Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-09
[snecial to The Hernld.1

n HOENIX, Ariz. Nov. S-The Buick
"3O' is winner of the great Los
u Angeles-Phoenix race, probably
the most daredevil contest for auto
honors ever contended for in history,
considering the nature of the country
and the roads to be conquered, the
hardships from heat and distance from
civilization of the route, and the speed
which was made by the drivers.
Joe and Louis Nikrent pulled into
this city today and circled the fair
grounds track, having crossed the fin
ish line just 11hours and % minutes
ahead of the record made by,Col. F. G.
Fenner in "Black Bess" a year ago.
The running time of the Buick was
10 hours and 13 minutes. Enthusiasm
knew no bounds here when the dust
begrimed heroes of the great desert
race pulled across the finish line.
Second honors were given to the Co
lumbia, and to Harold Stone and
Charles Illingsworth, drivers. Their
ish line just II hours and % minutes
by the Euick, but the Columbia, new
ertheless, took second honors with a
vengeance.
The Studebaker EMF, with Bert
Latham and Herbert La Casse on the
drivers seat, made the course in
hour and 20 minutes longer than the
Columbias time.
Hanshue Is Game
Harris Hanshue and Bigelow made
a fine showing with the Kisselkar,
reaching the finish under their own
power In 26 hours, 4 minutes and 20
seconds. This did not let them into the
/, 2, game, but it brought them In
at the finish, and that was good part
of the game, considering the hardships
encountered over the miles of sand
and rock.
The time given above is the official
time announced by the judges.
Great things had been expected from
the Isotta-Fraschini, the big ltahah
racer. with Max Poismans, an old-tiine
partner of Jenatzy. the famous French
Vanderbilt cup driver, at the wheei
and Col. F. c. Fenner on board as
guide. Harvey Herrick, the mechanl-
clan on the Isottta, also is known as
a neryv man and holds the San fran
cisco-Los Angeles record made Win
the Thomas.
Isotta Strikes Rock
That Poismans made herculean et-
forts to make first place is evident
from the fact that the big car LANDED
i'm Phoenix with running time OF ~
hours 36 minutes and 8 seconds. but
fine Isotta had struck a rock at quartz
ite and broken off the carburetor reed
pipe. The car was toWed INTO tnls
city for the last mile and quarter
and Judges j. 5. Grimm ana l. =. no
sew did not give the lsotta second
place. o,,,a
the circuit of the fair ground track
after the finish as the other cars mad
been driven.
In some minds there is room for con-
troversy about the decision, but 1t IS
doubtful If Fenner viii protest. al
though, under the rules of the Mari
copa club. sanctioned by the American
Automobile association, any power
may be used but that of a railway
train.
At this hour the Pennsylvania and
the Elmore are reported as on their
way to the city somewhere between
here and EnrenpelS'
start from Ehrenberg
The Isotta left Ehrenberg first at
5:15 o'clock this morning, as 1t mad
been agreed to wait a quarter of an
hour for daylight. The Buick left the
river at $50 o'clock. These two cars
passed each other many times on the
road. The Buick did not change tires
once, having lost the extra tires out
of Los Angeles.
The plucky Columbia broke frame
at San Bernardino, fixed the break and
dashed along. At the same place tho
Studebaker EMF broke radiator.
fixed the damage and went on into the
night.
The Kisselkar lost four hours by a
broken steering joint at Mecca and
bent a front axle at Chuckawala.
Tonight Fenner offers to bet $2500
that he will win in a ten-mile track
event against the Pennsylvania and the
Kisselkar for a cup presented by the
Copper Queen mine.
For further details see Paue IA