Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-10-15
ROAD RECORDS
GO TO SMASH
Harvey Herrick, Who Won
the Los Angeles Phoenix
Race Last Year, Takes
Free -For-All at Santa
Monica.
FORTY THOUSAND
SAW GREAT FEAT

SANTA MONICA. Cal, Oct14-All
American road race records were
broken in the Santa Monica automo-
bile races. Charles Merz. in Ma
tional forty. won the heavy car race
with the high average Of 744 miles
an hour Harvey Herrick. in another
National forty. followed this victory
by winning the free-for-an, averaging
74.9 miles an hour. The victory Of
Herricl, was greeted with wild en-
thus.asm by the 100000 spectators as
the winner is a Los Angeles driver.
This was the third time in success
sion that a Pacific coast classic has
been won by a Los Angeles driver
and each time American road records
were lowered. Patschke. in a Mar
mon was second. Dawson, in another
Marmon was third in the -for-al
The race was run over a perfect
course under ideal weather conditions.
There was no serious accidents 10
mar tho days sport The grand stand
and motor cars formed a solid line
around the eight and a quarter mile
course.
The races started with running me-
dunn and heavy car classes as one
race over the course Of 1918 miles.
Both these contests proved hard
fought battles and We're won by close
margins NIcrz took the Leon Shet-
tier trophy by finishing SO seconds
ahead of Dingley in Pope Hartford.
Dingley drove a consistent race, but
lost two minutes while making tire
changes Herrick. the winner in the
frce-for-all. stopped 10 change six
tires during the heavy car race. The
medium car contest was clean cut
victory for the Narmous. Keen fin
'Shirg first, Nikrent second and Han
shue. in q Mercer. third The win
ncr's timc for the 1913 miles was
2:12:995. IN the light car class. over
"a route of 10l miles. Louis Nikrent.
in q Buick twenty won. with a Ford
second. and T. NJ F. third.
The free-for-alI road battle made
motor history Harvey Herrick. the
darl, horse during the early part OF
the race. gradually Crept along to the
flying leaders and by a remarkable
drive I'm the last - miles, won by three
minutes and eighteen seconds. In ad-
dition to winning Il large cash prize
Herrick won Dick Ferris perpetual
trophy. Dingley. in a big Pope Hart
ford, made wonderfully fast time and
,,-a.e q roD+aDIa~ 1,,ri,,cy .bra, r,,or+ar-
of the battle PatsChke in a Marmon
Led To the twenty second lap.
The only accident Of the day occur
red on a sharp Nevada avenue turn
Endicott. in an Interstate. was going
into the curve when Tetzleff. in a Fiat
overlook him. The smoke from the
Fiat exhaust blinded Endicott who
failed to make the turn and crashed
into a fence on the Nevada avenue
curve. Wilcox caused q thrill by
throwing a tire while taking the ocean
front turn. His car skidded across the
course but was brought to Il stop with
out damage. Tetzleff. the winner in
last years race. was a contender
throughout the early part of the con-
test. but numerous stops for minor en-
gine trouble and repeated tire changes
soon put him out Of the running Will
cox in a National fifty. was another
entrant whose car lost Il chance on ac-
count of tire trouble. The terrific
speed of the cars literally burned up
the tires. The record made by Merz
will stand as a class record for cars
less than $50 cubic inches piston dis
placement. Herricks time stands as a
free for-all record.