Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29
RULES THAT ARE
TOGOVERN AUTO
RUN TO PHOENIX
OFFICIAL GUARANTEE THAT
PRIZES WILL BE PAID
$500 TO RACE WINNER AND $500
AS TRACK PRIZE
Southern Pacific Time to Be Used
List of All Officials, Referee
and Starters Are
Named

Every detail of the Los Angeles
Phoenix race has been arranged and
all is over now but the cheering when
the victorious cars shall have COM
pleted the run over the most awful
roads" in the country gathered in
the prize of $1,000 in gold coin of the
United Sattes and received the cups
that are to be presented and the cash
prizes for the track races at the ter
ritorial fair grounds.
Following is the guarantee of the
Maricopa Automobile club issued by
President George P. Bullard and the
rules that are to govern the race;
LOS ANGELES, Sept 30 1909.
In consideration of the posting Of
forfeit money by the signers of these
rules, I, George p. Bullard, president
of the Maricopa County Automobile
club of Phoenix, Ariz., do hereby guar
antee the purses mentioned in these
rules, viz,; $1,000 to go to the winner
of the Los Angeles-ProeniX race; not
less than $500 to the, winner of the
fifty-mile race for cars costing over
$3O00 and $500 to the winner of the
fifty-mile race for cars costing $4,000
and under; both of the above being
track races, provided six cars enter on
or before October Z, 1909.
This guarantee is conditional that
the forfeit money for six cars is posted
In the Los Angeles-Phoenix race and
that two or more cars race in each of
the track races.
(Signed)
By G. p. BULLARD, President.
That the Los Angeles-PhoeniX road
race is to start from the Hollenbeck
hotel, Los Angeles, November at 10
p. m. All cars starting fifteen minutes
apart and all cars to start in the fol-
lowing order
First, Fenner. 10 o'clock; second, FL
more, 10:15; third, Pennsylvania, 10:30;
fourth, Doris, 10:45; fifth, Franklin,
IL; sixth, Studebaker, 1115; seventh,
Ford, 80; eighth, Columbia, 11:45;
ninth, Buick, 12 midnight; TENTH Shet-
tier 1915, November 7.
That the official route Of the race
shall be as follows, to-wit: North on
Spring street, Main and Dalton ave
nue.; San Bernardiho, Beaumont, Palm
Springs, Indio, Mecca, Dos Palms,
Chucawalla Springs, Ehrenberg, Quart
site, Vicksburg and Salome. The fin
ish to be at the fair grounds of the
Arizona Fair association.
That the referee be John S. Mitchell,
or If he should not serve then Mr.. j.
c. Adams shall officiate as referee,
and the starters shall be Eddie Helm,
Will Newerf and Frank Nelson.
That the race be run on Southern
Pacific railroad time.
That the referee be instructed to set
the official time of starting for each
entrant Immediately after the numbers
are drawn from the hat and that there
be absolutely no change in his decision
after once giving it 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.
That the car consuming the least
time between the start and finish of
the race be declared the winner. re-
gardess of how it gets to Phoenix;
1T being understood, however, that all
entrants are to pass through the towns
given above.
That the entrants may use any
means in their power to negotiate the
course, except that of being trans
ported by railroad trains,
That the only protest that may ne
considered by any official or officials
of the race must be based upon evil
fdence that the car did not pass
(through every town mentioned in rule
y or fail to live up to the conditions or
1lle T.
srThat each entrant to the race de-
,yosit with John S. Mitchell a certified
ppneck for $3.50, as evidence of good
eAith that he will enter his car and
cerry out the rules to the best or ms
oblity, and that in case any entrant
9oEs to race his car as far as Mecca
- entrance fee shall be divided be-
tIsosn ms the cars finishing first and sec
op5. on a basis of rs per cent; but
Z any entrant who shall faithfully race
biS car as far as Mecca shall have his
entrance fee returned to him.
That the winner of the race De pre-
sented with silver cup donated by
fine Arizona Republican, same to be
returned to the Maricopa Automobile
club of Phoenix, AriZ., not later than
November l, 1910. The winner shall
also be presented with $1,000, the cash
prize offered for this race by the Mar
icona Automobile club of Phoenix,
Ariz.. less the expense of checkers to
Dos Palms and Chucawalla Springs.
That each car entered in the race
shall be protected from interference by
the authorities while in the territory or
Arizona.
That the entries for the race shall
close at IL o'clock noon on the 18th
day Of October 1909.
That the Maricopa Automobile club
of Phoenix will have the races prop
erly sanctioned by the American Auto
mobile association of New York city.
That no entrant of the race except
the winner be allowed to mention the
same in any way in, his advertisement,
or in any interview with any news
paper representative, for sixty days
after the race is finished, nor is he to
allow any employe TO give any such
interview for the same period of time
it being the object of this rule not to
detract from the glory of winning this
race in any way whatsoever.
That there is to be no return race
over this course under the auspices of
the Maricopa Automobile club Of
Phoenix before November, 1910, with
out the written consent of the major
ity of the entrants to the race of 1909.
That all entrants arriving in Phoenix
hereby agree that they will enter their
cars in one of the fifty mile races on
the track of the Arizona Fair associa-
ton at Phoenix; said races to be run
on Thursday of fair week for purse
of $500 each
That it is agreed and understood that
no car shall enter = of sSS2e esStyz
mile, races that -las not taken part In
the race from Los Angeles to Phoenix
That it is agreed by all the entrants