The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-01-22
BIG AUTO !.
RACES ARE ON
ANNUAL SPEED EVENTS
!. .::.g ..sn L, ON FLORIDA SANDS
Fastest and Largest Machines of the
World, Driven by the Most Daring
Chauffeurs Are Ready for the Sem
sationai Races.

1dytOlld, TtdsJ JdH SS-~-1NS'SA "Si~
the expectations of the thousands who
congregate1 there to witness the great
trials of. speed between the swiftest1
automobiles of the world pitched high
er than now, at the opening OF the, FAM
ous Ormond- Daytona Beach autonno-
bile races. Several thousand automo-5
bilists from all parts of the world are
here, besides several thousand who.
are not automobilists but greatly ln-
ferested in the fine sport which the
races promise. The races are held, as.
in former years, under the auspices Of
the Florida East Coast Automobile as
sociation and they promise to surpass
all previous meetings in the breaking
OF records. .s.-1,. *ss-.-. .. T~ u
There are in. all twenty-five entries
by individuals, with total entry OF 1865
for the various events of the meeting.
The touring car races which figured in
last winters tournament, have. been
eliminated with the exception of one
single event. 1t was the opinion OF
. many who attended the races last Jan.
that the running OF stock = car races
was rninteresting, and that the big
powered racing machines furnished
much more excitement. The Florida
isAutolnobile association gave due con-
sideration to the wishes OF the care
patrons and eliminated all but one
Of the touring car races. y r -l.5..
In horsepower the entries this year
show an increase Of more than twenty
| Ave per cent, and for the first time in
the history of automobile racing two
cars, one OF $50 and the other Of 200
Horsepower will be seen in competition.
iOf these the $50 horsepower car is at
tracting the greatest interest, as it was
| built in this country and was ordered
specially Tor this race meeting by AL
fired G. Vanderbilt The machine is a
| wonderful piece of mechanical art and
| will be piloted by Patti Sartori, one Of
| the most famous racing -chauffeurs in
| the world. The 200 horsepower car is
| a Darracq and will be driven by Hem
cry, another famous racing chauffeur,
lwho won the last Vanderbilt cup, race,
| Another car which is attracting con-
siderable interest and which is likely
Ito be prominent in the races is the $50
horsepower machine entered by Henry
Ford III is a singular fact that the
foreign machines are in the majority
among the entries Most of the Aineri-
can racing enthusiasts who viii be re,
presented iii the various races, have
pinned their faith to machines OF for
eign make.
1 There Is quite falling off in the
number Of amateur drivers, which is
natural considering q the dangers
connected with the trernendlis speed oi
4 the automobiles. 1t requires III
i Thorough knowledge Of the machines
an iron nerve and cool head to guide
i "A machine; with safety at a clip OF one
i or more miles a minute. William Ki
4 Vanderbilt, jr., F. r. Thomas and Viii
liam Wallace whose driving aroused
much interest last year, will not be
i seen at the wheel this year. In the Cor
4 inthian champion and the Coril.
Il than handicap Of ten miles the only en-
i try is IA. IL. Guinness, the young Engi-
ish sportsman, who will drive a French
sInacfine
4 OF the foreign drivers Vincenzo
4 Lapcia, of Turin, Italy, who will drive
j a no horsepower Fiat car, is consider
i ed the most skillful driver. He seem
\ lingly had the last Vanderbilt cup race
won BY miles, when an accident
through no fault Of his. lost him ths
4 #honor. Walter Clifford carp, one 81
the best English drivers will handle I
Napier car In the races William Hill
4 lard will also drive a six-cylinder Nap
il lierg car. He won the Mount Washing
Il ton climbing contest last July.
II There are three no horsepower Fla
i cars entered in the two-mile-a-rlinut'