The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-26

RECORD ~ CHRISTIE RACER.
HIS Auto Goes Nile From Standing start in
So Seconds at Atlantic City.

ATLANTIC CITY, April 25.--The first days
racing of the second Atlantic City automobile
tournament produced some excellent omps
titlon between fast touring cars and one
worlds record, q mile from a standing start
In 50 seconds by Walter Christie, The open
Ing Of the three day race meet was attended
by fine weather and was witnessed by 10000
persons. There were six events in all, one
for racing cars, two for stripped touring cars.
and three for fully equipped touring cars.
A strong southwest wind swept down the
course, ~favoring the entrants. The beach
was only In fair condition. being lumpy in
places, with several soft spots,
Walter Christie, driving his reconstructed
10 horsepower Christie racer. covered a mile
from a standing Start ln % SECONDS lowering
p hl sd Rre st Cane w Say i ia reo seas 81 o. 10 SECONDS
by ii. Ernest Rogers, a young millionaire
mile in his stripped 70 horsepower Stanley
in ~ SO, seconds. The best i'm made
+ by by, a SaTfIRRed, t ssodnd.. 's and u Is e ered}fed 20
nj. Roberts, driving a so horsepower Thomas.
Charles s9lIes, drying 9 81 h9rse,pqWer
BY, covering the mile in | minute 70 2-5 seconds;
bo aR the were fsoF es.Ite car of fli bs " i6e 3 sFiRP SIssl
F. TFs F. Rocket and 7: :, Walton Rocket
of the one mile for American touring, cars
Of so horsepower or less, and won both his
heats and Che final OF the Price handicap
in the anal Of both events in which Rocket
secured first honors.
unknown In automobile racing; was the
fact that in two events every car entered
Standing start championship one mile; for gas
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Thomas. Time: 90 seconds; New worlds record;
previous m, Fee sSs m,%1,5 ~ 8 siSoP PSi four cylinder cars.
sscsnd.' " Roberts horse power Thomas. Time.
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power Acme; second, P r Roeke.!.; 80 horse power
power 5, and II. simplex. Time, minute, Is as
Second hheat-won by F. Walton, 80 horse power
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50 horse-poweLI S!oddavS5 Dayton handicap II
Acme. han dlcap IL seconds: Third, NJ. Roberts. 30
horse power Thomas, handicap 5 seconds. Time.
! minute 81 rs seconds.
Second Heat Won by 2. T. Rocket. 30 horse
power Stoddard Dayton, handicap ~ SECONDS;
second, ChAles Soules, IS horse power Pope, Toledo
handicap 5 seconds; third, Harry Kin. 40 horse
power Packard, scratch. Time, / minute Sc sec
ondS.
Stoddard Dayton, handicap IL seconds; .second.
handicap IL seconds; third, p. a. Fogarty. 30 horse
hover Acme, handicap II seconds, Time, l minute
rs seconds,
Trials at One Mlle-K. Ernest Rogers. 20 horse.
power Stanley, ~ 8 S seconds; NJ. Roberts. 50 horse
power Thomas, IS 4 3 secon DIS.