New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-22
TO ANNIHILATE SPACE.
RACING MOTORS READY.
AutOists Croz0d Ormond to See
Giant Cars Compete.
rRy Telegraph 70 The Tribune.I


Ormond Fla Jan. H.-That all speed records for
the Ornond-Daytona beach will be broken IN the
automobile race meet which will begin here To-
morrow and continue through the week seems as
sured The cars entered this year have an IN
crease OF horsepower Of more than . per cent over
those Of 1905. For the first time in the history OF
automobile racing, OF 200 and go horsepower
Will be seen in competition
All the hotels here are crowded, and new arrivals
and cars are coming in daily. Most OF the racing
cars were out practising the beach to-day. Sew
eraI special trains from New-York are due here
tomorrow morning. The beach Is hard and nTrn
and in superb condition for the tests
The most powerful IN the races here last
year the 120-horsepower Mercedes, which was
owned and driven by H L BoV~den. OF Boston
| This machine set the worlds straightaWay mile
| record at 30 As seconds.
| In view Of the fact that two Of the cars entered
this year exceed the horsepower OF MI Bowden ;
machine by 40 and 80 respectively. It seems likely
that sensational time will be made In addition
there four cars IN the contest Of 10 horsep0weT
three Of 100 horsepower two Of 30 horsepower and
The 25O-horsepower machine is owned by Alfred
chancs was at work Constructing T machine. and
before he shipped IT 10 Florida there vas nuS -
could get the down TO the required weight OF
to deveIop such tremendous horsepower Il is said
that the car is under weight and an excellent piece
The 2O0-horsepower DarracQ machine is SAID 20
be an excellent car and also unoeT We b = As
test for both Of the machines Hemery, the winner
of the Vanderbilt Cup race last October Will drive
vanderbilt machine
There is 8 big falling off OF the amateur drivers
this year the most notable 45se4{eeS 5eng ,l NAM
IAN n dhqsrI' R5 hut me y |
be graced by many OF the best professional drivers
VINO o+ vii DIVE George W YoTngs 11onorsepoWer
Fiat in eleven OF the contests lives IN New-York
He gained reputation as driver al last year
races. when he made new worlds records for fifty
wonderful showing in the Vanderbilt Cup race
HoIander & TangeTnan in eleven of the contests
Walter Christie Will have 110,horsepower machine
whether he or Louis Chevrolet viii drive the ma
G-ars will dTta : 0i1g rd Gt sne
record for the mile OF 3 % seconds
only entry in the Corinthan Championship and the
Corinthian handicap championship The two-rniIe-
trials. is exciting the most interest sartori. Hem
ley steamer, OF 80 horsepower. whose driver has
yer TO be chosen; c, A Coey, in a e0-horsepower
and Henry Fora in I05horsepowe2 Ford ma
chine. have entered in this contest making total
The touring car races which figured in last years
ton Of one contest These races did not take
the public fancy last winter. the powerful
There are twenty-six contests the programme
this year, as follows:
The onehundred mile International championship 70 be
run with turns the oneils international
Sir Thomas DsvRr trophy; trials
HYene championship; open championship
nfteen-nNe open championship; heavyweight
championship (gasoiene)I hve-Te heavyweight champion
enel; one-nIe nddeweight championship Kasoiene);
fvsHle nddeTeight championship (gasolenei teunile
MIddleweght championship call powers;
pionshp; fve-nile championship; cor4nthian
championship; teriie corinthian championship handi-
ten-ntle open handicap who IN
previous contests; hfteete prize handicap American
touring fully equipped thirty-rne
ptonshlp cars: ons-ue record trials
gasolene) onee trials riddleveSnt (gasolene)
trials heavyweight (gasoene): oneile
trials one-kionetrs
weight (gasoleneJ onkornere
oneklouetre record trials. heavyweight Cgssoene;
kilonetre trials stean)-
The races last year were poorly managed, and, as
a result, dragged out several days beyond the
scheduled time. This year II is promised that there
will be drag. that all the races On the schedule
will be run and the tournament closed on the day
set w. J. Morgan will be in charge again this
year.
The exact time of starting each race will depend
on the tide and the condition Of the beach That
from above Ornond TO the Matanas Inlet and is
about twenty miles long. the course passing Sea
Breeze and Daytonar where the clubhouse OF the
Florida East Coast Automobile Association IS To-
Gated.
AT low tide there are $50 or more feet OF rood
driving surface. and Il Is hard that four-ton
solid tire automobile bus leaves no other rut or
mark than 4 faint white streak As rule the
entire surface is smooth q billiard ball and
only under peculiar circumstances OF wind and
tide is any unevenness produced.