Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-24
HERE'S AN AUTO
RACE FOR SURE
THREE BUSINESS MEN WAGER
THEIR FORD CARS
RUN TO oxNARD AND RETURN
SUNDAY NEXT
Winner to Take the Three Cars and
Entrance Fees of $75--Drive
Own Cars, No Chance
to Hedge

Talk about your Vanderbilt cup
races! Talk about your Baldy races!
Talk about your Phoenix races! They
are not in 1t for a minute. There is a
race scheduled for Sunday morning
next that will cause more excitement
than any, that has occurred in this
section of the country for many day,
and the first deposit was left with the
automobile editor of the Los Angeles
Herald last night as a guarantee that
he means business.
There never was in all the history of
automobile racing such a wager made
as that pending in the aforementioned
event. 1t is an interesting story how
the proposed match came about
Three business men, we'll known to
the commercial circles of Greater Los
Angeles, happened to meet yesterday
in friendly conversation, as many a
time before. Each of these men owned
n little Ford car, and a general discus
sion of the speed and ability of their
respective cars came about with the
result that a specific understanding was
arrived at. and 1t all came about in
this way.
Charles Grider one of the best known
real estate men of Los Angeles, hap
pened to meet with his friends. H. j.
Crawford and r. w. Potts, yesterday.
Each of the. three gentlemen is the
owner of a popular little Ford car,
and each began discussing the capabil-
tiles of his car, according to the fol-
Lowing conversation:
One began to josh the others about
the speed Of his car, when Mr.. Grider
said: "Well, have the fastest car in
the city of it's size, and there is no
doubt about that proposition"
l., n
''Why, what are you talking about any
how? I have a little Ford right there.
too, and 1 am not afraid of any car
putting the dust in my eyes,"
r. w. Potts: "Well, when You fellows
get all through talking fast machines
l want to tell you I have the real thing
when it comes to getting up hills"
bet you couldn't go a block without
breaking down." responded one, and
then the gentle railery passed between
these three gentlemen.
WELL" said Mr.. Crawford "any time
the thought occurs to you that you've
got fast car, just bring her out and
let us try it together"
why" said Potts, "you are both
talking foolish; my car can wipe the
streets up with you fellows, and any
time you don't think so, just put up
or shut up"
The discussion on the merits of their
several cars--and all of the same make,
mind you-proceeded with vigor, when
a wager was made that a race should
be run between the three cars to OK
nard and return next Sunday morning
a bill of sale be placed for each of the
cars in the hands of the automobile
editor of The Los Angeles Herald, and
$25 each as an entry fee, the total
entry fees to go to the winner, and
whoever won the race should be the
winner of the three little Ford cars.
You're on" said Grider. II will be
at The Herald office tonight and put
up my entry fee and shall be prepared
to make the run on Sunday morning
next"
Accordingly Mr. Grider called at the
office of The Herald last night and de-
posted with the automobile editor of
this paper the sum of $25 as a guaran-
tee that he will be ready to start for
Oxnard next Sunday morning and
now the chances are up to his friends
of similar cars to appear and cover
the amount.
The following rules and conditions
are insisted on by Mr.. Grider, the chal-
lenged contestant in this controversy:
1. The start of the cars shall be
from the office of the Los Angeles
Herald at s o'clock Sunday morning,
November 2S, 1909.
O. Cars may be equipped at the
pleasure of the owner, using whatever
each owner may deem necessary to
carry on the trip.
g. The run shall be from the office
of the Los Angeles Herald to Oxnard,
Cal and return, over the following
named route:
Leave Herald office at a. m., south
on Broadway to Seventh street; west
on Seventh street to Lake; west on
Lake to Wiltshire; west on Wiltshire to
Vermont; north on Vermont to Sunset
boulevard west on Sunset boulevard
to Camarillo, and thence follow the
route out of the city limits, and thence
out on the regular boulevard to the
Oxnard garage, and return via the
same route to the office of The Herald.
A. All three shall use their own
power over the entire course, and no
car shall accept or use any other power
than its own direct driving power with