Evening journal., 1912-04-25
WARMING
UP FOR RACE
puShmObiIe owners Go Over
Course Preliminary TO
Saturday Event
ENTRY LIST WILL
BE ANNOUNCED TOMORROW

With the announcement of the va
rious classes and prizes for the push
mobile race TO be held on Saturday
afternoon under the auspices of THE
EVENING JOURNAL, many entries
were received last evening From
early morning until late this after
noon. those desiring to enter at the
eleventh hour may do so but after
nightfall no entries will be re-
ceived.
This is necessary as the various
contestants will have to be placed
in the classes and cards bearing their
numbers have to be prepared To-
morrow il is hoped TO print the entire
lists of names Of the boys en-
tered.
One of the chief topics discussed
yesterday was the race and when the
Red Devil" owned by Willis War
dell, of No. 1900 Elm street acted as
q pathfinder and covered 16 squares
IN nine and three-quartcr minutes
every one gasped. This machine is
but one of several entered This car
seven feet long with 2t-inch
wheel.
The entire course to be covered
from Ninth and Broome streets 10
Firth and Market streets, totals %
squares, about mile and a half rhe
most of this is down-grade and with
but one trolley track marring il. stis
is at Ninth and Orange streets, where
the Peoples Railway tracks cross.
Practice runs will be held over the
course today by many of the boys en-
tered This is done that the boys
may pick out the smooth portion OF
the route. Among those who will try
out their machines will be william
Lynch, aged IL years. son of Hum
phrey Lynch, of Fourth and Market
streets. Fred Card. aged 1S years.
viii be pusher Henry and Joseph
Bierman' Jr., also will have their cars
out. These cars are painted black
and blue respectively and are home
made affairs of the classiest order.
With but a few hours remaining
for the receiving of the entries and
Saturday afternoon next as the time
for the race, boys throughout the
city are vieing with each other as u
who viii have the speediest car i'm
the race. To create interest in this
the local merchants have contributed
prizes, twenty in all. which will be
awarded the winning machine owners.
Owing to many of the cars not having
any rest for the pushers. and num-
ber of the contestants being young
II has been decided to allow the driv
ers and pushers to change positions
In the race. No new pusher. however
will be allowed to handle a car after
the start is made
The Prize List.
Prizes in the different classes are:
-ltast- bought car starting. First
prize 81 pocket Knife. Woodward
brolhers; second prize, baseball bat.
ID. Ross and Son.
Best home made car starting. First
prize pair Of shoes. Forster Shoe Com
pahy second prize baseball glove H.
w. Nandever Company.
Best decorated car to start. electric
bell and battery. Morris Electric Com
pany. These prizes are for car own
ers. winners of these prizes will he
entitled TO additional prizes for places
I'm the three classes.
Glass A-Boys, 10 TO IA years anv
build OF car. two prizes to pushers
and drivers Winner of race. woolen
sweater. Miller Brothers; pusher hat.
Frank O'Donnell: second car owner
70 finish. scarf pin or cuff links Ben
Wolfman; pusher. prize to be select
ed
Glass B-Boys. "A 10 Is. any build
of car. Two prizes to pushers and
drivers. Winner Of race, scarf pin,
Lynn Thomas; pusher. baseball bat
Tom Flinn, second car owner to fin
1sh, tie clasp. ID. Herman Stassfort;
pusher. cap. Howard b. Springer
Glass C-Boys. l6 TO rs. any build
of car. Two prizes 10 pushers and
drivers. Winner Of race, pocket search
light. Wilmington q Philadelphia
Traction Company. pusher, bicycle
lamp, Y. V. Harrison. second car
owner.to finish. meal ticket. Clarence
r. Holt pusher boys dress shirt,
James n. Wright Company
Additional prizes Father having
the youngest boy entered box of ci-
gars. Johnny Jones; driver, fishing
rod, David A. Hay; pusher, belt, Eph-
rain and Ephraim
Conditions of the Race.
al entrants will report al Ninth
aud Broom streets al 2.15 o'clock 10
be checked up and receive numbers
Race will start at 2.45 o'clock with
Glass A getting OF first, Glass B at
$50 o'clock and Glass C at o'clock.
Course will be down Broome to Penn
sylvania avenue TO Van Buren street
through Cool Spring Park to Ninth
aud Van Buren streets, TO Market
street to Fifth street. Cutting of route
through Cool String Park will dis
qualify both driver and pusher.
Changing Of pusher under any cir
cumstance along the route will dis
qualify both pusher and driver. Driv-
vers and pushers may alternate, but
the crew that starts the race must fin
ish ii to get in the prizes. Drivers
and pushers will not be disqualified
for looking back Of their cars. Prizes
will be distributed at THE EVENING
JOURNAL Office at o'clock on Mon
day afternono. April 29. on presenta-
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