New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-02-26
RULES Of FRENCH RACE WILL DRIVE ON BEACH
Famous Auto Pilots Preparing
for Jacksonville Contests.
NEW MILE MARK EXPECTED
Man Who Makes 1t Will Have to
Go Distance Faster than
Twenty seven Seconds.

The automobile meet 10 be held over the
Atlantic-Pablo Beach, near Jacksonville,
on March q. q, % and 3d. will be Of an
International character. with American
and foreign cars competing. The Jackson
Vile Motor Club will inaugurate their
beach opening with a class Of races that
will surpass anything ever promoted over
the Florida world famous sands. Many
entries have been received. with the indi-
cation Of an increasing entry list.
Most Of the Leading American cars will
compete, anon them being the Buick,
Lozier. Marmon, National. Cole. Heres
hoff. Case and others that have reputa-
tons for speed, while European speed cars
are also nominated.
To insure fast time in the long distance
events by giving the competitors long
1 st~airhtaway Of marble smoothness, an ef-
fort will be made TO survey course TWEEN
ty-fve miles in length, so that but few
turns will be necessary in the long races
/ II is hoped that the hour race for the
! larger cars, measuring from 40 10 100 cubic
/ inches in piston displacement, will be won
/ at a speed Of 100 miles for the hour. and
+ that the 200 and 300 mile races for cars OF
800 cubic inches or less in piston displace-
nent. with a minimum weight Of 200
/ pounds, will lower ali records for long dis
lance beach racing. E. A. Moross. who is
director Of contests. has added a national
amateur championship to the already long
attractive list Of events, so that private
/ owners may also enter their cars.
/ That the mile record will be broken IS
I the general belief, as many special racing
/ cars will compete. but the problem OF
making tires Tor this terrific speed is caus-
+ ing the beach meet promoters some anx-
4 iety. Speaking along this line a few days
ago. z. A Morcss. director Of contests,
+ sad: I have talked with several tiremak-
/ ers. and none Of them seem too anxious
/ TO guarantee the speed OF 100 revolutions
second of an automobile wheel over the
Florida sands AS racing cars usually are
/ equipped with small wheels, the speed Of
/ the wheels is necessarily increased. There
are q few high speed motors that will turn
/ Up 5000 revolutions a minute. and az 400
revolutions a minute the wheel is consid-
cred unsafe. One tire manufacturer has
tersely said that the speed OF a racing
motor car is limited TO the speed at which
a tire will remain on a racing wheel
Ray Harroun, the famous Marmon driv-
or. has arranged 70 ship his nlonoplane 10
Florida, where he will esta olish training
school for the purpose Of instructing pur-
/ chasers Of the product Of the Harroun
/ aeroplane factory. In addition 70 using
his aircraft. Harroun will pilot car in
some Of the events Bob Burman, with his
Buick, is anxious 10 lift the speed king
crown for the worlds fastest mile. Ralph
De Palma has promised the management
that he will ship his Simplex from New
Orleans 10 the beach AMI enter several
events. Wilcox. with the National cars.
will make his first appearance in q beach
contest while Louis Disorow, with his
Pope Hartfords, will also be in evidence.
Johnson holds the money-rnaking record
for athletes at the present. but If any
driver lowers Barney Oldfelds existing
record Of 27:33 for the mile at the Jackson
Vile beach races. winning the speed king
crown and the $1,000 prize this title will be
returned to the white race.
The man who beats Oldfeld's mark Will
be forced to complete the mile in q seconds
fiat. as this is practically as close as ne
can shave the mark.
Increasing bank account al the rate
Of $1,000 for y seconds means at the rate
, Of S112 80 q minute, or the enormous
amount OF Sl33,3H each hour. This mark
will place the record smasher ahead OF
Jack Johnson in the list Of money earners
by about $0.0Co, and as practically the
best purse In prize fighting was up at
Reno IL IS likely that the speed merchant
will hold the record for some time
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