The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-25
AUTO RECORDS FILL EARLY.
FIVE MILES IN 3 MINUTES /;
SECONDS on FIRST NAY
Arthur Macdonald. an EnEllshman, WITH
Napier Car wipes out Nsnderhlts
FtEures-Meet at Ormoml opens AUS
piClOusly - Cup Controversy settled.

oRMoEp. Flu. Jan. s'A preliminary
clip at the worlds strli ehia~ey automobile
records was made here to-day b. the wiping
out OF the figures OF . minutcsSl is seconds.
FOR i've miles, made by william X. Vanderbilt
Jr,. last year. The time for this distance Is
now minutes aud " seconds. This was
achieved during tho running OF the minor
contests this afternoon by Arthur Mac
( Donald OF London. England who came here
record hunting With napier car OF 90 horse
power
The beach wds only N fair condition to-
day, aud there WAS "A mild htceze blowing
from north 20 south: 40 tine course WIS laid
10 the south Starting from Datona. Except
for this one record. the OSe days tournament
opsncd tunely The IDEA was arst 10 die.
pose OF the events OF least Interest. and so
the programme was composed OF races at
one, Ave and ton miles between stock cBrs in
full touring rig or With the bodies removed
Tho first race furnished a minor accident
| to a Onr but other wise there waR no mishGp
The single accident consisted OF driving
shaft jumping from ts mooTings. and 1t
| might very easily have resulted disHstI ously
| Macdonald. the record br 6aker OF the day Ia a
Young Enellshman. who has figured promi
nently in several races abroad. With his high
powered chr Mac Donad was reckoned TO be
something OF "a dark horse
| W. X Vanderbilt. JT was on hand to see
the record slip from his grasp; but his turn
and TINT OF the other high powered cars
will come to- morrow. The crowd here TO wit
meas the racing to-day was larger than ever
| before. and although the racing was poor
! and the management faulty the spectators
enjoyed themselves beneath br ght skies
Barney oldheld said tonight that he vii
not start in any race What IL the user My
car is not fast enough said he. III is a track
racing car and will not do 30 compete agunst
! thpaa bia fellnwa m tbe haaph I will
against any other car of It's calibre-that IT,
| 40 horse -power-but not In open events
The best | have been able 10 do with IL Is a
/ mile IN - seconds
When asked what cars among the big ones
| he thought likely TO make the beet allowing
! Tomorrow Oldfeld replied: Well, that
/ Napier was dark horse that fancied. but
| think Henry Ford's chr win do as we'll. II
! has much power and 10 lighter. That
ear of T.. r. 1homaa's that Hanlsy drives IL
another dark horse. and may hear some
thing from William X. Vanderbilt Jr.. too"
| The controversy over the trophy for the
| one mile worlds championship donated by
I Sir Thomas Dewar was settled this morn
/ ing. The American Automobile Association
will not get the custody of IT, as the officials
| OF that organization desired The trophy
will be raced for annually at the Ormond
! Daytonn tournament here and may be ra csd
| for elsewhere within six months at the dig
erection OF the trustees. The money received
for entry fees for the oup races may be dis
posed OF az the trustees see NJ, The trustees
Of the trophy are: Harlan ". Whipple
president OF The American Automobile AS
socstion Samuel A. Miles. general manager
OF the National Association OF Automobile
Manufacturers, John +, Parkinson. secretary
Of tho Florida East Coast Automobile AssociA-
ton. George H. Rowe. president OF the New
YORK Press Club: w !, Morgan oil the New
II n. a..
chusetts Automobile Club; Isaho b Potter
Jr.. OF the American hiotor League: August
Sinclair Of the New Jersey Automobile and
Motor clubs and Frederick Glassup, repre-
senting the donor Of the trophy
AZ this prize Is f9r the holder Of the one
everyone. a great deal OF interest has been
taken by automobilists generally to the
There il generally glhdness because the prize
may be raced for twice year. II must be
won on a straightaway course. and the entry
fee will always be $50
There were only two entries in the FRS,
event. AZ, klometre. on the beach today
pressure OF steam on dew away at a pace that
made the others seem foolish for starting,
The diving .9ait OF Jey C car 6eeems aa
and he coasted across the line with shaft
dangling and seemingly IN imminent danger
OF sticking INTO the sand and oyerturniug
the car ifter lie brought the car 10 a stand
Il N jay remained for hair an hour unable to
move the car. and ~ he was on The course
The succeeding events acre Of little IL.
terest. excepting he struggle Tor second
place between Roberts and Coswell in tho
second event run. Mcdonald made time
trial after the sixth event and came with
four afthz OF = second OF the record He
because Of meeting other cars on the course
aud added I'D Ike FOLLY wen to 20 right
back and, try it again If you can keep the
The course was cleared and Mcdonald
lowered the record BY ID 10 seconds This
warmed the enthusiasm OF the. spectators
End made them feel satisfied with the days
There was mixtnre Of red sand with
the white powder Of the cochina shells on
the beach TO-DAY, and there was n strip
only about thirty leet wide for the racing
The track whore the cars ran was fairly
smooth however, and when the racing was
over il looked Ike the top Of shuflleboard
for ten miles. there being only one little
bend between the eight and nine mile posts
by the tlHV club here and a stand for the timer
The timing was we'll done but the ordering
OF the events and the starting were poor
racing board Of the American Automobile
Z Association is referee for the whole tourna-
ment Of i've dave and for assistant referee
he has Sir lhomAs Il. DewAr.
The timing was done with the McNIurtrv
electric timing system, with A J.. McMurtry
retsry s VI butler OF the Nutopohll club
Of America + y Mudd o. the Chlce 90 Auto
mobile club. ana 4, 1. morrison OF tne MHSEn-
chusetts Automobile Club Summaries
one Knometre--For eaTs weighing from 81 10
iI42 hounds Glass Bl--u on by Webb Jay In IS
horse power White. 20 nurse. power Darracq .
second. Time. ~ rs seconds. Won BY nearly half
Piv. Miies-For stock cars costing from s275i so
81 600 inclusive Won by Charles Sotl'Sin 80 horse
power Pope Toledo. ~ Roberts In 20 horse power
Thomas second John CAswell In IS 80 horse power
Columbia. third Time, IS minutes 10 IS seconds
Won by "a is seconds. 2-b Of second between
Time Tr.ai-FNe Miles Vaughn in 10
horse power Decauyile Time. Z minutes n Is
seconds Vaughn. mi nutes ~ rs seconds.
Ftye Miles-FOr cars costing A.0Oi to e. 900 I
Won by Charles Soules IN 40 horse power Pope.
Toledo: Alexis Leblanc. 20 horSe power Darracu
second Tine. minutes. : IS seconds Won by
1 minute as seconds
igve Miles, for Cars Costing $3.50 and I-nder-
Won by b. Auman IN horse power Pope.
TriSune Time. II minutes 80 IS seconds
Five Miles. for Con- Costing From 1851 to 81 or
Won by Louis Ross In horse power Sianlty steamer
" Z. Evans. 10 horse power auto car second
c n Wheeler y horse. power bartholomew third
Time. minutes Al is seconds Won by minute {
as rs seconds.
TYme Trial Plv. Miles-By Arhur Mcdonald
NJ London, Eng, In On horse power Napier TIme
, minutes 81 s seconds; Mcdonald. j. minutes |
Pvc Mne Handicap. fot Participates IN Previous
Fvenls-Won by Hiram Percy MaGiui in is horse
power Columbia, minute q seconds. Charles |
second: Johun Caswrl IS 20 horse pow n oluy1bh
minute y seconds. third. Tine minutes Is is |
seconds.
Trial against REGARD b., Arthur McDonAId IN N |
horse power Napier Record 3 minutes 81 & 4
seconds Mcdonald minutes u seconds