Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-15
AUTOMOBILE RACE
To- Be UNIQUE
RUN TO OLD BALDY AR0USES
INTEREST
Reo Makes the Trip to Top Of New
hall Pass In the Fast Time
of Fifty-Eight
Minutes

Interest in the Shelter -Fenner
Mount Badly automobile contest, which
is scheduled to prove which of two
machines the REQ or the White, pos
sesses the most enduring climbing
qualities, grows apace and deal of
speculation hinges upon the outcome.
Accompanied by his right-hand man,
HonShue, Shelter recently made the
trip to the top of Newhall pass in the
fast time of fifty-eight minutes which
is far ahead of anything accomplished
thus far in Southern California auto
circles as regards run to the pass.
Another trip over the entire route
will be made tomorrow for the purpose
Of further inspecting the course. Mr..
Fenner is confident that his machine
will win from the REQ and appears to
be certain of the result
In view of the fact that every de-
scription of road will be covered, in
addition to the great height which is
to be attained by the competing cars,
not only local but cosmopolitan in
terest will attend the race. run into
the clouds and back again among the
orange groves is not an everyday oc-
currence, and under such conditions
as will prevail in the coming contest
the race must attract a necessarily
wide amount of attention
j. A. Lane returned recently from
long trip in his Cadillac touring car
reporting that the machine performed
with a regularity which called for
scarcely a repair during the entire out
ing.
Two carloads of Cadillacs will be due
Monday, consisting of runabouts an 1
touring cars.
Critlcise GIidden Tour
The Glidden tour is now coming in
for TRADE of adverse criticism. In
dividuals started a complaint and the
until the daily papers took 1t up, to
be followed finally by the trade papers,
which are now taking very inter-
esting part in the discussion.
While there is much criticism, there
is a unanimity of opinion in favor of
the tour as a means of demonstrating
strong and weak points of automobiles
and in suggesting possible improve
ments.
There is no denial of the fact that
manufacturers will gain by their OBJ
servations of the trial. but even they
feel a certain disappointment over the
way the tour was conducted. Another
year the tour must be run under very
different conditions or 1t will fall fiat.
This is conceded by even the officials.
The committee that had the affair
charges of graft made against it were
entirely without justification, and that
statement of all expenditures is now
in preparation, together with explana-
tions of the various obstacles that were
met by the committee.
Some talk concerning plans for an
other years event is already being
INDUCED in, and a trip into the south
is being suggested. 1t is to be hoped
at any rate that section may be Sc
lected where night stops may be made
at least where accommodations may be
secured.
AS yet the Glidden trophy belongs
to Percy Pierce and the Buffalo Auto
mobile club, because the deed of gift
says that "the club of which the win
ner is a member shall be the custodian
of the trophy until it is won by an
other" AS Mr.. Pierce, along with the
only other two Pierce cars entered, fin
ished perfect, and there were thirteen
l-elean scores in all, the trophy was not
won by anyone. The question is who
will have it another year in case there
is no Glidden tour. Even the donor OF
| the prize has expressed his doubt about
| there ever being another tour.
The Glidden tour over, interest is be-
| ing centered in the progress of the cars
| for the elimination trial of the Van
derbilt cup race, which will be held on
Long Island September %. Several OF
| the machines are completed and al
| least two of them have been on the
road. With such drivers as Joe Tracy
Ernest Keeler, Walter Chrlsty and
Others, the contest promises to be a
great competition.