The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-28
carp WINS FINE CUP
IN sENsAT| 0NAL RUN
Skaters Record in 100 Mile Dash,
Tho Running on Three
Tires.

BY Publishers Press.
Hotel Ormond, Fla, Jan. 27.-Clifford
carp, driving S. F. Edges S0-horse
power Napier, this afternoon broke the
100-mile world record for gasolene
racing cars by minutes, 43 3-5 sec
onds, on the Ormond-Daytona beach
course.
This, because the Napier travelled
more than sixty miles on three tires and
one wheel rim, was result that would
not have been deemed possible by any
one with any knowledge of motoring.
His average mile was a shade over 40
seconds, in spite of the fact that the
clerk of the course says he lost more
than five minutes outright when his tire
burst. But for the accident his time
would have been close to one hour.
Earp's corrected time was 1:15:40 %.
Earp's reward for the sensational
race is the beautiful cup posted by the
Minneapolis Automobile club. The
trophy is one of the most beautiful
hung up for the Ormond races and there
was great rivalry among the owners to
| capture it and the attendant honor in
the speed its winning would necessitate.
Every one Of the best cars down here
was entered and every driver exerted
his every effort to finish first and win
the coveted piece.
Risked Life to Win.
Emanuel Cedrino, in 11O-horse pow
er Fiat, finished second after being
ahead for the first seventy miles, be-
cause of being obliged to replace tire.
His corrected time was l hour, 10 min
utes, SO seconds.
William M. Hilliard, in the S0-horse
power. ended third, after slight delays,
in the corrected time of hour, q min
utes, 5 seconds.
Fully 5000 people saw the end of the
!, contest and waxed enthusiastic toward
the end. Of course carp took great
chances Of personal injury in attempt
ing such a dash "barefoot' after the
Napier threw a shoe The officials de
g clared that he was foolhardy, especially
; as he seemed to have no chance Of win
: ming.
- There were six starters in this free
!, for-all, the other three being Walter
Christie in his 110-horsepower special
q racer; Lancia in the 11O-horsepower
n Fiat and H. N. Harding in T. W. SUIT
10 phin' 44-horsepower DAIMLER.
, The start was at the twelve-mlle
), post. turning at the sixteenth, making
4 four miles and their six full laps OF
n I fifteen miles from the first m11e-post
to the sixteenth, a total of ninety,
q which left six miles to finish from the
,e sixteenth to the ten-mile marks, fin
Ie ishing at the club house.
ir The starts were made with breaks
le Of thirty seconds each. At the end OF
1T ten miles the order was: carp, Ced
rino, Lancia, Christie, Hilliard and
1T Harding.
le carp Pushes Forward.
m When the contestants passed the
n iudges' stand next, at the end OF
,e twenty-eight miles, the order was the
,e same. except that Hilliard had taker
It fourth place from Christie who was
fifth.
k Just before carp had finished forty
o. miles his tire troubled him and he fel
N TO third place. Cedrino and Lancis
each moved up notch to first and sec
ond places respectively, being only
about second apart.
At this point Christie had dropped
( to sixth, Harding replacing him. Ced
. rino was dragging his muffler, but a
m forty miles was six seconds better thai
the worlds record.
This was the last time that Christie
4 Lancia and Harding passed the judges
Is Lancia having trouble with his radla
L. tor, and Christie with his cylinders.
e At the end of ffty-eight and sevent!
g miles, Cedrino led, with carp second
" and billiard third. The Italian wa
:s close to his seventyffth mile when hi
20 tire exploded and carp slipped to tirs
- place, which he easily maintained
~ thereafter.
~. The Napier car has been it'll
N IN changed since last January, when unde
w. McDonald's driving, it won the kllo
:. meter, mile, fve-mile and ten-mile rec
to ords here.
-, The 1OO-mile record was made D.
H. w. Fletcher in the Diedrlch IN on
re hour, eighteen minutes, twenty-fou
th seconds.
no The. two-mile-a- minute event. wen
IN over to Monday along with the other
a after the Stanley steamer had blow.
ch out cylinder head.