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


touring board viii necessarily decide the
matter while the members them
| for their efforts. The real discussion
seems to hinge upon the probabilities OF the
touring board accepting the proposed routa
from Washington to Mt. Washington
touching every prominent summer resort
en- route. The month OF July is particu-
larly applicable to this idea, as the resorts
| are always well filled In the month OF
July. At these times the resorts are ready
to welcome a big tour and to give the
tourists a good time. The tomob par
| tics would have little difficulty in forcing
from such n tour a royal time, and the
friends of the tourists would be on hand
at each nights stop to welcome them. The
required distance for the tour would be
easily made up by daily detours and the
expense would be no more than a trip
through the country as last year. The adj
vantages Of a coast tour would be man
and principal among the number the class
of people to be reached by the adoption OF
the plan. The resorts are in July the
home of countless thousands of people from
sll over the world. and the tour would be
certain to attract thousands Of others. The
added advantage of passing through Fhlla-
delphia- New York, Boston and other
prominent cities would serve as an incen-
tive to entrance in the contest while a fin
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opportunity to the A. A. A. to bold the
first annual assembly Of the organization
with every opportunity of bringing toSeth-
er a representative gathering on motorists
from every part of the country, Mt. wash
inston having come to be quite naturally a
| popular resort for automobiiists since near
~ thousand ears visited that section
in 1907 and one thousand touring parties
stopped at Mt. Washington and Mt. Pleas
ant Hotel.
As at present arranged there will be
a break OF a week between the meet of
the a~utomobilists on the Ormond-Day-
tona Beach and the u1otnrboat enthusiasts
on LAX Worth. Senator" W. ]. Morgan,
who promotes both meets, is worried, but
needleSsiy so. as the men who go South
for ormond are only too willing to spend
a delightful week at the Royal Poincfana
while waiting for the motorboat tourna-
ment. The week of rest will be most
welcome to them and the notorboat tourna-
rnent will prove really enjoyable. The
Lake Worth motorboat races have been in
the past an exceptional week of sport,
and those who go South plan for a couple
of weeks at Palm Beach before return
ing. The very necessity which will compel
a lay-oYer of a week, during which time a
short stay may be made at Miami, will
be welcomed. Miami provides unexampled
opportunities for enjoyment in fishing aud
sailing, while Lake Worth gives to the
enthusiastic visitor to Florida the oppor-
tunity to spend a week very enjoyably at
the Garden of Eden also in the
Jungle and loaing along the shores.
After the strenuous week at Ormond, the
two weeks to be devoted TO Palm Beach
will be a pleasure and there are none who
will object TO the weeks vacation inter-
vening between the two meets. Manager
Bemis, at Palm Beach, is ready to well
come the visitors after their stay OF a week
with Manager Price at OrmOnd, and a
royal time has been promised at the Royal
Potnciana.
There is seemingly a demand for com
petitive events aud entries for the vari-
Gus events of the coming year are coming
in with seeming regularity. The Ormond
races, in spite of the talk Of bard times,
are being entered freely. The importers
have promised entries in considerable
numbers and are seemingly out to force
the victories by the very number of their
entries. The Jacksonville to Miami con-
test promises to be a grand road event,
| with an exceptionally prominent entry
list. The Westchester road race has an
| entry list already of twenty-ope cars aud
the hist will be completed when thirty
have been received. The entries for the
Grliddep tour are already being promised,
and for the Vanderbilt race of pext fah
a star entry list il already assured. The
| outlook for 1908 is bright indeed. for the
makers seemingly appreciate the necessity
of making competitive events a great
success. The George N Pierce Company
has already promised to enter compeh-
tive events on the road, and having gained
the mastery IN touring events IN 1907, with
a greater percentage of victories than any
other car, will endeavor to hold the lead.
Among sixty-seven cars taking part in
1907 events, the Great Arrow had . splep-
did lead, having carried through a greater
percentage Of cars TO victory than was
carried through by any other car.
No road race is ever arranged without
kicks from the local people, and tire kick
crs sometimes triumph only to find that
their kicks have brought a little bit more
than a just reward. 1t was even SO on
the proposed route of he stripped stock
touring car race in Wcstchester County,
where the town of Bedford made a mighty
FOWL against the Dissertation of the streets
OF the town and threatened to put a stop
TO the contest. The promoters OF the
| greatest stock car race OF modern times
simply looked at the map, cut out Bed
ford entirely and pleased the competitors
by shortening the course. Then the real
howl arose, for it came out very quickly
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| sired the race, but had stood quietly by
| during the arrangements, ready to catch
the plum when tho tree was properly
shaken. When the plum proved hardly
ripe and refused to fall the howl Of Bed
ford was long and loud, and the towns
people arc now attempting In every posi-
bic way TO change the map; in other
| words, TO fndnce Messrs. MWrel and
Moore and the other members of the man
ufacturers' committee to change the route
so as to gfvc Bedford the advantage of
the advertising which would be certain
TO come their way.
The races on the Ormond- Dsytona Beact
this spring are to be races of really vain
able interest to the public and tho maker
cannot afford to miss them. Every makel
| will have to enter for the contests. The
very name of the Automobile Club o
| America Coupled with tho races meant
success. The A. c.. A. win manage them
The events will include all those contest,
which have been asked for during til,
past several years. The loops at botl
ends of the course have been constructe'
and cars will be able to compete in race
Of 100 to $50 miles, without slowing at th'
turns. The A. c. A., through Sam Butler
its energetic secretary, has made arrange
ments for the construction OF banked loops
These banks will be of board construction
and the cars win be able to go into tn
turns at full speed and make them with
out danger. The program Of the meet in
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