Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-25
NOTABLE DRIVERS
WILL ENTER RACES
Difficulties That Delayed Ar
rangements For Events at
Santa Monica Removed
BEACH CITIES LEND AID
Contests to Be Open to Licensed
and Unlicensed Cars,
East and West -
BEACH CITIES LEND AID

Now that all the difficulties and
dissensions as to the holding of the
Santa Monica road race have been
cleared away and the entire manage
ment given into the hands of one COM
petent man, 1t is foregone conclusion
that this great race will receive the
support of not only all Southern Cali
fornia, but will also attract thousands
of auto enthusiasts to the "Angel
City"
Neither is it to be regretted that the
date of the race was deferred, for COM
ing Just after the big eastern racing
events have cleared away all of the
crack drivers Of the entire country will
be here; and as the Santa Monica.
course yet holds the worlds record for
speed in a road race, only the best
types of cars and the nerviest driving
at any of the eastern meets can re-
duce this record, and it will remain for
the same kind OF influences to reduce
the record on the local track.
The fertile brain Of Dick Ferris, who
has exclusive charge of the race, has
improved upon the eastern idea of
starting the races at daybreak, for he
has planned a prior night of pleasure
and entertainment never before at
tempted, and which in its originality
will draw thousands of visitors to the
race course who would not otherwise
feel disposed to get up in the gray
dawn to witness even so great an
event as an automobile race of ma
tional prominence.
CITY FATHERS ENTHUSIASTIC
The city fathers of the beach cities
have given their acquiescence and at
sunset of November 23 the keys of
the respective municipalities will be
handed over to Mr. Ferris, and till the
starting of the race there will be
night of clean-cut -evelry as never be-
fore seen in America. Every kind of
pleasure giving attraction will be seen
at this one night carnival, and there
will also be an informal showing of
1911 cars by the Licensed Motor Car
Dealers association of Los Angeles.
AS to the racing features there will
be three events. There is every indi-
cation that the full quota Of sixteen
starters for each event will be more
than over-entered. But as the course
is but eight miles to the lap, the A.
A. A. has declared Two cars to the mile
as the maximum of starters, so there
is going to be some hustling to get
entries in promptly. There is an en-
trance fee of $3.50 for each race. The
cash value to the winner is guaranteed
us $4,000, but can reach $4,000, as
there will be no division of the
moneys-the winner takes all. The
winner will also be the custodian for
one year of the two handsome per-
petual trophies-the $1,000 Dick Ferris
trophy and the $500 Leon T. Shelter
trophy.
ENTRIES IN FREE -FoR-ALL
The free-for-all race is without dis
tinction as to size or class of car. The
prospective entries already reported
for this event are the Apperson, Pope
Hartford, Knox, Simplex, Fiat (two
entries), and Comet. The latter is an
eight-cylinder car entered from San
Francisco, and will carry the Golden
Gate bunchs betting money.
The races for large and small stock
cars have as yet no declared entries.
All events will be open to licensed and
unlicensed cars, and to both eastern
and western drivers. The A. A. A. in
giving it's sanction to the meet let it
be distinctly understood that all races
must be open, for the objects of their
association was to promote not only
the best of automobile sport, but all
that would benefit the automobile in
dustry as a whole.
Entries will close November is and
should be addressed to Dick Ferris
Security building, Los Angeles.