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mm Mm . I if ID 1 3 l3 AN Sim n.. : 'aver Iijl the history of aatomo--racins has so Important ai. event 2" scheduled as will be contested tie famous Daytona Beaci next :;day. Barney Oldfield j long ? :d as the pioneer racing: ; driver nerica; with a 200 horse power 'aa built Benz, and Ralph De- a youngster who -i has sprung tie front In the vpast, two years, i is now aelaiowledgejj.to Ibe one the greatest drivers in thh 1 cbun-V- a , 200 ' horse power : Fit.t, will :t in a three heat match race for ) American championship. ' -I tii UldV Debut on the , Be iclv ill 1?04 Oldfield, piloting a TMntbn the Bullet No. 2; defeati d Wil ,; : IL Vanderbllt, Jr., mill lonalre ;rUaan; driving a 90 horse power ,rcedes for ' which he is i-eputed Stave paid $18,000. ; ; f ' .V Twfr 'Cars Built for Rivals. . Since that time there has I never ;ra a big important match r ice de ":l .' ca the beach here 'and f the rity tf the races since th; it time live teen won by easy jmartis. But 'j t-a coming event, two ca rs that ',. :ra tirilt by - rival concerns of Eu ;3 for? the great rivaldriven;, Hem 1 :ry and Nazarro, are to be driven : 1 the only, course In the woi Id that '..3 admit of the limit of spoed of I 'zt car being reached; by two "..'vers' who stand on the to p . rung : ti ladder of fame in the"nutomo- 1" racing world, one, five tad ten rile ; heats to determine w hich is ills faster car and which is tie more jOful driver. ;J t Eath Have Been Practicing i I i and have been practicing for ? 1 days, " long enough to ,ge t an 120 Miles VYIII Not Win. But 120 miles an hour will' not win the " race for either combination.! Oldf leld's car, has travelled -127.9 an hour and DePalma's car 121 miles an hour, both records being made on the three million dollar Brooklands speedway in JEnglarfd. Both drivers realize that it will be necessary for the winner to equal a speed of 130 miles an hour which is faster a than hUmantver ':UB.sy0Utter of the cars are freak machiHes, but practical cars that: may- he driven over track or roads;In fact .Oldfield and Delalma both ahipped eij cars from .New York to 'Demand . Landing. ,32, smites from Daytsaahd drove tuern over tne roao;: thirty-two miles of; rough road, not too;; Well j surfaced for an ordinary touring ;ar, equip ped with: heavy springs and . other appliances to make ; rough roads feel easy. - - :; What It Means ' to Each. The match race was not arranged until after months of, bickering ';' be tween the concerns building: the cars and the owners of the cars them selves, thev Fiat being owned by E. W. C. Arnold, the youthful millionaire while Oldfield paid $14,000 1 of . his earnings as a racing driver! for the Benz . Perhaps no 'automobile race ever had back of it so much outside of the actual wager, ; which Is an nounced as -being $5,000 a side, the money being risked by the two im porting firms. To OldfieldJ a driver whose ' specialty has; always been to master the dangers of the circular track game, to win means; that his name will be spread around the world as being the peer of the Eu ropean drivers who have done naught else than - drive - the roads and straight-awajr courses, and stamp him ll:iothow a modern juggernaut acts as the greatest driver in the world. What it Means To De Palma. For DePalma to7 decrown Oldfield In a decisive manner In one big im portant match would mean that the champion's mantle . would fall oa fciai shoulders and place him Strang, Robertson figured "next t Must Mean "Some Chance." j ing in the old days and then rode mo When a battle scarred veteran who ! torcycles . . . ton' Oldfle" Barney has smashed through fences and trees so often that hospital receipts are al most as numerous as hotel bill re- -yg this will be the first great ever taken, it must Macular of the slang- ractlcal fcl- long y and r he C Vcj Jus( and bas! he here. V .t amy time, .rile -ie visionary stasa art of the machine he : figures out his ihe chance he takes 3ded as alate meur- he! iived e,- id I used 1 j lien travelling faster than 120 miles in hour. The average automobile f expert can have no practical idea of 1 the tremendous part wind resistance I plays when a car is being sent at v luch speed. ! Awful Wind Resistance. j Neither the driver nor his me chanic" can hold, an arm up in the fair while travelling that fast. Ordi- tary goggles cannot be used. The I Slass must be of the finest quality I manufactured for spectacles, and the i frame of the goggles must r ot be jttade small enough to touch the face Wthia a couple of inches below the I tyea. Should an ordinary close fit goggle be used, the terrific 1 wind resistance would press the bot- I torn frame so tightly agair.st the' pottpm of the eye that the sight would become blurreu, if no: totally Uht Off. To DePalma to win In so important a match would put him ahead of Oldfield, the stumbling j block of every driver who aspired to be con sidered the most famous In America. Barney Oldfield is one of the fam- jous names of the day. For j years his name nas , been tne synonom ror fearlessness, contempt for personal injury or bodily pain, chance-taking and dare - deviltry. Other drivers have come and gone during the past eight years, . but . Barney Oldfield seems to go on forever. For a vet eran in any sporting game to dis play such staying powers j and long evity of stamnia is marvellous to followers of sport, but for' a man to take such chances at so death-deal ing a game and drive racing cars week in and out, as Oldfield has done for eight years, is a seventh wonder to experts. In" subject writer, In the oil re to watch the wagons go out from the little ' s town loaded with nitre-glycerine with which to shoot the wells That t was the limit - of daring to me at that time. To see a fellow sit up on the front seat driving V pair of half -tamed horses, the wagon jolting over the rough country road. I used to hear wise villagers tell of what would happen if sonteting went wron. and once I went out to where a wa' on had blown up. lit mustjiave bit the driver clear through to CI there was nothing left but a hollow in the ground. The; Limit of Speed. ' "That nitro-glycirine chance half as dangerous as the chanc Palma and myseljr will take beach with the great cars we anve. rne tmngi 1 most arej: is the lmiit of speed . Did yd stop to think that there is A point that when reached the tires to be thrown o wheels to crush like egg a man is driving anexhi after a record he can gu by judgement and com But in this race where we to win so badly, here is . But like 01 game toC necessary back .and on TrtAflrifl , v Itically end j from his pc say that De ery ounce c 4 to defeat C he earns' tl thampion o,' f eating Olc t;rcome th' discourar fame. J To' sire Hold Back. 1 aps as near 1 yer in' the t take un- ?ver holds fa norro .9 A&W V V .toprac- But afe to se ev ;ssesses doing nreinost By de- rhave ov- that has eager for Time, i Jd with the de- In 1903 Was a Mechanic. In the Briarcliff race In Westches ter county. New York , In the early spring of. 1908, he rode as a mechan ic for Campbell in an Allen-Kingston. This may be dated as his, debut. Campbell went through a bridge and took a vacation In the hospital .De Palma was then given the car and he too, had a light msihap but was more fortunate than his predecessor. But the Allen-Kingston proved to be a bugbear, and he went with the Fiat people Phenominal Performances. Emanuel Cedrino, who drove the Fiat Cyclone, here in 190S, was kill ed at Pimlico track, Baltimore, Dec oration Day; 1908, going through a fence. DePalma was then given the Cyclone and entered in track races throughout the continent. He holds several records, and one of his fore most performances was at St. Paul, where he took several records. How ever some of the records were held in dispute, among racing men but not for they are as against DePalma as v managers of would . stae fairs will allow records. The rec- - ior tney .t of us it 'face would make no ords are recognized though. is is ueraima s chance a chance which any dri- ; world would jump at, the piloting E. W. C. Arnold's .rseppwer Fiat against Barney ,Jkh in a 200 horse power Benz. Question of Nerve Eliminated. DePalma made ; phenomenal per formances throughout the country. Dispute Brought to America. Then the Fiat people built a large car for Nazarro ; and Hemmery built a big Benz. These two famous dri vers had a separation and both were rat the one all-absorbing question eager for the other's scalp. The "Will DePalma lose confidence a-j Benz traveled at a faster pace at linst Oldfield?" It must be remem- Brooklands than did the Fiat, but the jredHhat Oldfield has had the ben-1 dispute did not stop here. It re- sflt.of several years experience, while mained for America to settle the aues- jePahna has been racing cars but . tion. E. , V. C. Arnold; 1 a wealthy f for three .years or so. No hesitation ( young New Yorker purchased the big 1 r V is' expressed by any that DePalma! Fiat and brought it to this country ,Mj2Jwill not make a hard fight. The ques-: and vurned it over to Lewis Strang, Jon of nerve is entirely eliminated who made his debut in the Briar- ePalma's case. He has been in cliff race in 1908, when he won the yqu have not got your own hard earn h ups, his last one being at race with Tyson's Isotta-Fraschini. ed cash in that car. standing there the beach. Finally aftsr cut!i ( cussion the ccntrccta ttere -tHZL , C and Ralph DePalma was civea t task of meeting Barney cn the C tona Beach. - - , No Chance for Rtcorda. After the race Tuesday, s DaPtlc will have to hike to Los Angeles, tLZl his car will be shipped to the Pcclv ic coast for the opening of the cctt drome. DePalma will not i havo A chance to make any trials for reccrd here, as it has been decided not t allow it or the reason that it raic detract from the other three days O tractions. DePalma is a trifle 'c;;;1 over this and he has reason to t He admitted that it was no morett fair that the officials should not low it on Tuesday. But the man wt. should be raked over the coals is Ax noldi Arnold has given orders til the car shall be shipped by freii.t It does not cost as much that wty and Arnold has got a grip on tU purse strings . that is superb Ui thU case. If he would allow the stauccA little driver to remain -and ship tl4 car by. express ,as Oldfield will do DePalma would certainly break son records. And Oldfield is not a dU lionaire. He drives his own cars sx pays out his own money, -money thV he has earned with his death defy ing performances, v ? De Palma'a Motto, "Faithfulness Another point to show the Integrity and faithfulness of DePalma was glT en Thursday afternoon. Oldfield tZl been making daily visits over to e: DePalma at his garage and they v boon friends. DePalma said he wu told that the Flat would "catch tlx with him, and he was worrying over l Oldfield said he was 'fearful of tt5 same thing with the Benz. "But it don't make any difference to you Ralph," said Barney, "because no mo 111 for anything but a reckless disregard for life, limb and , disaster. For my part there w'U be nothing but a de cision to shoot the car ahead of De Palma and give the engine every inch of throttle and every notch of spark advance. When this race is finished 1 am through with ever 1 'king such chances again. My futur matches and races will be b: sed ca judgment But it's going to be "Barney Oldfield, 'Speed King for this ice and if I win, there will nevr be a driver wjio will go any faster taan I traveled." ury'.Conn., last September when Strang is reputed a descendant of :ar turned turtle on a half mile 1 General Israel Putnam, and certainly 1 :k . He still bears a trade mark ' lie showed the fortitude of his worthy Lllis ll;v:iUCLlL, 1U u;iug uctcsouj , ti.vi . .wiv cue i iat veil iu for him to use a cane, but since com ing to Daytona he has discarded his cane ,for the sake of avoiding sym pathy To Ralph DePalma lies the chance to secure fame and glory when he meets Oldfield Tuesday. American, of Italian Descent. DePalma is of Italian descent, but he is a Brooklyn boy and a thorough American in every way. He does not talk with a?; accent . He is a pleas ant chap -always smiling, refidy to co verse with any who do not overstep the bounds of propriety in becoming too familiar. He did some bicycle rid Atlanta and made a good showing. Then he left Arnold. , Daytona Beach Wins Out. It remained for the pioneer, Bar ley Oldfield, to enter the vital sub ject. The Benz people sold Barney the big Benz for $14,000 and with this j deal consumated, it was certain that the two big cars would meet. Then started an argument as to the place of the meet. Los Angeles was reput ed to make big offers for the race, but Oldfield had promised the Flori da East Coast Automobile Association! young man about twenty-five that he would surely race here on'cld, who is there to win. and if it burns you are out nothing but your job. I have got some money in my car and-1 am keeping fire ex tinguishers nearby." " Yea, I know," replied DePalma, but' I would feel just as bad as yon do about it. This car isln my care and I would not have her get on fir for anything." Thi3 one little illustration is a good, character sketch of DePalma. H.U one motto Is "Faithfulness." So when keen-eyed DePalma comet up to Fred Wagner for the starting gun next Tuesday, thought should never enter anyone's head that a nov ice Is about to face Oldfield, but a years sasket ball game AND DANCE -TONIGHT. . The boys will play a match game ft basket ball at the Armory and a 4aace will follow the game. 5 Both teams have been putting in time at practice and are in better tonditic-n to play a close game than It the previous match. The Armory affords goof. floor Paee for dancing and music will be trovided for this pastime alter,, the completion of the ball game. 1 EXTRA! DePALMA EXTRA! BREAK S A PISTON and the FIAT IS ORDERED SHIPPED BACK TO NEW YORK. Modern methods give this drug tyre. this precedence. Whenever in etd of anything in this line, wheth f today or tomorrow, you will save )!lre money and annoyance by buy '"8 hens, y tiANKlNS, The Druggist, t AT THE PL.AOE Where Volusia Meets Beach. , Telephone 69 Just as thes Daily News goes to press it is announced that the break of the Fiat cannot be repaired. Ralph DePalma broke a! piston yes terday afternoon during practice on the beach and as a consequence has received orders from ;the Fiat Import Co., of New York City, to ship the big red 200-horse power Fiat with which he was to race Bar ney Oldfield in a 200-horse power RPnz Tuesday, back to the metropo- lis. This means also mac me maimi race here is off and that the big Fiat will not go to Los Angeles. DePalma was sore over the affair and race but the company has di rected otherwise. The excuse for warded by the company is that not another piston lor the Fiat can be ecfsed in this country and that sev enrWparts expected from England have not arrived. pected from England have not ar "I am willing to race if I could possibly do so. If we ,had time we could fix the car in shape for a race but I am not allowed to say any thing about it. I have received my Orders to ship bacK to New York and that settles it," said DePalma talking with newspaper men this af ternoon. DePalma will ship his car Wednes day. Oldfield is deeply disappointed. He was anxious to meet DePalma &nd now his chances to settle the long standing race controversy are lost. He was more anxious for this race than any contest known. In fact his chances to meet the car at Los Angeles are gone as DePalma ftated that his car would not go to Los Angeles, where Oldfield has closed. "The Big Race Is On" So is our full line o Refrigerators, Ice Boxes and Coolers, on the floor for inspection. Gruber-Morris Hardware Company "II yos don't trade with us we both lose money." ing arrangements. This only serves tc show what may be expected ot Oldfield when he is really trying, to rut the mark down as low as possl tie. Oldfield is nursing his car and not sending it along in reckless fash ion and from now oh will probably drive the Darracq in practice until the exhibition races next Tuesday, C. H. Warner, of Beloit, Wis. the noted speedometer and recording de Exhibition races will be run Tues day by Barney Oldfield with the big Benz, David Bruce-Brown with his' ljst year's Benz and Ben Kerscher with the Darracq. These exhibitions will be by noted drivers and will no dcubt attract a large croVd. Stock car events may also be pulled off. Owing to the big expense incurred for the match race all arrangements 1 for admission, grand stands, park-! ace, etc., will remain the same, al though any who have purchased spaces in anticipation of the match race may have their money refunded Monday. Barney Oldfield this afternoon du plicated his performance of yester day by driving his 200-horse power Benz racer a mile on the beach in 2S seconds flat, one-fifth of a second below the world's record made by .Marriott and his Stanley Steamer four years ago. There was no question of the au thenticity of the timing for the rep resentatives of two newspaper press vice inventor, and official timer for the American Automobile Association arrived in the city this afternoon. Mr Warner brought with him the official timing device and will have absolute charge of all the timing of the races CHURCH, Druggist... Phone 37 Natural flowers perfectly preserved in every bol tie of Blocki's Perfumes and Toilet Vaters. It will be a pleasure to show them. Come in. Phone ordrrs will be given care ful attention.