The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-01-18
SPORTS.
AUTO MEET
OPENS THURSDAY
RUSH OF BELATED ENTRIES FOR
THE FLORIDA TOURNAMENT.
European Racing Machines for
$500 Cup-Why CONGRATULATIONS
Beach Is the Fastest i'm the World.

The fact that Friday, Jan. / 5 would
be the last day that entries for the
Florida tournament would be re-
ceived. caused rush of belated ones
to enter the international competition
on the Ormond-Daytona beach, which
commences Thursday Jan. %.
Owing to the fact that the Seaboard
Air Line excursion would stop
"a day in Washington, and would
not reach Jacksonville until the
day of the races, it was decided to
commence the races on Thursday and
finish on Saturday. This would also
enable two steamer excursions con-
Quoted by Thomas Cook & Son to
reach Florida in time for the three
days tournament.
Several prominent sportsmen and
others have donated prizes, and the
New York representative of the above
association announces the following
trophies: A challenge cup Of the
value of $3.50 by the Clyde line, which
will be known as the 'Clyde Challenge
cup; c. G. Burgoyne, the well-known
New York printer, who has a magniti-
cent winter residence in Daytona, has
presented a $3.50 cup which will be
known as the "Burgoyne cup" and
will be presented for a one-mile in
vitation race in which such noted
drivers as w. K. Vanderbilt and other
noted drivers will compete. James
B. Moore of Hartford, Conn.,, has pre-
sented very handsome trophy in the
form of a cup. Gray and Davis Of
Amesbury, Mass, members Of the as
ISOLATION, have presented a magnif1-
cent automobile silver plated head
light, while the Rose Manufacturing
| company of Philadelphia has donated
a similar article. Angus Sinclair, ed
itor Of the Autom obile Magazine, has
presented cup which will be known
as the Sinclair cup for the ten-mile
invitation race. Mr.. Maus, the we'll
known Daytona resident, has also CIV
en- a handsome cup, and the Diamond
Rubber works of Akron has donated
the well-known Diamond cup for one
of the, competitions.
The American Motor league, thru
| its president, Isaac B. Potter, has Civ
en- nine prizes, three of them to be
| for race open to Florida owners of
| runabouts only. The Hotel Ormond
| will give it's usual magnificent prize.
| Charles B. Ryan of the Seaboard Air
! line will as usual offer a trophy
! known as the Seaboard Air line prize,
| and it will be as handsome as the
| fine cup presented by Mr.. Ryan last
March. The trophy presented by the
Florida East Coast railroad last year
was the handsomest ever given for an
automobile race in America, and was
of beaten silver. It stood nearly two
feet, and was won by a Cleveland
man. This year the prize presented
by Mr.. Flagler's people will be keenly
competed for. Among those who will
drive for it will be w. K. Wander.
bilt, Jr.; Barney Oldfeld, Carl Fisher
r. A. LaRoache and other famous
| drivers.
A5An important match race was con.
summated last week between two OF
the fastest European racing machines
| for a $500 cup. The thirty-fve horse
power Renault that was driven in the
terrible Paris Bordeaux race, will be
driven at the Daytona by w. .GoulC
Brokaw, and the forty horsepower
Decauville, also Paris Bordeaux MAJ
chine, will be driven bysB M. STANLEY
| of. Newark, n. j. The race will be
| fifteen miles straight away and will
take place the first day. Each side
has contributed $3.50 to a trophy.
AS is we'll known, in all great races
Of any distance, the tires of racing
machine, thru excessive friction, be.
come heated. This fills the tube with
hot air, which expands, and the re.
suit IS OlLen an explosion winch Il
likelysto cause fatal accident to the
| driver and spectators.
1t is thought that the beach, which
is laved twice day by the ocean, il
so cool that the tire has no chance OF
getting heated, as is the: case on the
road or track, and that is the reason
why the tires do not get hot ON the
Florida beach. The beach does no
wear the tire, either, as the machine!
that went for the records recently re-
turned with their tires perfect, ant
| threre was not a cut or break in them
Even the little seam in the center wa!
not worn off.