New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
RACING CARS DAMAGED
MAY NOT START TO-DAY.
The Christie Breaks Dozen an Fast
Trial on OrmOnd Beach.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.


Hotel Ormond. Florida. March 2.-There is some
doubt about the 130- horsepower Christie start
ing in the 10oniie for the international Min
neapolis trophy, which will be one of the chief
features Of the automobile races which begin here
tomorrow. f. B. Blakey while driving at tre-
mendous speed in a practice spin the beach late
this afternoon. broke exhaust valve on the car
Work was begun making one out
of q solid piece of steel. and Walter Christie VINO
here. hopes that the machine Will be repaired in
time enter the long Tomorrow. The Chris
tie ear is entered by W. Gould Brokaw Before the
mshap Blakely had covered a mile with the wind
in thirty-ve seconds. and against the wind in thlr-
ty-seven seconds. The machine has made the best
time in practice of any of the cars now here.
The 50-horsepower Haynes which arrived this
morning also met with accident which will prob
ably put it of the running While 1t was speed
ing the beach this afternoon its crank smart
broke, and there is little hope of getting one in
time for 1t TO compete in the
At a meeting held at the clubhouse at Daytona
to-day final arrangements were made for the races
Several of the drivers were in attendance and re-
ceived instructions as to the rules regarding the
100-me race. 1t will be run over stretch OF
twelve and half miles. starting and finishing In
front of the clubhouse Besides the Christie the
four other entered for the 100-mile race are
the Fiat Cyclone, to be driven by E. Cedrino; the
60-horsepower Renault. TO be driven by NJ. G. Ber-
nn the l1O-horsepower B. l.. NJ, entered and 10 be
driven by r. w. Buckley, and the 100 horsepower
HotchkiSs car, to be driven by II. B. Sheft
The Hotchkiss and Packard cars, which were de-
layed route. arrived here with the Haynes this
morning. Provided that more accidents occur
such befell the Christie and Haynes cars to-day
the should be a success, so far as the number
of machines entered is concerned. The condition or
the beach has improved since yesterday
Two cars that finished well up in the recent en-
durance of the Quaker City Motor Club will
start on an endurance test from Philadelphia to
Savannah a distance of $50 miles approximately,
on Wednesday morning. The selected a
4O-horsepower Pullman and a 30-horsepower Stude-
ton will drive the Pullman, and strong team
will handle the Studebaker The Pullman will leave
this city at 2 O'Clock to-day, and will make an
easy run Philadelphia, where it will pick up
the Studebaker.
1t is expected that the test between the two cars
that have shown TO advantage in recent contests
will excite much interest along the route as
prelude the proposed stock car races TO be held
at Savannah on March IS and 19.
The Long Island Automobile Club will hold
beefsteak dinner vaudeville and smoker at the club
house No. $50 Cumberland street, Brooklyn on
March r.
Word was received in this city yesterday that
Edgar Apperson driving a 50-horsepower Apperson
car won the annual Altadena Pasadena hill-climb-
ing contest at Pasadena, Cal, on Saturday. He
covered the course in minute 36 seconds, lowering
the record So seconds and beating his nearest com
pettor IS seconds.