Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-17
.BALDY RACE is
THE BIG EVENT
DRIVERS AND CARS TUNED FOR
TERRIFIC TIME
SCHEDULES CALL FOR TIME OF
LESS THAN THREE HOURS
Hanshue, Ruess and Seyfrled viii
Pilot Cars, and Large Sums
Are Being Wagered
on the Event

Every detail of the race to Mount
Baldy on Sunday morning next has
been arranged, or will be not latef
than noon today. At IL o'clock at
prominent downtown cafe Col. FRED
c. Fenner will entertain the principals
drivers and mechanicians at luncheoh,
and at that time the final instructions
to the drivers will be given, ana con-
struction of the rules governing TINS
race will be thoroughly threshed out
and finally understood.
The race this year will probably be
one of the most exciting that has ever
taken place on the Pacific coast, with
out any exceptions. Much of this Will
be due to the entries in the contest,
that is to be one of the most severe
marked out for automobiles to perform.
Three of the largest and most powerful
cars, of reputation that cannot be ex-
celled, are in the running. The Apper-
son Jackrabbit, Pope-Hartford ana
White steam car are the three cars
that have been entered for the Fenner
cup. These cars are to nave skilled
and thoroughly experienced racing men
at their wheels. Harris Hanshue, than
whom there is no better driver of rae
ing cars anywhere, is to handle the APP
person Jackrabbit. Wild Bill Ruess,
who knows about as much of fear as an
Eskimo does OF the Greek alphabet,
will pilot his own car, the Pope-Hart-
ford. Gus Gloomy Seyfrled, cool, cal
culating, fearless, win steer the Whlte
steam car. All of these machines nave
been in the hands Of most expert ma
chinists and mechanics in the city OF
Los Angeles. They have doctored and
tinkered with them for over a month
mast, tightening and tuning up .Very
part until they almost obey the looks
Of their drivers. A seat changes posi-
tion-a spring is added here, bolts ana
gears and all the various parts have
been gone over to stand the terr1hc
strain through which these three de-
mons of the road will be put next
Sunday morning.
After receiving the mechanical doc
tors care, and every improvement IN
spected and known to the drivers, these
cars have been plowing over the
course ad lib. in trial spins, learning
the road by the men who will pilot the
machines, until every pebble and rut is
as familiar to them as the pages OF
their prayer books.
There will be some awful running
done on this grueling grind of 100 miles
to the dome of old Baldy, for that is
the distance, and 1t may be imagined
what these fearless drivers expect TO
do when they have secret schedules up
their sleeves, made by them In private
runs that make it a certainty that
less than three hours time by con-
siderable will be made Sunday.
All sorts of stories have been circu-
lated by the drivers of each of the cars
and the principals. To hear Wild Bill
Ruess telling his troubles one would
scarcely ever think his Pope Hartford
would be able to make the run at all.
The Jackrabbit is all right, but-and
the white is full of faults; but, all the
same, it is known that some time has
been figured out actually done in trial
spins that will make the Badly cup
hard, very hard to capture in the COM
ing years.
The roads are in a frightful condi-