The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-21
FLORIDA BEACH.
! AUTOMOBILE
RACES. !.
lnnual Record Breaking Tour
| nament Begins at ormand
and Daytona.
(IIEMPT TO Be MADE TO
\ DRIVE CAR l2o MILES AN HOUR

and Other European Countries Will
II be Representative of Events for
Each Day-Races Last Entire Week.
Associated Press to The Evening Times.
Ormond, Fla, Jan. 21-Over a fif-
#teen-mile course, stretching along the
Eperfectly level beach between this
place and Daytona, some of the fastest
sauto drivers in the worlu Will this
week contest in the annual record
breaking tournament under the aus
specs of the Florida East Coast Auto
mobile association. This, the fifth
tournament of It's kind to be held here,
promises to surpass in interest, speed
and personality all of its predeces-
sors. Year after year the speed has
been increased over tine Ormond-Day-
tona course until when two miles
minute was reached last year It SEEM
ed as If that was the limit Automo-
bilists with the speed mania are not
satisfied, however, and this week an
attempt will be made to drive machines
at a 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 lacking that
tie speed record is likely to go by the
board before the present week is end
ed.
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 1O0-mile contest, and
speculation is rife as to their chances
of winning. These are the two Stanley
steam cars originally built in expecta-
tion of running in the Vanderbilt Cup
race.
The complete list of the weeks
events, beginning tomorrow, is as fol-
lows:
Tuesday.
All events to finish at the club house.
Daytona.
No. 1.-One mile 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. 3.-Five miles, standing start,
touring cars, designed to carry four or
more passengers, listed at $500 or
less.
No. 4.-Five mile, standing start, all
classes of cars, amateur owners to
drive.
No. 5.-Five mile, flying start,
worlds championship race, all clas-
ses.
No. Give miles, standing start,
touring runabouts, 5-horsepower or
less, amateur owners to drive
Wednesday.
All events to finish at Ormond, except
event No. -, which. will be run at
Ormond or Daytona as conditions
may render desirable.
No. Twenty mile, standing start,
with one turn at ten miles, all classes
OF American touring cars. First three
finishers to represent the United States
in the international Touring Car
Championship.
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 fin
isherS to compete in the International
Touring Car Championship.
No. 9.-Ten kilometers, flying start,
record race, all classes.
No. 10.-Ten miles, standing start,
all classes.
No. 11-Ten miles, touring runa-
bouts, 50-horsepower or less; amateur
owners to drive.
No. 1.-TWO miles, flying start, two
miles-a-minute speed crown, to be run
in the form of time trials. The winner
must equal or exceed speed Of 40
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. Pres
ent holder, F. E. Stanley, Newton,
Mass.
No.. 14.-One mile, standing start,
all classes of gasoline cars, amateur
owners to drive.
No. 15.-Five miles. standing start.
touring cars designed for four or more
passengers, listed above $500, to and
including $4,000.
No. 16.-Twenty miles, touring cars,
International championship, open only
to first three cars in events Nos. z and
8.