The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-25
BREEZE SPLIT BY
A BRITISH RACER
Auto Record OF Five
Miles is SpIintered.
He BEATS Wand E2BILT
Mcdonald in an American Machine
Covers the Five Miles in Three
Minutes and Seventeen Seconds
Flat. He kears vanderbiIt's
One Mile Record.
fBy the Associated Press. }

Ormond, Fla, Jan. 2i.-During the
races this afternoon Arthur f. Nc
Donald, with his fifty horse power
machine, heretofore untried, took 4
trial for the five miles worlds record
and smashed it all to pieces. The
races were being pulled of in regular
order, but the cars in one event We're
a little slow and the track was cleared
for Mcdonald. Nho is q young En-
glishman with p.enty of nerve and
with faith III American automobile
builders. He came all the way from
England TO rtne Gr,nond. Daytona
meet and If he keeps VI the good
work started today he will go home
with plenty Of laureis
Mr.. Mcdonald took a long flying
start and went by the starters ana
judges stand ut splendid cii.. All
remarked on the smoCthneSS and
speed of the machine and a record
breaking run Was looked for. When
the automatic. pistol fire announced
the finish ana the timers Announced
that the FIVE mics had been covered
in three minutes and seventeen sec
oEdS fiat, a mighty shout went up.
was held by W. X. Vanderbilt, made
here last year iEthree p:inutes and
thirty-one and one-nfth seconds III
his 90-horse power machine. now he
property OF E. NJ. Shanley, Jr. Mr..
Mcdonald lowered the record by just
IA Id seconds. His average for the
i've miles .%aS 81 20 seconds, on.
two-fifths OF n second under the
worid'o record for a single ;~lil', also
held by Mr.. Vanderbilt.
When Mr. Mcdonald returned to the
judges stand from the record break
ing run he knew that he had done well
from the heartiness Of the cheer that
heralded his approach. He took his
victory and congratulations modestly.
His success today will tend to encour-
age him to try for other records with
his smooth running and speedy ma
chine.
NJ c. Bernin, in w. Gould Brokaw' S
sixty horse power made a try for the
worlds record for ter niles. but failed.
He covered the first five miles of the
ten in 3:51 1-5 and the ten miles in
7:42 Hat. This distance was covered
last year by mr.. Vanderbilt in $50. 1t
is not believed tina. s1r. Bernin pushed
his machine for ali it was worth as
il gave him great deal of trouble at
first.
One or two of the regulars for to-
day were postponed until tomorrow
owing to accidents anC unavoidable
delays in the arrival of the cars at
the preliminary starting points. Other
events were declared off for different
roa Sons.
Following is a summary of the days
races:
First race opened promptly at 1880
o'clock, the first event being one kilo
meter The starters were. Jay Webb's
Is horse power steamer and Il. y.
Larochc's 90 horse power, gaosline.
Webb won in ~ 2-5. He broke a
shaft at 200 yards from the finish and
coasted the rest of the way. L. NJ
Steck driving the other machine. fin
ished in 81 As.
Second race-EntrieS: 40 horse
power gasoline Granville. driven by
G. W. Vaughan: j. Webb's Is horse
power steamer was declared off on ac-
count of an accident to the shaft Of
Webbs car