Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-14
IDEAL PROGRAM
IS MADE FOR THE
ASCOT HOLIDAYS
150-MILE AND LONG GRIND
RACES NOT ON LISTS
SIX sNAPPY EVENTS FOR sATUR-
DAY; FOUR FOR SUNDAY
Wisdom of Move viii BE Seen Soon
as Public Knows 1t viii Be
Exempt from Long, Tire
some Waits
BY D. W. sEMPLE


1t takes a little time to convince
people of what is best but eventually
the truth will percolate through the
most determined obstinacy. This truth
is not intended to imply that Manager
Hempel OF the Los Angeles Motor Rae
ing association is perVerse manager,
but his list of events for the 25th and
Goth prove that he has succumbed to
the suggestion of The Herald that 150-
mile hard grinds on Ascot park are too
long and should be eliminated. The
Herald persists in the belief that there
Is no object subserVed in races Of so
long duration. 1t repeats that the wear
and tear ON the track as it stands now
is too severe and at the 10O-mile point
with the big machines grinding into it
totally units the track for such work.
There is no use COncealing the fact
that 100 miles of grueling work, such
as the drivers of the local cars fear
lessly do is beyond the endurance of
the park track. for on the turns, with
cars going wide open, the turns being
short and the track mud bottom, fur
rows are cut which destroy speed, in
the first place, and endanger cars and
drivers. Besides there is nothing
gained by it at all. When 1t comes
to 150 miles the race itself is largely
dependent upon luck. however that
term may De ulSCOunl6u.
The best car ever made under the sun
may run five 150-mile races and never
require a repair. The best car ever
built mechanically or otherwise may
have some trivial mishap the first time
she goes on the track. so what is there
to be demonstrated with long drawn
out grinds, killing to cars, track, tires,
men on the machines and a wearted
audience?
One hundred miles as the dead line"
gives the public all they want, for il
there are tire troubles. the pits furnish
the demonstrations of speed in the
changes. What, therefore, is the use
wearing out men and materials and
onlookers with ceaseless runs? When
1t comes to road races 1t is totally
different proposition. The stretches
are long Cars have the opportunity
TO recover from the twists and turns
of a circular track, and until some
properly constructed speedway is fur
nished TO Los Angeles the dead line
should be drawn at 100 miles, and
mighty few of them. once in while
100 miles viii be enjoyed, for with
eight cars, say, going over the track
but 500 miles of pounding and cutting
is given to the track, which increases
in much faster proportion after the
century mark has been passed.
In accordance with these and pre-
VlOuS SuBBGSllOIlS hhlltABNiS IANihpNi
and Henry have sent out their entry
lists for Saturday and Sunday, Deeem-
ber % and 26, and beyond all question
of doubt the program for those days
far surpasses any previous offerings of
their association.
For Saturday six short. snappy, clean
cut events are scheduled that will af-
ford excitement every moment of the
time, and for Sunday four classy events
are on the program, as may be seen by
the following:
Saturday, December 25:
First-Time trials for track and
worlds records. class E; open to any
motor car; distance one to ten miles.
Second-5-mile race. class e; open to
any motor car, to be run In heats;
trophy to winner.
Third-5-mile race, class e; open TO
any motor car: $50 and trophy to WIN
ner; entrance fee 50.
Fourth-5-mile handicap, class #; |
open; $50 and trophy to winner; en-
trance fee So.
Fifth-2-mile novelty race, class f; |
for stock cars: trophy to winner
Sixth-25-mile race, class e; open to |
any motor car; 800 and trophy to win
ner: entrance fee $40.
Sunday, December 26:
First-Time trials for track and |
worlds records, class e; open to any |
motor car: distance one to ten miles,
Second-5-mile race, class E; open to
any motor car; trophy to winner
Third-5-mile handicap, class r; open
TO any motor car; $50 and trophy to
winner; entrance fee s..
Fourth-50- race, class e; open to
any motor car; first, Brock &s Feagans'
challenge trophy and $25 per week add
ed to June l to be defended at any
meeting given by this association at
Ascot park, but not oftener than once
in each month. Cash prize may be ter
after six weekly payments
have been made to owner of the last
winning car in case the Los Angeles
Motor Racing association should ter
inmate its affairs Entrance fee 800.
Entry fees will be returned If the car
starts or is excused by the
referee.