Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-06-05
rs 2RHG.
BY w. j. MORGAN

| Only one beach race is scheduled
to be held this season and plans for
it are already under way. It will be
staged on the Galveston. Tex. beach.
which has been the scene of three
notable speed contests.
Captain J. w Mum was in New
York few days ago making prepare
tons for the contest which is to be
held July 2s, 49, 30. The captain
made the trip for the purpose of
making known to the Northerners
that this meet, which is to be held
under the auspices of the Galveston
Automobile Club and Texas State Au-
tomobile Association. is to be he
most elaborate program of straight
away racing ever run, with the arg-
est purses ever offered for such a
carnival.
The big feature of the meet will
be 200-mile race for which a prize
of $4,000 is offered. This sum is more
than is offered to the winner of the
Vanderbilt cup race to be run at sa-
vannah. Tnasmuch as Pablo Beach
and Ormond-D Dayton, in Florida. no
longer hold out inducements Tor
beach racing Galveston is going ct
this enterprise in a big way and px-
poets to eclipse the meets of the past
three years which have been oro-
| nounced successful.
Captain Mum has been promised
enough entries for the forthcoming
meet to insure its success, and he is
making every effort to bring South
not only the crack American driv-
ers. but also the foreign pilots who
are now in this country. repre-
sentative of the Galveston Automo-
bile Club interviewed a number Of
the drivers at, indianapolis who com
peted in the 500-mile race, and many
drivers have signified their intention
of entering. Application for sanction
has been made to the contest board
of the American Automobile Associa-
ton and entry blanks will be Issued
soon.
1t is to be hoped that the little or
| phans of Newark will have as favor
able weather conditions on the day
of their outing as what the New
York Riddles" are having today We
are advised that the date for the
Newark outing has been changed to
June IL. The committee is still in
need of cars and funds and persons
who have not cars and care to con-
| tribute in a practical manner are re-
quested to send their check at once
| to Joseph H. Wood, of the Newark
and New York Express and Trans
portation Company.
AS the committee is desperately in
/ need of cars, we would ask the pri-
vate owners to place their cars and
chauffeurs at the disposal of the or
phan day organization for just one
day. Those wishing to place their
car at the disposal of the committee
should communicate at once with G.
L. Fitzgerald, 20 Branford place.
The general public is not we'll in
| formed as to the actual winnings OF
successful first-place man in big
contest, like that at Indianapolis.
The first prize is known, but the
many little extras that come to the
driver, through many sources, is best
told by f. Ed. Spooner, well-known
motoring writer, who says:
| The drivers mechanicians and
substitutes who are going to risk
sudden trip into eternity have some
thing besides the fun of trying to
get killed and the honor attached to
making showing to spur them on.
A liberal fortune, enough to make
a man of moderate tastes independent
for life, awaits the winner, while there
will be money prizes of diminishing
size for those to finish. Twenty thou
sand in cold cash is the winners cut
of the purse, and in addition there
are special prizes offered by manu-
facturers of various accessories ag-
gregating as much more. Second
money is $4,000, third $4,000 and from
then on down to tenth place the cash
winnings taper until the last one is
81, 400, not a bad reward for less than
seven hours work, but a paltry sum
compared as to what the man higher
up is to get.
The winner will be fairly showered
with money. He receives something
for his magnetic, corburetor, tires,
oil and everything else about the car.
He is piled with costly gifts for wear
| ing "Ashman's friend suspenders,
gets untold wealth for holding up his
socks with the "Galesburg garter
and kings ransom for eating
| ..puffed pine needless" the newest
patent breakfast food. on the morn
| ing before the race. With lordinary
care. he never need want for the rest
of his life.
1t is quite true, as stated, that
the many little extras contribute in
making quite large amount, in adj
dition to the first money. 1t may be
that the Frenchman, Goux, will get
something from that wine-grower,
whose elixer of life he called loudly
for about the middle of the RAGE and
was not happy until he got it, After
he had partaken of the bottle to the
last drop. he seemed to take on new
life, and his engine barked more fu-
riously than ever, as he rushed for
ward to the apex of motoring fame.