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Show Establish More , Hew Aiiio Records New World's Tinio for Fifty Miles, Also for Twenty Miles and for Tcn Miles, Made in Florida. ORMON'D, Fin-, Jan. 31. The flfty-mllc Daytonn handicap In ten-mile stretches, with two-mlnuto controls at each, turn, vns won by Pnul Snrtorl. In A. G. Vnn-derbllfs Vnn-derbllfs car. Elapsed time. 3:30; net llnic, 40:20, beatlnp; the world's record of 10:49 2-5, mado by V. K. Vnnderbllt. Jr.. last year. The best tlmo war, made by W. II. Fletcher, In E. 11. Thomas's Su-horsepowor Su-horsepowor mnclilne. In 3S:G1. He did not win tho raco, belnpr a scrnlchman. Ills time, however, establishes a new record for fifty miles. 1J. M Shanley, Jr.'s. SO-horsepower, owner drlvlnp. handicap four minutes, wns second. Elapsed time, 4G:GM-5; net time, 41:52-1-5. R. 13. Jnrrigo's 45-horsepower, Charley Cunaut driving, handlcop olfiht mlnutas, wns third. Net lime, -JG:25 2-6. Tho second event wns tho twenty-inllo race for tho E. R. Thomax trophy, ten miles straight nwny with tvo minutes' control at turn. Arthur McDonald won: time, 15.-2.'? 2-5. "William "Wallace waa second; sec-ond; time, Ifiult. O. F. Thomas's car, Fletcher driving, was third; tlmo. lo:3fi 1-0. Tho best previous tlmo for twenty miles, 17:02, wns mado hero Inst year by W. K. Vnndorhllr .Tr. Third event, final In ten miles. Ormond derby for tho MnJ. C. J. S. Miller cup: McDonald won, time. G:1G; Thomas second; sec-ond; time, G:1S1-S; Fredericks. In Shan-loy's Shan-loy's enr, third; time, 7:25 2-5. McDonnlil's time ctabllsln'd a new tcn-mllo record, beatlns Thomas's time of 0. ,T7 4-5 made this week, which bent Vnndcrbllt's record rec-ord of G.50 mndo last year. The last day of. the raco and of tho meet tho len-mllo handicap was won by Charles Canant's 45-horsopower, handicap 2:15, In S:02 2-5. Roberts, driving: Harry S. Haupt's -15-horsepower, handicap ZM. was second. Mr. Thomas's car, handicap 5 seconds, wns third. Tho last performance was lho running of a mile In 22 4-5 seconds by H. Li. Bow-den Bow-den In his C-horso power our. After tho day's events had been finished he naked permission of the officials to try for tho kilometer and mllo records and the course was cleared for him. Unfortunately, tho kilometer tlmn was not cn-jght on tho automatic, but several watches gave It an 20?4 seconds, tho world's record being be-ing 21 2-5. Tho previous mllo record wns clipped considerably. Until the opening of this meeting the mile record wns 39 Hat, made last year by W. JC. Vnnderbllt. Jr Last week Arthur MncDonuld ."klmmed It down to 34 4-5 and soon nftor Mr. Rowden knocked off another fifth. Since then ho expressed tho opinion that he could mako It In 33 seconds or under. Today he did It. |