The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-11-04
"DEMON" SPEED RULES TOMORROW Christie Strang Goes After
 New Record THE TRACK STILL FASTER Amateur Entries Filled, and Great Sport Promised-Great Social
 Event-Strang Tunes
 Up the Car.
THE TRACK STILL FASTER

Demon Speed will rule Birmingham to- morrow with his specific kingdom at the fair grounds The demon will be in the form of auto races and the first will tahe place at o'clock He will attain his most sensational picture i'll Lewis Chris tie Strang's effort to drive the renowned record -sma shing 195-horse power Christie machine a mile in 50 seconds. Ten big events, including local amateur races, will be run off during the reign of the speed lord.
 Today and tomorrow morning force of fair ground employees will be engaged ii rolling and working the track in order to make it faster than it was ever before. Gene DeMontreville and the track super intendent will have charge of this work, and last night the ball player said the full assurance of the fair officials could be used in stating that the track would be in better shape than 1t ever was, with the dust that bothered Strang last month eliminated.
 To Realize Ambition.
 The ambition of MT. Christie, of MT. Strang and Managers Homer George and
 
 York last month, was to make mile in the unthought-of time of 70 seconds, but they never dreamed this speed could pos sbly be obtained this side of Los An seles where Barney Oldf1eld made his many records in the past. They were sur prsed when they found this track so lightning fast, and after Strang had looked over the coast tracks he had the car shipped back here from New Orleans for her course.
 Tomorrow he is counting upon realizing the ambitions of the builder and man agers of the great 135-horse power car. He will not only try for mile in 50 sec onds, but he will go after all records from one mile to 10 and will make three or more drives 1T necessary to beat his pres ent record of 51 3-5, made here last month, which stands as the fastest mile ever travelled over any circular track by car, man or beast The big local races will be secondary in importance to the StranS exhibitions.
 The Splendid Programme.
 The races will begin at 5 O clock, but it will be between 315 and 3:30 before Strang will make his first trial. Pre- Viously he will go around the track a few miles at one-minute clip to warm up his car for the important trials. The monster machine Is working Tn grand shape He tuned 1t up yesterday at the stanley garage on Twentieth street, and had a crowd packing the place and crowding the sidewalk while he did so. He found it working In magnificent form and was highly elated.
 The amateur races have filled in such A manner as to insure the best pro- gramme ever put on in the south. Steam cars gasoline and electric machines alike have been named in the 10 events, and fine sport will be afforded the spectators. Additional entries are expected to De given in today. as several owners have expressed a desire to try out their cars before entering them. Already such good machines as the G0-horse power Thomas. slx-cylinder Franklin, Pope Toledo, Stod- dard Dayton. Haynes. Stanley steamer, Cadillac, Rec. Maxwell, Ford and Ram bier are in the events,
 Great Social Event.
 The races will be a social event as well as sporting. and box parties will be feature number of society leaders have already had boxes reserved for them while others are arranging to entertain in the open air, giving what they term "record-malIng parties
 The eyes of the whole auto world will be turned this way, and the result of the speed trials will be anXiously awaited, not only in New York and other centers of this country. but in all parts of Eu- rope. for if 5l 3-5 seconds is beaten 1t means Birmingham gets a record that is faster than any ever made in any part of the world.