Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-11

editor of The Herald unequivocally
states that the motordrome Is entitled
to first consideration.
The Licensed Dealers Automobile
association Is directly responsible for
the impending conflict; as, had 1t acted
squarely not only by its own members,
but others who control licensed cars,
and who decided to enter the Santa
Monica races on the date originally
decided on, the race would have been
out of the way long before Thanks
giving. Such an innovation as an In
tation meeting was so repugnant to
the best principles of gentleman
sportsmanship that 1t was foregone
conclusion that it could not be pulled
off without much acrimonious feeling
entering into it.
Nor would 1t have been a success as
first scheduled, for the number Of en-
tries would have been SO few in the
respective classes as to be of little in
terest to the public. 1t was both a
sane and wise move to let association
bars down and allow an untrammeled
race, and to give 1t into the keeping of
a man who was not member of the
association, for, after all, open compe-
tition is best. If any make of car can
not stand up in competition with other
cars 1t Is no discredit; but II race
Is so cut and dried as to preclude
real comparison VI CblSg HuCll 1eliSO
victories that may be obtained will
eventually react avains the victors.
WILL ATTRACT BEST CARS
In the absence of Walter Hempel,
manager Of the Motordrome contests,
it is not possible to get a line on the
proposed events over that course, but
they will be of magnitude sufficient to
attract the best cars in the country
goes without saying, for the person
mel OF tho entire Motordrome man.
agement is such that no toy races
could be looked for. 1t must be re-
membered that the Motordrome has
demonstrated the fact that it is one
of the fastest and safest courses in
the country, and the accommodations
both at the track and in railroad ia
cilities on the part of the Los An
geles-Paciflc railway are such as to
insure a good attendance of the pub
lie.
A little readjustment of rates is all
that is necessary to make the Motor
drome pay. And as the track has not
only the official sanction for its
Thanksgiving day races, but also those
that will be given at Christmas, it is
certainty that hundreds of wealthy
tourists will spend this winter In Los
Angeles solely because there is so
much to be offered in automobile
sport.
In an interview Mr.. Ferris, speaking
of the Santa Monica races, says 1t is
his personal desire to avoid a clash
with other interests and when he con-
sented to take over the management
of the meet he was unaware Of a de-
cided date for the other events, but he
recognized 1t was too late to pull off
the Santa Monica race in September.
His selection of, Thanksgiving day was
solely with the view that as it
was holiday the attendance would
be large. He insists that his efforts
will be unhampered by the local asso-
citation: that both licensed and unli-
censed- cars will be allowed to COM
pete, and that neither influence nor
coercion will cause him to deviate
from the schedule of entertainment
that he has laid out.
PLANS UNIQUE AFFAIR
He purposes to make the affair
unique. AS he styles it, it will be
an entertainment of Roses, Revelry
and Racing" held in the land of per-
petual bloom, with revelry by night
and racing by day AS the races will
start at daylight he proposes to have
an all night session of fun, and all
races will be over by midday. The big
race event will be open to any style
of car, freaks If any desire to enter,
and that in addition to the $1,000 tro-
ply the cash value to the winner will
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