Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-11
NOTES OE The RACE

On the back stretch about II
o'clock the scene took on an aspect OF
a shuge automobile picnic. Hampers
were produced and much merrlment
was caused. In some places complna-
tions were made a. merry parlles
shared their food with their neighoors'
The early morning ride and the sea
air helped to whet the appetites and
make fried chicken fairly palatable to
the autoists.
There was one thing that made the
policing of the course comparatively
easy-the intelligence of the people.
There was no rabble. Not much diffi-
Guilty was experienced in keeping the
people off the roadway. The work OF
the patrolmen, however, was good and
the fact that no accident marred the
days sport is a tribute to the good
management of the officials and the
good sense of the people.
1--WE been in Californy nigh onto
fifty year, boy and man, and I've never
yit seed anything that could beat a
jackrabbit once it gets agoin', and
callate that one is goin' some" said
an old vet who was telling a group OF
cronies why the Apperson was sure
to win.
There was a group of consistent and
persistent rooters on the Palisades
stretch. They cheered wildly for the
Loco at every leap, but it is doubtful
if the driver or mechanician ever heard
a note Of the yell. Waving flags to
encourage the men was far more ef-
fective.
Bruno Siebel never looked nervous
and never stopped chewing his gum.
He drove a wonderful race, but the
pistons in the Chadwick engines did
not work more steadily than Bruno S
jaws during the entire race.
Ralph Hamlin had along the line
hundreds of friends who have known
him from boyhood. Many of them re-
called the wheeling world when they
saw the Franklin's nervy driver taking
the turns with such wonderful pre-
cision.
Bruno Siebel was a great favorite
with the younger fry. To the boys the
spill which rolled the driver from his
seat In the big Chadwick last week
made him a hero. The story OF the
broken ribs was told and retold as the
Chadwick went on its way steadily
moving down the field in front.
Most of the remarkably fine photo
graphs illustrating the story of the
great race were made by John Edgar
Ryan, The Herald's staff photographer
In some instances the machines We're
| photographed while going at the rate
of nearly rs miles an hour.
Seventy-four and nine-tenths miles
| an hour is what the Lozier made on the
| fastest lap of the day. That does moi
mean that for few miles there were
not greater bursts of speed. The Loziel
reeled off a mile in "A seconds on the
| Palisades side.
Hanshue drove a wonderful race. II
was his superb control of his machine
and his steadiness that counted much
Then, too, he had the winning ma
| chine.
The Stoddard Dayton came in for
hearty cheer all along the line on sew
eral laps when it picked up so wei
after the misfortune at the start. Fol
| a time the blue-gray machine looked
like 1t would recover lost ground ano
| hold it to the end.
The kodakers were a source OF
amusement to those who knew. Many
roll of films will be developed to show
landscape and crowds of people, but nc
automobiles-at least no racers. About
all of them slid out of the field of Wis
ion before the fair ones pressed the
button. Those who were In time Will