Evening journal., 1912-04-24
ABOUT READY
FOR The RACE
PrizeS Announced and Classes
Made Up for Second
PuShmObiIe Event
ENTRIES MUST BE
IN ON THURSDAY

With 20 prizes secured and a num-
Der of entries received yesterday. the
success Of THE EVENING JOUR
NAILS second pushmobile race to be
held on Saturday afternon is as
sured. The lists of prizes and the
division of the same among the vari-
Gus classes is announced today and on
Friday the entire lists OF entries will
be published.
The race will consist of three
classes and the first and second cars
finishing will receive prizes. making
four prizes to each class. or twelve
in all There will. in addition. be 8
prizes distributed among the owners
Of the best manufactured cars, home
made cars. best decorated car and
the father Of the smallest boy entered.
The boy and his pusher also will re-
ceive a prize each.
The classes will be known as Glass
A B and c. The race will start at
2.45 o'clock, with Glass A leading.
They will be followed By cars in Glass
r at $50 o'clock and Glass will
start at o'clock
About the only rules the entrants
will have to observe will be that of
allowing but one boy, the pusher en-
tered. to do the pushing. and follow
ing the course Any one detected
having others assisting than the push-
er will be disqualified. In the races
held in Philadelphia the drivers and
pushers are forbidden to look back,
hut this rule will not be observed
here.
All cars entered arc to be at Ninth
and Broome streets at 2.15 o'clock,
when the numbers will be distributed
and the cars lined up. 1t is also de-
sired that when the cars finish at
Fifth and Market streets that the
drivers turn to the right on Firth
street and proceed west. This VIII
prevent any congestion of tratic and
also enable the other cars TO finish
without interference.
AS all entries will have to be in this
Office by o'clock tomorrow after
noon. those desiring to enter are re-
quested to send in their names and
ages at once. In order that those wish
ing to participate can enter tonight
entries will be received at this oflice
until 8 o'clock this evening.
The Prize List.
Prizes in the different classes arc.
Best bought car starting flrsl
prize. 81 pocket knife, woodward
brothers: second prize, baseball bat
d. Ross and Son.
Best homemade car starting; tlrs'
prize. pair of shoes, Foster Shoe Com.
pany: second prize baseball glove, h
W. Vandeyer Company.
Rest decorated car TO start, electric
hell and battery Morris Electric Com
many. These prizes are for car own
ers. Winners of these prizes viii b'
entitled to additional prizes for place
in the three classes.
Glass A-Boys. Il to IA years, an,
build OF car, two prizes to pusher
and drivers. Winner of race, woolel
sweater, Miller Brothers.; pusher hal
Frank O'Donnell; second car owner =
finish. scarf pin or cuff links, Bel
Wolfman; pusher, prize to be selected
Glass B-Boys, IA to 16, any build o
car TWO prizes TO pushers and driV
ers Winner of race. scarf pin, Lynn
Thomas; pusher, baseball bat, Ton
Finn: second car owner to finish, IL
clasp. ID. Herman Stassfort; pusheT
cap. Howard b. Springer.
Class C-Boys, 16 to Is. any built
of car. Two prizes to pushers an
drivers. Winner of race, pocket searcl
light. Philadelphia and Wilmington
Traction Company; pusher, bicycl
lamp. " Y. Harrison; second car own
er to finish, meal ticket, Clarence Il
Holt; pusher, boys dress shirt, Jane
II. Wright Company.
Additional prizes Father havin
the youngest boy entered, box O
cigars, Johnny Jones; driver fishin
rod. David A Hay; pusher, belt, Eph
rain and Ephraim.
Condition Of the Race.
All entrants will report at Mint
end Broome streets at 2.l5 O'Clock I
be checked mp and receive number:
Race will start at 245 o'clock wit
Glass A getting off first. Glass q
$50 O'Clock and Glass c at o'clocl
Course will be down Broome to Penn
sylvania avenue to Van Buren, stree
through Cool Spring Park to Mint
and Van Buren, streets to MarkC
street to Fifth street Cutting Of rout
through Cool Spring Park will dis
qualify both driver and pusher. Chang
ing of pusher under any circumstanc
along the route will disqualify bot
pusher and driver Drivers and pusf
ers will not be disqualified for lool
ing back of their cars. Prizes will b
distributed at THE EVENING JOUF
NAL office at 4 o'clock on Monda