The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-30
LIGHTNING BUG TO
RACE AT BRIGHTON
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Time

NEW YORK. April 2s.-The Light
ming Bug. the steam racing car built by
Louis Ross, which in the recent Florida
a9tomobile tournament won every race in
wnich Is started. except one, will make
It's nrst appearance in New York at the
brighton Beach race track the season OF
me me track opening May 6. This car holds
tne worlds one mile competitive record
OF Al 5-5 seconds and the mile straight
away record of 3S seconds and mile track
record OF o. seconds for fast propelled
vehicies. Nelson, the fastest pace fol-,
lowing cyclier ever known with a record
back OF pace of Loo. and with all the
amateur s,na paced records still his, will drive
the car Louis Ross has heretofore refus-
ed TO drive the car in automobile race
meets, and this car has been seen only at
DoS,on: is,to froyldence and Florida In con-
sequence curiosity has been aroused
Extensive improvements have been
made at the Brighton Beach race track
IN anticipation OF the coming meet The
turns will be resurfaced with a loan
which packs hard and is practically DUST
less. An additional bank has been given
70 tne turns and they can now be nego-
uated at their highest speed. The Brigh-
ton Beach track is the fastest horse run
ig nIIlg track In the country. and the i'm
proVements will make ii one of the fast
est automobile tracks as well. A b. Par
sons viii act as referee OF the meet Fly
ing starts will take place in all races ex-
cept the handicap events. The meeing is
weather No prizes awarded in case of
,waIkovers- ,- No second prizes awarded un-
leSs tnree cars start The right Is reserv-
ed 10 reject any or all entries. Positions
IN each race to be decided by lot before
the race Is called as provided in the new
racing rules. The events will be as follows:
NO l-GaSoline stock car race; to quail
ify for the Coney Island handicap: five
heats at one mile. as follows: First heat
cars or horse power and under; sec
onu neat, cars OF IL horsepower and un-
der; third heat. cars OF 20 horse power
and under; fourth heat. cars of 30 horse
power and under; fifth heat cars of 40
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winner. First and second cars I'm each
heat to qualify. Cars to be regularly
equipped Catalogue stating horse-p power
TO be filed with entry The HORSEPOWER
of winners and seconds may be protested
Horse power of cars protested will be de-
teTmined by the technical members of the
citation.
No. 2-Amateur race at five miles; two
prizes. Amateur as defined by the Amer
ican Automobile association racing hoard
No. 3-Five mile open race; two prizes:
choice OF plate or cash to the total value
OF $225; first prize. $50: second prize S75
No. 4-Brighton Beach handicap at five
miles; open: for the Brighton Beach cup
value $500. The Brighton Beach cup will
become the property of the contestant
WI winning 1iI the largest number of points in
the Brighton Beach handicap in the series
OF meets on the Brighton Beach track
during the season of 1905 First place in
each race for this cup TO count three
points, second two points and third place
one point Prizes for the first and sec
ond cars in each race for the Brighton
No. 5-Coney Island handicap at FIVE
miles; two prizes; open to the first and
second cars In each heat of the gasoline
stock car race.
No. 6-Five mile race for middleweight
class; open to cars weighing 1882
pounds; four entries or no race; two
prizes.
Barney Oldfield has sent word to New
York that he would like to have a match
race at the opening of the Morris Park
track on May 20 with any driver who cares
] to dispute his title of American track
champion. Although Oldfield unquestion-
ably redeemed himself after his defeat by
Bernin and Sartori at Brighton Beach last
fall, he wants another race before the
New York public. Oldfeld still pins his
faith to the Peerless Green Dragon which
he used last season, and with which he
defeated every driver with whom he raced
and which he also piloted when he created
all the track records from one to fifty
miles. Oldheld says he prefers the dis
tance to be from five to ten miles. He
says that he viii probably race in the
west Memorial day and then come east il
match is arranged at Morris Park
While here last fall Oldfield expressed his
belief that with its big tums. only one
OF which has to be negotiated i'm going a
lying mile. he can cover the standard dis
tance in better than so seconds. as against
the existing mark of % seconds.