Arizona republican., 1910-10-20
MAXWELL GAR HAD !. SUCCESSFUL TRIP
Clarence Smith and Earl Fancher Arrived in Phoenix Yester-
 day Afternoon.

Clarence Smith, driver, accompa- nied by Earl Fancher mechanician and driver. rolled into Phoenix in a Maxwell car about 4:15 yesterday afternoon, being the latest to cross the desert from Los Angeles, over the route to be traversed by the con testants for The Republicans cup and the $500 cash prize that will go to the winner. They had a fine trip and arrived without any serious in cident, a little tired and very dusty, but in fine spirits, fully convinced that when the Maxwell enters the big race it will stand as good a chance to win as any car in the field.
 This morning they will go vack over the road between here and Buckeye for a more careful inspec- tion and, returning will this evening ship their ear back by rail. They say the road between Buckeye and Phoenix is the worst part of the trip. at least so far as speed is con cerned. and if possible they will se- lect a little better highway than that crossed yesterday
 The men left the Hollenbeck hotel in Los Angeles at s o'clock Sunday night. being accompanied by Joe Nikrent in his Knox car that he 6rove through to Phoenix not long ago. The two machines jogged along easily. stopping frequently to look at questionable spots in the road and do little stunts. just to see if they could be done arriving in Mecca Monday morning about daylight
 At Mecca they overlook the Kissel- kar which was also out on a pros pccting trip, driven by Harvey Her rick who drove the Isotta last year, and his mechanician, Kern. After a good breakfast the three machines started for the Colorado river all close together and devoted a day to getting there. They all stopped at Blythe City Monday night, a short distance -belov Ehrenberg and the next morning Nikrent and Herricl started back toward Los Angeles. Herrick did not care to shake up his racing car by finishing the trip and will start from Los Angeles again on Friday with another car expecting to, come clear through and view the road. Nikrent has already been over the entire road this season and was just running his Knox back and forth across the desert so it would become accustomed to the desert scenes and not take fright at any thing it might see when the great day comes
 Tuesday morning Smith and Fan cher crossed the river at Ehrenberg and travelled easily along as far as Salome where they put up for the night. Yesterday they made the trip in and arrived here very much pleas ed. It is their first visit to Phoenix and their first trip over the road which they say is surely a bad one and one that will test the nerve of any driver if he is trying to make speed. Nevertheless they believe they can negotiate the race with great credit to themselves and the Maxwell and be in fine shape to pull down some of the money they understand will be hanging along the inside rail at the race track during fair week
 MT. Smith is the driver who tar ried in. Santa Ana all last week dur ing the automobile meeting and left at its conclusion with the entire sack in his pocket. He took every purse that was offered.
 He says that on his trip from Los Angeles his Maxwell consumed 29h gallons of gasoline and less than five i gallons of cylinder oil. He says the big race has three important fac tors. one is the car, another Is the driver, and the third is luck. 1T one is willing to take chances oyer pad places in order to make speed and has car that stands the racket he may win But if the car goes back on him or he happens to hit the un- looked for snag at an unexpected time. the taking of too long chance may put him out of business entire