Arizona republican., 1909-10-24

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 as much noise as Hughie Hughes freak machineehe had here at las' years races. The car did not come directly into the city on its arrival but drove out to the fair grounds {, try the track first.
 T have never seen better track said George Dake; it is good all tho way. and fast time may be expected It is a little narrow for a large mum Der of cars. but I do not suppose there will be enough cars on the track al any time to create a dangerous con- dition"
 The Elmore left the Times office ir Los Angeles Thursday morning about ? o'clock A Times man accompanied them as far as Indio to get photo graphs Thursday night was passed at Chuckawalla. The only other cal met with on the road was the Doris which got into trouble near Chucka- walla.
 Ehrenberg was reached by the FL more about noon Friday and an hour and half was spent making the ferry crossing. Friday night was passed at Vicksburg. The entire journey was made in daylight. so that faster time than could naturally be expected dur ing the race was made. The car was certainly in first-class shape when |; reached Phoenix tire blew out. but with this exception there was no trouble of any kind experienced.
 From Los Angeles to Indio the car was driven by Rose: from lndio to Ehrenberg by Dake, and from there on by Smith.
 In regard to the roads. Dake said: "On the Arizona side I think the roads are worse than last year. There are many washouts along this route. From VicksburC to Winters Wells the roads are particularly vile. On the other side of the Colorado they are about the same as last year. which means that they could not be worse. Alto gether. we had as fine a trip as l have ever made. and you may say that we expect to lead the procession.
 The Elmore is a 1910 model. 40 horsepower. four-cylinder and two cycle engine It will probably be the only two-cycle engine in the race. IL will be shipped back to Los Angeles today.
 Closely following the Elmore came the Doris with William Bosbyshell and R. w. Harrsen. They were few hours later though they eamped out with the Fillmore men at Chuckawalla Springs Thursday night They arrived about o'clock.
 William Bosbyshell is the president of the Rosbyshell Carpenter company of Los Angeles. state agents for the Doris He will drive the car fin the race from Los Angeles as far as the river. and Harrsen will drive the rest of the way.
 The Doris car started Wednesday night at D. m. and made San Der was passed The next night they camped on the desert. and Friday was spent at Quartzsite. They ran in easily from that town yesterday.
 Neither Bosbyshell nor Harrsen has ever been over the road before. When he was asked what he thought of the course. Harrsen said:
 T have driven over most of the im portant roads of the west I might say have been all over the blooming country. and yet l never saw such roads as these. We were entirely un- prepared for what we ran up against We had heard all sorts of stories. but just guessed that they were somewhat exaggerated. I could not believe them true. but I do now.
 Just look at our car IL is covered with mud. Down in the Salton sea district we were running along fin sand at a lively rate and suddenly near the tracks We run into mud hole. The front axle was covered and the car sank in the mud at the rear over the axle. We were tied up and had to solicit the assistance of a gang of section men on the railroad to get us out Had we known the road, il would not have happened. Still. we did very well and got through in about thirty hours running time. We had no canvas to stretch over the sand and brought nothing but small kit of tools with us. There is sand on the road that runs as high as tn, springs It is the one road where shovels are a necessary adjunct of au- tomObiling"
 The Doris car is built for endur- ance and looks the part It is on tho strength of the materials that Bosby- shell relies for victory in the great road race. His forecast of the result was as follows:
 T think victory will hover ovel three cars along the greater part o the route. They will be the Franklin Pennsylvania and Doris. Mention tn, Doris last: but you know the las shall be first. If I did not think was going to win this race I would no have entered. My most formidabI, rivals are the two cars mentioned" The Doris is a 30 horsepower | four-cylinder car. Harrsen said rather sadly. it could only go abou sixty miles an hour This rate. how. ever. for road course or a long-dis tance track event should be ample. The Doris is an uncertainty in tn. race. It has been entered in few rae ing events. the policy of the manufac turers being somewhat against it | They could not, however. resist tn, great. desert race, because it is sucI a fine chance to test the materials O