New-York tribune., 1905-01-31

two mile pole he made a turn with only one
wheel the ground Before the contest. the
drivers decided that trouble would take place on
the turns. and a result most of them slackened
up good bit in their speed before turning, and
this undoubtedly sayed the from accident
Several times cars went around the turns only
twenty feet apart.
William Wallace In his so-horsepower Fiat.
seemed to value the more than ne did his
life. He took rhe turns very sharp, and of
again like q streak. In the last sixteen miles OF
the contest Wallace rode with the left front tire
OF his machine off. The Pipe made good show
ing. Up TO the eishteth mile things were going
well with it, but then it broke one Of its cylinders
and its chances gone,
lively argument took place in the Hotel Or
mond this evening William Wallace who came
criminal Grin to have men ride on such a course as
of the course the sand was so soft and lunpy that
Il nearly threw the drivers out OF their seats r. X
ride in his racing over the course selected for
races, to if It is in tt condition The assertion
of Wallace was laughed AT by many OF those who
while the course was not at its hest at It's worst
it was the fastest course in Ipe world
TROUBLE FOR sHANLEYl AND STEVENS
B. NJ Stanley. jr.'s. sO-horsspower Mercedes gave
trouble 1t is the same machine with which Wander
bilt made the 5o-mie record last year. Frederieks.
who drove the car. finished fourth. in 124:26 4-5.
S. B. Stevens. in his sO-horsepower Mercedes had
his troubles early. In the second round his ma
chine went wrong, and Z was announced that he
dropped out of the Some time after he
trued in the contest but had lost much time
that he was never in the running.
Paul Sartori, driving the so-hoFse9ower Fiat Of
Alfred Vanderbilt, continued the reckless driving
that has characterized his work in the last sew
eral months He came tearing I'D TO the turns,
car would skid somewhat before he could set under
way again, and so he lost more time than he
gained,
below the clubhouse at Daytona, thence to the
sixteen-mile post, a little further north of the
inn Ormond. There five laps between
from the sixteen-mile post to the clubhouse at
Daytona, making eight turns in all. Besides the
cars already mentioned, the Others 10 start were
Walter Chrlstie's own American make machine
which came in fifth, in l: n 4-5; Wallace who
in spite of losing his tire, got sixth place. in
1920; A, T.; Macdonald, IN he s0-hoTsepOwer Ma
The winners car is the same machine in which
Gabriel started IN the Vanderbilt Cup Long
Island.
Naturally the majority OF the spectators gathered
race was 10 finish, and, OF course, where the
drivers showed their grandstand display. Enthusi-
asm was great and each Of the riders received his
due share Of applause. Fletcher the new star OF
the game, came In for the loudest cheers when he
crossed the finish line winner. Sympathy was
sh9%G f9F others me aG nae 9s the ~ es ws{Sa s
the turn at the sxteen-mtle post The machines
sent off at one-minute intervals and Mac
Donald. in the same white suit that he has worn
since the tournament began, was the hrSt to be
started off and the first make the turn. Then
followed Fredercks. Bernin. Sartori and Wallace
the last named making a turn within four inches
feet behind him followed Depius, in the Pipe car
Stevens went some distance beyond the pole before
turning bat DepluS made sharp turn, and in
doing could not get his gear working properly and