Los Angeles herald., 1908-05-21
MOTOR CAR MEET
ENTRY LISTS OUT
DEALERS PLAN GOOD PROGRAM
OF RACES
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED IN
PROPOSED TESTS
Last Two Days of May Will Be De-
voted to Exciting Contests.
Walter Hempel In
Charge

mobile race meet to be held Decora-
tion day and the following Sunday
have been sent out by the Dealers
association.
Walter Hempel has been engaged TO
look after the management of the ar
fair and his selection meets with the
approval of the probable entrants.
That there will be full card or en-
tries seems certain from the amount
of interest shown by the various
dealers.
The committee of the Dealers assocl-
alton lost no time since their appoint
ment on last Monday evening ana ar
ranged the program very quickly.
A race meet will do much to stlmu-
late the interest of the public In auto
mobiles and will tend to lengthen the
selling season.
The events. for the most part, have
been made for short distances, there
by insuring higher rate of speed. The
fifty and one hundred mile events Will
serve to test the staying qualltles OF
the cars that enter, and the five mile
roadster event scheduled for SUNDAY
afternoon will serve to show the pub
lie what speed the up to date auto
mobile is capable or =,
The opening of the entry list TO all
rather than to only those of the associ-
alton meets with favor. but the unre-
sfrfcted entry of an automobile by any
owner could easily reflect to the dis
credit of the makers if the car was un-
conditioned or the entrant did not
drive 1t to its best advantage
Some of the dealers would prefer to
see a restriction which would permit
of the entry of a car only in the event
of the absence of an entry of that
make of car by a dealer or representa-
tive of the factory.
The rules that will govern the meet
follow.
The racing rules of the A. A. A. will
govern the meet
Races will begin promptly at 2
O'Clock.
Ali events are open to the owners
of automobiles in Southern California
All starts will be rolling.
All cars must be stock cars or IN
accordance with catalogue specifica-
tions. Prices are based on the factory
or catalogue list. Any gear may be
used.
Tenders, mufflers and lamps may be
removed for each event. The entire
fee will be refunded if the car starts.
Contestants will have the privilege
of track practice Thursday and Friday
afternoons, May % and 29, from 1 TO D.
Contestants have the option of carry
ing one passenger in addition to driver.
In the free for all, so and 1O0-mile
races, the STOCK cars nave IhC oPtioi
of removing tonneau, tenders, lamps
and mufflers, but no other parts.
Contestants will be given fifteen min
utes' warning before the start of each
event. Any car not at the tape ready
to start within fifteen minutes from
such warning will be fined 81 per min
ute for each minute late up to and in
Guiding five minutes; for more than
five minutes, car will be disqualified
and forfeit its entrance Zee.
Cars must report to clerk OF the
course in the paddock adjoining the
grandstand on the north.
A valuable trophy cup VIII be
awarded to the winner of each event.
Ten tickets will be given to all mem
bers of the association who enter cars
Two tickets will be allowed to each
contesting car in each event.
Spectators in automobiles will have
the privilege of the inner field and
will be allowed to cross the track up
to 1:55 D. m. Saturday and Sunday. af-
ter which hour no car will be allowed
to cross the track.
No event will be run without the
entry of at least two cars.
Entries will close at p. m. Wednes-
day, May 81.
Under the management of Walter
Hempel.
J. S. Conwell, A. ]. Smith, R. C.
Hamlin. committee.
Program, Saturday, May 80, 1908
First event, three miles-Runabouts
5000 and under.
Second event, three miles-Touring
cars, $500 and under.
Third event, five miles-Touring cars,
$1601 to $4,000.
Fourth event, five miles-Touring
cars, $3501 up.
Fifth event, fifty-mile race-Free for
all.
Program, Sunday, May 81, 1908
First event, five miles-Free for all,
roadsters. Under this class a roadster
may have either single or double Rum
BILE seat, or no Rumble whateYer).
Second event five miles-Touring
cars, S2501 to $500.
Third event, five miles-Cupid race.
Fourth race, one hundred miles
Free for all. (First century race ever
held on the Pacific COAST.