The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-24
READY FOR AFRO RACES.
Beach in Poor Condition, and yanderbft's
Record May stand.

OrNCNuE Fn Jan. ~ This place and
Daytoua. SIS miles 10 the south, are fhronged
with visitors from Tho North. many Of them
persons Of prominence. To see the races and
speed trials that begin on Tho beach TO-
morrow. An the hotels and cottages have
been taxed beyond their accommodations
and cots 10 the railways are bringing fancy
prices
Among those on hand are 2 number Of
racing sutomohlsts and others from England
and the continent The prospect of the big
carnival is shadoVed by two untoward circum-
stances The Arsi OF these is that Of d fatal
accident having occurred during the re-
hearsals. and the second j. that OF the beach
not being In condition 10 make record break
ing probable Tho main body OF tourists
70 the races arrived to-day.
The beach to-day was rolgh with a number
Of spots on it where red sand and gravel had
been deposited hv the ocean II v6s not in
the nne condition it was when W. X. Van
derbnt. Dr.. made his record of mile in SO
Sc conds last year.
Mr. vanderbilt has been here with his car
for several days. bu; neither he nor any Of
the other Noted t7oers. who are now all on
hand has do ne rry very fast work. despite
the report that has been sent out Officials
Of the races who have been watching the prac-
ticc work said tonight that nothing better
than Al seconds for q mile has been accom-
plisted
n l.. Bowdcn Of Boston expressed It "a his
opinion tonight that in its preset condition
not one of the cars hero viii be able 10 do
any better than 81 seconds for a mile. al
though a number OF the cars are much more
powerful aud faster than any that competed
last year
Tho trophy offered by Air Thomas Dewar
"a creating some controversy here. Sir
Thomas stipulated that the money received
in entry fees for the race Tor the cup snould
GO tow ard fund for building an auto speed
why WITHIN 100 miles OF New orh Nc
Florida East Coast Auto Association has
declined TO let the race be run on their pro-
graufne under the conditions.
For IN. nrst race for the Devar trophy
$3.50 has been received in entry fees. II ~
proposed that the entry money shall 90 TO
The promoters OF the races and that the trophy
shall be competed for twice year. once 10
the North and once in the south \ con
ference on tho matter u 10 ne ned IN th'
The programme for Tomorrow Is arrange
10 dispose OF The least important pan Of inc
raccs those for stock machines, IN order TO
allow time for the beach 10 improve before the
big cars begin their contests The races
tomorrow viii be a. ore, I'VE and ten miles
and they will be started AZ paytonH. Win
The trinl n y. there viii he nine events during
the Afternoon The races VII bee started al
Daytona and Ormonde on alternate days.
That au'o racing Is becoming q serious
eport and being taken seriously IS evident
by tho big new garage that has been punt
here for the racing ears IL IS a huge barn
divided into stalls and 10 each stall there IL
n folding iron gate which permits OF ne
racing cars being locked IN, secure from tile
tampering Of any curious OF malicious per
sons inst as thcroughbreds are before o'g
race.
Sir Thomas Dewar went fishing today
on the Oclomoka River and caught fourteen
black bass the biggest one Weighing three
and a half pounds Sir Thomas t d1eclatieis clare.
u Fairyland and says De viii spend a month
here each winter hereafter