New-York tribune., 1906-10-22
FLORIDA AUTO RACES
Last of Contests for Sand Course To
Be Named Soon.

Members OF the Automobile Club of America
WHO aoVocated the establishment OF touring de-
partment at the beginning OF the present year NAV
already congratulate themselves on the success
that has attended this phase of the oryanizatton.
activities, as out OF membership OF less than a
thousand no less than four hundred appied for n,
formation regarding tours abroad and In this CONN
try in the last season. OF this number three hnn
dred confined their wanderings to the ITni,a1
States. while q hundred went abroad. and OF the
latter number no less than ninety-ons took their
own machines with them. Of them being OF
American make. The afiliation Of the American
club with the Touring Club OF France has afforded
its members easy and convenient methods OF COW
erlngL the greater part OF the Continent and has
to another. ''''0 '''A-'s Gar 'F'ni one country
.Ti Even though the touring is now gracti-
ceipt OF requests for information many motorists
One Of the Ssa sugsed sas sSd'9 For next year
which will LII improve the work Of the touring de-
o made aSS s42 from a @
signs city and hiiadephap ida psos9 special
such work will be in charge of the touring depart
ment.
Indications already point to the automobile race
meet the Ormond- -Daytona beach In January
with larger entry list and we'll known
drivers than in any previous meeting held on the
sand course. Several OF the foreign drivers In the
Vanderbilt Cup race have already expressed their
desire to drive a In the contests
w. j. Morgan. the manager of the mae. &c nory
making UP the programme and expects to have IL
completed within few days. There has been
much demand for the meeting being held n Feb
ruary. owing 10 the disagreeablo weather met with
in the month of January the last few years but
arrangements for holding the tournament at a
later date could not satisfactorily be made
A suggestion has been made that the Schedule
should be complete with the issuance OF the entry
blanks Competitors should know not only fhs
days OF their races, but also the end OF the beach
where they start. ~ "
Heretofore @ all this has been arranged overnight,
end OF confusion. Except in the mile ana twH
mile events flying starts should be cut OUT There
SHOULD be some master OF the racing such as
protests and see that the schedule laid out is
adhered TO- Above all, cars on the mari ~
the time and place called for by the programrns ns
should De left out OF the running
Tom Moore. OF the firm OF wyckorr. Chprc, a.
Partridge. at Broadway and 58th street has rs
ceived hundreds of letters from persons VIII c.
anxious to learn full particulars about the n,ra,
i've and half mile record run made from, ,hy
city to Philadelphia by a Babcock electric r,,ro
bout few weeks ago without a recharcirg :,
Besides these inquiries. many peopls ba,,a ,,a,., ,
the ONCE 10 examine the which nads ,hs si,su ecu
and half hours. IN spite Of the fact tba, IN ten
and heavy roads were encountered. The car baS sd
a 2i-cen Bebcock battery, OF l2 ampere bovrs. haa
pacity' ana weighed l.250 pounds. 'a-
That the show committee Of the Automobile c,,h
Central Palace. was justified In holding an a-, I
show this year. December to s. is evnced bv tha
fact that more than 6oOOo square feet OF snace ~