The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-01-26
MILE MADE IN O:34 Is.
NEW WORLDS RECORD FOR THE
 AUTOMOBILE.
H.. l.. Bowden, Driving Machine of 1OO Horse-Power, Makes the New
 Mark on the OrmOnde- Dayton Course.

ormonde, Fla, Jan. 25.-The tail-end of the northern blizzard swooped down the Ormonde- Dayton beach this after noon and while it chilled 6.000 spec tators to the bone, 1t did not prevent some of the fast cars smashing worlds records.
 The day broke clear and cold with north by west wind that increased in velocity until 1t 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 postponement of the event 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 satisfactory without any other event.
 James I. Breese, in his eighteen horsepower, was the first starter, but his time was not recorded. w. K. Vanderbilt. Jr.. in his new ninety horse power next ran and covered the distance In 42 3-5. Louis S. Ross in his twenty horsepower steamer was next sent away and the mile was made in 3S at, one second under the worlds record made by MT. Vanderbilt in his ninety horsepower on the Ormond- Daytona beach one year ago. Mir. Ross held the record. but a short time. Ar thur E. Macdonald, the young Eng lishman, who trimmed down the worlds flve-mile record yesterday from 3:31 2-5 to 3:17 in his ninety horse- power. went away at top speed and crossed the mile tape in 34 2-3. or 3-5 seconds better than the Wander bile record of last year.
 Edward Thomas in his ninety horse- power, made 1t In 40 Is.
 s. M. Shanely in his ninety horse power got a mark of A 1-5/
 M. J. Bernin, driving with Gould Brokaw's sixty horsepower covered a mile in 45 seconds. Thirty-five horse power machine made the mile in 45 2-5.
 It remained for H. l.. Bowen in his 100 horsepower to outstrip the field MT. ing gait and it was but 34 1-5 seconds between the pistol reports of the start and the finish. clipping the record down four and four-f1fths seconds.
 In speaking of his victory Mfr. Bow den said that he attributed the great speed of his machine chiefly to his horsepower. He thinks that mile in thirty seconds can be made by increas- ing the horsepower and decreasing the weight with sprockets that will take up all the power as it is created.
 Breaking records on time trials was all his 100 horsepower machine could do, as 1t is ruled out of all contests on account of overweight. Sz
 William Wallace in his ninety horse power machine scored the mile in 39 1-5. Guy Vaughn in a forty horse power made the distance in 4S 1-5. Charles De Plus. in Joseph H. Heller's thirty horsepower made the route in AZ 2-S. Paul Sartori drove Alfred G. Vanderbilts ninety horsepower in 45 1-5 seconds. Walter Christie made the mile in AZ Is in his sixty horse- power. Samuel B. Stevens in his ninety horsepower made a fast run in 39 2-5. Webb Jay in a. fifteen horse power steamer covered the mile In 53 Between trial mile runs and the next big event Oscar Headstrom on an In- dian motorcycle ran mile In 1:02 Charles N. Wheeler driving a twelve horsepower took 2:07 1-5 to the mile
 Webb Jay. driving fifteen horsepower | crossed the tape In 1:35.
 w. F. Evans in ten horsepower lautometile car made a record of 1 :37 The one mile international champions , ship for the Sir Thomas Dewar chal- lenge cup brought out big field of en- tries. all the fast racers competing Three cars were sent off in the first heat.
 The tea kettle, Louis B. Ross. twenty | horsepower steamer; Arthur E. Mac Donald's ninety horsepower and Ed. | ward R. Thomas's ninety horsepower Mir Ross won the heat. Time. fl 3-5 l MT. Macdonald swas second, time 43 45 and MT. Thomas third.
 In the second heat B. M. Stanley's ninety horsepower, w. Gold Brokaws | sixty Horsepower and William Wal. 1 lace's ninety horsepower was sent off | MT. Wallace won the heat in forty nine seconds. MT Shanley was second ant MT. Bernin in Mir. Brokaw's car wa: third.
 In the third heat Joseph H. Heller's eighty horsepower; Alfred c. Wander. bilt's ninety horsepower and the twen- ty-sixty horsepower. Barney Oldfeld