The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-24
FINE RECORD OF
FLORIDA WILL
NOT Be MARRIED
USUAL AUTOMOBILE RACES ON
THE BEACH WILL NOT BE IN
TERRUPTEp, BUT WITNESSED
AGAIN.

The. glorious record Of the Florida
meets will not be marred TINS winter
as was feared would be the case by
the interruption of the record break
Ing sport seen on the Florida sands.
Since 1902 when the first meet was
given with handful of contestants
the Florida Beach races have claim
ed the attention Of motorists of the
racing turn of mind all over the world
and through the energy If the Jack
scnviHe Motor club generated by z.
A. Moross-late of the famous India
napol1s Speedway-another meet will
be given in. Florida this winter the
dates set being March 9th, 2Sth, Goth
and S0th. Sanction has been granted
by the Contest Board of the American
Automobile Association for the meet
The races will take place on the
Atlantic-Pablo Beach near Jackson
vile and not at Daytona as suggested
some time ago. It seems that both
Jacksonville and Daytona applied for
sanctions but the Jacksonville apph-
cation was received first by the Con-
test Board and as both CLUBS are mem
ibers of the A. A. A. the first appli
cant received the sanction, The At
lantic-Pablo Beach was first used in
1907 when a tournament was prompt
ed under the auspices of Jacksonville
Automobile Club and last July the
same club gave another meet on the
beach but only stock cars We're used.
however, their speed was sufficient to
show that records may be expected
when the mammoth racing cars driy-
en- by such men as David Bruce-Brown
he runr1I,e oho, Of Itol
and other famous drivers let out their
speed monsters at top notch.
Forty Miles Long
The beach is forty miles long and
runs from. what is known as, the Jet
ties on the north to St. Augustine on
the south, but the northern end of the
beach will be used for the races. A
fine eighteen mile road just built by
Duval county in which Jacksonville
is situated leads from South Jackson
Vile to the beach, the road being
of concrete and brick and runs
through the pine lands end fruit grow
ms corrtrv- The big Continental Ho-
tel is situated at the start Of the
races and Pablo, 6 picturesque ilJtle
town, is five miles south The COM
pletion Of the beach sand is similar
10 tudt Of DayCO "neTe "OTIO S rec
ords have been made. The fact that
Jacksonville, the largest city in Flor
ida, is near by and is the terminal
for all tourists who come to Florida
before distributing themselves over
the state leads to the belief that the
attendance at the meet will be large.
Entry blanks provide for four inter-
esting days racing and cash prizes
as high as $1,000 are offered in two
races besides valuable prizes includ-
ing Speed King Crown. For the
first time in the history of beach
racing the Contest Board has award
ed the Jacksonville Club the National
Straightway Beach Championships
which will place these contests in
a class by themselves and they will
be eagerly sought for by great drivers
as they will be records for a beach.
Entry blanks and full particulars
can be used123 17234mh 7S90s.
can be had from r. Howard Gamble,
Racing Secretary of the Jacksonville
Automobile Club, Jacksonville, Fla.
The American Automobile Association
Contest Board, 437 9th Avenue, New
York City or from E. A. Noross, care
of the Motor Contest Association Inc,
1777 Broadway, New York City.