Show CROWNED SPEED KING OF WORLD Victor Makes Two Miles in French Car in Remarkable Time I of 58 45 Seconds TIME 59 25 2 5 CLOSE OF THE AUTOMOBILE TOURNAMENT ENT aytona Beach Fla Jan 29 Victor of France was crowned speed king of or the world this afternoon on the Daytona sands after driving his l s gasoline car two miles in the marvelous time of 58 68 45 seconds maintained a speed of miles an hour to make this tl s record The race closed the au automobile tournament for this season The competition on this event narrowed down downto to Marriott in the steamer and to the big French car whoever should drive was as finally selected Marriott Went First On the first trial Marriott went first but the best he could do was 1 minute and 3 seconds brought the crowd to Xo its feet by reducing the time to 1 minute 1 23 seconds Referee Morrill decided to give each car a trial to see if the time could be 00 brought within the minute Marriott came first this time and faster He made the two miles In 59 25 sec seconds seconds seconds It Doomed impossible that the clumsy looking French car should reduce this but the Florida 1000 trophy was lost to America a few minutes later when thundered over the two twomile twomile mile mUe course in 58 45 seconds the fast east fastest fastest est speed ever attained by an automo automobile automobile automobile bile was crowned with a laurel wreath by Miss Mass Mary Simrall oj of Ormonde Fla while several thousand persons cheered An Au automobile parade followed and this ended the tournament tournament tournament ment Results of the Day The other races of the day were rem rein relatively lively unimportant The winners were Thirtymile championship p American cars all powers Marriott steamer Time 25 Actual time 2838 25 open o championship Lancia gasoline Time 1000 flat Tenmile open championship and ten tenmile tenmile mile mUe heavyweight championship run to together gether Lancia gasoline Time Tim 19 35 Twomile open handicap Lancia scratch gasoline Time 6 18 25 Two mile minute trial First set 2 gasoline Time 25 Second set Time 58 Os 45 seconds middleweight Guy Vaughan gasoline No time given |