Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-19
EXPECT auto RECORD BROKEN
Motorists Predict Unusual Speed Con.
tests in Florida.
ATLAFT1C-PABIO BEACH SCENE
Track Near Jacksonville, FLORIDA, -
Forty MILES Ions and Has
Seen rpt IN wonderfuI
Condition.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1s-Motorists WHO
know the Atiantic-Pahlo beach near Jack
sonvillc. Fla. say that speed records will
BE- broken there next month. The meet
opens on March q. For the first time ma
tional stock chassis championship straight
aways will he held on q beach. These
events will bring out the fastest cars IN
thir country and the most skilled drivers
as we'll with the beach conducive TO I'M
usual speed. the promoters have every rea-
son 70 feel optimistic about their meet.
The Atlantic-Pablo beach Is forty miles
long. Il runs from what is known AZ the
Jetiies. on the north. 70 st. Augustine. on
The south. Only the northern end Of the
beach viii be used. An excellent eighteen.
mile road built by Duval county. in which
Jacksonville IL located. leads from South
Jacksonville 10 the beach The road IL OF
concrete snd brick and winds through a
country Of plnes and fruit trees.
Surely the conditions promise we'll for
the meet which VIII be promoted BY p. A.
Moross formerly Of the indianapolis
Speedway. Mt. Moross IL holding the meet
for the Jacksonville Automobile club. As
Jacksonville is the largest city In FLORIDA,
record attendance is expected Jackson
vile is the terminal for All tourists They
stop there before motoring over the state
There IL q large and well known hotel
situated on the beach, which is near Jack
sonville. The hotel Is located AZ what
VIII be the starting line Of the races. Five
miles down The beach IL the picturesque
little town Of Pablo. The sand Of the
beach is Of the same composition AZ that
81 Daytona
Not rfrsf Attsmnt
Il will not be the first attempt at auto
racing on the Atlantic Pablo beach. In 1907
the Jacksonville Autoomblle club held
tourney there. Last July the same club
held stock car meet on the beach The
results Of this later meeting were such that
record speed was forecasted for next
month.
Entry blanks provide for four days rae
ing and cash prizes as high as $1,000 are
offered in two races, besides valuable
prizes. including a speed king crown For
the first time in the history OF beach
racing, the contest board has awarded the
Jacksonville club the national straight
away beach championships. which viii
place these contests in class by them
selves
The best drivers in this country will
compete. Among them win be Ralph Null
ford. Bob Burman. Ralph De Palma. VIII
cox Disbrow, Hsrroun and Bragg Null
ford will race the Lozer that he handled
20 successfully last season. Burman would
like 10 own the speed king crown and the
attached si.Oco. They 90 the maker OF the
fastest mile. A Jacksonville report saws
that De Palma has promised TO compete
with his Simplex. The car will race AZ
New Orleans and then move TO the beach.
DisbTow win have a Pope Hartford and
Wilcox the National The latter drove SEN
sationaily at the Los Angeles motordome
recently, Ray Harroun viii likely drive a
Marnon. He has entered the aviation BUSH
ness and will probably have one Of his
monoplanes At the beach
Several high-powered foreign cars are
also promised. Foreign manufacturers are
anxious 20 retain their iaurels won BY the
Benz over the short distances
American cars have the mile and kilo
marks since 1906, when Ross. with the
Stanley Steamer, set tho mile mark at "a
seconds. IT was cut to Is by the daring
Marriott and was not lowered until last
year. when oldfieid placed Il at $3.50. where
Il Is at the present time
Christie 70 now anxious 70 lower this
mark and has ADDED cylinders to the rear
u his car as we'll as to the front SO that
~ is now great double-header. Caleb
Bragg may get some speed out OF #. Caleb
BragE is the Young Cincinnati man who de-
feated oldfieid 80 decisively at the Los
Angeles motordrome last autumn.