Arizona republican., 1910-10-17
THINGS LOOK BRIGHT
 FOR BIG AUTO RACE PRESIDENT BILLIARD WRITES TO SHETTLER TELLING OF
 OUTLOOK Thirteen Cars Already Entered and Two More Are
 Expected

Things are looking very favorable here for a splendid time in Novem- Der, and Tuesday or Wednesday night, November or 9, we intend to give a banquet which will be a crack er-jack, the plates costing $500 to ev- erybody excepting the automobile men, the Fair Commisson, the Supreme Court and the visiting newspapermen. who will be guests. During the ban quet we expect to have a continuous vaudeville running by courtesy of numerous vaudeville actors; besides numerous speeches will be made. I have made arrangements to have free passes issued to the theatres for all automobile men and also will prob ably have arrangements made so that they may have the privilege of the plunges and the baths at the Y. NJ. c. A. building. I am leaving no stone unturned on this occasion to make the Los Angeles to- Phoenix race and the meet on unqualified success"
 These few words from a letter writ ten to Leon T. Shettler. of Los An geles, by President G. Purdy Bullard,
 A-l D, serves in a measure to indicate the spirit which Is being manifested by Phoenix automobile enthusiasts in connection with the approaching Los Angeles to- Phoenix race to be held during fair week for The Republican cup and purse. Not alone is President Bullard leaving no stone unturned to make the race a success but every automobile man in Phoenix is doing everything in his power to boost for event which is attracting national at tention
 Reports from Los Angeles yesterday were that thirteen cars have already been entered and it is expected that before Friday. on which day the en- tries close. that there will have been at least two more entries. One of the most formidable entries. from the standpoint of Phoenix race fans, is the Pope HardfOrd entered by Dr. Francis H. Redewill, which will be driven by w. D. Tremaine. This machine Is now in the Phoenix Pope Hartford garage. stripped to the last degree of superfluity. Two large tanks for gaso- line and oil have been fitted upon the rear and two seats of the lightest type obtainable. Dr. Redewill and Tremaine say that, with this car, the race is as good as won even before the start On the other hand Los Angeles men are looking forward to great things from the 50-horse power Kissel-Kar which has been entered by C. l.. LeppO, manager of the Southern California
 .t,. c, big Kissel will be driven in the race by Harvey Herrick and will be accom- panied by O. w. Kern, who will act as mechanic with Herrick. Herrick is confident that he will win and that he will not meet with the disaster which overlook him last year when his car broke down within sight of the finish line at the territorial fair grounds when he was in the lead.
 Clarence Smith will start today from Los Angeles in a Maxwell to cover the course, and Joe Nikrent, in his Knox is now making another trip over that portion of the course be- tween Los Angeles and Ehrenberg. He is making this second trip for the purpose of securing experience in night driving over a portion of the course.
 A special meeting of all the entrants will be held in Los Angeles on Fri day at the Hollenbeck hotel when the question of officials for the race will be decided upon. The drawings for the race will not be held until noon of November 5, the day upon which the race starts.
 The entries to date are: the Pope Hartford, Knox. Maxwell, Kissel-Kar Ford, Velie. Rambler. Franklin, Mer- cer, Abbot Detroit, Ohio and Mitchell.