New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-28
TO RACE SIDE BY SIDE.
automobile and Locomotive TO Ram
on Parallel Tracks.

It is doubtful if any previous automobile tourna-
ment has aroused much national and interna-
tioEal interest has been shown in the third
| nual international meet on the Ormond-Daytona
course Florida. The correspondence from every
State in the Union received by the representative
of the Florida East Coast Automobile Association,
at No. 1l6 Nassau-st NewYork. shows beyond a
doubt that the famous Florida East Coast speed
course has taken premier position in the minds
of the people interested in the modern time defy
ing sport.
To Tribune reporter yesterday W. ]. Morgan.
the manager OF the tournament. said: THE appli-
cation for information in regard to the and
other things from rich who fast ma
chimes and have never before driven in a race is
one of the surprises. Some OF them have big
powered machines from Gu to 100 horsepower. and
they believe that they equal to OF the
records, and l am somewhat fearful in regard TO
some of them when they open up the throttle of
their engines wide the beach hope of course,
that the beach is wide enough and safe enough to
prevent any of them doing any damage, and it is
quite possible that our time trials the first day
will give line on of the new drivers with
big machines, SO that will be prepared to pre-
vent any possible accident
by the way. the invitation plan as adopted at
our last annual meeting in Daytona last Febru-
airy called for entries by invitation only This,
however, raised quite row. chiefly by
men, who must have done something to warrant
them in believing that they would not receive an
invitation. They stood on the corner of Thirty
eighth-st. and Broadway and raised such howl
that 1t was heard both in the Waldorf-As
and Daytona. I still believe however, that an in
terEatlonaI meet can be thoroughly international.
even to the decision of championships. the in
Vitation plan as invitations would certainly be
tended TO the leading drivers of all countries.
sun believe in the invitation idea and unless the
rules Of the governing body of automobile racing
are amended you Will see a race meet next sun-
mer purely by invitation
Word received Yesterday from, Orrnood
from MI kenney. manager OF the Inn-on-the-
Beach that two recent storms have made the
peach as smooth and as hard concrete floor,
and it is now thought that the record by W. X
Vanderbilt. jr.. will go by the board. January %
TO January Is. when fully expect to 81 sec
onds for the mile done. 1t would not surprise me
TO see Mr. Vanderbilt himself beat his record
as believe he is to-day the greatest driver in the
world and his popularity IS unquestioned."
No previous tournament in this or any other
country VIII have seen many valuable trophies
presented for competition. The total value of them
VIII be upward of $4,000 and least hale OF them
are being presented by such well known admirers
or the sport of automoDiling Sir Thomas r.
Dewar, NJ p. of London; w. X Vanderbilt IT,
H. l.. Bowden, Colonel l. c. Weir. II. \. Lozier.
Jr Colonel Albert A Pope. E. r. Hollander Angus
Sinclair. c. g. Burgoyne, J. F. Hathaway. Henry
NJ Flagler. w. Gould Brokaw Mrs Howard Gould,
5. B. Stevens, James L. Breese, Proctor Smith
and others. The races will be thirty or more in
number for the week. the first and last days of the
week being devoted to record trials.
In yesterdays mail Mr. Morgan received letter
from C. S Henshaw, OF Boston, in which he offece
TO race his automobile against the fastest passeu
ger locomotive the Florida East Coast Railroad
can produce. and it is also the cards that Bar
ney Oldfeld will be invited go against one of the
pig Baldwin flyers, the record of which for mile is
- seconds The race il it takes place will be at
81. Augustine where d special two-rnile track will
De built for the automobile. which will be fitted
with special wheels to go the rails. The tracks
for the locomotive and the automobile will be laid
side by side, and half mile viii be given To each
10 get up speed and one-half mile in which to stop
1t Is thought that the automobile on rails can
speed the mile in thirty seconds.