Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-05-30
EYES TURNED ON
PORTLAND RACE.
ENTRIES CLOSE ON JUNE g
NEXT AT 6 P. M M.
TWO BIG EVENTS ARE PUT ON
INTERESTING GARD
Rules Promulgated Make Race Wide
Open Affair, with Few Restric-
tons on Cars or
Drivers

Automobile dealers are making active
preparations to enter their cars in the
races June 12 says the Portland Ore
gonian, and each garage that will haze
entries is the scene OF extensive me-
chanicaI operations. Cars are beng
stripped down and remodeled and MADE
as light as possible so that they VIII
offer the least possible resistance TO
the air Practically every dealer mas
signified his intention to take part IN
the races, and all are choosing the most
suitable stock cars TO be entered III
the events.
The rules and conditions governing
the races have been perfected and sent
to the various Dealers The entries VIII
close June 8 at 6 p. m. Roads Will pc
closed to teams at IL a. m. on June -
and to automobiles at 1850 O'CLOCK.
The first races Will be mace from
standing start.
Three classes of races will be made,
Glass A will be a 100-mile event, which
is open to stock cars of any make
which shall have been regularly repre-
scented and sold by any dealer of Port
land sixty days prior to June II. Inc
other two are fifty mile events, Ihaue
under the same conditions. class
and c are regulated by the price at the
BY cars at $3.50 or less.
cars in Glass will open the races
and will cover three laps of the es-
taDlished course of 1915 miles. Inc nrSl
and second prizes will be valuable
cups. Cars in Glass B will compete IN
the second event, which Will also DC
three laps over the same course Inc
prizes will be the Rose Festival trophy
for first and the Criterion trophy loi
e,apo,d Y,lapa
While preparations are being made
for the last and most important contest
a motorcycle race Will be run. over
thirty motorcycle owners have slgnlhed
their intention to take part in the one
lap race and two valuable cups are
offered as prizes for this event. There
will be no delays between races.
The last race is for the Wemme $500
cup and seven laps will be covered.
This race will be the climax of the day
and close competition is promised for
the trophy For second prize the
Archer & Combs trophy is offered.
The rules of the races are as follows;
Stock chassis-A chassis which with
out any changes whatsoever, except
that any carburetter or magnetic may
be used. and spring shackles may
either be heightened or taken up to
suit conditions, can, by adding the nee
essary parts be assent led into stock
car for which it is designed.
Standing start-The front wheels of
each car must be on the tape, and re-
main there stationary until the signal
is given to start.
Delay-A contestant who fails to re-
spond promptly to the call of the clerk
of the course shall forfeit his right to
his position and shall take the rear
place and start after all other cars
have started in the same race.
Foul driving-Intentional foul driv-
ing, the offender shall be disqualified.
Passing-A competitor overtakinS
and passing another must keep to the
left and must not cut into or ahead
of the one being passed, until he is 1t
least one length ahead.
There will be an emergency car
which may be called out by the referee
in case of accident, and same will have
Red Cross signs to show plainly TO
contestants This car will keep 10 the
extreme right at all times, leaving the
course open.
All contestants driving in these races
shall be white male drivers of Is years
of age or over (no exceptions)
Only such officials as is their duty
shall be allowed on The course. All
others shall stay within the fences or
places allotted them.
The officials of these aces shall be
appointed DY Il6 race committee ana
must be men of fair Judgment not
connected or interested with any firm
or individual entering cars in these
races.
The race committee in charge is
President Z. H. Wemme, Secretary
Walter F. Beebe, Chairman M. c. Dick
inson, r. D. Inman, r. r. Blodgett,
Will F. Lipman. Elliott Corbett and
Gay Lombard.
Negotiations are being made with
the following dealers to have their rep
resentative cars entered in the races:
Grove Auto company one Stearns
and one Oldsmobile.
F. A. Bennett. three Stoddard- Day
tons and two Renaults.
Studebaker Bros. company, two Stu
debakers.
Idanha Motor Car company, two Au-
burns.
H. L. Keats Auto company, two
Chalmers Detroit, one Buick, one Pope
Hartford, one Losier