The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-19
AMONG The AUTOMOBILISYS.
MOTOR CLUB MEMBER SUGGESTS
LONG RACE FOR ORMOND.

WV HrNG TWIN y - =
Cup Racers, Might Compete In Florida In
SOC Mile Contest EIwOOd Haynes Not
Altogether In Favor OF Competitions
Machines OF Racing Type.
In discussing the probable programme for
| the next annual race inset 70 be run o n Or
mond Beach In Florida a member OF the New
York Motor Club made a suggestion yester-
day that might be worth the serious considers
ton Of the mana gers OF the Florlca tourna-
ment II was that a race be put on for cars
such as those which competed for the Wander
| bilt cup recently, the beach contest to be one
OF 800 miles. under similar conditions regard
ing weight limit as the Observation-Disclosures
on Ions Island. His argument in favor OF
such a long contest was that manufacturers,
both American and forei On. might readily be
induced to send racing machines which had
been constructed for competition in long road
races, such as the Vanderbilt cup contest or
the Ardsnnes Circuit, - Florida for such q
race. but that they would not care 20 enter
such cars against a p1s5iDle number OF freak
racers in contests OF but 81 or 100. He has.
arded the opinion that both OF the Loco
mobile racers which were built for the Wander
bilt cup race would be likely contestants In q
race OF 200 or 800 miles over the level stretch
of beach at Ormond. as the contest would be
long anouGh 10 eliminate the freaks that were
built 10 make two miles a minute, out WHICH
would hardly last for two or three hundred
miles Of continued going. N the nfteen
American cars that were entered as candidates
for the team To represent this country In the
Vanderbilt race, there are but three or four
that would be likely to acauit themselves
creditably in a short distance straighta way
contest. Several OF the mel who nominated
cars for the American team in the Vanderbilt
cup race have said they would like TO race at
Ormond this winter, but hardly cared to send
their cars on such a long and expensive Jour
ney because there would probably be but one
or two races in which they would have any
| chance against specially built cars designed
t. make very high speed for short distances
and gearcd accordingly. II is true that cars
built for hard road racing gan be geared
higher for straightaWay racing. but even az
that road racing machines would still be at o
decided disadvantage. II IL were found im-
possible tC run "A race of two or three hundred
miles in one day because of tid' conditions
the race could be divided into two parts and
run for two days, as was done by the Automo-
bile Club Of France in conducting its Grand
Prix contest on June 20 and 81 OF this year.
The time of each finisher could be taken as he
completed the first days distance and the
cars kept under lock and key during the night
ami delivered 70 the drivers at the time OF
starting the next morning, as was done for the
Grand Prix. As the re haye been many com;
plants in the past from both American and
foreign makers that the Orm0nd Beach pro-
gramme oiered nothing in the way OF races
in which their road racing cars would nave
any chance 10 win Il would seem that a long
contest might attract a sufficient number OF
entries to make a very interesting race.
Though he was represented by a car in
the elimination trials which won q place on
the American team in the Vanderbilt cup
race, Elwood HAYNES does not give his un-
qualified approval to contests such as me
H NspGeEP'ibb he 'sP race r en- Tra,TnSdite SiIiiiIS race rae 'S Sto
tracts world wide attention. il is true Tut
after witnessing the elImipstion trial ! de-
one missed by me. Admitting that the race
View vn'f / cannot see Where it benefits the auto
mobile industry because, with one or possibly
two exceptions. the machines are exclusively
II touring cars OF regular CONSTRUCTION were
snH Ss Gould Gdarhp Try nSt apined ,o suit the most
e%Xacting. and that the worth OF the cars would
be, proved because the most successful ma
speed, reliability and endurance"
which manufactures motor trucks, is Of the
opinion that a sign with the following letter.
footboard Of every power driven business
vehicle where it would be constantly before
the eyes of the driver:
Don't drive In the street car tracks.
Don't speed the motor unnecessarily.
Don't overload the truck beyond thsSmaGimum
capacity given by the manufacturer.
He thinks that such a warning sign woald
have a tendency 70 prevent many Of the
accidents and breakdowns Of motor trucks.
J. B. R. Smith, Commissioner Of Motor
Vehicles for New Jersey, has announced his
ments made to the State automobile law at
the next session of the Legislature. He has
found that the numbers which are placed
upon cars are too small to be easily read by
pedestrians or any one at the roadside when a
near Trenton were the means Of bringing this
point to Commissioners smiths attention, as
the drivers Of horse drawn vehicles which had
been run into by reckless automobilists were
not able to read the number on the offending
scars. lie will try TO have the law amended
will also make an attempt to have another
amendment passed which will make viols ton
offenders can be extradited from other States.
Automobilists OF the State Will Try 70 have a
CaTrI iiabts after DARK II Is thonR6t thstt
such a law would reduce the number OF acct:
dents and collisions at night and the proposed
measure will have the Endorsement OF Com.
missioner Smith.
The Hon. C. S. Rolls. winner Of the recent
tour, stS' trophy race on the Isle Of Man. At
rived here yesterday on the Baltic The
circuit Of 4O.s miles, which had 70 be covered
four times by the som ting cars en- an allow
ance Otone gallon OF gasolene for each twenty
half gallons of fuel in the tank of each Of the
contesting, machines. Oficially there are
the course, with an average gradient Of one in
thirty-seven and twenty-three and an eighth
OF one in forty-nine. The chassis Of each car
was required 70 weigh not less than i.275
pounds, including storage batteries. tires on
each chassis 4 load Of at least l,l2S pounds
had TO be carried. which was 70 consist OF body,
boards and adriver and one passenger. In
case these did not make the required weight.
S 500 Sounds nds Of Il. '" There; S We're t% %Et nine
starters. Mr.. Rolls won the contest In Z