New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-25
records GO AT ORMOND
uFuERY IS IN DISGRACE.
Vanderbilt Cup Winner Suspended
IN Florida "Auto" Races.

m. telegraph to The Tri6unel
Tan. AIRED Marriott, in 80
OlI-s-rsr starley steamer, made WORDS rec
hos(s eve miles in the automoohe tournament o..
oTa -, here today. He drove the distance III :
the oeAO- ~ seconds Three other cars sue
flI. a., lowering the former record OF minutes
ose'.- -ao,rds made by Arthur Macdonald IN q
ana - - Narier At the tournament here last
S-n'i 60 En- the I1O-horsepower Fiat covered
- --rez in 2 minutes and - 30 seconds Sll-
tnS - - vent the distance in the lo-horsepoWer
- n 2 minutes and Sc seconds. and II w.
rTstcher. IN George W. 1ouis car N'''0 go
minutes and SECONDS.
O", 80, because Heuery refused to race over
"a, 60 false start in one Of the heats. The
tss-Is1s u the American Automobile Association
= carries j. Cooke. the American representative
-. Da-rac1 concern. whose A0-EorsepoWer cai
q - drove, argued with the Frenchman for
=. han an hour, trying 10 persuade MIN 10
&c his mind. but Hemery obstinately refused
70 do 50. TO-.
,.s -ssrI. Femery was suspended by the raci-'5
-. American Automobile Association.
r. electric timing apparatus got out OF order anu
- a long delay az the start The unfortunate
.-trg OF the day was the number or VlsAai7
- tsfeIl several OF the big cars. the most serious
- N FTetchers and Lanc.a's machines me cars
- m. be repaired tn time 10 compete IN turther
- = she tournament. OF the mishaps that 20
,.-...,.e-,e easaIe-e car was tho most serious.
49, o-a n the races he had trouble with DIS
80 and when be was at work on It there was
- evnlosion which smashed both front cylinders
- his crank case Marriorts burner was peTio-
80 and Laacia broke piston.
The weather was raw to-day. and the crowd that
A. the course wore their winter clothing. Dark
&C covered the sky. and It looked as II rain
Fo-H fau az any moment A stiff north vino
49, The drivers 10 make their records The
bss,t vas .u perfect condition
-+a first race was the five mile open chamn!5n-
s7 In the FIRST heat Lancia, IN the llo-hoIse-
ser Fiat and CiHord carp, N The 1oo-horsepower
ys,er were the starters.
r-,ror5-Tar2 had a slight lead until about a mile
tom the finish when. 10 avoid running into tour
I-r car. both men had 20 slow up Lan1ia was ETst
!, Get on IFS high speed again and crossed the tape
f-4 in min 54@ sec. clifford -EaTp stopped ms
rs.hi1e few Yards before the finish
r. Che second Leaf Marriott in the Stanley
r.rer. and Fletcher. fin a uo-horsepo~er Fiat
ne the starters Marriott led for almost the en-
a. distance II was iu this heat, 30 which he beat
T-a,ese- bv more than half mile, that he made
ne fastest time ~ the day-2 min. 4 sec Fetch
gs time was min sec.
Marriott. Iaucia and Fletcher were the starters
a. ,ra final heat. ana the men we're sent of to
perfect rolling start
About "a mile from the finish Marriott was lead
irg with Tarela following when the burner OF the
rssu car went wrong and &C dropped behind
Lsnc-a then took tie lead and it was nip and
.1ck fight between Laucla and Fletcher TO me
finish. Laucla winning iu min. sec. FLETCHER
tine was min. I'D secs
The second race was for the fve-mile middle
.... rl.rrrfr-srfn for Cas0lcne cars. The So
b,rrsnoUer Fiat car driven uy T. Cedrino and the
urr-sarrv-e- WAYNE driven by y. D. Holmes
tere the only starters The Gluten OF me
t-svrs machine worked badly and the FIAT car
Eo7 hv more than mile ana . halt ~ MN %
Fac TIE record Tor ms e-a7z
Tie third ana laSl 1o-''9s- -
I've mile championship for EasoleLe cars II "a9
49,. ,- ~. hear II WIS Is this race that Lancla
'~- - - .,.... .s,a ,7s-7,zge5 ana could not
Ersh The other TWO starters We 4 -
3 tie -t aorseq9wer Napier ana Jos ~ CIV NJ
Ier car Won easily in 30. Downey s time was
- Some " The long races were a--lg'.-lgu lI 49,
morrow but he officials decided 20 ehanse me pr
Eramme 10 allow t.w oi ne D's cars 70 DC -
paired
A cable dispatch was sent 20 the Darrlcl concern
abroad to-day rE Ar Cooke a-ti-E p, -''1S,,l
pillow some other driver ~ p.,SSI NJ ra.ae +rToTaS
Hemerv's 1tstIacy II VIII be remembered that
- r., t-.. --4-rTa i-- tho FTOr0 race in Italy
s-1----t ~. - - ..-....--t.7- "a vac recently re-
last year ana was stsItAor-. Llg pa" M 4,.a-7jIa
open championship tlat ilr false -llLl We ,t--t7-.
Esne-y. In the 2-lorsepoYeT l)aTracl, a,I- ia
horsepower Fiat were the starters Hemery
showed q strong inclination uei'i, Ia" S-lL ~
EF-c 1yra- fra cars crossed Inc starting line
s START ana ,.s ~. ~ Som 1@'.y failed TO 60
5 8, 5as e a5 aad 1 Sat 9iHa aoda i to 6o