Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-08-02
KISSELkAR WILL
RACE THE WHITE
LEON T. SHELTER ENTERS
CAR IN mt. BALDY RUN
AGREEMENT DRAWN UP AND
FORFEIT MONEY POSTED
Rival Motor Cars VIII Race One Hun
dred Miles Over Mountain
Grades on the Morning
of September 20
BY FREDERIC PABsT

F. c. Fenner and his White steamer
will not be without a race to the top
of North Badly. Leon T. Shelters
Kissel kar has been put forth as con-
tender this year, and for the second
time Mr.. Shelter will strive for hon
ors in this 100-mile race. An agreement
was drawn up yesterday and forfeit
of $3.50 each was posted with Waller
Chanslor. The contest will be for $1,000
side.
The race will be run on the morning
of September 20. The cars will start at
daybreak, and it would not be surpris-
Ing to see the present record of hours
and Is minutes smashed. The race
starts at Fourth and Broadway and
ends within short distance of the
summit of North Badly, where Fen
ner's mine Is situated.
over a month ago Mr.. Fenner issued
challenge to all cars without an
acceptance up to o'clock last Friday
night. Saturday morning Mr.. Shelter
proposed the race for $1,000 between the
Kissel and White, and no time was lost
drawing up an agreement, which was
signed by both men yesterday after
noon.
The following is the agreement in
full:
First-That Mr.. Fenner will enter White
! Steamer and Mr.. Shelter a Kisselkar in a
| race to be from Los Angeles TO the
| end of the wagon road on North Badly on
| the goth day of September. 1908. starting
| at Fourth and Broadway. city of Los An
| geles, at time agreed upon by and between
1.-the automobile editors of the Los Angeles
| Times, Los Angeles Examiner and the Los
| Angeles Herald, being sufficiently light
so that the starting first shall not need
the use of gas lamps. First car TO start
| thirty minutes before second car. Repre-
sentatfves of Mr.. Fenner and Mr.. Shelter to
flip coin for the privilege Of starting either
first last. at thirty minutes before the
first car is allowed to start.
Second-This race is to be run for one
thousand (s1000) dollars SIDE $3.50 to be
put up the signing of this contract. bal
ance of stake money to be put up with the
stake holder on or before September 10,
1908, and In the event of either contestant
failing to so deposit with said stakeholder
the balance OF his entry fee then the party
failing to put up shall forfeit the $3.50 al
| ready put up to the other party
Third-That the said automobile editors OF
| the Times. Examiner and Herald be consfi-
| tuted the judges Of this race and upon a
| written report signed by at least two OF
| said judges the stake of two thousand
| $4,000 dollars must be turned over to the
winner of this race, on basis or winner
taking all, by the stakeholder Walter
Fourth-should either entrant be arrested
| by the authorities between the starting
| point and Saugus 1t is agreed by ooth par
| ties of this agreement that the race snail
| be run over at time agreed upon by the
| parties of this agreement
| Fifth-It is mutually agreed that neither
entrant is to be restricted as to gears. equip
ment, stripping. adding to or reinforcing
| any part of the chassis of his machine
Sixth--It is mutually agreed that the loser
| of this race is not to mention IN any way
| in his advertising or in an interview TO any
| newspaper representatives for sixty days
after the race is finished, nor is ne to allow
any employe to give any interview to any
| newspaper representative for the same
| perfod of time, referring in any way to the
| h losing same. 1t
| being the object of this rule not to detract
from the glory of winning the race in any
way whatsoever.
| Seyenth-Both parties agree not to wager
any more money on this race than the
| amount stated in this agreement, 1t being
| understood that the race is 10 ne run IN
| true spirit of sportsmanship and not as a
| gambling proposition.
| Fiehth-It is mutually understood that If
neither car finishes the race in eight hours
the race is to be run over again within TWO
weeks
| Ninth-Both parties agree that they are
not to run a return over this course
within one year from the date Of this race
| 'Tenth-It is mutually agreed that II the
4 car starting last out OF Los Angeles over
| takes the car starting first, the driver Of
said first car must allow the driver of said
| second car to pass him at the very earliest
| possible moment
| Eleyenth-It is mutually understood that
the official course 30 be taken by these
racers is as follows:
| Starting at Fourth and Broadway, city of
Los Angeles out through Broadway tunnel
| to Avenue Twenty, north on Avenue Twenty
| to Burbank San Fernando Saugus, east to
| Lang, Acton Palmdale (passing Palmdale
aboue one half mile south of depot, thence
across desert to Shoemaker ranch, and up
/ the mountain over Mr.. Fenners private
wagon road to end of road.
This race will be run over one of the
| hardest courses ever selected for road
race. The start from Los Angeles
takes the racers over the San Fer
nando road through the towns of Trop-
leo, Burbank and Fernando, to the top
! of Newhall grade. The distance is
twenty-nine miles over a level road
until the grade is reached. The road
is rough in places, but will permit of
speeding. The best time made in the
previous races to the top of the grade
was fifty-eight minutes Since then
the Kissel kar, which is entered in
the 1909 contest, made the run in forty
seven minutes and now holds the rec
ord. Beyond Newhall there Is down
hill run for four miles to the town OF
Newhall Two and a half miles away
| is Saugus This is over good road
with one sandy wash which is easily
crossed. Just beyond Saugus the road
branches to the east and winds around
small hills for several miles, passing
the towns of Lang and Ravenna:
When the Soledad canyon is entered