The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
Slow TIMEON BEACH
Tide Ruins 0rmOnde Course
for Auto Racing.
MARRIOTT AN EASY WINNER
Driving the Steam Bug" He Has No
Difficulty In Landing the Flying
start Worlds Championship Race.
Fewer Cars Than Usual on Hand
40 Compete ina OTmonde.

oTmOnde. Fla. Jan Finder unfdV-
orable conditions the Fifth international
Ormonde-Daytona Automobile Tourna-
ment was ushercd in to-day The night
tide succeeded in spelling the almost per
feet beach of yesterday, and when it went
out left d number Of gulHes across the
course. over which it was hoped some
exceedingly fast time would be made
The second thing lacking was the cars
In four speed events run of to-day, the
times in all cases were slow. nothing near
the records established here year ago
being credited. AS a special match ar
ranged on the beach two racing cars that
! had previously appeared did hve-mile
stunt Then for "A wind-up of a days
sport a slow race on the high gear for
touring ears was put on az the quarter
mile distance. This event had seven
starters. Asa Payne, president Of the
Florida East Coast Association, and one
or two Of the other officials entering their
cars to help MI out
II is not Ike the meets of two years
and year ago here, and the reason IS
obvious The date of the tournament is
too early for the manufacturers 20 fur
nish cars. and private owners have drop
ped the meet as too expensive a luxury
Freight and express rates on cars alone
furnish an enormous item, aud the charges
on the East Coast road ARE the highest
One gentleman, to get his touring car 20
Ormonde, paid $500 express on fl from
New York to Jacksonville. and S2J from
Jacksonville here.
Amateurs mt Wheel.
Taking advantage Of the low morning
tide. Lewis r. Speare. OF the Bay State
Automobile Association and first vice
president OF the A. A. A.. who is acting
referee in the absence OF S. A. Mills
called the first event at O'Clock this
morning. 1t was az five miles from o.
standing start open to all classes, anna
teurs 20 the steering wheels. The starters
were r. D. BIakely, Newport, r. T.. the
eX-Harvard student. iH the 20 horse
power American Mercedes. II. Ernest
Rogers. of BrookIine. Mass, in "a . horse
power stanley steamer, and Capt. Hutton,
OF London. England, in the % horsepower
Rolls Royce.
The start was near the Orm0nde end Of
the beach, and the finish IN front Of the
clubhouse az Uayt0ua. The American
Mercedes came humping over the ruts in
the sand TO Jhe finish line half mile to
the good The Rolls Royce was second.
and the Rogers ear did not finish. AS the
automatic gasoline feed failed To work
and the fire went out. Bakely's time for
the I'VE miles was Z minutes. and = sec
0nds
Fred IT. Marriott. with the steam
bug. with which he figured so con-
soicU0usIy here a year ago. and r. A.
McCready were the only two starters %
face Al Reeves al the firing for The flying
start worlds championship record race.
open 70 all classes. Marriott had an easy
win Of il, covering the five miles IN
minutes and q IS seconds.
Special Five-mfIe Event.
In q special hve-Wile match race be-
tween Blakely and y. Rogers, driving
the Stanley steamer that should have
been finished for the last Vanderbilt Cup
race. BlakeIy had To trail an the way ia
his American Mercedes. Rogers winning
in a walk The time WAS $50 -
Steau again triumphed iH the one-miie
flying start, open 60 touring ears car
ryinE four passengers. OF an average
weight Of 100 pounds. Frank Durbin.
Of Newton. Mass. driving Il - horse
power Stanley. won easily I'm 50 seconds.
The Rolls Royce was second in 1-09 % A
% horsepower St0ddlrd Dayton. driven
/ oy @. ID. ". Rose. was third
The race on the high gear to see how
slow the cars could 80, the last TO cross
the tape to boz the winner. was for one
fourth Of "a mile w. a. Adriance. with
/ a stevens DuTyea, managed TO keep i'm
the rear an the way finishing last ia
1.13. Walter G. Baker. with a Peerless,
was second; Ralph owen, third, with
an Oldsmobile. and A. L. Kull. with a
Wayne. fourth.