The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-23

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was working better and he covered
the kilometer in seventeen and four
hundredths seconds, breaking the
worlds record
The breaking of the record was no
surprise, as Oldfield was travelling at |
/. furious pace when he passed the
starter. The old record for the beach
was held by Marriott who covered a |
kilometer in eighteen and two fifths |
seconds. with Stanley steamer in
1906. The rate of speed at which the
car was travelling was not as fast as
when the mile record was broken last
Wednesday
The Florida championship was the
first stock event run. One start was
made before Oldfield broke the kilo-
meter record, but Bond with the
Stearns had trouble and did not go
the five mile point coming back to
| the starting line; Grosjean with the
Pope-Hartford came in, having cover
ed the ten miles in nine minutes and
| fifty-three and 40-10o= seconds. Bond.
again had trouble.
Following the finish of the Florida
| Championship stock. event, it was
announced that Barney Oldfield would
make trial for the two mile record
held by Demegss sNho made 2 rec
ord of two mileSssM So and 4-5 secono 8
, in a Darracq in 1906, on the beach.
Oldfield started up the beach and
was flying when he came down to
spring the trap for the two miles.
When. it was announced that Old
field had broken the record for two
miles, again not much surprise was
expressed as Oldfield was travelling
at a fast pace. This was the third
record that has been broken by Old
field, and the spectators seemed to
become accustomed to it. A royal
!, welcome was given to Oldfield when
he returned to the grand stand from
| his magnificent performance George
Robertson essayed to make a
; trial but stalled shortly up from the
judges stand.
5 The ten miles handicap was next
started with seven entries. The Ault
: man Hudson and Aliens Buick start
} ed six and a half minutes from the
< scratch. the Chalmers go had five
/. minutes and twenty-five seconds, the
: Chalmers 40 two minutes and thlr
d tv seconds, Barney Oldfield with the
e Knox one minute and thirty seconds
e and Ben Kershcher with the hundred
S horse power Darracq started
scratch
: w. E. Davis with the Chalmer
r .t3O'' won the race; Grosjean with tn
l. pe-Hartfofd was second, Oldfiel
l. with the Knox was third, Orndor1
g with the Chalmers 40" was fourth
f Ben Kerscher with the Darracq wa
i. fifth. Aliens Buick was sixth an
d Aultman's Hudson was last. Th
,r actual running time of the WHINE
,r was twelve minutes and thirteen se'
onds for the ten miles, slower tina
yesterday
The last event of the day was tn
ten mile free-for-all open ITO stoc
chassis. Harry Orndorff with
Chalmers 40" and Barney OldfleI
with the six cylinder Knox were II
onlv contestants At the start
was an even break, both cars gettlI
awav splendidIt and fast disappeart
I in the distance.
30 On a close finish Barney Oidfle
nosed out and Orndorff was a cIo
tn second. The time eight minute
forty-one seconds
ny The races tomorrow Will sta
an. nromptlv at eleven o'clock, the saI
hour as today Low tide will be
12:43 p. IN.
Tomorrow speed trials will Sta
- promptly. to be followed by mat
race. handicap, and the big sou
w B. Corset Trophy race.