Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-01
MAY SKATER
TRACK RECORD.
AGRICULTURAL PARK RACES
TO BE EVENT OF YEAR
Influx of Eastern Tourists With Auto
mobiles Is Proving Great Bene-
fit to Southern Cali
fornla

Should the Agricultural park track
record remain unbroken after the auto
mobile races Friday, Saturday and Sun
day next a very disappointed set of
Los Angeles auto enthusiasts will pro
and con as to how the present speed
mark might have been shattered had
not something or other happened.
The Stewart Garbutt car and whist
ling Billy are keeping a jealous eye
upon each other during the few days
which precede the meet. Every even
ing the one may be seen whizzing along
after the other on the return trip from
the course.
Motor racing has become necessary
feature of automobilng and bids fair to
develop into the sports which rank as
indispensable factors of outdoor life the
world over.
Will Be Successful Meet
Every indication points to the most
successful auto racing meet held In
California. The past year has been a
banner one both in the growing popu-
larity of the machine and the perfec-
ton of It's manufacture. Higher speed
with less effort and expense may now
be attained than year ago and the
cars not especially adapted for
scorching, which enter the events, will
been accomplished along these lines, in
so far as the different makes and vari-
GUS styles are concerned.
Three carloads of Franklin touring
machines are well on their way to Los
Angeles and may be expected at any
time. The demand for these 12-horse-
power cars is indicative of the popu-
larity which they have attained. Ralph
Hamlin is at the present moment en-
deavoring to adjust the difficulties
which arise as regards the disposal to
impatient customers who wish to take
advantage of the remaining winter
1t is claimed by conservative judges
that there are more autos in Southern
California at the present time than
ever before. This is of course in a
due to the influx of eastern
tourists who bring their own machines
with them. The Pasadena boulevards
are alive with cars, the majority of
which embody the finest art of the
The adaptability of
Southern California to the uses of the
automobile is proving of inestimab1e
benefit to the south in general, because
of the advertisement which attends the
return of the tourists after the winter
Each succeeding year finds a
awaiting an opportunity to speed their
cars along the snowless highways that
surround Los Angeles.
Cubans Enthusiastic
One of the visitors to the Cuban road
race just returned to the north states
that the great race run on Lincolns
and won by Demogeot with
the Vanderbilt Cup Darracq racer at
tracted the attention of practically all
the people near Havana and in all that
section of the island.
According to this authority the city
Of Havana was practically deserted
while the race was in progress and the
people for miles around gave
their entire attention to the race, max
ing the day gala day and a period of
festival. The general interest shown by
the people in the race and the immense
amounts spent by the government in
and oiling the courses and
stands and policing the circuit
leads this gentleman to believe that the
Cubans will insist on the race being an
annual fixture. Almost as many spec
Lators saw the race as were present at
the Vanderbilt road race on Long ISL
and last October.
The program of the Agricultural park
aces follows:
March 2
First event-One mile for cars not
costing more than $500. No restric-
lions.
Second event-Five-miIe for cars not
costing more than $500. No restric-
ions.
Third event-Five-mle open for any
,ars. No restrictions, except Whistling
Billy and Garbutt's Racer, or other
special cars. /
Fourth event-Australian pursuit race
'or cars not costing more than $2500. |
No restrictions.
Fifth event-Three-m for motor
,ycles. Two-cylinder restricted. ]