Arizona republican., 1908-11-10

circulated that Fenner in his Black
 Bess was approaching Buceye, West Adams street was lined with crowds
 all waiting for the whistle to blow and
 apprise them of the Whites arrival ir l Buckeye. The side streets were all
 most impossible on account of vehi-
 cles drawn up waiting for the racers
 When the electric whistle blew the
 signal of three double blasts, excite | ment on the streets was intense Mar | shal Moore, mounted on a fine horse, ! galloped up and down the line and sta | tioned his deputies at the street cross | ings. The line of onlookers was held | back to the sidewalk and the street 1 from the capitol down was cleared of vehicles Everyone was warned to keep out of the way, and residents of PhOe- nix took particular pains to inform strangers of the meaning of the signal
 It is safe to say that not a single resi-
 dent mistook the whistle for a fire
 signal, so well had it been advertised
 beforehand
 The race started from the HOllen- sbeck Hotel. in Los Angeles. at mid
 night Saturday in the following order.
 Kissel Kar, midnight; White Steamer.
 1 a. m.; Elmore, a. m; Franklin,
 a. m. In their respective order the cars were Shelters Tobasco, Fenner's Black Bess, Smiths Bulldog, and IT, wins Greyhound.
 Although the race started at mid night. there was an immense crowd on Spring street to watch the start. Most of this crowd fingered about till a. m. .z l.. great race All Of the four cars were in front of the Hollenbeck before mid night and were curiously inspected by the crowd.
 By special arrangement, the usual nightly sprinkling of Spring and Main streets was omitted in order that there might be no skidding for the cars. While the cars shot out of Los Angeles at express speed, all speed regulations were temporarily suspended and there was no police interference. Two of the cars changed crews at Banning, and the White crew changed at Mecca. | The Franklin came through without | change. At the time of the start it | looked as though there might be rain | at Banning. This would lay the sand | but on the other hand, it would also | fill up the dry beds of rivers and con | vert them itno raging torrents, hard | to ford.
 The men who took the cars over | the dangerous route were carefully se lected for the dangerous task. Bert Latham, who drove the Kissel Kar, holds a number of desert records. With c. H. Bigelow as a partner, it was a great team.
 F. c. Fenner, accompanied by Wm. has had so much experience in desert road work that he knows just what to do under any circumstances. Andy Smith, who drove the Bulldog. has travelled many thousand miles in that car He was accompanied by George Dake, an expert mechanician. Hamlin and Irwin of the Franklin Greyhound are contestants to be feared by all They have made great records In motor racing in the past.
 In the whole history of Phoenix there has never been. an event which has produced such spontaneous interest and such unusual excitement as this motor race promoted by the Arizona Repub- ican and the Maricopa County Auto mobile club. A race which at the start looked as though it might end up with put one contestant, has finally been brought to finish in a blaze of glory and has terminated in the hardest ought race over the worst course ever attempted in the history ol motor races. The purchase by The Republican of a ,ne hundred dollar silver cup as a rophy to the victor added a stimulus