The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-31
RACE FOR VANDERBILT CUP.
WINNING AUTO MAKES A 100
MILE RECORD.
Fletcher Drives the Foreign Car OF o. r.
Thomas TO Victory I'm Hour Is Min
utes IA Seconds-Ten Starters in the
Chief Event on Beach Mt Ormond

Chief Event on Beach nj Ormond
oRMoSD. Fla. Jan. sO.-Another lnpor-
tant race record was captured hero to day b.
an American driver for an American owner
OF a foreign made automobile. 1t was tn,
100 mile race for the w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.
trophy. the big event OF the meet and IL wa.
| won by III. W. Fletcher, driving the eighty
/ horsepower De Dietrich that was driven by
Gabriel In the Vanderbilt CUP race on Lona
Island and now Is owned by O. +. Thomas.
the beet sugar man and partner OF f. r
! Thomas OF New York
Tho time OF the 100 miles was 1 hour 10
! minutes q seconds. an average OF rs miles
an hour. This u a record, because there
was no former record for 100 miles. II
there had been former record. the time made
IN this race would probably have lowered
II; Tor y Is very fast. and the average for the
whole 100 miles Ia better than that for the
World record time for fifty miles made by
W n. Vanderbilt. Jr, last year. which still
Unfortunately, the course was not ar
range 80 that the times for other standard
SSistsnGea might be recordod. II thus had
snet s ne record OF % minutes 90 IS seconds
Tor NIFTY miles. made by w. X. Vanderbilt.
C ca.a la 81 year. would have been broken, be-
n ! minute 81 - seconds, faster than VAN
deTbits record time for the nifty miles.
but despite tho fact t that sS many Of the yso1;
left here Saturday there were 1000 persons
out TO witness the sport. The, tide was
been at any time since the tournament began.
The sand was we'll packed. and smooth *
& nes beso yet oTed To whGS "
There were ten starters In the race and
six OF them finished The cars were started
at one, minute intervals, and there were no
controls at the turn. the drivers being al
lowed 70 take the seven turns at any rate OF
N nj oh ~ hA
however. and the drivers chose 10 take them
very carefully and slowly otherwise the
Serious accident had been feared IN this
race. but there was none. and while the race
was frequently exciting when the com
other. he most sensational feature was the
finish OF William Wallace OF Boston. who drove
the last sixteen miles with tire missing.
Fletchers victory was something OF a
surprise. although his car was known 10 be
a great racer. He had not figured in any
the, race at the turns noticed that Fletcher
took them poorly. Wallace made the clever
est turns; and on the third lap was reported
straightaway While the others We're nursing
et Befsn dTs GosG
car: William Wallace, and Paul Sartori, driving
4. @, Vanderbilt's car, at several stages OF
were only a few yards apart. and there was
interesting, Joekeying for the advantage in
Nearly all the cars in tho race had mlshaps
which delayed all except the first two to
finish The gasolene tank on Sartori's car
on the ground for long distance before 1t
was discovered and repaired. The former
racer Of W. X Vanderbilt Jr.. finished with
the engine skipping badly. tho Christie car
had trouble In the soft sand. and the left hand
front tire on Mallace's car burst and came
on Ssen o ne stu Nh hsd sixteen o miles 70 go
were Arthur Macdonald with his Napier
because OF ignition and tire troubles; ., B.
Stevens, with his Mercedes. because of the
piston becoming stuck In tho cylinder: e.
Canaut. with a Dietrich and Char es Deplus,
With q Pope. because OF engine and tire
After the big race the Ave mile open race
for the W. Gould Brokaw trophy and the Ave
mile ormond Handicap for the j. B. Moore
Thomas OF New York captured the Brokaw
prize, after two splendid pieces of driving.
for A. G.. Vanderbilt scored his first victory
during the tournament.
one hundred Mnes-InternstionAl RACE for the
william X Vanderbilt, Jr.. tTophy-Won by. II. W.
Fletcher. 30 horse power De Dietrich, time. hour
m,nq,ss q seconds G. p Sal >, % , horse
90 seconds: Paul SAuori. " horse power Flat,
9s %s hour b b3, @ngs, " seconds g T.
time. hour "a minutes - - seconds Walter
q minutes 10 I : seconds William Wallace 90 horse
power Hat. sixth time hour 20 minutes 20 seconds.
. rive Nile Open Tor ". Could Brokaw Trophy
Mercedes; William wallace. % horse power Fiat.
second. n. stevens. " horse power Mercedes
third George II. i'inn. 90 horse power Mercedes,
fourth Time. minutes 3 IS seconds. Won By
nfieen seconds
Second HcAt-Won by Paul SArtori. % horse
power Fiat Walter Christie. 10 horse power Chris
lie. second. a. Macdonald. 90 horse power Maple,
third. Time. minutes 81 seconds Won by 10 Is
seconds
Five Nile Ormond Handicap. for J. r. Moore
Truphy--Won by Paul SartoTl. 10 horse power
raj. "a seconds: +. r. Thomas, 90 horse power
Mercedes, scratch. second William Wallace. po
horse power Fiat. 10 seconds. third Time,
minutes ~ seconds Won By is seconds.