The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-12
AMONG The AUTOMOBILTSTS
ORWOND MEET THE FIRST WEEK
~ MARCH.
Committee OG automobile Glub OF
America Rules That Entries ln SDrInts
Must Qualify by Averaging Blgh
speed for NJ Least 100 ~Nnes-GsOssID.

announcement was made vest erday by the
Automobile Club of America that the Organi-
HatiOn's contest COMMITTEES. Of VIII IN Robert
Lee MOrrell IL chairman, had definitely de-
Cided to take hold of the annual OrmOnd
Beach race meet in Florida. Inquiries and
requests for full Information regarding the
meet had been sent 20 the contest committee
IN such numbers that a. its meeting on Monday
evening the committee formally ratified the
agreement with the Florida East Coast Auto
mobile Association that the Automobile Club
OF America should manage the OrmOnd races
in March, 1905. The contest committee is
TO have full control OF the tournament and
was influenced In its decision TO take hold OF
the affair by the evident general good feeling
toward the meet by prominent members of
the club.
One OF the most important parts of the
announcement made yesterday was thgt
concerning the date of the tournament, which
had been given out IA the last week Of March.
This evidently did not meet with the favor
OF the Automobile club of America officials,
rs the date now set for the race meet il the
first weel; Of MLb.h. 4 humble OF motorists
declared they thought the last week in March
too late. and il il expected that the change TO
the first week Of the month vii! prove a pOpu-
lar one.
tie meet has TO do with candidates for he Sir
Thomas DeWAT trophy Tor the straightawHy
mile una the Two mlitS "A minute trophy.
The first news had il that cars must qualify
for these two short distance events by making
a minimum speed of fOrty-five seconds a mile
qualification they will be required TO run
in either the 100 mile or 80 mile event and
average over Atty miles an hour for the en-
tire dist ance. Though this provision is
rdther ~eNaCtinC IL has been imposed To elm
mate any freak sprint racer from going to
: brmOnd and competing ~ nothing but the
Two short sprintE, ana thus brighten away
thG CnlticS, o. numerous racing cars Of mere
substantial design and tOnStruCjiOr.
An event which seems likely 10 prove very
altrgctiv" IS an invitation race limited 10
gentleman drivers, the. distance Of which
H. 10 he lSn miles. The most spectacular
event Of the programme viii probably he the
go mile contest Tor ont and o!t racing cars.
Tor which the entries Of q nlInhcr Of iSn.CUS
drivers and machines, both American and
European. are already assured. The IUn
mile event for the Minneapolis it International
worlds championship cup viii be open to all
classes of ears and viii u" run from q stand
ing start.
The board OF directors of the New York
Aut OmObile Trade A~SO, ration has dee id' q
10 investigate the possibilities of holding
an open AR spring hlt onIobil". shew and
race meet ~ N" Morris Park Mot rdron,"
The suggestion was made that an open cir
exhibition OF car early next spring, If held
in connection vi h n rae" meet. could not
Tail to bring out a l:reai number Of prospective
buyer NJ cars. when ibis plan was hTst
preached in THF SlN % few months, aro h
created n great deal CG favorable di~cussi u.
and the n,tinn of the trade pssOd igtion dire.
tors mas been eNpc'ted for some time. these
present agree ed that Morris Park would be
an excellent place for such IN afiair. * HE
betting ring under The grand stPnd Is lptge
enough 10 acCommC date ~ many aUtCmC-
bilps a. Madison Square Garden. r.. V. STRAIT
ton. secretary Of The trade Rsso,iatiCn. was
instructed 10 interview the ttuts,Crc
members of the asscCisiiCn 80 ~ 10 GET y
CONSENSUS regarding the proposed show Ind
race meet. and also TO interview The officers
of he Morris Park MOtordrome Club. which
controls Morris Park.
NOUN VERNON, Dec. 1.-THE plan of the
Automobile Manufacturers Association of
New York city TO hold an endurance race in
WestChester county during next AnriI *
meeting with opposition. as the town board
OF Bedford. which is on the line OF the nro-
posed route OF the race, unanimously decided
Yesterday to deny the application of the
association to suspend the speed limit law
in this township. The town board declared
it's intention to oppose the forty mile race
and one of the members declared that if the
automObilists attempted to pass through
the town he would personally see that every
driver of a machine was arrested. The
Manufacturers association was represented
by Secretary Moore, John J. SinnOtt, chair
man OF the Mestchester Board of super
Visors. and several others. II was learned
that the towns of New Castle. Ossining and
Mount Pleasant have granted the apDlicA-
ton. The town officials of Bedford contend
that the automobile race will damHRe the
new state roads which have Just been COM
pleted but not accented and IL any damage
sho uld he done to them IL would he made a
charge against the town. also that the police
force of the town III too small to deal with
the crowd such a race wOuld attract.
-----