The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1906-01-29
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AUTO RACES CLOSE

Yesterday was a day OF rest for auto
mobiles at Ormond Beach. only in that
there has been no racing From early
morning until late at night scores Of
mechanicians have worked on the racing
cars under the supervision Of the drivers.
The many automobilsts from the North
in attendance at the tournament took ad-
vantage OF the perfect weather and
toured around I'm their care. They VS.
tied orange groves. drove through ever
glades and stopped in quaint inland
towns Those who did not have cars at
their disposal made the beautiful trip 10y
steamer Up the Halifax and Tomako
rivers
A feature OF the auto tournament which
started last Tuesday and which will he
finished by tonight. Is the severe strain
which the racing has imposed on the va
rlous competing cars. In order To attain
the high rate OF speed made In the past
three or four DAYS H. has been necessary
to push the cars 10 their limit To do
this the motors have been raced contin-
ually. with the result that three-auarters
of the fast cars have been broken down.
Not a few have had their motors and
transmissions completely smashed and
barely one has esca ped having a cylinder
cracked. consequently every effort has
been to get all OF the cars in goor rum
ming condition for the final days racing.
l
one at Sea Breeze five miles south Of
Ormond I'm which all Of the racing cars
are kept have been the scene OF great
activity all day long Gangs of mechani-
clans have thoroughly overhauled the
cars. replacing the broken parts and care
fully adjusting everything. IN several in
stances the gangs worked steadily from
daybreak TO late into the night. having
their meals served to them while work.
ing.
r II Stanley has protested the right
OF the 200 horse power Darracq to COM
pete I'm the remaining events OF the tour
nament. He bases his protest on tho
ground that the Darracq IS not fitted with
a differential gear as required by the
American racing rules. Referee Robert
u Morrell. chairman or the American
Atheltbc union racing board. has reserved
making q decision and the car will COM
pete under protest. Stanley's action was
brought about by the disbarnent from
the lOo-mile race yesterday OF the 80
horse power Darracq which Guy
Vaughan was driving.
when this car came 10 the starting line
I.ancia Cedrino and clifford carp pro-
tested against Il being allowed 10 start.
The referee decided that inasmuch as the
protest was made as required by the
rules. the car could compete under pro-
test The coterie OF foreign drivers re-
fused to start The action prompted 3
r. stevens who has managed the Dar-
racq team since Hemery was displaced
to withdraw the car from the 100-mie
race.
Mr. stevens stated 20 the referee that
he didn't know whether the 50 horse
power car was fitted with q differential
or not. The technical committee OF tho
board examined the car late yesterday
and found that it did not have n differen-
tial. "a required by the American racing
rules.
This brings up a very interesting point,
inasmuch "a this is the car which Hem
cry drove to victory In the 1905 Vanderbilt
cup race N IS possible that event may
he made and the honors given 20 Heath,
who finished second,
II will not affect the results of foreign
road races Of 1906. because the European
racing rules do not require a car To be
fitted with n direrental gear
T. r. Stanley has expressed such per-
feet confidence I'm his steam racing car
and I'm its ability TO defeat the goo horse
power Darracq. that his protest has
caused great aStoniehment and no end "
criticism His action Is considered rather
unsportsmanlIke. 4 number OF automo-
hilists have held tho opinion that the
steam racing car of Stsnley's is Of tho
he class~d by itself and not allowed 10
compete I'm tho events with tho gasoline
cars This opinion has spread rapidly
since Stlnley's protest against the big
Darracd nae become known.