The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-26
MILE RECORD IS BROKEN BY AUTOS Cold Weather Could Not Keep
 Crowd Away MILE WAS MADE IN 34 1-5 Hundred Horse Power Machine Car ries Off Honors and Says It
 Can Be Made In Half
 Minute.
MILE WAS MADE IN 34 1-5

ormond, Fla. January 25.-The tail end ot the northern blizzard swooped down the Ormond-D Daytona beach this after noon and while it chilled 5000 spectators 10 the bone. it did not prevent some fast cars smashing all of the worlds one mile records. The day broke clear and cold, with a north-by-west wind that increased in velocity until it reached fully twenty-five miles an hour, almost straight down the course. The chilly weather did not interfere with the attendance. The high wind and high tide caused a post ponement of the events for an hour and it was after ? o'clock before the races began
 The first race was one mile time trials and the result was sufficiently satisfac- tory without any other event James L. Breeze in his 1S-horse power was starter but his time was not recorded ". K. Vanderbilt, Jr., in his new 90-horse power next ran and covered the distance in AZ 3-5. Louis s. Ross in his 20-horse power steamer was next sent away and the mile was made in 3S fiat, one second under the worlds record, made by Mr. Vanderbilt in his 9O-horse power on the Ormond-Daytona beach track one year ago. Mr. Ross held the record but a short time. Arthur E. Macdonald, the young Englshman who trimmed down the worlds five-mile record yesterday from 3:31 2-5 to S;17 in his gJ-horse power, went away at top speed and crossed the mile tape in 34 2-5 or 1 3-5 seconds better than the Vanderbilt record of last year
 Edward Thomas in his 9O-horse power machine got mark, making it in 40 1-5 seconds
 M J. Pernin, driving W. Gould Bro Raw 6O-horse power, covered the mile in 4o second A thirty-five horse power ma chine made the mile in B 2-5
 It remained for H. l.. Bowden in 1O0- horse power to outstrip the field. MT Bowden went away at a record breaking gait and it was but 34 1-5 second between the pistol reports of the start and the fin- ish, clipping the record down four and four-fifth seconds
 In speaking of his victory MT. Bowden said that he attributed the great speed of his machine chiefly to it's horse power He thinks that a mile in 90 second can be made by increasing the horse power and decreasing the weight with sproekets that will take up all the power as 1t is created.
 Breaking records on time trials was all his 1O0-horse power machine could do. as it Is ruled out of all contests on account of overweight.
 William Wallace in his 90-horse power machine scored the mile in 30 1-5 Guy Vaughan in a 40-horse power made the distance in IS 1-5 Charles DePlus in Jos. H. Heller's 3O-horse power made the route in 10 2-9 Haul Sartori drove Afford O.. Vanderbilt's 90-horse power in 45 1-5 sec onds. Walter Christie made the mile in 42 l-5 in his 60-horse power samuel B. Stevens in his 90-horse power made a fast run in 39 2-5. Webb Jay in a 15-horse power steamer covered the mile in B. Be- lstween trial mile runs and the next big event, Oscar Headstorm, on an Indian motor cycle. ran mile in 1:02.
 Charles N. Wheeler, driving a 12-horse power, took POT 1-5 to the mile Weob Jay, driving a 15-horse power crossed the tape in :35
 w. E. Evens in 10-horse power ear made a record of 1:37
 The one mile international champion ship for the challenge cup brought out q big field of entries, all the fast racers competing. Three cars were sent off in the first heat. The Tea Kettle Louis s. Ross, 20-horse power steamer Arthur E, McDonald's 90-horse power and Ed NdTu h | nOildS JU HDTSt- -ppMtT. NIT. Ross won the heat. Time fl 3-5. Mir. Me Donald was second, time 45 4-5, and Mir. Thomas third
 In the second heat P. NJ. Shaneys 90-horse power, w. Godbroka's 60-horse power and William Wallace's 90-horse power, were sent off. Mr Wallace won the heat in 4) seconds Mr. Shanley was second and Mir Bernin in MT. Goldbro- kas car, was third.
 In the third heat Joseph Heller's S0- horse power; Alfred G. Vanderbilt s 90- horse power and the 24-60-horsepower Barney Oldheld driver. started. Odfield won in 42 seconds; Vanderbilt was second and Heller third. In the final MT. Ross In his Tea Kettle won in 42 seconds: Mir. Macdonald was second in 42 2-5; Wallace third and Oldheld last. Louis R. Ross in his 20-horse power steamer won the Col onel Clowry trophy in 57 2-5 seconds Webb Jay in his 15-horse poweN sec ond and Ross S-horse power steamer t,-Ird. In the first heat of the one mile Corinthian Mr. Bowden won. Two other heats were run and the final will take place tomorrow. Toward the close of the evening the weather became so cold that nearly all the spectators left the course for the club house.