The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-02-01
OLNEYVILLE SPECIAL.
ARMSTRONG'S.
Strings
AUTO EVENTS

The greatest automobile meeting ever
held. so far ss smashing records IL con-
cerned closed at Ormond. Fla. yesterday
afternoon. The last performance was the
running Of "A mile in % As seconds by
n. l.. Bowden i'm his so horse power car.
IL was after the days events had been
finished. tIe asked permission OF the offi-
cials To try for the kilometre and mile
records. He took a good flying start. and
as he tr1pped the wire OF the automatic
timing machine the crowd expected a new
world 3 record.
not caught on the automatic but several
watches gave IL as 2DA seconds, the
worlds record being 81 2-5 seconds.
The previous mile record was clipped
considerably. Until the opening OF this
meeting Il WIS 20 seconds fiat made last
year by w. *. Vanderbilt. Jr. Last week
Arthur f. Macdonald cut IL down TO
81 2-5 seconds and soon after Mr.. Bow
den knocked off another ffth. Since then
he expressed the opinion that he Sould go
80 seconds or under.
The 10-mile record was again smas shed
10 pieces yesterday morning. IL was in the
finals for the Mai. Miller trophy. Young
Macdonald, who won the trophy. covered
the 10 miles in 6:l5. The record before this
meet was $50. made by W. X. Vanderbilt,
Jr., here last year
The first race the last day OF the Or
mond-DaYt0Ha meer. wdg me =nffe
Daytona handicap. The course was in 10
mile stretches. with two-minute controls
AZ each turn. the finish being et the club
house.
The starters and their handicap pe were:
r.. e Jarrige's ~ horsepower. Charles
Canaut. driver. handicap eight minutes:
Standard Automobile Company's 40 horse
power, Guy Vaughn driver. handicap
seven minutes; Walter Christie. 20 horse
power. owner driving. handicap Ave min
fu ~
NJ c. Bernin driver. handicap seven min
utes: Alfred O.. Vanderbilts 81 horse
power. Paul Sartorf driver handicap four
minutes: B. NJ. Stanley, Jr s 80 horse
power. owner driving. handicap four min
utes: William Wallace's 30 horse power,
owner driving, handicap three minutes 90
seconds; II. X. Thomas 20 horse power.
thur r. Macdonald in his 80 horse power
and u. w. Fletcher In y. +. Thomas 80
horse power. scratch.
The race was won by Sartorf, in A. q.
Vanderbilt's car elapsed time $3.50: net
time. s0:oD beating the worlds record of
40:4s 2-S made by W. X. vanderbilt Jr.,
last year.
45:as AS net time u 80 As Canaut was
third. net time 42:25 2-5.
The best time was made by n w.
Fletcher in O. F. Thomas 30 horse power,
SCI etch man. His time. however, estab-
lshed a new record for 80 miles.
The second event was the 3D-mile race
FOR the T.. r. Thomas trophy. 10 miles
Stratgh tAway -wttt-twc- -rrtnHtes-eeatrei
at the turn The starters were r. M.
Shanley's car. Fredericks driving; A. q.
Vanderbilts car. Sartori driving; o. r.
Wallace and Arthur r Macdonald. Mac
Donald won: time 1923 3-5. Wallace sec
ond; time 1894: Fletcher third. time
1886 as Sartori fourth: time 1901; Fred
ericks fiMh; time 1925 2-5.
The hest previous time for 9 miles,
II :o2 was made here last year by w. X.
Vanderbilt. Jr.
Third event. final I'm l0-mile Ormond
Derby for the Mai J. G. Miller cup-Mac-
Donald won; time 6i5: Thomas second. .
time 6:ia lis; Fredericks. IN Shanleys
car. third; time 7.8 2-6.
MacDonald's time established n new 10
,,iie record heating Thonax time OF
e.g1 IS made this week. which beat Van
derbilt's record of 6 80. made last year.
Tho last race Of the day and meet was
the 10-mile handicap.
The starters. with handlcaps, were: NJ.
Roberts. driving Harry = Haupts ~
horse r,owcr 3.2n: Charles Canaut *
horse- power. 21S: Fredericks I'm Mr
ShanIev's e. horse power. William Wal
lace and Fletcher. 10 seconds; Mr.. Thorn
as. seconds. and Macdonald. scratch.
The race was won by Canaut; time
s.nn 3-b: Roberts second time s.A 90;
Thomas third: time 621 Is. Fredericks
fourth. time 1:ls 10; Wallace NTH; time
s.52I- Fletcher sixth. time 6.B t-b. Mac
Donald's machinery went wrong and he
dropped out of the race.
The prizes were awarded Yesterday af-
tornoon. There will he some trials today.