Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-07-28
EASTERN ENTRIES -
N GREAT AoAD RACE
ALSO IN PHOENIX RACETRACk
EVENTS.
Letter From Chairman A. A. A. Con-
test Board.

1t is quite probable that several
eastern cars manned by noted drivers
will take part in the Los Angeles TO
Phoenix race an event that has hith
erto attracted only western men.
The interest of the cast in .he race
is indicated in the following letter
from S y. Butler. chairman Of the
contest board of the American Auto
mobile association TO A. NJ. Young of
Los Angeles, manager of the Santa
Monica road race in reply to letter
asking for the authorization of date
for that event:
New York. July goth. 1911.
"A. NJ Young. Esq.
Care Grundy Motor Sales Co.
$40 South Olive St.
Los Angeles, Cal
Dear Mr.. Young
we acknowledge receipt, this
morning, of your day letter of yes
terday indicating that you desire to
run the Santa Monica Road Race on
October 14th. and we confirm our
telegram of today as follows:
Your telegram. Will grant sane
| but believe you could secure better
entry list If Santa Monica held Octo-
Der twenty eighth as Fairmount PARK
race Philadelphia scheduled October
seventh and Los Angeles to Phoenix
and track races with large purses
would attract eastern drivers. Sug-
Eest you communicate with Billiard.
Hotel Coronado, Coronado Beach, and
arrange dates and work publicity To-
gether to attract eastern entries for
Santa Monica and Philadelphia
We have in mind your desire to
secure eastern entries for your Santa
Monica race. In looking over the
| 1911 Schedule Of Events, a copy Of
which is enclosed, we find that the
/ Paramount Park road race is sched
uled for October 9TH. We believe
/ that IL you will schedule your Santa
/ Monica road race in the latter part
/ Of October, say the 2sth,. it will Of
! fer opportunity for eastern cars TO
! go to Los Angeles and from there 20
/ Phoenix. The Maricopa Automobile
Club, at Phoenix, have arranged an
attractive series of cash prizes, both
] for the road race from Los Angeles
to Phoenix and for the track races
TO be held at Phoenix following the
finish of the road race. II you han
die your publicity right in connection
with the Phoenix people we are OF
the opinion that you could attract a
fair number Of eastern entries. but II
you should conduct your event on
October 18th it would not give suf-
| ficient time for cars competing I'm the
Paramount road race to get to the
! coast, whereas a date later in Octo-
! Der would offer to eastern drivers
an opportunity of competing in both
| the Santa Monica and the Phoenix
| road and track races and the double
attraction should bring to both Los
Angeles and Phoenix additional en-
tries fro mthe east
Unless there is some very good
reason why you desire to run or
October 14th, we would suggest that
the Santa Monica be held on Octo-
Der 2Sth.
As soon as you definitely decide
upon your date. If you will draft
I your entry blank and forward a copy
of same to us before printing. to-
gether with the formal application fol
sanction. we will wire you the sane
ton number and approval and the
official Sanction grant will be ISSUED
as outlined in rules %. 90 and 23-A
of the 1911 Contest Rules. severa
copies of which we are sending you
by mail today under separate cover
We enclose herewith blank form
of application for sanction and await
receipt of your further advices In due
course.
Yours very firmly