Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-29
SINGLE CYLINDER REQ
MAY RACE TO PHOENIX
CAR HAS BEEN STRIPPED FOR
LONG RUN
If No Cars Are Entered to Compete
with Tobasco !, Shelter. lntsne'
to nut in Little REQ
Runabout

a new prospective entry has been
offered for the Los Angeles-PhoeEix
race, which will compete for the Mari
copa club cup provided there are no
other cars willing to race against To-
basco l. The new entrant will be
single REQ that has already been
stripped and is being gotten ready so
that it will be put in at the last mo-
ment when the entries close.
Il have decided that it will be race
now if | have to furnish both of the
cars myself" said Leon T. Shelter
yesterday. MY original plans were Tor
the club to make it contest against
time and not a race, but when some of
the others wanted a race L was glad
to agree to it as / thought 1t would
make it more interesting. When some
of them began TO back water after say
ing that they would be in ] decided
that there would be a race anyway and
we have stripped the REQ and VIII en-
ter it at the last minute If there Is no
one else with enough nerve or sports
manship in the game TO send car
against Tobasco |.
"Iatham's report does not deter us Tor
a minute as we feel sure that the
course is entirely practicable for any
good gasoline car. The terrors of the
course were magnified to a consider
able degree, but we realize that 1t VIII
not be touring trip for pleasure. Inc
car and crew that can make Phoenix
in a continuous trip of from twenty
five to thirty hours will have done a
very creditable stunt, and If all of the
cars that have been mentioned from
time to time as going in enter the win
ming car will have all the more glory"
Tobasco has been equipped with a
thirty-gallon water tank In place oil
the supplementary radiator that 1t car
ried on the Badly race and it Is be-
lieved that no water will have to be
taken aboard between this city and
Phoenix. Between the big gasoline tank
back of the seats and the water tank
that sets well to the back of the chassis
will be a tank for cylinder oil. The
quantities of fuel oil and water that
Tobasco l will be able to carry viii
make IL possible for the crew to make
long runs without stopping to replenish
supplies.
Fenner Declares White Will Enter
The "Reo Kiddo," which is the name
that Shelter has given the little SIN
gle cylinder car, has been stripped OF
body, lamps and tenders and will be
re-equipped for the desert trip. A
larger water and gasoline tank has
been placed on the little car and diff
ferent seats provided for it. 1t has al
ready taken on Cor rather taken Off
the appearance of a bantam racer, but
looks the racer nevertheless.
Yesterday afternoon it was definitely
stated by F. c. Fenner that Ryus was
on his way to the Hollenbeck hotel to
deposit with Mr.. Mitchell $500 entry
fee for Black Bess, the White steamer
Ryus had not been to the hotel up to
$40 o'clock, at which time Mr. Mitchell
left for home. Fenner says that he Will
undoubtedly enter the car and that 1t
is only a question of convenient time
for Ryus to put up the money. w. K.
Cowan is thinking seriously of putting
a Rambler in the race and Ralph
Hamlin is inclined to send Franklin
after the trophy. At present Hamlin
is rather busy getting his car tuned up
for the twenty-four hour grind on next
Saturday and Sunday. There will
doubtless be another cup offered as
q trophy for the run by local insur-
ance firm. Just how 1t will be offered
is still unsettled. but very likely to
the car winning second place.
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