Arizona republican., 1913-11-05
Youngster Drives A. B. Daniels Car to Winning Finish at State Fair Grounds and Course Rec ords Go to Smash BALLS HARMON IS
 AN EASY SECOND And Once Winner Nikrent Finishes Third - Desert Claims All But Seven of Twenty-Five Who Left Los Angeles

OIin Davis and his long low Loco mobile handed another package to precedent smashed a few records and beat a field of veteran race drivers into Phoenix. A. E. Daniels boy racer won his first hard tryout with time to spare. but no water was left i.. his throat or in his radiator.
 Watched as certain winner since his surprising performance of Mon day, when he led the field into the first control Davis performed accord ing to schedule all the desert way to Phoenix and when the dust of the first car was seen west of the state fair grounds at 1:47 yesterday, no enc thought of saying anything but: Here comes the Loco!"
 It was 1:48 when the young driver pushed his cars nose in at the west gate of the fair grounds. He was immediately admitted to the half mile track to be petted, photographed and cheered. A little over an hour later Guy Ball driver of last years unfortunate Schacht. buzzed across the line, a long winner of second money. Louis Nikrent followed him at AIS in the Buick 2. and the gates were closed to the other drivers. Four others finished inside the check ing time, leaving half of the cars on Arizona's terrible desert roads.
 Barney OldfieId, wrecked beyond Castle Dome. rode into Phoenix d passenger with Jack Rice in Simplex 2, which had previously carried broken hearted Bruno Seibel into Caliente to a doctors care. OIdfield acted as Rice's mechanician, bringing him in fourth. Rice's mechanician has a broken hip.
 Jack Smith left his Buick on the desert this side of Arlington. broken down and out of the race after a manful dash for the prize.
 The Finish
 Practically every distinguished auto ist was at the tape. Governor Hunt, referee of the race. occupied the state car by the roadside. George Purdy Bullard, representative of the contest board of the A. A. A, was there. His assistants were Mike Cunningham, of Globe, and Power Conway of Phoenix. CelOra Stoddard held the watch and Leon Jacobs the pad.
 Bert Smith, of the Los Angeles Times and Leon T. Shettler. starter of the race. occupied another car. Ralph Hamlin, winner of the 1912 race. was closely associated with George Hageman, the Phoenix agent for the Franklin.
 Bill Tremaine was there with Agent Purdy of the Southern California Maxwell territory. A dozen we'll known newspapermen. motorists and men in allied trades lounged in cars or waited in the roadway. while hoi polloi filled in all the gaps.
 At 1:47 the dust along the Christy road announced for certain sure that something almighty fast was coming There was a scattering at the rail- road crossing. traffic cops wildly waved the crowds back, and Davis, driving the winning LocCmobile lurched into the hard road from the dust patch. He sped down the short stretch to the tape and Overran the finish q hundred yards before he could stop. Amid a thousand cheers that told the waiting stands of his arrival. he steered into the west gate of the fair grounds.
 Splitting the crowds in twain. Davis car cut straight for the half mile track. As he pulled up in front of the stands, the scanty early after noon crowd raised the long yell that always greets Los Angeles Phoenix race winners. There was a surge of spectators. officials and kids. and for time the winner was hidden in the ruck Energetic photographers work ed the crowds loose and got photos Bob TurnbulI ground on the crank of moving picture machine. In a moment J. F. Quinn, of the imported racers, had Davis and his mechani- clan Watts in tow, and led them under the grand stand. From a tub of cracked ice he extracted mag mum glass of champagne, and in 2 short time two water glasses of the liquid had gurgled down two scorched. muddy, sweaty throats and Davis and Watts were themselves againt
 Returning to the machine which was just as dry as the throats of the dI1vers, Davis drove the required turn about the track and drifted in the direction of bath, shave. eats and drinks. He was a happy man. Too excited to speak coherentIy all he could say was
 'The kids won. We had every thing, and so we're here. If I hadnt
 Continued on Page Six.)