El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-05-26

his mishap- The Harley Davidson fin
Ished second for the want Of COMPETE
ton.
Billy Adolph had everything his own
way in the second event, 5 SIS mile
race Billy said afterwards that it was
Just JOY ride without opposition.
In the third race the Packard was
leading when an accident occurred to
the nasal passage of the big car on the
. back stretch with the mechanician
making desperate effort to fix the
break
Novelty Race Amusing.
The auto stand novelty race was The
funniest one in the program. Four
FOR hire cars took on four pasSeu-
gers each and started around the track
atsa nice, easy, county road lOpe. At
the finish Of the first lap the pas
sengers were to aliSht and be picked
up again at the conclusion of the sec
Ond lap. 1t was the old story Of the
irresistible force meeting an lmmOYd-
bic body and the passengers rolled in
seven directions in aliShting from the
moving cars None were hurt and
they got a big laugh from the crowd
This was the only pretense of an &C
cident at the track. Jack Forrest won
in a Chalmers 40
The owners race was declared off
when but two cars appeared for this,
saving time for the crowd TO get to
town in time for dinner.
However. A T. Threadgil. jr., and
W. L. Field the former in a Hupmo-
bile, the latter in a StUdebaker. raced
around the track five times for the
fun of It, Field getting away first and
The 5O-miie feature event was
staged next and the races closed with
a pursuit race in which four cars
started at different points on the
track, the one to pass all OF the others
winning Billy Adolph added another
20 Betsy's string by winning this
race from the Packard, Ford, AMI
HupmObile.
No Accidents
Without a single accident with no
trouble except that started by some
Mexican policemen who tried to arrest
an American track officer, and did ii,
the races were staged in splendid form
by manager Lew Gasser, who is due
to receive the credit for the success Of
the meeting. There was a bit of con-
fusion among the officials who did
not understand their duties but Lew
Strengthened this all out and the races
We're satisfactory in every way
The Races Open.
In travelling 10 is miles on an Indian
In 10 minutes. Brooks won the motor
cycle race, the first event on the pro
gram In the get away, Clark, also
riding an Indian, got off first leading
Brooks kOenig mounted on a Hartley
Davidson, was all but lett AT the post.
in five and q half laps Clark Tapped the
artey-DavidSOn and was far in lead Of
the other Indian. Clark would have won
the race but for breaking his chain
Just before completing the sixth lap
His best time for a single lap was
LOS which eQuaued the record made
by the Packard automobile in the so
mile race. With clark out of the race.
the Hartley-DavidsOn finished second,
making the run In Il minutes, Two sec 4
onds behind the winning Indian
After a second start, Old Betsy.
driven by Billy AdOlph, captured the
second event for SIS miles The
time made was, 6-37 The HupmOblle,
second, made 6-52, and the Ford, third,
T-3A AdOlph got off first Stevens 3
driving the Hup with only one arm .
was away second and the Ford brought /
up the rear. AdOIph maintained his g
lead all the way with Stevens in close !
pursuit Adolph's record for any lap (
was 1:25-
Ten Mile Auto Race.
Roy Harrel, driving q Buick 16, .
won the 10 Is miles auto race, using E
up y minutes TO so the distance I
Red" Mcdonald in a Knox was sec
Ond, his time being 1910 just five sec !
Onds ahead Of the Packard. An air {
valve became disconnected from the 4
carburetOr on the Packard just as the }
was within a short distance of /
turning into the home stretch TO finish 4
the race in the lead From the start I
the Packard, which got off first, with (
John Hutchins at the wheel, main I
tanned the lead. On its second lap {
a
Harrel kept his Buick going at con- .
sistent pace, apparently gaining on {
the leading car His record Tor the 4
first lap. including the fifth. was 1-2O. I
On the sixth lap the Packard lost some /
time and the Buick picked up on it. The I
Knox settled well in the rear From
the sixth on the race was between the /
Packard and Buick with the Packard /.
still well in the lead While the Knox
had the advantage of the Buick in get
ting away second the former machine !
failed to keep IL the Buick passing
on the seventh lap On the last lap /
the Buick passed the Packard, which
had to retire for a few seconds to
remedy the disconnected valve After
the Buick passed it, the Knox also went
by. finishing second with just five sec
onds TO spare
The Novelty Race.
After splitting his passengers and
picking them up again on the second
lap Jack Forrest, driving a Chalmers
go, Won the auto novelty race. His
time was 6.1S. Walter ". Whitehead. .
in a Peerless doing the same with his
was second. making the trip
In T-1O. KlOndyke driving a Rainer 40, I
was third. His time was 1888 Ray
Harrell in a Chalmers 40 had trouble in
the second lap and pulled out
Hutchins prOpelling the Packard so
miles in 1888. won the big event Of
The day AdOlph was second. driving
Betsy the distance in 55-18. II
)ut of the race several times on ac-
count OF car trouble, was third, max
ng the trip in 10Y.
AdOIph Gets Off First.
At the start AdOlph was off first
With Packard a close second Red Nc
Donald in the Knox was on the heels
f the Packard; the Buick, Hup and T
'Ord coming up in the order named 2
.dOlph kept the small lead he got on /
he quick get away, but with HUtchins ,
Rowling him The Knox was dropping +
ack yet was far in the lead of tho
Their three cars in the race. On the
ecOnd lap the Packard passed Betsy. I
nd from then on the race settled down {
etween those two cars. In the fourth .
Up the Packard was increasing its
lad, being far ahead of all the other
airs The Knox was losing ground In
he sixth lap the Packard overlook and I (
assed the Ford, the last car. The Bet /
ey passed this car on the seventh lap I
he Packard passed the Hup on the ,
7nth and Tapped the Ford a second
me in the 1lth- On the 18th lap the :
-nOX went out of the race. Betsy
-pped the Ford in the 14th, right in Z I
ont Of the grand stand.
Betsy Is Tapped.
The Ford on its 11th lap went out Of
he race but went back in four laps be- Z
ind the Packard, the leading car. The ! I
nOX came back on its 10th lap, seven S
.ps behind the Packard. The Knox I
ent out again on its 10th lap. y