Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-10-30
RUESS AND RYUS
AGREE TO RACE
n. E. Huntington VIII Act as Stake
holder and Divide Stake Money to
. Purchase Trophy, Pay Expense
and Make Gift to Charity

The Badly race bubble that Captain
Ryus and Bin Ruess have been blowing
full of hot air for the past few days
has collapsed, but the suds will be
saved and a new bubble will material
lie next September with more blowers,
it is hoped.
An agreement was reached yesterday
whereby the bet made by Ruess to
race the White next September was
accepted, and both the White garage
and the Ruess Automobile company
have sent their respective entry feeS
of $3.50 each to II. Il. Huntington, who
will act as stakeholder and thereby
lend eclat to the occasion.
Ryus wished to race within ten days
after accepting the challenge hurled
forth upon an unsuspecting public a
week ago, but Bill would have none of
it. He wanted to race for the Fenner
trophy, and on the regular date in Sep
TENDER, so he placed the whole matter
in the hands of Leon T. Shelter.
After a lengthy conference between
Shelter and Ryus the dove of peace
was coaxed to alight, and the follow
ing agreement as to date, arrangement
for formulating rules and division OF
the stake money was made:
81. Any car of any make or morse
power or motive power Is eligible as an
entry to this race, the only conditions
being that the entry is received by the
stakeholder, accompanied by certified
check for $3.50 on or before noon July
Is, 1909.
"2. That the rules under which the
race is to be run, the exact date of the
race and all other matters pertaining
to the same are to be decided by a
majority vote of the entrants to this
race, at a meeting of said entrants to
be held at p. M, July 10, 1909.
80. That the total entry fee to this
race providing 1t does not exceed $1,000,
shall be disposed of in the following
manner: (a) That so per cent Of said
entry fee Is to be used for the pur-
chase and engraving of cup, same to
become permanent property OF the en-
trant- of the winning car in this race;
OBJ that 20 per cent of the entry FEE IS
to be used for the purchase of medal
which is to become the permanent
property OF the driver of the winning
car in this race; (c) that rs per cent OF
the entry fee is to be set aside TO
cover the general expenses of running
the race, as provided for later by
majority vote of the entrants; I'D that
in case the total entry fee of this race
exceeds $1,000. all moneys over ana
above that amount are to be divided
equally between the three charitable
organizations agreed upon by vote OF
the ministers of this CITY,"
The entry fees have been mailed to
Huntington, and there are at least two
other entries that can be figured on as
quite probable for the next annual
event
1t has been suggested that the entry
fee be placed at $3.50 for any car that
wants to come in, and then If Fenner
wants to bet $1,000 he will be taken care
OF by the hackers of the Pope-Hart-
ford letting him bet against the Pope
Hartford alone, and not against the
field.
BY splitting up the purse and devot-
ing half of it to a trophy 1t makes the
event a sportsman's proposition. and
the man who wants to be reimbursed
for his expenses can take on a side. bet.
The Badly race is a typical Southern
California contest,\ and the continue
ton of 1t will do much to keep the at
tention of the motoring public directed
toward this part of the country as a
Mace where they do things that would
seem impossible elsewhere.