New-York tribune., 1908-03-04
RECORD BY STOCK CAR.
AUTO TOURNAMENT ON
Cro7cd Sees Cedrin0 H7in Trophy
Race on Florida Beach.
TBv Telegraph 70 The Tribune. J

Cs-7aoud Fla March al I Bergdoll owner
End driver Of the TO- horsepower Benz car, es-
rablished a new record for 150 miles the
beach here to-day. on the opening of the auto
rnobile tournament He covered the distance in
= hours 20 minutes S3 seconds IN the race for
stock car chassis The 1oo-Tnile race for the
Minneapolis international trophy. the first con-
test decided. vas won by Z CeoTino in the 60
Horsepower Fiat IN ! hour 10 minutes 20 sec
ends
BergacT best the tine made by Ceorino for
lae raiies by = minutes 20 seconds. Hard luck.
however, relieved Cedrino frcTa the start For
eishty-fve miles he ran his car with tire of
she front wheel, stopping twice TO put on an
ether only 10 have il ripped of again. When
he finished the race the other front tire was fat
In ali he last 20 minutes IN putting on q new
tire and 3 minutes and IS seconds putting on a
new pet cock BergdoIl or the other hand was
-nly compelled 10 step once for few minutes
take On gssslene- The engines of both win
ming cars worked as smoothly cieck during
tie long races.
II Was the opening DAY Of the fou--day auto
mobile tournament, and a record crowG lined
che entire course OF -weive and half miles
4 big granasisnd was built in front or the
clubhouse al Baytens- the start and finish Of
The contests. -he srandstand was nlod with
persons who had paid fancy prices for seats.
The weather was delightful, and the course IN
better condition than il has beer for some days
Both races we're somewhat Of disappointment
snd practical wallover fer The winning cars
owing TO z chapter OF accidents.
Only three cars started in the 10o-ni!e race
and four in the l5o-nnile- Two machines were
running n each race when the winning car
finished. In the 1oa-rnile race the two other
csrs we're the I30-horsepeNer Christie entered
by n. Geuld Broksw ana driven BY Z r.
Riakeley and the i2o-horsepewer Hotchklss'
owned by Harry Levy and driven by Il y
Shefts The RenauiI was Withdrawn owing %
the breaking Of an oil Pipe. the l2o-heTsepo"eF
II L NJ 81 account ef transmission trouble ana
the So Horsepower HAYNES due te the breaking
ssf ersnkshsft-
The Hetchkiss car was first away E-ith rush
ard a roar in the race for the Minneapolis
-rrrs,- hut II --as soen oDervekeB By the Fiat
Clutch trouble seer put the Hotehkiss out q
commission, snd only enc. thereafter dld =
seem - have chance. when al the forty
mile Il had erert up within fiae miles q ths
Fiar 4 broken valve put the Christie car out
Of ths race before II had gone seventeen miles
The tine Of the Frat car foT twenty-five miles
was 2e: "a A.. fer fifty miles 1-h+:e7- and t'r
es,-ert,5-f,e miles I:Io:30 He tine Vas taken
for The Hotchkiss se~enty-hTe miles
Its time for twenty-five miles was OATS ana
for fifty miles 1:17.Jl.
Resides Fe-z car tEp tf--ee starters n
the 1=sa-r7i1e race we're tn 30-horsePower Allen
kingston entered by Y. Could RrobaT and
driven By =. p Blskeiey; the 4G-horsePo"er
Cleveland owned and driven b J Laughtin, ID
and the fso-horse7o-eT Thomas. owned ana
driven by 2. X Buckley. 4 melted bearing
rut the Alien Kingston out of the running
while Z r7qissirz cylinder csused rae Thomas
car 70 be Withdrawn after = had finished
in p So
The Fee.z rs~ fairy aeu over the sand anG won
h. fifty miles.
The Cleveland car had Just passed the 100
-rile mark when the winning finished
The races were well managed thanks 70
Robert Lee MorreIl, Samuel Il. Butler and
Fred Wagner. the officials Only fve minutes
~s~ gex, between ths running of the two races
TIE first race the programme tomorrow
&, fer amateur drivers al Us miles