The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1907-12-27
SPEED KINGS
Ar ()RM0NL
A''omobi'2 Mer, IN March -
T. '.pse III former tven,s.
WORLDS TOURNAMENT
Kgno"ned MotOrisl, to Comp,te Tor fame
on the flSi,s, Gratk ,utnc World.
Entries Pom,os IN.

Speed tingA ..,lng for Two hours
over fed 80 mites long ten lGps 10
the cJnira, and the giUut teel racers
WhT.ng twenty .incsby the spectators,
pos Jon' changing, tune 'Osl, rcgainel
IN. ior, aEa', and luo ilEs Of Amer
ga, England, France end Germany fgtJ-
10, for the first place on tho finish me:
hat L. what s N store for Ormoud.
UaF'1da Beach this season.
VAN the definite announcement,
flashed over the Virg from New N0rS
chat the famous tournament would be-
gin on Marcel 3, came also the ncWg
That the ~ Nib event, Oper ~ racing
ears only, VuGld be- the feature " the
tournament
The mere announcement tid more to
stir enthusiasm than anything tina, has
been made public yet, ana tr"most cN.
"c'irC spectator %,,l iiuj At Omond
DAY ,hl, year q contest chat will
STIR toe most sluggish blood
loops, rs announced heretofore, will
be- built ut the OrHOnd end o.. the beach
AMI 1T the Day'ona end These will be
Uuiy At a sharp angie to the beach, 50
that me great ears, whining mad,y
along oyer the hard, smooth sands, can
make the turns without sOujn" down
IN the least.
The Vanderbilt system Of starting
the cars will be- uScd, The contestants
drawing for place and then beng start
c5 lusl one small minute apart The
signt Of he great racers wariIy push.
iug their way ~ 10 tha starting Inc,
the goggled driver and hooded neehan-
les put,lng the last touches here ara
lhr', 10 he engine splitting o., TO-
lolr. blue flames from the cylinders,
the shaking and trembling Of he ears
with the power held In check, and then
that first wild leap woen the starting
gun Is given, all combine 20 BRING pack
memories Of the tales - me MartIans,
and furnishes more excitement IN the
very starting Of the race chan most
contests fumsh III 'ACtr entirety.
The so.ralIed freak cars axe to be
eliminated this yea. and though the
mile contest Tor the DeNar shle.d WEI
Il. run. and the two-mlc.g~minuue event
d,shr. of again anO the effort made to
copturp the fam. Of Ocmogeot ard MS
Virg,a. vet these vents will be open
,,iy 10 ears that have been drIV'n a.
Ieas. twenty miles at Il rite 81 spec"
close 70 100 niles an hour 81,
TnI, means that the ears hunt TO go
one mile. or even tWu IN marvellous
time. bnt useless after toal. WIZ not
Ir aeon on the beach this ear, ana me
rrcords made will tell OF what can be
1.r. by cars built along the. grhefa'i}
accepted lines, but with msh9r pS"r'
and less extras 10 carry than nave the
stock cars. c i, +h,
vani,H,', ror. Whict went by me
nna,rl.. will y" at Ormonu,paE.l "'l'
'"J E5rropc wilt send is 2cst dr'N,er'
hoyn for the contests on the peath 'n"'
n'' hnjds every record from the N.Io'.-
.tp, To 800 mics. g., ....h -,
N',rh for IA, races rIS met with ""'
verse approved ~ T.. ol,r,.t new.
, '' 'i"r,,g lint week. March is on'
~ ,bs host months of the year so 80 i !,
g" O., ~" Ii,a,e IS concerned, in Flor'os.
II''r,>yrrtol cold spells "'Il noI nave j. ~
H. worried about, for Their se'''o' WIZ
have 'assed, ,..n+t. Easl Coast
. ~ Win,iJo the famous winter pI"y q.
OF rlV.'""' .T,rld will be timed 50
S,V ,U a, old auy conflict, and to max !,
a. 20 i,V for CO., c.62atcstants and spectators
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