The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-30
Fuller Drives Machine Over
Mile and Half Course in
Two Minutes.
ABOUT TWENTY THOUSAND
PEOPLE WITNESS CONTEST
Prominent Citizens Act as Off
ciaIs for the Automobile
Races.

was held on scheduled time Saturday
afternoon and was Witnessed by the
biggest crowd that ever gathered TO
witness any amusement in this city. or
State, for that matter. 1t was esti-
mated that over twenty thousand peo-
PIE crowded along both sides OF the
mile and half race course. and The
top of the hill near. the finish Of the
race the people swarmed like bees.
Samuel Newhouse with his chauffeur,
Bert Fuller, won the honors for the
day by making the fastest time and
also winning the free, ,for-all class
event In this event. which was the
ninth, Fuller had two opponents, Keith
Clark and z. j. Moran. Clark rode
the distance IN 2;09 50, which was
8 2-5 seconds slower than Fuller S
time. The latter got a good flying
start and when he left the pavement
nothing but a big cloud of dust could
be seen with the nose Of the autOmo-
bile sticking out. n He took the turns
like an experienced racing man and at
times it appeared as If his machine
would turn over but the huge car bal
snced itself after rounding a turn and
seemed to fairly 9y over the ground.
In the sixth event, Samuel Newhouse
rode with Fuller. and the machine with
the two occupants covered the distance
in 2;0I. As the machine sped along
the race course, the crowds recognized
Newbouse and applauded him all along
the course. To take part in this race,
Newhouse delayed his scheduled Euro
pean trip The $1,000 silver cup offered
for the free-for,sli was won by New
house the donater
All the machines took a flying start.
the first machine leaving the mark at
$50, driven by Shirk, but it never
reached its restination, there being
something the matter with the machin-
cry. Each machine was allowed five
minutes to make the trip, there being
but one car entered which took over
four minutes, all the Others being under
three minutes. 4 squad of twenty-five
policemen patroled the sides of South
Temple( commencing at Seventh East
and armed soldiers protected the course
commencing at the fort down TO and
withing hailing distance of tn police
All traffic was stopped over the street
at ? p. m. and no one was allowed on
the road. The great race took place
without an accident 10 mar the day s
sport, and ii was considered one of the
besU-managed and conducted affairs
ever promoted here. Thousands Of peo-
pie were ATTRACTED 10 witness the con
tests that would probably never go TO
see a race at track, and from the APP
pearance of the hillside, which was
dotted everywhere with spectators, two
thirds of the people Of the city must
have been present.
The owners of the cars. style and
cost Of cars eligible. cups donated and
time of each car finishing follows with
the fastest time winning in each event:
First Event.
For runabouts costing $1,000 and un-
der; F'Bob' Nicoll cup-sE. r. Wheel
on, Ford, (Shirk); II. D. Niles, Ford
runabout; time, 4;30 10.
Second Event.
For touring cars costing $4,000 and
under; Henry CatTow cup-|P. ].
Moran. Pierce Great Arrow, (Sawyer).
Tony Jacobson. Winton; time. 3:l3 2.5.
II. Tyree, Pierce Great Arrow, III. E.
NaiD; time, S:04. Tom Botterill Pope
Hartford, Crank BotterilD; time, 2:53.
Third Event
For touring cars costing $500 and
under; John Bransford cup-J, S.
Bransford, Tourist, (McKuage); time,
2:54}2. s. Sherman, REQ, Harry Ell
liott); time, $3.50 rs.
Fourth Event.
For touring cars, regular equipment
costing $4,000 and under: NJ r. Walker
VI ~ w illldHlS, hlSsEl. I hdIG),
time, 1927 1-5. J. $. Bransford,' Tour
lst, (McKuage); time, 2:4S: S. Sher
man, REQ, Harry Elliott); time, 3:42
Fifth Event.
For touring cars costing $4,000 and
under; Wallace Bransford cup-Claude
W. Freed, Wayne, (H. Bracken); time,
2:5l 10. Tom Botterill, Pope Hartford,
Crank Botterill); time, 2:5S. l.. E.
Ritter, Jr. Pope Hartford, u. S.
Moore); time, $3.50 1-5.
Sixth Event.
For stripped touring cars, or run
abouts costing $1,000 and under; Tony
jacobson cup-Keith Clarke, Pope
Hartford, Harry Kaar); time, 2:17.
Ray Walker, Pope-Toledo, Oh. E. YaiD
time, 3'is IS. Samuel Ne;wiiSIise. le; house
Packard runabout, (Bert Fuller; time,
Seventh Event.
For stripper cars, touring cars or run.
abouts, costing $l50 and under; Don
Porter cup-B. c. Pye, REQ, (B. C.
5HTye); tlmo, 3:2I 20. j. s. Bransford.
Tourist, (McKuage); time, 2;33 3-5. S.
Sherman, REQ, (Hary Elliott); time,
3:22 I-5.
Eighth Event,
For stripped touring cars or run
abouts costing $4,000 and under: the
Telegram cup-George It. Odell, Knox.
sWaatterless, Crank P Libbeyl; time
S;Q6. Keith Clarke, Pope Hartford,
(Harry Kaar); time, 2:lo Is,
Ninth Event
Free for-all class; the Newhouse
trophy-Keith Clarke, Pope Hartford.
Harry kaar); time, 2:09 50. p. j.
Moran, Pierce Great Arrow, (Sawyer) !;
time, 2:22-. Samuel Newhouse, Packard
runabout, (Bert Fnller); time, 200 1-5.
Cars not finishing.
Referee-Wallace Brausford.
Starter-Frank Gardner.
Judges Frank Knox, W. S. McCor-
nick, Thomas Kearns, Brigham II. Rob
erts, NJ. II. Walker, Samuel Newhouse,
Orson II, Hewlett, Ezra Thompson, Da.
vid Keith, Windsor v Rice
Tmers-Dr. Plummer, Samuel C..
Park, e. 5. Burton. DR.. Suffer, Sam
Porter. c.. c. Goodwin.
Clerk OF Course-E. r. Whcc!on.