Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-21

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racing tournament to be- held here
next week. The program arranged
TOR the occasion ana the many prom
inent automobile racers here assure
the success OF the meeting, which
viii be the third held over the famou,
Ormcnd-D aytona beach course.
Record breaking trials by famous
machines win b. 4 feature Of thu
euurnAment. and there 10 considerable
speculation ~ to just how far the
present records win be reduced. Du.
During the first tournament win,on
covered the course in So rs seconds
but this record vi practically forgot.
. last year when william X. Wander.
OIL, Jr. drove his machine a mile in
The remarkable time Of 80 seconds.
Nothing short OF a mile In 30 acc.
onds would electrify the public now
Who seem to have become accustomed
10 these marvellous miles OF speed.
Experts firmly believe the two miles
~ one minute will be recorded here
during the coming week by some OF
the high power cars.
The races will undoubtedly be more
interesting this year than ever before
This Is due 10 the great number OF
entries. In fact, 40 much interest has
been aroused over the respective
merits or the various machines that
several New York bookmakers are
here 70 lay prices on the different
racing events.
Tho tournament will bring together
the greatest motors. as well as the
amateur and professional kings.
Never before has such an aggregation
OF foreign cars been entered In one
meeting, and their owners represent
the best amateur drivers In this conn-
try and Europe. There are a number
OF ninety horsepower machines here,
more than ten foreign machines be.
Ing entered by is many Americans.
on the ten there are seven Merceior,
their owncrs heing william X. Van.
dcrbilt. Jr.. II. 1. Iowden, E n. Thorn.
~, 8. y. Stevens. II. M. shanley,
James l. Breese and James !. Harry.
The others ars W. Gould Drokaw's
famous Rcnault, A. q. yn~nderbilt.s
Flai and A. Mcnonneli's Napier.
The condition OF the beach course
was Y better than II IL at prestnt.
Its sand is composed largely " the
shells of the ooquina clam peculiar 10
this part of Florida. The beach seems
made for au~,omobilists. for, regardless
Of weather conditions, there is nodnst.
tires are eve heated. owing 10 the
moisture, and nm exploded tire Is un.
known. Twice each fwentyfour
hours tho course IL entirely rebnlli
by the tile. Being almost level. and
with an average rise and fall Of only
two feet nine inches ut extreme low
tide, the beach Ia from 400 10 500 feet
wide, ard can be used from Two
hours after until two hours before
high tide, thus giving an average Of
or eight hours for antomobiling
some part Of tho day.
The complete list OF events for tho
week II az follows:
One hundred miles. international,
for the w. X. Vanderbilt. Jr. trophy.
One mile. international champion.
ship, for the Sir Themes Dewar ehal.
lengc trophy.
One mile. time trials, classes A
u,t32 to 2.204 poundsl. u 1851 to
1.t32 ponnds) and G t6bl 10 SCI
pounds,
One kilometre. lime trials. classes
A. n and G.
Ten miles. Ormond Derby. open, for
the Major G. ]. 3, Miller trophy.
Fifty miles. Daytona Handicap.
open. for the Florida East Coast auto.
mobile association challenge cur,
One kilometre, record race, op a
for the ". I. nowden trophy
One mile. steam cars, for The Col.
X. G. Lowry trophy.
One mile, cars Of sixty horse power
and under. amateur owners only TO
drive. for the Col. l.. G. Wier cur,
Fifty miles. open to American built
cars only. for the Iozier trophy,
Ten miles. Mercedes ears only. for
tho Allen Halle trophy.
Ten miles, Fiat cara only, for The
Hollander and Tangeman cup.
Twenty miles. open. for the Edv arl
X Thomas championship trophy.
In addition 10 these events there
will be t~weniy-thfce other races. IN
eleven fivemiie events for
ssock cars OF varlons classes. thr
ten mile events and several
one mile events for classes A d and
z. The Tournament, viii eoncluas On
Saturday with a ~Gymkhana race Al.
together the program comprises
thirty-six events.