El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-20
SPEED GERM, All!
TO RACE MAY 80
Recent Racefest Awakened
Dormant Spirit in Beings
OF Auto Dealers.
{ BY AUTO GRAPH)

~ he recent half mile track races
at Washington park have uncov-
cred the speed germ in the be
ings Of good many Of the local auto
dealers. with the result that Wiseman
and Anderson, Of the Ford agency, have
asked the III Paso Automobile club to
hold q meeting at the park on May 30
1t is proposed that this be the first Of
a series of races, with events running
from one mile, trial against time, up 70
the % mile free for all to take place
during the summer
The Kissel, the Chalmers the ran
ders. the Ford, the Overland and sever
~ other cars are among those which
probably would be listed in the event
Of the summer series OF meetings ma
terializing.
Inasmuch as the EI Paso Automobile
club is a licensed club under the Ju-
risdiction of the American Automobile
association. II is necessary that sane
lion for this series OF meetings De re-
cpived from the contest board of the
national body. That, however, proba-
bly, only would be a matter Of j. D.
Bukey's writing or wiring for the same
Ii Is such events as the one proposed
that VIII 10 much TO enliven the inter
est in automobiles in FL PasO and VI
cinity 1t is sure that the May 30 meet
ing will be held and supplemental 10
that when the roads are put IN better
condition. which will be a logical COM
plemenI TO the being member Of the
Borderland route. endurance runs or
desert race" would hold the public.
Las Cruces has raised $1,000 which II
stands willing. to spend-in fact is
spending-in the lettering OF roads
adjoining il and in the hopes that II is
10 be included in the BOrderland route,
which point viii be definitely SeUIled
upon the arrival Of H c. Drum. the
Continental Touring CLUB
representative, who is coming here
The road from Ell PasO to Las Cruces
II put in gilt edged condition. would be
one that would be greatly used ne
contamination Of good roadway be-
tween the two cities would immediate
ly open a new fled for sales for local
automobile men, as there are a goOo
many people OF means in Las cruces
now who. II given perfect roadway
between here and there, would like and
would buy an automobile that they
might come TO Ell PaSO when they chose
without respect for railway time table,
The road at present is not IN good
condition, but the Las cruces people
are at work on it. that Il may be pre-
sentable when representative Drum
comes through there the first part OF
next week.
FL Paso is duty bound TO see that
the roadway between here and Dem
ing IS put in Dreseutable condition. It Z
has been estimated that the cost Of /
this work viii not exceed $3.50, ana 4
several local autOlsts, well acquainted z
with surrounding road conditions, de- I
clare that for this figure the~road may 4
be put in excellent shape.
J. A Smith, his son, Ray, and T. ". 4
Hatch drove to Las Cruces last week I
taking an Everett and two Krits for /
delivery, and reported that the road /
vas In pretty poor shape, but that Il 4
could be easily remedied-
Officially the FL Paso Automobile 4
club has voted TO hold a show" in 1913. I
u 0N
makes on the local motor mart Of re-
cent date has OccasiOned serious dis I
cussiOn as to the feasibility of hay
ing a show in 1912
FL Paso has not yet had an autOmo-
bile show. but its autOmObilists have 4
followed the shows held in other cities
through the medium Of periodicals,
with great interest
A group Of automobile men were
talking IL over yesterday and they
were Of the opinion that a show this
year could be made a success
George L. Fisher. manager Of the
Christie Automobile company, reports
the sale Of two Overlands 10 CraW-
ford Arizs this week. one going to j. +
T. Owens and the other to r A Kemp
ton, George PendeI. Of FL PasO, is also
listed by ar. Fisher among the Over
land buyers.
E f. Wiseman viii drive the Ford IN
g % mile race against the Flanders al
Washington Park on May 80. He says
hen have TO come home in q barrel II
he loses Jay Knox is Of the opinion
that that is the way he will reach
home Knox is going to put the Elan
ders in shape, by the way
DR.. French s Cary is driving a new
go" American five passenger torpedo
car, one OF the prettiest machines ever J
seen in FL PasO- It is Of the under
slung type with green body, black