Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-04

ment in favor of the Santa Monica
course it is impossible to set forth in
detail the advantages of this course,
as he sees them. The majority report
of the committee opposes the Santa
Monica course on the ground that it is
too short, being but eight miles In
length; that the cost of policing 1t is
out of proportion to the advantages 1t
presents, and that conditions at the
course are such that the association
would not be able to control the admis-
sion fee to the course, and thus would
be unable to derive any funds with
which to pay itself back for the cost of
preparing and policing 1T.
The committee points out, by the
majority report, that it is the real pur-
pose to make an annual affair out of
the road race, and that this would re-
quire a course which would do for sew
eral years in succession.
For this reason the majority favors
the San Fernando course. The San
Fernando leg of the course is slightly
down hill, which would permit of a
grand stand being erected midway of
it's length, thus affording a view of the
course for four miles this grand stand
to be within $50 feet of a spur which
the Southern Pacific would build and
over which special excursion trains
could be run, presenting the only means
by which the course cOulu De IedCHeu
save by propelled vehicles.
Tickets could be sold for So, which
would include railroad fare, while park
ing space at the grand stand could be
sold for from 81 to So. Score cards,
programs, lunch stands. advertising
and other concessions would also return
a revenue, and all sources of income
should produce approximately $1,000 to
$4,000. The net profit from this fund
should be divided as follows: Twenty
five per cent to the association treas
ury TO pay a $4,000 loan necessary to
carry out the project; Is per cent to
the winning car: 10 per cent to the
second car: 3 per cent to the third
car: ~ per cent to the winning driv
err: 21a per cent to the second driver,
and % per cent to be set aside as an
annual race fund
There are four turns in the course
which would stand great speed if
banked slightly, permitting of sixty
miles an hour being run. There are no
houses and but few ranches along the
course, thus eliminating danger to driv-
ers and public alike. Three hundred
barrels of oil furnished to the citizens
of Lankershim and Burbank. at a cost
of 81 a barrel, is all the expense to
which the association will be placed,
all road work being undertaken by the
local people, as we'll as mounted po-
licing. These citizens also agree to
keep the road in good condition. to pro-
tect the association from adverse legis-
lation from these two communities for
five years, and to use their influence
with the county Supervisors to secure
consent to use the roads involved for
ten days prior to the race. 1t is esti-
mated that $500 tickets can be sold at
So, that 1000 cars will pay from SO to ST.
and that net profit of $4,000 will result
The committee opposes the classifi-
cation of events for the first year
claiming that what is wanted is one
big, classy, fast, snappy race, with lots
of entries which will mean plenty Of
enthusiasm. a big success and money
in pocket for the association.