Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-11-08
BUICK LEADER
AT EHRENBERG
ITALIAN STOCK CAR SECOND
IN ROAD RACE
FIVE MACHINES OUT OF DASH
ACROSS DESERT
Columbia and Studebaker Safe at
Colorado River - Gilmore, Ford,
Doris, Apperson and Frank
lin Are Forced to Quit
tcontipusd from rare one,


Franklin, 3 hours IS minutes
Studebaker EMF, 4 hours AZ
minutes; Ford, 4 hours 81 min
utes; Columbia, 4 hours AZ
minutes; Buick, 4 hours I min
utes, and Kisselkar 3 hours 43
minutes.
At Mecca, the last point in civiliz-
alton on the run to the river the race
found three of the cars either missing
or unable to proceed, the Franklin
having broken the housing of her rear
axle, the Doris and Ford failing to
make their appearance, and being be-
tween points from which no infor-
nation was obtainable, 1t was not for
some extended time that anything
could be ascertained as to what mad
occurred to the Ford and Doris.
Later it was learned that the Ford
had lost wheel at Whitewater, and
that the Doris was in the ditch at
Palm Springs. The Franklin was with
drawn from the contest and later re-
turned under her own power to this
city, leaving Mecca at 4:45 p. m, and
probably will reach Los Angeles this
morning.
Lonq Desert Ride Begun
At Mecca the route of the cars leads
them away from the railroad and all
connections with the world, for 1t is
a lonely and long trip across an abso-
lutely uninhabited and unfrequented
desert trail to Dos Palms and Chucka
wala Springs, save the trails that are
made by the prospectors who have their
De-, a
desert.
During the evening of Sunday it be-
came apparent that the churches of
the city must have had many empty
pews, for the main population of Los
Angeles had apparently located them
selves at convenient telephones with
The Herald number at their hands
seeking the positions of the cars at
Ehrenberg.
Following Is the time schedule OF each
Of the five cars arriving at that points
Buick left Los Angeles at IL midnight ar
rived San Bernardlno 1871 a. m; Mecca,
SEQ a. M; Dos Palmas. 1870 n. M; Chuck
awaIa Springs, 9:37 n. M. and Gutenberg
ut 1907 D. m. Time, 12 hours and min
utes.
Isotta FraschinI left Los Angeles 10 p.
m. arrived San Bernardlno 1854 p. m;
Mecca, S:45 a. M; Dos Palmas, ;34 q. M;
ChuckawaIa Springs, $50 a. M, and Ehren-
berg at 1O;47 a. Time, 1e hours and ~
minutes.
PENNSYLVANIA left Los Angeles at 1890 p.
m, arrived San Beruardino 1;O5 a. M; Nee
en-, $50 a. M; Dos Pnlmas, 1910 a. M;
Chuckawala. S.se a. m, and Ehrenbers at
1e;4o p. m. Time, 12 hours and 40 min
utes.
Columbia left Los Angeles at 1:i5 p. m,
arrived San BernardinO at 1880 n. M;
Mecca, 7:25 a. M; Dos Pslnas, S;52 a. M.
Chuckawala Springs, 1853 a. m, and
Fhrenberg at 2;i7 p. m. Time, Is hours
and 2 minutes.
studebaker EMF $50" left Los An
geles at 1I:15 p. m, arrived at San Ber-
nardino at 1903 a m; Mecca, $3.50 a. m.
Dos Palmas, 7:2O a. M; Chuckawala Springs
at 1885 "a. m. and Ehrenberg at $500 D. m.
Time, Is hours and Of minutes.
Hard Luck for Gilmore
The popular little Gilmore had a ses-
sion of hard luck almost from the
start. While jumping a break in the
road between Los Angeles md San
Bernardino, the car jolted loose every
TOOL ana all the cOlnlnlSSdTN lOr eln6T- |
gencies the car was carrying. Not
daunted by this misfortune Rose, |
Smith and Dalle, in charge of the two
cycle machine, kept gamely to their
work, and refused to be disheartened !
by even this misfortune, and was plod- |
ing it's way frightfully along the des- !
ert road regardless of being tooless !
and without hope of bite to eat along |
the route. But a greater misfortune
was still to come to the Gilmore, for. |
when eight miles from Chuckawais |
Springs, she lost her transmisSions, |
and her further progress was made inl- |
possible.
The little midget Ford was another |
to find herself crippled and unable to
proceed, she having lost a wheel at |
Whitewater, the circumstances Of the |
accident being unobtainable a the !
hour of going to press.
Up to midnight the facts concerning |
the fate that befell the Doris could not |
be learned, The Herald's information |
being that this strong and substantial |
car, that made one of the most beaut. |
full starts was in the ditch at Palm |
Springs. More than this could not be |
learned. but Lee Carpenter Of the firm !
of Bosbyshell & Carpenter had ar |
ranged to leave at once with a search |
ing ear to ascertain, what if any as |
sistance he could render his driving |
and fearless partner.
Ferrled Across Colorado
The big six cylinder Kisselkar driven |
by Harris Hanshue was digging into |
the sandy road at a terrific pace across |
the desert in the endeaYor to make |
record mark for the drive to the river. !
but when ten miles east of ChuckaWala |
Springs the Kissel came to grief with |
a broken steering knucl1le Just what |
Hanshue, who is one of the most eX- !
drivers on the coast, will do, |
or whether he may be able to make his |
repairs and enable him to proceed dur
ing the night to Gutenberg, is not |
known.
Advices state that the five cars ar
irving at Ehrenberg We're quickly fer
ried to the Arizona side of the Colorado
and were in fine condition to continue
the race commencing again at 8 O'Clock
this morning, for there are still 1877
miles of all sorts and conditions of
roads yet to be Travelled, and as there
NAV be many things happen in that
distance, the arrival Of the cars and !
the results OF the race will be awaited |
with anxiety by thousands Interested
IN the contest.
Twelve hours ard seven minutes has
beeen esta blished as a record from
Los Angeles to the Colorado and the
schedules made from there to Phoenix
have been made in a number of in
stances as fast as seven hours, which |
would cut the time down to Phoenix to !
close to nineteen hours and wipe out
The old record of tWenty-nne and a |
half hours made by Fred c. Fenner |
asst year inN the BLACK Bess."