Arizona republican., 1912-07-04
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Tremaine Loses His Trial by Few Seconds; Haze man Thinks Up New Auto Sport; Reliability and Economy Test

The luck of Wild Bill'' again went back on him yesterday when after driving tremendous race over the Tempe loop. he lost by the marrow margin of S1-3 seconds. It is Sl3 because that is the average of the four stop watches held by Russ War
 her. Bob F'ederson, Harry Tait and
 Tom Higley. Officer Wm BradIev pulled the trigger that started things The fact that a good deal of money
 vas up on the trial caused large
 attendance of fans, who crowded
 around the speeder with great curi- ositN. The start was made from the corner of r irst and Adams streets tt
 minute after , o'clock Tremaine sped down First and disappeared on East Washington.
 The tirS. real test of his driving occurred when he struck bad going on the Asylum road, but the stretch Was negotiated in good time At the river
 the jinX overlook the flyer The wa tel was high and several precious seconds were wasted in crossing. Tempe knew the motor but an in stant, then she hit the south side road for the last lap.
 Dodging wet places and early lnar- ket 'tagonS. the car hurled through the streets anu across the line just eight ticks too sioW to win tho $500 Bill took lis failure in goG0 grace Al hc would say vas, The river did il - He claims he can do better time and is not so discouraged as to lose sight of the Los Angeles Phoenix road race this fall. when he says he will be there with good car
 George Hageman. who won the money. thinks the time could have been lowered if Tremaine had driven a Franklin.
 Bill certainly made a grand run" he said last night. T have no doubt the record can be broken easily with a car that will stand the rough road. The even balance due to the wood frame chassis and full elliptic springs
 of the Franklin is the reason it made
 the fine record it did"
 Hageman says he is definitely not in the racing game but for the bene- fit of those who are shaking money
 before his eyes. he has dug up bran new PIOPc9INA'II tIidl puSIb tP pi HIS the sports out in flocks It is an economy run of not less than 150 miles There are several dollers in town who have cars for which great things are claimed in the economy line, and here is a chance to make
 fine showing. There will he no class,
 kind or priced car barred in this test,
 which will be strict one Every
 thing from s400 runabout to the
 most expensive of touring cars will
 be accepted by Mr. Hageman as good
 runners against his Franklin. In this
 way he avoids that dangerous speed
 test which he has dsclaimed as his
 main object
 Advertised not as machine of tre- mendous speed. but one of staying
 qualities and ability to take all kinds
 and conditions of roads without undue
 wear and tear on engine, frame or
 tires, the air cooled car is to stand
 for efficiency and cheapness in up
 keep while on the trail.
 The fever has spread now and dealers and drivers, all with their pet makes of automobiles, have been anX- iously waiting for some one to start something they all can play at. It has come now with this road run an nouncement. so the Wild-eyed fans can dig up the family wad and come out of the brush to take a chance to make or lose their coin in q new and interesting way.
 The road test is a better proof of what an auto is for. The car the average man buys is not of the nine TIat hn wants is a boat that will stay under him on tours and runs through all ordinary kinds of country. The econ omy run will bring out this feature as no other demonstration can.