The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-11
MOTOR TOPICS

! M of the program. The contests will iast
/ through the week and every contest WI
be of national and international Interest
Records will be broken of a certainty. rnc
races viii take place, surfing March > III
spite of all opposition, and the chances TOT
a accommodating attendance are very
bright indeed.
THE future of the automobile industry
does not hinge upon the present nnahcia'
conditions" says Charles Clifton, III COM
menting upon the automobile trace OF To-
day. 1.-The fact seems to be that every
line of industry suffers from tue sannc
stagnation and the automobile makers are
seemingly but waiting for The. revival wnfcn
is not so far off. ] have learned that oLner
Industries have even cut their heipins
force in half and reduced their rernainlns
force 10 and even 20 per e inns is ny
true in automobile circles, for we are
today employing our entire force anu
turning ont more cars than las year "
meet the demand. The entire output o,
Pierce cars has been ordered, anyway anu
we are filing orders according TO then
list. The present furry has not injured
us in any way. as the demand for the
Great Arrow seems perpetual, and we arc
simply compelled to carry out orders 10
the letter. Others may be behind tnelr
orders, but the George n. Pierce Com
pany must maintain their schedule TO meet
the demands upon them"
The addition of a stripped stock touring
car race at Ormond at a distance OF fW
miles and the promotion OF the savannah
races with a stripped stock touring car
race there, together with the great entry
list for the race in Westchester County IN
April, will prove a strong circuit Tor the
spring. TIT only error has been the oa.-
ing of the Savannah race during the week
OF the great boat races at Palm Beach on
Lake Worth and strong efforts are now
being made to alter the date OF the
Savannah races to a week later. Tne
A. c. A. may well heed the warnings, Tor
the press men ask it and the press Is very
strong nowadays and must be needed.
There are promised for Ormond and
Lake Worth this year some of the great
est drivers ever seen in ana
motor boat races. The OrmoDd meet
promises to bring together a representa-
tive list of entries in Hemery, once win
ner of the Vanderbilt Cup race; Baron DE
Caters, the great driver of Europe; S. f.
Edge, of London, the wonderful record
breaker who drove more than 1,lW miles
in one day; Joe Tracey, Americas most
remarkable driver; Emanuel Cedrino, the
remarkable driver OF the Fiat, winner re-
Gently of the Providence hill climb in rec
ord-breaking time, and also of the Norris
Park twenty-four-hour race; Montague
Roberts, John Haynes and many more.
The prospects for a record-breaking entry
list Of great cars and great drivers is bet
ter THAI ever before. The professional
drivers will in all probability outnumber
the previous years and the amateur drivers
will be the greatest ever known since the
days of w. K. Vanderbilt, jr. Roth pro-
fessional and amateur drivers will find an
exceptional opportunity TO score deciSiyely
in great contests, which have been placed
in the list for them. The program will also
include contests for every class OF cars
including the racing car classes and also
classes for stock touring ears, stripped
stock touring cars and, in fact, every class
of car known. The Automobile Club of
America IS out to make a record in the
number of entries and there is every
chance that 1t will score a success in this,
as it has in every event which it has pro-
NOTED in the past.
The entire meet for Florida this winter
promises greater return III the way Of
sport and recreation than any other winter
ever outlined. The proposal to close the
winters sport with the stripped stock tour
ing car race scheduled for Savannah the
latter part OF March has met with popular
favor. The race from Jacksonville TO Mi
ami. starting February 20, over the roads,
promises TO be Eefy Interesting. This con-
test viii draw a large number OF entries
1t will AXE place two weeks before the
Ormond-Daytona face.
The week at Ormond, starting March 2,
wilt be an erent in history, as, under the
management Of the Automobile Club of
America. this week will be notable for
many Innovations. There will then be a
week of rest before the tournament at
Lake Worth unless the promoters decide
TO include in this week the race for the
Commodore Allen trophy down the canal
from st. Augustine to Lake Worth.
Should this event fill the week there will
be motor boat RACES at st. Augustine TO
start the week, then at lOrmond and fol-
lowing this meet, at Daytoua, Rock
Ledge, Fort Pierce and then at Miami.
The race for the Allen trophy will be but
q feature OF a week or more of events in
the automobile world which will prove Of
more than passing interest. With an of
these events arranged properly and man
aged properly. as they will he, there
seems little likelihood 0r failure, as the
month is the right time, and March al
ways means a big crowd in Florida. The
ormord meet. by the way. has been ar
ranged at a time when the events start
at 10 O'Clock OF later zach morning, and
conclude by dinner time or a little later.
o0NhtAS VA NhC hNISoStO ot AiCah6 ~
the birds in order that ne beach may
be reached IN time for the events. As n
matter of fact, the tournaments of 1908
have been range to make the trip n
of pure enjoyment from start to finish.
Two concrete rails are being laid in
Florida near Orlando for the use of auto
rnOhilists, and the roadway as laid is prob
ably the FIRST exclusive railway in the
United States. Thomas White, Of Cleve-
land, is capitafizing the outlay and super
intending the work himself. and corupeti-
tors in the TRcs from Jacksonville to Mi
ami over the untried roads from city to
city or end to end Of Florida viii have
their trip greatly eased by the outlay and
energy Of the Cleveland promoter. The
building Of trestles over many wafer CROSS
ings between st. Augustine and Ormond
with the two-track concrete road will
make the trip to Ormond much more pleas.
ant and far less difficult. Hitherto the
journey has been expensive when made
by rail- and very difficult by the road. Ths
present arrangements will make 1t pos.
sible for the tourist to ship to jackson.
vile and then journey to Ormond by road
with0u+ difficulty. b. A. LIE Mont, Will
three cars, and others have lately made
the trip, and Mr.. White himself went owe
the route recently. ]. Anderson, of tbs
Hotel Alcazer, at ST. Augustine, and for
mcrly of ornond, speaks with enthusiasm
of the jacksonville to Ormond automobfl,
route. and automobilists need not fear /
| therefore. r. ED SPOoNBR,
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