Arizona republican., 1908-10-09
RACE RULES
 FOR THE CUP
To Be Donated by The
 Arizona Republican
The Terms Fully Agreed Upon by the Los Angeles Contestants.

There is now nothing more to be done in the automobile race from Los Angeles to Phoenix for the Arizona Republicans cup, except to make the start from the Hollenbeck at Los An geles on midnight of November , and keep going until the winning car draws up in front of the office of The Republican. The rules of the race have been decided upon and a copy of them was received yesterday by Presi- dent Bullard of the Maricopa County Automobile club.
 There had been a hitch at Los Ange- les over one of the rules. Mr. Fenner one of the contestants had insisted up- on a twelve hours stop for rest at Ehrenburg. Leon c. Shettler wanted the rule set aside. His theory was that a race was a race from the mo- ment of starting and he put up his de- posit on that understanding. Accord ing to the following rules which have been agreed, MT. Shettler has had his way, since there is no mention of stops:
 | That the Los Angeles road race lS lO SldEE -Tolli lllt f1OlltllDEth HpLtl at midnight, November ,. 1908, the cars starting sixty minutes apart, choice of start to be decided by flip ping a coin at exactly fifteen minutes before midnight
 ?. That the official route of the race shall be as follows: North on Spring street to the intersection of Main street; thence north on Main to East lake park: thence south to Mission road; thence east through the follow ing towns: Fl Monte, Puente, POmo- ma, ontario, Uplands, Cucumonga, San BernardinO. Beaumont, Palm Springs, Indio, Mecca, Dos Palms, Chuckawalla Springs. Ehrenburg, Quartzsite. Sa- lome, Buckeye, Phoenix, the finish be- ing at The Arizona Republican office in the latter city.
 3. That the referees be the automo- bile editors of the Los Angeles Times, Examiner and Herald.
 4. That the race be run on Western Union time.
 ,. That the referees be instructed to set the official time of start for each entrance immediately after the coin is Tipped and that there be absolutely no change in their decision after once giv- ing i. out: that the time of each car be exactly at the time set for the start whether the cars are ready to start on time or not.
 6. That the car consuming the least
 time between the start and the fin insn of the race be declared the winner, of how it gets to Phoenix, it being understood that all entrants are to pass through all towns given in Rule 2."
 :. The entrants may use any means in their power to negotiate the course except that of being transported by any railroad train.
 s. That the only protests that may be considered by any official or off cials of the race must be based on evi- dence that the car did not pass through every town mentioned in Rule ?" or failed to live up to the conditions of 'I;uie z"
 g. That each entrant to the race de- posit with Mir. John S. Mitchell a certified check for $500 as evidence of good faith that he will enter his car and carry out the rules to the best of his ability. And, that in case any en- trant fails to do so his entrance fee shall be divided between the cars fin irshing first and second on a basis of 75 per cent and 25 per cent.
 10. That the winner of the race be presented with a silver cup donated by The Arizona Republican, Suitable en- graved), same to be returned to the Automobile club of Phoenix, Ariz., not later than November 1, 1909.
 II. That each car shall be protected against interference by the authorities while in the territory of Arizona.
 12. That the entries for the race close at noon on the goth day of Octo- Der, 1908.
 13. That the Maricopa Automobile club will have the race properly sane toned by the American Automobile As sociation of New York City.
 14. That no entrant of the race ex-