Arizona republican., 1911-10-30

 ARE ALL IN Road Race Drivers Through
 With Inspection FOUR ARRIVED YESTERDAY
Others on the Road Turned Back at Yuma. List of Checking Points. One May be Established at Castle Dome.

Saturated and slimy, their machines completely pebble dashed with the mud and water of the hither stretch, three crews of desert salamanders en- tered in the big race, arrived yester day via the Los Angeles-P Phoenix boulevard" The automobiles were in appearance veritable mud turtles mud with wheels on it being the only thing in evidence. The men were equally as dirty as their machines for they had ridden hours in the shower of slime that flew from the ever moving tires. But other than being tired and muddy. all were hap py and cheerful.
 The three cars to arrive were prob- ably the last to go over the course before the big race that starts next Saturday night Several other cars that started a few days ago went only as far as Yuma and turned back as the drivers were already familiar with this end of the course. It is be- lieved that all who will drive in the big race have now been over the course one or more times, either in their own cars or with somebody else.
 One of those arriving yesterday was a Mercer car driven by Harris Han shue and Mechanician Fuller. The car will be left here and entered in the races on the fair ground. the men returning last night by train to pre- pare for the trip in their racing car. The Mercer is housed at the Pope Hartford garage. Another car was Maxwell tourist which is now at the New State garage. It was brought through by Driver Smith and his mechanician who will drive a Max well racer in the big event. Ralph Hamlin, one of the men who has driven in every race so far, was a passenger and will pilot through a Franklin again this year. with the hope of landing the big wad.
 The third car arriving yesterday was a Cole driven by Johnny Jenkins and his mechanician. Jenkins is a new man on the course but a famous driver in the big eastern races. He said yesterday that had he been over the course before his entrance money would never have been put up; not that he has any lack of faith in the Cole car. but because he has too much respect for the feelings of Johnny Jenkins. He says the Los Angeles Phoenix course is the kind enc likes to read about, and never see.
 The men had no particularly start ling incidents to relate. Their stories were the stories of hard work. The Gila river they say is not in flood but the crossing is very muddy. In the event the river should be up at the end of the week a ferry will probably be provided and in that case it will be necessary to make Dome, the point of crossing, a checking sta tiOn. Some of the drivers also wants a checking station at Castle Dome, twenty miles this side of Dome. in the mountains, to prevent a possible cutoff which is available at that point. Mir. Bullard says no checking place is provided for at that point, by the rules, but if the drivers all get together and agree to it. and let him know in time, he will place checkers there.
 It will be of interest to those who keep watch on the big 550-mile race. to know where the checking points are. It is one of the features that marks the course as a more difficult