Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-06-01
AUTOMOBILE
PATHFINDER
Car Reaches Phoenix Late
at Night
Los ANGELEs-PHOENN RACE
Motorists Tell Story of Ad-
venturous Trip - Leave
Sunday for Coast with
Bullard and Lawrence
Planning Course for Race

Dusty and tired but feeling glad
because Of their good success in COW
ering the road between Los Angeles
and Phoenix, Bill LaCasse and Har-
vey Herrick drove into the city last
night at 1l:1O in the Pathfinder car.
an EMF 80" Stepping down
from the car the two men were i'm
medistely surrounded by friends. and
people interested in the Los Angeles
Phoenix race. and there was fusil-
lade OF Glad to- see you''s exchanged.
LaCasse and Herrick were not in a
humor last night TO make a long
statement of their difficulties and ex-
periences in making the long trip
but in the brief statement which
LaCasse found time to make before
he went To his hotel. there was ma
terial Of sufficient interest to prove
that the journey had not been dry or
uneyentful in any sense of the
word
We left Los Angeles last Sunday
about nOon." he said. and made it
TO San Diego, where we spent the
night. We left San Diego Monday
noon. reaching the Imperial valley
at o'clock in the evening.
Early Tuesday morning we crank
ed up and started for Yuma, but the
trip was not as smooth as it might
have been. We took the road along
the Mexican line, and were held up
in Mexicalli two hours by the sol
diers. who couldn't be persuaded to
let us go any sooner. From Mexical
Ii we made it in to Yuma, but I'll
say that that road is about as bad
as anything I've seen for a long time.
we made Yuma at $50 in the
evening. and left this morning at $40
for Phoenix. The run over was all
fellow could ask for. in the way of
freedom from trouble-and here we
are
The car left Los Angeles to serve
as pathfinder or pilot for the cars
which will run in the road race be-
-~een Los Angeles and this city.
Harvey Herrick. who alternated with
LaCasse in driving the car is we'll
known in Phoenix as the winer of
the Los Angeles Phoenix race of
1910, which he drove a Kissel Kar
Both men are drivers of experience.
and their opinion concerning the road
to be followed by the racers will
without doubt determine the line of
the course.
LaCasse and Herrick will leave
next Sunday morning for Los Ang-
eles and will be accompanied on the
return trip by George Purdy Buiiard,
also by Chester Lawrence, the repre-
sentative of the Los Angeles Exam
iner, who is expected to arrive next
Sunday morning from the coast. Mr..
Bullard stated yesterday that il was
his intention to carry out his part
of the program if possible but that
the press of legal business might
make il impossible for him to leave
the city at this time. 1t is hoped,
however. that he will be able to ar
range the trip. as his part in max
ing the race possible is well known,
and his presence along the course
would have a good deal to do with
smoothing away obstacles which
might arise to interfere with the
plans
The Los Angeles Examiner will
have a complete report of the race
sent them through Mr.. Lawrence. and
the race this year will be given wild
er publicity. and greater attention
than any other held up to this time.