Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-24
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Ornlond Automobile Races
Start Today.
NEW RECORDS LIKELY
HERMIs GIVEN TOP WEIGHT IN
THE BRIGHTON HANDICAP.
Many Bowling Matches - Meeting of
Jockey Club-Tennis Team for
England-Base Ball Notes.
NEW RECORDS LIKELY

The Daytona Ormond, Fla, automobile
races start today. Forty-twO of the most
powerful racing machines ever built will
meet in competition from one kilometer to
100 miles.
The trophies for the contests at both
places. Ormond-Daytona and Palm Beach.
were shipped last week. The most costly
of the prizes is that presented by Sir
Thomas Dewar of London. which, when
completed with the souvenir medals that
go with it, will amount to nearly $1,000.
Colonel L. C. Weir has offered a unique
cup, known the Corinthian cup for
amatuer drivers and owners only. The
height of the cup is III. inches and, with
the base, it is 1914 inches tall The diam
eter across the top is AZ inches, and So
ounces of silver and 60 ounces of copper
have been fashioned in marvellous man
ner by the makers.
There is little doubt but that the one
mile record established last year of 30
seconds, by w. K. Vanderbilt jr., will
be broken. The races will start from the
Ormond end, with the finish at Daytona,
for the long events.
The tide at this season will permit sew
eral hours of racing each afternoon, from
2 until o'clock.
The program of races includes:
1-One hundred miles. International, for the W.
X. Vanderbilt, jr.. trophy.
2-One mile, International, for the Sir Thomas
Dewar challenge trophy.
3-One mile, time trials. classes Il ,432 to 2.204
pounds, lsol to 1,4a2 pounds) and tool
4-one kilometer. time trials, classes A, and
G (weights as In event No. 81
5-Ten miles, Ormond Derby open, for the Maj
q. j. 5. Miller trophy.
Crit, miles. Daytona handicap, open, for the
F. f. G.. A. A. challenge cup.
7-One kilometer, record race, open, for the H.
L. Bowden trophy.
ry trophy.
s-one mile. Corinthian, amateur owners only. to
drive, for the Col. L. G. Weir cup.
10-Fifty miles, open to American-built cars only
for the Lozier trophy.
11-Ten miles. Mercedes cars only. for the Allen
Halle trophy.
12-Ten miles F. l. A. T. cars only, for the Hol
:, lander and Tangeman cup.
13-Twenty miles, open, for the Edward R. Thorn
as championship trophy.
1fFiye miles, stock cars $1,0o1 to $500, in
15-Five miles, stock cars 81 SO1 to S275O in
elusive.
16-Fiye miles, stock cars, $2,751 to $4,000, in
1I-Five miles, handicap. open only to the first
four ears in events Nos. IA, Is and IL. No
entry or fee required.
1S-Five miles, stock cars $4.OO1 to $4,000, in
elusive.
1e-Five miles, stock cars. se.oo1 to $4,000, in
2o-Fiye miles, stock cars, ss,oo1 to $4,000, in
elusive.
21-Five miles open, for the W. Gould Brokaw
trophy.
22-Five miles Great ormond handicap open only
to the first three cars in events Nos 49, 49,
20 and 81 Cars to compete in exactly the
same condition in 10 to 81 inclu-
siye. No entry fee required.
23-Fiye miles, gasoline stock cars $3.50 and under
24-Five miles. stock 1851 to 81 600 inclusive
2o-Ten miles, stock cars, s1.oo1 to 81, $780, inclu
sive
26-Ten miles, stock cars 81, SO1 TO So 75O inclu.
sive.
27-Ten miles, stock cars, 81, ISL to $4,000 inelu-
sive.
2s-one mile, time trials, stock cars price CLASH
fcation in above events