The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-01
A, G, VANDERBILT'S AUTO WINS
StRTDRJ DRIVES TO fTCT0Rl' IN
DiITONA HANDICAP.
~ ", Fletcher Makes worlds Hccorh Of
- Minutes 3 seconds for Fifi, Mules
view Figures for Ten VII Mile
IN 81 lis Seconds Not Ofiiclal

In 81 is Seconds Not OncIai.
OulloNp Fla Jan 3l-Paul Sartori,
driving Alfred Gwynnc Vanderhilt's ao
horsepower +. A. +. car won the hfty
mile handicap for the Daytona challenge cup
this morning. covering the distanc" In tho
actual time OF ~ minutes and 20 seconds.
+. frpScricNs, IN Shaney's 90 horse power
Mercenro. was second: Charles tonant,
in tho a. horsepower De Dietrich. was
third. and II ". Fletcher, in the SO horse
power I've Dietrich. finished fourth from
scratch in 3s5l creating new world 5
record
The beach was in excellent condition for
racing and It WAS expected that the best time
of the tournament would be made The
weather was ideal. being warm. with a light
north wind The nfty mile handicap for the
Daytona challenge cup was the first race
scheduled
The starters with tnoir time allowances
werr Arthur Macdonald, 30 horse power
power Mercedes, / minute. william wallace.
% horse power + ! a. T., minutes go sec
onds y tredericks y. ShqBhleY M morse
power Mercedes, minutes Paul Snrtori ~.
Il Vanderbilt 90 horsepower Y. l. \. T..
4 minutes 50 seconds Maurice Bernn W g.
Brokawl. 90 horse power kenault nunute-
5 minutes 20 seconds Guy Vaughan. ~ horse
power Decauvillc. minutes Charles Ionant.
AN
There were controls Of two minutes ht
each turn which virtually mad" the con
test Eve ten mile races. T. u. thomas nauc
an excellent record In his 30 horse Dover
Mercedes until his clutch broke and put MN
out William Wallace wac also doug Wen
in his 30 horse.power r. I wen ms
gHsolcne ran out Both SHrtori and Fletcher
broke the worlds record held by Nl!llhln
Il Vanderbilt Jr.. of iQie 10 Fletcher =
actual time was - and SHrioris 400
In special time trial this afternoon II J.
Bowden. driving his i21 horse power eiEht
cylinder Mercedes. covered one mile IN ~ 20
seconds The tide WAS Well In and the course
narrow and only IN fair condition. ihir
wind blew from the north favorinr the tTlai,
The car weighs 500 pounds. and rus re,ord
does not. therefore. hold for the recognized
class Of big racing cars
The twenty mile open race for ~" H. u.
Thomas champiQnshp trophy was Won nv
Arthur Macdonald 30 horsepower Nhnt.r.
actual not time. N minutes - SECONDS
second. William Wallace. 90 horse-uoMCr
/ r. time. IS minutes 20 seconds thud.
IL " Fletcher SO horse power DE Dietrich,
time Is minutes "a IS seconds. fourth, PAU
Sartor 4 q Nandcrhilts 80 horsc-poWrr
l. A. 7 . time 10 minutes 90 3-i seconds
The course was ten miles down the beach,
with two minute control at the turn, con
testants made standing start under one minute
headWay Every. car came under the previous
world : record Of ~ minutes seconds, MADE
last year by W. X Vanderbilt Macdonald
made the fastest ten niles Time. minutes
Ten miles in minutes Is seconds i. tho
new world record. made los Arthur MAC
donald IN = fuEc w DoI~r,p0Wtt .Nti,lr'
10 the final for the Major G ; Miller trophy
The summary rs. Won by Arthur Macdonald.
On horse power Napier time. q minutes 10
seconds + K Thomas, 30 horsepower
Mercedes. second time. q minutes Is 10
sctonds FrederiCks IN Is VI Shanley's 80
horsepower Mercedes third time, minutes
% - seconds. Previous world = record,
q minutes 81 4-i seconds. made by T.. j.
Thomas here last saturday Macdonald p
now record is an average Of each mile n 81.
seconds OF AZ the rate Of nineiy-slH miles an
hour
Charles Couaut won the ten mile handl-
cap in the 80 horsepower De Dietrich. With
an allowance OF minutes 10 seconds III
Roberts. iu the 40 horse power Thomas, was
second with an allowance Of minutes 3"
seconds Actual time. > minutes - - see
onds L r. Thomas. 20 horsepower MeI-
cedes third allowance seconds actual time
q IN inutcs % les seconds