The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-25
Marriott Breaks Another Record, the
Mile, at Ormond Beach.
Bow|ers Had Busy Time Last Evening.
High Scores Resulted.

A new automobile record for FIVE miles
was made by the Stanley steamer on the
beach at ormond. yesterday. Marriott
drove the freak racer FIVE miles in ? min
utes and a. seconds. Mcdonald an Eng
llshman. made the old record on this
beach last winter. His time was S.l7. But
his record was beaten several times yes
terday by different machines.
In one Of the heats which was not
counted because OF some irregularity
Marriott did the five miles IN 2:5. The
record did not stand because the Judges
declared II no heat.
The machine that Marriott drove is a
queer little thing shaped Ike a cigar
with a cross section cut out on the top
In this the driver sits and works the lev
ers and steering gear He threw the throt-
tie open and by the time the wheels
turned twice It had attained a speed
greater than any locomotive ever built
could sustain for Ave miles.
But this monster. when II was un-
shackled by the touch OF the drivers fn-
ger, seemed only 10 increase its speed
at the end Of two miles.
So fast did II fly mat the steam that
left the exhaust pipe at the start had
hardly disappeared before the end OF the
five-mle Journey was reached.
+. T.. Stanley. who built this extraor
dinary machine. was on the beach to see
his creature perform.
This man who made the car with which
Marriott made a new worlds record for
the mile at 81 AS seconds and broke the
five-nlie record, was a poor photographer
2 years ago. That was when he went 20
Lewiston. Me-, In 1878. at the age OF %.
lie worked there for IL years.
His early efforts were not very well re-
warded, but he kept on and each new
automobile Yves less crude He perse-
vered. giving his personal attention 10 the
problem, until he has produced the steam
car that has Travelled within one and
tAree-aaaEteF-seee eeeHds-ef -t~e-fffife-a-
minute mark and set a record for Ave
miles OF 2:F
Other famous drivers tried in vain to-
day TO beat the record OF the freak steam
er Theirs were huge gasoline cars, whose
exhaust pipe spouted blue flame as they
few along the beach.
Lancia and Hemery and Fletcher and
Downey. all famous for daring work here
and abroad, let their big machines loose
until the noise was like the rattle of mus
kerry, but the little steamer. with its trail
of steam and its pointed face, was I'm a
class by itself for speed.
Lancia drove his car five miles. In
2:a 3-5, Fletcher IN 3;02. carp in 2:56 and
VANDERBILT MACHINE WONT GO.
But while all these great machines re-
sponded perfectly 10 the hand of their
masters, the greatest OF all, the Wander
bile machine. in the iron frame OF which
Is bound the strength OF $50 horses stood
silent and neglected In It's stall. and the
best machinists in Florida as yet have
been unable 10 make II go
August Hemery the winner OF the Van
a. In Toia a,A
fused today to do the bidding OF the offi-
cials and has been suspended. The rec
ords that he expected TO make with his 300
horsepower Darracq will not be scored
on the Ormond Beach. He won a heat
and the judges gave orders that II be run
over again.
Hemery refused He was told 20 take
his car off the course. The Frenchman
few into n rage and refused to comply.
a shrin took charge of both car and
driver and Hsmery subsided. He will race
no more In this country.
The most popular driver here is tho
italian. Lancia. After winning his heat
IN the fve-mile race he offered 10 run Il
again with carp who was beaten because
Christie and his machine got in the way.
II was also because OF Christie that Lam
ella was beaten In the Vanderbilt cup race.
carp refused TO accept the offer
VANDERBILT CARS WRECKED.
A. q. Vanderbilt's private express car
was struck by an engine near Ormond
tonight, and two touring cars were
wrecked. DancIa Is out OF the races to-
morrow owing TO cracked cylinders His
accident came In the race In which Fletch-
er went wrong.
The 100 mile race has been postponed
until Friday because there were so few
entries for today