The San Francisco call., 1913-08-31
Big Village Boosters Are
Made Portola Represent
atives to Boost Cele-
bration at Corona
DARING DRIVERS
GATHER FOR RACE
$1,000 as Prize for Driver
Who Breaks World Rec
ord-Other Prizes

The automobile race at Corona on
the perfect circle" course September
win be one Of the largest events
o- its kind staged on the coast. Many
Z the most prominent speed burners
from this country and Europe have
entered for the contest and the ma
hines are now being put into con-
lition for the event.
One of the largest delegations of
8 motorists that viii attend the Corona
meet will be from this city. The
2ig Village Boosters. made up of local
!ealers. have chartered a special train
p carry them to the southern city.
These men viii go as representatives
of the Portola festival and will boost
for the October celebration during
he entire trip.
Up to the present time there has
been more than 100 reservations made
FOR passage on the train, from this
city alone. Fifteen boosters have
made application from Sacramento
while Oakland, Santa Rosa, Eureka.
auburn and Alameda auto men have
notified the committee to reserve ac-
Nommodations for them on the spe-
,ial
a. The races viii be divided in the
following manner:
first event-1O2.45 miles or 81 laps
Tor nonstock cars Of 161 to $50 cubic
tnenes piston displacement. No
welght restrictions. First prize
1000; second. $500: third. $3.50.
Second event 25197 miles or OF
aps, for nonstock cars of 231 to $50
.uoic inches piston displacement.
rlrst prize. S1.750; second, $3.50; third.
Third event-s01. 81 miles or 100
APPS. free for all motor cars without
estriction as to piston displacement
eight' price or quantity produced. j"
'rst prize. $4,000; second, $500:
Corona IS very anxious for a worlds
cord and a bonus OF $1,000 has
en- put UP for the man who estab-
hes a new speed mark. That tbera
rs Is certain.
Allh all piston displacement re-
acuons removed the big Flats win
rtlclpate. In fact. Teddy Tetz1aes
ow has his pet "120'' in trainine- fo-
big free for all He alreadv has
IN over the course and is hanpv
I planning. pps
Gut It viii not be a Flat affair ex-
tsely oy any means. There will
the Mercer, which was sent a,t
fast trains get back here from tta
inois course with several Havs IL
are. ~
Fhen there Will be Earl Cooper az
stutz forces and the other fast
of the Santa Monica. So ALREADY
sight there is a-plenty OF speed.
mere are some surprises coming.
T. Boothe is planning some
speed himself His particular
wheeled streak viii be the
Gus NO. 8, the National which Joe
Tson drove to victory in the 1912
away race at INDIANAPOLIS This
will be here for the Corona event
The tried to have it shipped from
factory in time for the Santa
ica, but the time was too short
ne special train, while being r
= proposition, Is open to the gen
public. The members Of that
nization will be pleased to have
citizens who really wants to
r San Francisco and this part of
State as a member of the party.
93ert c. Latham. secretary OF the
anization. in speaking of the res
ation, says: We have figured that
might have to go out and interest
publie somewhat in our trip to the
n to the Corona races. knowing
4 we would have to fill a train:
IL has been surprising how the
servations have come in: in fact.
4 a member OF the committee that
handling the affair has left his Of
to ask any one to go: as soon
It was announced that we were to
down In a special train and res
Vations could be made. the applica-
IS began to come In +"
It was announced yesterday that
leaders of the expedition have
zen made several special Po~tola
inlmissioners. The Portola colors-
a and yellow-wilI bedeck the ears
I'D the passengers, and San Fran
sco's plans for the great fiesta of
ctober % to 25 viii be dinned SO
at no one within earshot can help
moving that the Portola will be one
holiday
Here are the commissioners who
II direct the work:
Frank E. Carroll OF the Goodyear
mpany. Bert Latham OF the Simplex
Fercer company. Phil Prather. man
ger OF the Don Lee company: Col
nel J. W. Bradbury, manager. Pacific
rotor Car; II. o. Harrison of the
r. o. Harrison company. Harry O.
vessney Of the Hudson Winton: w.
, Cochran, the Haynes manager, and
~ A. Hughson Of Hughson g. Merton.
The train. going BY the southern
Pacific coast line. will carry its own
sand. and a continuous vaudeville
how is one of the novel plans. The
show viii be given in the drawing
Dom car, which has a hardwood floor
and can be used for dancing.
The start will be made at 3 p. n.
Monday, September s. the train reach
ing Corona at o'clock the following
morning The return will begin at
5.30 Tuesday evening, landing the
delegation in San Francisco at $50
a. m. Wednesday. September 10.