Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22
STEAMER FAILED TO FINISH
Blakely Beat Rolls in the Five-Mile
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=, TT! Amateur.
.DURBIN WON THE NILE EVENT
Rumor is in Circulation That Louis
Wagner Will Not BE
Competitor.

ORMOND, Fla, January 22-The real
racing In the fifth annual internatisnai atf
tomobile- tournament began today With
four events scheduled. They were five
miles. from. standing start, open to all
weights and powers; five miles, for worlds
championship, from flying start, open to
all weights and powers; one mile cham
pionship, open to all weights and powers.
and special half mile, slow race, on
high gear. After crossing the line Of start
in the last event it was provided that the
high speed gear must be in, and neither
the gear nor the clutch pedal shall be
touched until after the finish. stop dis
qualified a car.
The beach is in splendid condition and
the weather, though slightly cooler than
yesterday, is fair and pleasant.
Unofficial information having reached
ner, winner of the Vanderbilt cup race, and
who had formally entered for events here,
intended sailing on Thursday with hts car
for France notice was sent through Jeffer-
son Demont Thompson, chairman Of the
American Automobile Association racing
board, that unless Wagner and his 100
horsepower racer appeared he would be sus-
pended both here and abroad If possible,
from further racing, suspension to continue
for an indefinite period. No reply has been
received as yet.
Results.
The fve-rnile event from standing start
was won by Blakely in a 7O-horse power
gasoline car. His time was minutes %
seconds. There was no previous standing
start record for this distance.
The f1ve-mile event, flying start, open to
all weights and powers. was won by Mar
riott1 in a 3O-horse power steam car, in 8
minutes A As seconds, which is 1 minute
slower than the record.
The f1ve-mile match race between a 30
horse power steamer and a 70-horse power
gasoline car; was won by w. R. Files, in the
steamer, in minutes 81 As seconds
The mile event for touring cars was won
by. Durbin in steamer car. in 50 2-5.
Only two cars started in the five miles
flying start. open to all, for champion rec
ords. These were Fred Marriott, in the
Stanley, commonly called (the boy) who
won in minutes A 40 seconds, and the
Rolls Royce twenty horsepower gasoline.
driven by Capt. Hutton. which was bad
second. No time was taken. Marriott in
the less powerful Stanley last year made
five miles In 2.47 Is.
The mile-a-minute flying start for tour
ing cars for American championship went
easily to the twenty-horsepower Stanley
steamer, driven by Bert Holland in So 2-5
seconds. The Rolls-Royce twenty horse
power gasoline. again driven by Hutton
the Englishman, was a poor second, in
100 2-5. e. d. w. Rose, In the Stoddard
Dayton, was poor third. No time taken
Special Dispatch to The Star. ..et
ORMOND BEACH. Fla. January 22.-The
wind died down suddenly just as the con-
testants in the first race were preparing for
the start. making conditions extremely ia
vorable. The initial event was at five miles,
standing start. for all classes of cars. anna
teurs to drive. 1t proved to be more of a
procession than a race, as Edward Biakely,
driving ''7V American Mercedes, was re-
turned the winner by the better part of a
mile from c. e. Rolls, who piloted the. 20,
English Rolls-Royce car. The only other
starter was the Stanley steamer, and the
much-heralded Creation. after leading by
nearly a mile at one stage Of the race, ran
out of steam and failed to finish. 49,
An extra event on the program was at
Ave miles between the American Mercedes,