Arizona republican., 1908-11-11
FRANKLIN DID VERY WELL
All Four of Desert Scorchers Will Be Seen In a Race at the Fair Today--A Banquet to the Motorists Will Be Given Tonight.

While the official figures giving the elapsed time at the Colorado river of the four contestants in the Los Angc- es-Phoenix automobile race have not yet been received, the following table which meets the approval of President Bullard, was prepared with great care and is semi-Official. The time given is Pacific coast.
 White steamer, Black Bess, Col. Fenner, owner; Left Los Angeles, l am, Sunday, Indio, 7:06 am, Sun day, Dos Palmas, 9:SS am. Sunday; Colorado river, Cal. side, 9:20 pm. Sun day: Arizona side, S:25 am. Monday: Salome. 1915 pm. Monday. Arrived in Phoenix 6:33 1-2 pm. Monday. Elapsed time fl hrs. 33 12 min. Time at ferry, II hrs. min. Net time, 30 hrs, 2S I-2 min.
 Elmore, Bulldog, A. J. Smith, owner. Left Los Angeles, 2:00 a. m. Sunday; Indio, 1926 am. Sunday; Dos Palmas, 1:25 pm; Colorado river. Cal. side, lI:3O pm. Sunday: Colorado river. Arizona side, 9:26 am. Monday Sa- lome, 1:2S pm. Monday; Arrived in Phoenix S:46 1-2 pm. Monday. Elapsed time, 42 hrs, 46 12 min. Time at fer ". hrs. 54 min. Net time g. hrs, 52 I-2 min.
 Kissel Kar, Tobasco, owner. L. T. Shettler-Left Los Angeles, midnight Saturday: Indio 7:04 am. Sunday, Dos Palmas. 9.O3 am. Sunday, Colorado river, Cal. side. 2:16 am. Monday, Col orado river. Arizona side, 10:15 am. Monday, Salome, 1:47 pm, Monday. Arrived in Phoenix, TAI p. m. Monday. Elapsed time 43 hrs, 41 min Time at ferry. : hrs, 59 minutes. Net time, 8 hrs. 42 min.
 Franklin, Greyhound. owner Irwin Left Los Angeles, 3:00 am. Sunday. Indio 9:4S. am. Sunday, Dos Palmas 11:19 am. Sunday, Colorado river, Cal. side, 6:I5 am. Monday, Colorado river. Arizona side, 12:05 am. Monday, Sa- lome, 2.31 P. NJ. Monday, arrived in Phoenix, $50 pm. Monday. Is Elapsed time AZ hrs 50 min. time at ferry, hrs, 50 min, net time 37 hrs
 The first one hundred miles of the race was exceedingly close between the White. Kissel Kar and Franklin. Smith and his Bull Dog set a slower pace. While the worst part of the whole road was supposed to be between Mecca and Dos Palmas it will be noticed that the Franklin made this in 1 hour, Sl minutes, while the Kissel Kar did it in 1 hour, 59 minutes and the White in ? hours. 3S minutes, and the Elmore in hours, 59 minutes.
 A few miles out of Dos Palmas the White and ElmOre took the straight cut for Rannals on the river while the Kis- sel Kar and the Franlin took a nOrther- ly course. The latter proved the short CT and better road and had the Frank ling not lost the road she would have arrived at the river some four hours ahead of the Black Bess and Bulldog.
 In fact the Franklin, although last in the race made remarkable show ing Had it not been lost in the flats on the other side of the river it would have made the trip in a little over 2S hours of several hours better than Col Fenner's car. It is reported that over 9 hours were spent by the Franklin in making ten miles of the course though the car actually travelled 70 or more miles while trying to find the road. From Ehrenburg in, Ralph Hamlin did not crowd the car as he knew he was out of the race but still his time over this part of the course was equal. if not better than of the others. The time of all the cars from Ehrenburg in varied less than a half hour.
 A false impression that Fenner's Black Bess broke down F miles out of Phoenix and was hauled by mules should be corrected. The news was 'phoned to The Republican office prob