The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-21

accepted nnatly, and the Ofmond meet II
to be run this year for the majority
rather than for the minority. as in the
past. Freak cars are to be finally elimi-
mated once and for all time, and the con-
tetsts on the tide-rolled sands of Florida
will be Of general interest to all users
of automobiles and real races will be
promoted.
The Automobile Club of America, now
in charge. has decided that cars to qualify
for the sprint races average more than
fifty miles an hour for the whole distance,
In either the 25O-mile. 150-mile or iOO-mile
events.
This is recommendation made to the
management of the meet several years
ago. but not accepted. The result was
very slim entry list last year, and prac-
tically failure for the meet The Auto
mobile Club of America was quick to see
that the benefits of contests to be con-
Quoted for the majority and the recon-
nlendations OF many years were accepted.
The consequence will be an enormous
entry list for Ormond of racing cars tour
Ing cars, fully equipped and stripped stock
touring cars.
The race for the Minneapolis trophy will
be at a distance of 100 miles. as formerly,
and open to both racing cars and stripped
stock touring cars The contest for anna
teurs pure and simple, will be at a dis
tance of $50 miles, and 1t is considered
highly possible that these contests will
be entered by ecord-breaking list, repre-
senting both Europe and America. 1t is
also the plan Of the club to provide races
for high-class runabouts, now so popular
with the public, but the distance of these
In - Infa fraaA In
the list of contests every class will be
provided for. Scores Of automobile manu-
facturers and many of the importers and
a great many private owners as well have
notified the Automobile Club of America
that they will enter this year for Ormond.
There is every possibility that the entry
list will surpass any entry list ever known,
and 1t ia not at all improbable that there
will be at this meet, the first week IN
March, record-prealsing attendance.
George Wilcox. who drove a car through
the country bnck of Old Pop Weston, tells
OF many an amusing incident along the
route. Zone day." said he. I'VE were toll
ing along at about four miles an hour fol-
lowing the game old codger, when farmer
came along in a buggy and stopped. Have
a lift, frIend7' said he to Weston. The old
man kept right on ploddng and finally
said No, I'll keep along. It's too expensive
to ride The farmer looked him over and
inor,i,.ed raeard,ne bia destination. Chi
cago,' said Weston. Where from: asked
the farmer. Portland, Me-, replied Wes-
ton. Then the farmer glared. Go along you
FOOLS said he to the horses, that mans
crazier than a bed bug; get up and he
drove away"
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= - mn Simply "o,u ~ 7s S,l,aa 80,
as everyone VINO came TO Chlcago from
.,ie ieast voli.nsnueu cue Ndolo, Ciuo ts-,u
way OF GOING ABOUT tnlIss' Ihey siinpiy
loon the ruiinss Wlthout question ana al
seeIheu sisu 10 Know tnat at las. some
rules hao peell eNolVeo mat wouiu prlhs
1oa nh IA "..,iie- ~ an a. Sens u uis sol.
-, 80 !. as,,.e - 80 au So 80 s,iu
Co., 49, ,roto,e ' - A.'.,, saiI 1,,'s
the stxid., dri,rar. ~ tho f-roat 49,
ern,Ied ryben tbe s,.aasa c,,y1 ~ III. ~ ;
chine was found loose 1T lost tyuo ro,,,+s ;.
said Kun1pf 'saud othars got fheira aa
WELL" All congratulated Kunpf on being
first in the touring car class.
Barney oldfield is making evarv ee,or+
to break into automobiles as hnsinass
The retired champion of the automobilc
track Is talking of going to Pittsbnrq IN
join the colony of ex-champions now
located there. In Pittsburg are Earl
cannon Baid' once popular champion,
and johnnie johnson, the greatest record
breaker OF history. All these former bicy-
Gle racing men are IN the autombile busi-
ness ana Barney has an offer from there
whlcn ne may accept. At any rate, Old
HELD who has tired of the track and taking
ienees VIII enter the game somewhere and
is uelugeo with oners, any one OF which
ne may accept at any time.
HSnelai eoniinent was eNclteu curing the
week OF the six-day bicycle race at Madi-
SON square Garden by the frequent acoi-
nehts wmch occurred, resulting In one
death. Comparisons made between the
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