The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-11-16
GASOLINE

Interest in the Ormond meet increased
during the week of the automobile show
when affairs came TO point where 1t pc
came certain that the meet would be run
and that the list of events would be so ar
ranged as TO close out the freak machines
The news was welcomed by the max
ers and welcomed also by the drivers, and
Immediately there started movement
most favorable to Ormond. When the a.
A. A. entered the field and said through us
officials that the Ormond meet should De
held and even went to the extent OF holo-
ing n meeting especially to deal with lhe
situation, the interest grew, and the de-
light of the trade was expressed III SUI,
stantfal WAYS w. j. Morgan. who Will
pilot the affairs Of the meet. held a meet
ing with the officials of the Florida East
Coast Railroad and Hotel System, and the
affairs Of the Ormond meet and the PAIN
Beach motor boat tournament were placed
entirely in his hands. He will at once
START all necessary work to carry through
the venture and in all probability tue a.
A. A. will give valuable assistance IN ar
ranging the program for the event.
with Mr.. Morgan and all the A. A A.
force at work in the promotion OF inc
event and e goecially with the Endorsement
Of the latter organization, the meet VIII
go through with rush and the entry
list will be larger than ever, both Tor Or
mond and for Palm Beach The race OF
motor bonts from St. Augustine through
the new canal to Ormond and thence 10
Palm Beach. for the Commodore Amen
tronhy will cone the week previous to
the Palm Beach meet, which will pre-
cede instead of follow the Ormond races.
This will make threeswceks in all of splen-
did sport in Florida, and the chances oil
a great attendance of the fans Is eX-
cellent AS the meet at Ormond VIII IN
clude events at the Vanderbilt race dls-
tance for stripped stock touring cars anu
also for the Vanderbilt cup racing cars IL
may be inferred that large entry list VIII
be received.
Ormond will assume It's position in his
tory each year with this meet, for the
eliDaination of the freaks and the neces-
sit@ of competitive events will start every
maker working for .he common cause
BY many of the wise men OF the held Oh
automobiling IL is thought that shows as
early as those of this year Will cause
waning of interest before spring. How
ever that may be, the makers eXpressed
no satisfaction at Madison Square Gar
den. These makers will undoubtedly do
a lot of thinking before the decision re
garding next years show is made. Thefe
will be lot of discussion in meetings for
the next few months. The makers VIII De
certain to compare results of this year
with those of last, and II may be that
change to a little later date will be made.
No member of the A. l.. A. M. would
commit himself on the matter IN the late
days of the show.
With the automobile makers the interest
centres now In coming contests, In which
they may display lheir new models ana
give them test against the cars of other
makers The three-day endurance run,
which takes place in Chicago just previous
to the Chicago show. which opens Novem-
Der 30, will be quite an event, as the trophy
is very handsome and the rules for the
contest are probably as strict as rules
could be made. Following this event the
Ormond meet win attnct attention, and
as the coming meet is to be one OF the
greatest ever held on the tide-rolled sands
the entry list will be large The dates late
in March will be certain to draw large
entry list. the dates being just at a time
when the makers will be ready to give pub
LEFTY to their product prior to the 1908 sell
ing season. Inasmuch as the stripped
stock touring car race In Westchester
County follows closely the Ormond meet,
and inasmnch rs the two events may be
participated in within month, the two
events will aid each other very materially
In speaking of the repeated victories Of
the Great Arrow in events held in Chi
cago this season, Chicago man paid
tribute to the Pierce car and also to
Joe Lawrence. the clever driver who has
on three occasions piloted the Great Arrow
TO victory. The Chicago man spoke Of
the care with which Lawrence made ready
for an event. 81 have seen him 20 over
and over a road," said the Chicago man,
land he studied the situation most care
fully. So did others, but Lawrence keeps
everastingly hammering at 1T, and when
the day of the race or the endurance run
comes along he is as familiar with the
road as he is with bed Incidentally, he is
familiar with the car, and knows its every
twist, and he drives 1T with a familiarity
that is good to look upon. The driving of
Lawrence is always a feature of our Chi
cago contests, as is also the repeated vic
tories OF the Pierce car
Four Garford cars are to be made ready
within short time for all events open to
stock cars Manager William B. Hurlbut,
of the Garford Motor Car Company of
New York. firmly believes in racing and
in contests in which he may pit his best
against the oest of others. 1t is his in
tention also to mix in the touring events,
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