The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-24

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more races In which the contestants Will
drive stock touring cars.
Machines Entered.
For the twenty-one races scheduled. tho
record trials and the special contests. is
different cars have been named while
the aggregate cntryin the various events
numbers 1G6. Among the speedy racing
machines entered. are the 30 h. IN. (irout
sstctmer which, Harry Alnyncs expe cts to
drive in 30 seconds; - h. p. Darracq, with
William Wallace. Jr., as the driver. wllicl,
covered Il mile at Cape May last year IN
IS seconds; Walter Chrystic. with a ITO h.
p. Christie: II. n. Harding, GODS H. p. Eng.
lish Daimler: w. II. billiard. who will
pilot the so h. p. Napier: Guy Vaughan or
S. 3. stevens. with the SO h. p. Darracq
with which IIemcry won the Vanderbilt
Cup contest ana the Havana road race;
Montague Robert and his six cylinder
Thomas flyer; II. Il. Rogers STANLEY
steumer): r. Cedrino, with a record hold
Ing Flat Junior; r. L. Lockwood with the
REQ Bird and a. r. Kul, who drives the
Wayne Kite.
Race on Beach.
The racing will be held on the fine
three mile stretch Of beach which has
been marked Off to give q mile for start
ing, u mile for the contest and a mile
for slowing down.
Jefferson dc Mont Thompson. chair
man OF the a. a. 4. Racing Board. will
be honorary referee while Robert Lee
Morrell will be the active referee. The
Judges are +. G.. Webb, a. G.. Batch
elder and Georges Dupny, while the
timers, who Will operate tho AlcA1urtry
electric timing apparatus, are a. u.
AIcAlurtTy S. NJ. Butler and j. KERR
son.
- otn IN
"Wednesday afternoon, when the tide is
lowest and the sport Will be continued
on Thursday and Friday afternoons, with
Saturday left open as Il rain date.
Headquarters for tho Atlantic City .\u-
tomobilo Club has boon established at
the Seaside House, where the officials
VIII meet nightly to arrange the next
dny's programme,
Great Gathering.
Hundreds of automobillstS from NIL over
the country are here. and expect to re-
main throughout the week until the races
are over Their number will be doubled
in the course Of n few days. Parties from
MI the hotels We're to accompany owners
down the beach to watch the speed trials,
but the plans had to be given up Walter
Christie, In his 120 horsepower freak,
which has some new features that prom
iso to give 1t more speed than It had
when entered in last falls contests here.
spceded up over the track and ilaupt,l IN
two Thomas cars which are out for tro-
phics inndo number Of tiInl spins over
tho course. s
The grand stand has been strengthened
and a row OF private boxes nave been
flung along the front, There nrc to be
reserved seats. Tickets Of admission
were sold at the last races and tho hold
ors not on the ground early to pick their
seats Better arrangements Will goven
tho coming events. Interest is centered
in them In every section OF the country.
Garages are now crowded With ma
chimes, and they are making extraordinary
preparations for several thousand motor
vehicles, The trolley llne IS busy Win
n arrangements for handing tho throngs
who arc expected to lost tho capacity of
tho line which goes to the track, two
miles below the resort. .N