Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-01-21
THE FLORIDA BEACH
AUTOMOBILE RACES
THE FASTEST DRIVERS IN THE
WORLD WILL CONTEST ON THE
FIFTEEN-MlLE COURSE.
Special to the Herald.

Special to the Herald.
Ormond. Fla, Jan. 21.-0ver MI
teen-mile course, stretching along the
perfectly level beach between this
place and Daytona, some of the fastest
auto drivers in the world will this
week contest in the annual record
breaking tournament under the aus
pieces of the Florida East Coast Auto
mobile association. This, the fifth
tournament of its kind to be held here.
promises to surpass in interest, speed
and personality all Of its predecessors.
Year after year the speed has been
increased over the Ormond-Daytona
course until when two miles minute
was reached last year il seemed as II
that was the limit. Automobiles
with the speed mania are not satisfied,
however. and this week an attempt
will be made to drive machines at
rate faster than 120 miles an hour.
The worlds most prominent and
daring drivers in the latest racing
game are represented in the entry
list, and have been preparing and
tuning up their machines, that range
from 80 to 130-horsepower, for the
past two weeks, and in the preliminary
trials today indications were not lack
ing that the speed record is likely to
20 by the board before the present
week is ended.
All the most prominent automobile
manufacturers of America and Europe
are represented among the entries.
For the first time in the history of
the races here two fast steam cars
are entered in the 100-mile contest,
and speculation is rife as TO their
chances of winning. These are the
two Stanley steam cars originally built
in expectation of running in the Van
derbilt cup races.
The complete list of the weeks
events, beginning tomorrow, is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday.
All events TO finish at the club house |
at Daytona.
No. lone mile a minute, flying |
start, touring cars, for the American |
championship; each car to carry at
least four passengers of an average
weight OF $50 pounds.
No. 2-one mile, flying start, gaso-
line cars only.
No. S-Five miles, standing start,
touring designed to carry four
or-fhore passengers, listed at $500
or less.
No. Alive miles. standing start,
all classes of cars, amateur owners to
drive.
No. give miles, flying start,
worlds championship record race, all
classes.
No. Give miles, standing start,
touring runabouts, five horsepower or
less, amateur owners to drive.
Wednesday.
All events to finish at Ormond, ex
cept No. u, which will be run at Or
mond or Daytona as conditions may
render desirable.
No. Twenty miles, standing start.
with one turn at ten miles all classes
of American touring cars. First three
finishers to represent United States
in the International Touring car cham
pionship.
No. S-Twenty miles, standing start,
with one turn at ten miles, all classes
of touring cars made outside OF the
United States. First three finishers
to compete in the International Tour
ing Car championship.
No. 9-Ten kilometers, flying start,
record race, all classes.
No. 1O-Ten miles, standing start,
all classes.
No 11-Ten miles, touring runa-
bouts, 5O-horsepower or less, amateur
owners to drive
No. 12-Two miles, flying start, two
miles-a-minute speed crown, to be run
in the form of time trials. The win
ner must equal or exceed a speed of
120 miles an hour.
Thursday.
All events to finish at the clubhouse,
Daytona.
No. 13-one mile, flying start, all
classes, for the Sir Thomas Dewar
worlds championship trophy. Present
holder, F. E. Stanley, newton, Mass.
No. 14-One mile, standing start, all
classes of gasoline cars, amateur own.
ers to drive.
No. 15-Five miles. standing start,
touring cars designed for four or more
passengers, listed above $500, and
including $4,000.
No. 16-Twenty miles, touring cars.
International championship, open only