The Washington times., 1911-03-25
World Famous Speed De-
mons Will Try to Better
Oldheld's Mile.
FOUR-DAY MEET
TO BE LIVELY ONE
Thirty-eight Events Will Be Held
of Which Six Are for
Stock Cars.
BY HARRY WARD.

Some of the fastest racing automo,
biles in the world, with the pick of
the most famous drivers, are turn
| ing UP today on the Atlantic Pablo
beach, near Jacksonville, Fla, for the
four days meet which begins Mon
day.
1t is expected this meet will be
productive of a worlds record or two.
1t will be remembered that Barney
Oldfeld made a worlds record for
mile on the Daytona beach last
March. 1t is in anticipation of NOV
ing Just bit faster than OIdfield that
the drivers are tuning up their
mounts to the finest pitch. There are
many who believe Oldfeld's time Of
27:33 can be bettered.
Twenty eight races will be held
during the four days meet, of which
six are for stock cars. The rest are
divided between class c cars. which
may be of special construction. and
class D, which includes anything that
answers the description of a motor
car. The list of entries includes two
-Hartfords, two Nationals, two
Coles, two Bucks, two Warren-De-
troits, a Mercedes, Knox, Case, Oar
racy, Lancfa, Herreshoff, an EMF,
and two Benz. The drivers VINO nave
qualified include John Aitken. Louis
Howard Wilcox. Merz, Edmunds.
Evans, Hughes. Cohen, and Tower.
The timing will be by means of an
electric timing machine, assuring ac-
the meet, while Fred Wagner, the
veteran starter. will send the ma
chimes away from the tape.
Manager Ted Johnston. of the Buick
Motor Company, is pointing with pride
ia the latest achievement Of "WilG
Bob" Rarnum, in establishing a new
worlds record for the mile and one
sixteenth from a standing start, IN Loo.
"Burman, who is the star of the Buick
racing team, has evidently lost none of
his old cunning said Manager john
ston. "and he is sure to clean UP hand
someIy this year" Burman made his
latest record in a novelty race at Mon
Grief Park, Jacksonville, Fla, on Tues
day.
Commenting on the withdrawal Of the
United States Motor Company from the
automobile racing game, as announced
yesterday in The Times, President Ben
tamip Briscoe said:
Races are meaningless They teach
nothing TO the man who buys a motor
car as a vehicle of utility or or pleasure.
The mere ability of an autohomlle 10
dI SuSldilSu Ail6h
given course shows speed only. l am
confident that the prospective buyer IS
more interested in reliability and eco
nOmical maintenance.
Our purchasers are not racing drivers.
We know, from personal contact with
them. that they have great respect Tor
the showing made in long-distance re-
liability contest that is well aged.
Reliability events are the only contests
in which it is possible to prove the
mechanical stamina of car under con-
ditions approximating the average
owners experience"
with the opening OF the motoring
season and popular interest in motor
vehicles more widespread than ever,
there has been a very gratifying in
crease in specifications for immediate
delivery during the past few weeks,
saws r. F. Olds. president of the REQ
Motor Car Company. One of our West
ern dealers recently sent in specifiCa-
tions for over three hundred cars, for
delivery between March 25 and May ],
with a reservation for two hundred ad-
ditional pleasure and commercial ReoS
within the same period. Scores of other
encouraging reports are coming in from
every section of the country, so, taking
all things into consideration, we have
no complaint to make on the business
outlook, both for the present and for
the immediate future
The latest purchaser of 4 Cadillac go
deni-tonneau is Charles Dismer. The
car was delivered to him today by the
Cook & Stoddard Co.