Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-11
FIRST GUN IN
MT. .BALDY RACE
FENNER AND RUESS SIGN FOR
NAL RULES
PHIL LYONS Is NAMED AS The
STAKEHOLDER
September 10 Is Set as Date Of Race,
and Exhaustive Conditions
Arc Set Forth in the
Agreement

The first gun in the annual Mount
Badly" hill climb has been fired.
Yesterday afternoon Colonel Fenner
of the White garage placed in the
hands of Phil Lyons of the firm OF
Chanslor q Lyons. as stakeholder, the
formal regulations governing the race,
which include formal agreement on
the part of the signers to enter.
Two signatures have already been
attached to the document--the White
garage by Colonel Fenner, and the w.
n. Ruess Co Now that the document
is ready for signatures, 1t is probable
that the week will see a number OF
other signatures added to 1t.
An outline of the document follows:
Conditions of Race
The race shall be to the Big Horn
mine over the Badly course, starting
at Seventh and Broadway, this city,
going thence through the Broadway
tunnel, along Buena Vista street to
Avenue 90, thence follow the regular San
Fernando roads through Tropico, Glen
dale. Burbank, Fernando, Newhall,
Saugus Lang and Acton to within one
half mile of Palmdale, turning to the
east and following the Lowell and Cal
ifornia Mining companys telephone line
through Little Rock creek canyon to
end of the wagon, road, distance or
100 miles.
The choice of place in the race is to
be decided by drawing slips OF papers,
these slips to be prepared and the
drawing to be conducted by the repre-
sentatives of The Herald and two
other newspapers in the office of the
Lankershim hotel at s o'clock of the
evening prior to the race, the repre-
sentatives of the contestants to be
present at the drawing. The contest
ant drawing the longest slip shall have
first choice, the second longest slip
shall have second choice, etc.
Starts at S A, M.
The race is to start at o'clock Sun
day. September 10, rain or shine, ana
the car covering the distance in the
shortest time will win the race. An
entry Zee of $500 is required, $25 to be
deposited upon signing the agreement
in the hands of Mr.. Lyons. On or be-
fore 5 p. m. of August l the further
sum of S225 must be placed with the
stakeholder On the following evening
all entrants shall meet in the offices
of Chanslor & Lyons, review the list
and select committee of two to man.
age the race and superintend the
road work Not to exceed $3.50 for road
work shall be taxed to any entrant,
paid for policing the course, making
a total of 5000 as an outside limit
which shall be taxed to each contestant
for these items. If a lesser proper
tionate amount is required, che differ
ence between 5000 and the actual cost
shall be placed in general FUND,
which shall be awarded to the winning
car.
Eddie Helm, w. D. Newerf and F. o.
Nelson are named as starters, and the
automobile editors of the newspapers
shall act as timers at start and finish,
a telephone line between the two points
being constantly maintained.
No Restrictions on Entrants
No restrictions are placed on the
entrant cars as to gears, stripping,
or to stock parts or engines,
each contestant to use any machine or
part as he thinks best. Owners need
not be drivers and professional drivers
are not barred, an invitation being ex-
tended to the best drivers in the world
to enter. No interviews shall be given
out by the owners of losing cars for
sixty days after the race explaining
how they lost it. and no challenge shall
be made for year.
Colonel F. C. Fenner reserves the
right to offer handsome loving cup
for the winning car, to be held success
fully for three successive years, when
it shall become the property OF such
winner.
Two checks of s25 each are attached
to the agreement, deposited by the
White garage and William r. Ruess.