Arizona republican., 1911-11-07
GREATEST RACE EVER The Days Story in the GrueIIing Contest for Fame and
 Money.

The finish or Harvey Herrick'S mar
 vicious drive was discounted a triflC
 by the almost certain assurance of hi:
 victory some hours in advance Un-
 less he met with the most unexpected
 mechanical trouble When he arrived at the fair ground gate he was greeted
 with cheers by the "Howdy' men,
 many of whom were his personal sup
 porters and admirers. and all of whom are good sports, glad to give the winner his just due. A moments s pause for the official checking and the proud winner of two successful contests over the man-killing course, wheeled in before the grand stand where he heard the echoing cheers of hundreds of his boyhoOd companions, who played marbles with him in the days when he was ''only a Phoenix kid"
 Herrick left Yuma at o'clock, forty-one minutes in the lead of all competitors as to running time. as it had then been computed. He was picked for a winner the night be- fore if luck stayed with him, but so often the unexpected happens and the margin was by no means a safe one. His friends were not fully con- tent until after he passed the Dome control and it was known that he was lengthening his lead.
 The Stoddard Dayton was regarded as his most dangerous competitor the day before. It checked out of Yuma five minutes behind him but it was known that it had to stop and make lf,.- @,l- or five hours? That was the ques- tiOn. When the Dome report came in, the Mercer, which was the third car to leave, though with a longer run ming time the day before. was but fifteen seconds behind in the checking and the Franklin but 1212 minutes and the Midland but 20 minutes more. The Stoddard Dayton was evidently no longer in the running but the Mer- cer and the Franklin looked like bad medicine for Herrick. He had beaten them into control just enough to get across the river first and then it was licketywhoop for Phoenix.
 There was q wait of hours before anything definite could be learned thereafter The wire was down at Agua Caliente. and though Vagrant reports came from Middle Wells and elsewhere there was nothing certain anywhere but anxiety. It was finally announced that Herrick was at Arl- ington. Then came conflicting reports that a half dozen others were follow ing close. and speculation was rife as to how the other cars had fared- News came that the Mercer had fhan that the Flanders had broken a fly wheel Neither has been officially reported since.
 The National was reported from Buckeye before the other cars were certainly billed out of Arlington, IS miles further back and it was known that the race was won in all prob ability. though there is always chance of an accident occurring. As the time wore along interest in Her rick subsided among the fans and speculation began as to second place The Cadillac and Franklin were run ming neck and neck, according to bul- letinS and as they started but lO minutes apart in Los Angeles and the | arriving hour of the Cadillac at Yuma was then an unknown quantity here, | if was an even break between them. |
 Herrick loafed along from Buckeye, making a speed not much better than a good stock car. He was reported from Agua Fria and while 1t was apparent he was still keeping up a good clip. he was too near S2,0OO to take any long chances on spectacular stunts. He knew his lead and gov erned himself accordingly.