivers,
and the beach in q far better condition than yes
rerday. only one car made better time in the mile
rial than il did yesterday. This was the Christie
machine which went in 80 is seconds In the only
,7fI he lie in
The Darracos best time to-day was 20 2-5 seconds,
n IS seconds yesterday. while the best the Ford
car could do was Il seconds. compared TO 80 4-5
seconds on Saturday. The Fiat did the mile in
81 Z-5 seconds yesterday The Darracq car, from a
standing start covered the klouetre in 43 seconds
which establishes American record.
The slow time to-day, compared with Saturday.
said 10 be due according TO the experts, TO the
atmospheric conditions which affected the car
bUretters. Besides, there a pool of water at
The curve il the middle Of the course. which made
81 necessary for the drivers take a wide turn
toward the boardwalk TO keep on the dry sand.
Christie was the only driver who took a chance
IN going through this water. and the machine shot
It up Ike a fountain spout. Campbell took nc
chances to-day after his experience yesterday
when he into the water
Christie was evidently bent winning the 81 OO
cup. and made seven trials for that purpose L
was only when the electric timing apparatus was
taken 70 the kilometre stand that he gave up the
attempt a comparison Of the time made bv the
follows. - - ~ "
ChEiStie-o48+5. o:as Is. o:ss 25 o:H1-5 o.ss Is
Da-race-O:40 2-5 O:41 3-5 and O:4025
r3. Tf5aEei1S. Ili O.14 80 o44 80 e:zl and o:z2
named:
christie-o2z %. o.25 2-5 and o.23 45
2ZrTacq-o-24 Is, o-24 S-5 0:24, O:2z - 0.24
There were no other contests to-day outside q
me time trials The meeting successful in
every way The management was excellent, and
the contests were run of in quick order.
Al interesting incident to-day was the changing
n the electric timing apparatus from the mile IN
ne klcmetre stand. It took only nine minutes 10
complete the task.
The number Of that started in the contests
for touring cars the previous day without an
accident, and the fast time made by them wit ,
me great showing Of the racing cars places tn.
course next 70 the OTmOnd-Daytona beach.
Florida for fast driving this country. It
llhelE, however, that fast time be mad
on the Cape May beach in Florida. for the beach
does not afford long enough start.
An eighth OF q mile from the finishing line 2 two
loot sewer pipe runs into the ocean which makes
= necessary for the drivers 10 slow down quickly
5iler the nnlsh. This the opinion Of the
DRIVERS who have raced cars both beaches.