The Washington herald., 1908-03-04
AUTOS TRAVEL FAST
One Car Makes i50 Miles in
2 Hours and 40 Minutes.
CROWD A RECORD BREAKER
One Hundred-mile Race for Mime
aDolis international Trophy Won
by Z. Cedrino in SIxty-hOrsepOyver
Fiat Cnr-BergdoII Beats His Time.
CedrinO Goes SIS Miles without Tire

ormond, Fla, March s.1one record was
broken and another established at
the opening OF the automobile races on
the Ormond-Daytona beach to-day
The record lowered was that appertain-
ing TO the immense crowd. which lined
the course 20 see the events, while the
other one was established by the so
horsepower Benz car, owned and driven
by L. ]. Bergdoll He won the 15O-mile
stock car race In 2:40:S3. As race Of 100
miles has been the longest ever held on
the course, the new time. therefore. goes
down as a record.
The other event that made up to-day's
programme was the l00-mile race for the
Minneapolis international trophy. 1t was
won by f. Cedrino, in a 6O-horsepower
Fiat car. in l:10:20. BergdOll beat Ced-
rino's time by minutes and seconds.
When il is taken into consideration that
the Benz car lost only a few minutes in
taking on gasoline. while twenty minutes
was lost. due 10 tire trouble, and i've
minutes and fifty-eight seconds, due TO
putting on a new cock on tie Fiat car.
the difference in the time may more read
ily be understood For about eighty-ive
miles Of the race. CedrinO drove his car
with one Of its tires missing
Races Disappointing.
Both races were somewhat Of d dlsap-
pointnent But three cars started in the
l0O-mile race. While four started in the
l50-mile race In both, only two cars
were running when the races ended, and
both had something Of waIkover.
OF the six original starters IN the hun
dred-miIe race, three ears were With
drawn owing to accidents. The 60-horse-
power Renault broke an oil pipe and the
damage necessitated the taking apart OF
the engine. r. G. Kelsey's 50-horsepower
Haynes was put out OF the running by a
broken crank shaft The Il0-horsepower
3. l. NJ. car entered. TO be driven by r
A. Buckley. jr-. had 10 be withdrawn on
account Of tire trouble.
The fact that there was few starters did
not seem 10 slacken the interest with the
onlookers.
The start OF the race was ar the twelve
mile post, IN front Of the clubhouse at
DaytOna. then south 70 the Inlet, where
the machines made their first turn TO the
l2Ilz-mile post The route then led back
TO the 1-mile post. and this 112;5-mile
stretch was followed eight times, which
necessitated as many turns
Fiat Car on Outside.
When the three cars lined Up for start
in the hundred mile, the Fiat. with a
coating OF yellow. was on the outside; the
Christie. painted green in the middle. and
the Flat Cyclone, with a covering OF
bright red, on the inside The Hotchkiss
was frst TO get away. but before It had
gone hundred yards the Fiat had over
taken il and was soon out OF sight.
Clutch trouble caused the Hotchkiss 10
make a long stop before il had Travelled
a mile, and practically ruined its chances
There was some delay in getting the
Christie car OF. After il made the first
turn II was put out OF the race by a
broken valve When the Fiat came I'D
after the first turn In front Of the grand
stand. one Of its front tires was ripped
off
Cedrino. who had covered the first
twenty miles in 15-2S. was then compelled
TO make stop 20 pat on a new pet cock.
It was not until be returned 10 the one
mile post that he was able TO put on
new tire. No sooner had he got under
way than the tire ripped OF for the sec
ond time. causing delay Of twenty
minutes
Fiat Cars Fast Time.
The time made by the Fiat car for the
twenty-five miles was 26.39:45. while that
of the Hotchkiss was sT:2E
At the forty-five-mile post the Hotch-
kiss had crept UP to within five miles OF
the Fiat 1t was the only time in the
race that the French car seemed TO have
a chance. At the fifty-mile post the Fiat
had again gained a big lead. The time
was 6i:O5, while that Of the Hotchkiss
was 7.5l
When the Fiat had finished the hundred
miles. the Hotchkiss had completed IS
miles, but no time was taken. The Flats
time for the 70 miles was S5:05
In the 150-mile race for stock car class
Kelsey was disabled. and the Haynes
was the only machine withdrawn. The
four starters We're W. Gould Brokaw's
.30-horsepower Allen Kingston, driven by
Z. W. Howard; J. Laughlin's 40-horse-
power Cleveland. driven by Nunsel; L. J.
Bergdolrs 60-hoTsepOwer Benz, driven by
himself and the 6o-horsepower Thomas,
driven by J. Carey.
Benz Away First.
The Benz car was first 10 set away to
a good start. and covered the first 25
miles in 25:15 The Thomas was next. in
E3:O6, and the Cleveland third, in 4e;S9.
The Allen Kingston melted a bearing
early in the running and was withdrawn