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Show VANDERBILT VICTORIOUS IN AUTOMOBILE RACES I Ormond, Fla., Jan. SO.Fifty miles, with four turns, In 40:49 4-5 was tho record mado ln the Ormond-Dayton beach course today by W. K. Vanderbllt, Jr. The event was for the American Automobllo association championship at this distance, open to all. Tho paco figures out 73V miles an hour, tho best record over mado In America, and almost as good as any straightaway record for that dlstanco In tho world. In this long race Mr. Vanderbllt Vander-bllt managed hla machine admirably. In tho four turns, necessitated by using tho tcn-mllo course, ho displayed great skill and daring making tho turn. On completing com-pleting tho twenty miles his machlno left Its tiro marks just 4 feet 9 Inches from the stake, going at a good speed. Hla record for every ten miles of tho fifty was tho best, that of H. C. Bowden being second. Theso two records break any previous tlmo mado In America, as follows: fol-lows: Miles. Vanderbllt. Bowden. Ton 7:25 7:S0 Twenty 17:02 17:05 Thirty 24:11 24:29 2-5 Forty 33:52 2-5 35:25 2-5 Fifty 40:49 4-5 42:4-1 2-5 In tho ten-mile Invitation race, open to gentlemen amateurs only, Mr. Vandorbilt again smashed all previous records, making ma-king tho distance in 6:50. Tho best previous previ-ous record was made by Barney Oldflold, 9 "32 1-5, nt Denver last year. Thero ero flvo to start In this race. The thrco motor cycle machines which raced a mllo yesterday went ten miles straightaway today. G. H. Curtiss won In the record tlmo of 8:51 2-5. Bowden and Stevens, at scratch, won first and second places in tho twenty-mllo handicap, handi-cap, out of seven startors. In this raco M. W. Ehrllch was thrown from his machlno ma-chlno and rendered unconscious. His Injuries In-juries consisted of a dislocated shoulder and scalp wounds, which will not prove fatal. Tho time for tills, tho twenty-mllo handicap race, was: Bowden, IB: 10; Stevens. Ste-vens. 18:50 2-6. Bowden and Stevens, ln their CO-horse-powcr machlnos, camo together at scratch again ln tho ten-mile handicap. In tlila tho tables were turned. Stevens winning ln 7:2S 4-5. against 7:3S 1-G by Bowden. Hugh Wllloughby, In an auto car, made the dlslanco In 13:35 1-5. |