Arizona republican., 1913-07-19
WORLD-WIDE FAME
 OF DARING ENTRIES
Longer Course, But More Speed Will Distinguish 1913 Running of Repub- lican's Classic Cup Com petition

Bigger than the Panama Pacific road race, is the way G. P Bullard describes the Los Angeles to Phoenix Panama Exposition race which fin ishes in Phoenix the opening day of the state fair. Separate. neither race would have been much greater than its predecessor. but combined, the event will heat anything of the sort ever attempted. The consolidation permits of much larger purses, and this attracts better drivers.
 The consolidation of the races was secured by MT Bullard at a meeting of the race men Of Los Angeles and San Diego week ago. At this meeting, il was decided to drop the San Diego to Phoenix race, while making the southern city d daylight control in the longer event This settled many petty jealousies between the two towns and made them fast friends on the race question.
 Bullard then saw to the arrange ments for the coast officials, install ing Leon T. Shettler, the well known racing Angeleno in the chairmanship of the committee. MT. Shettler inn mediately asked all the towns along the route for their guarantees for the race, making this request in order to have something Wherewith to impress the possible entrants. Harry WcIch this moruu sends to Shettler the board of tr dcs guarantee of S3000 toward the purse and expenses of the race the biggest amount put up by any one body. Los Angeles will of course put in the most, but that sum is divided among several contribu- tors.
 Bioqer and Briohter
 Tn a letter to Welch. Bullard states positively that the Los Angeles to Phoenix race will far outshine the Los Angeles to Sacramento, Panama Pacific event. Practically all the daring drivers who competed in the coast wise run will cross the desert. The list includes such famous racers as Tetzlaff. Oldfield. Mckee. Verbeck, Soulcs, Bramlette and many another.
 Some Old Timers
 Many of the names will he familiar to followers of The Republicans cup classic. And there will be many more, and even better known, na- tionaIly.
 The race will bring to southern California and then to Phoenix racers from all over the world It will take little to establish the Los Angeles to Phoenix race as firmly as the great Indianapolis classic A little nation wide advertising-on or two success fuI races and they will all come fItcking to the southwest for the fall trials.
 Thrills All Through
 With such men as are now lined up racing there will be thrills a. plenty in the fall contest. The change in route to the original S followed by the first Republican cup races, will Iengthen the time considerably But the race is likely to be faster than ever before. Better roads will face the drivers-alOng a part of the route, at least-and they will all have speedier cars. Racers even now pre- dict that the event will be won by a nice, clean, neat, modern car, equip ped with flexible controls, good cush- ions. but plenty of power and speed Ii is the careful driver the man who can ease his way over rough spots and then pick up suddenly to sixty an hour when he hits a good stretch The time of the low hung, SnOrtIng racer manned by a gas breathing de mon is past say the wise ones, and the next races will go to those who save tires, gasoline and nerves.
 The same thing will apply to the track races. It takes a good smooth car to negotiate lhe turns lHetI 4dOc a driver on a mile dirt track. He must juggle his speed between forty and ninety miles an hour, and all within the length of half dozen cars. He must be an accurate judge of his road, his speed and his mo- mentum. A little SD on the turn and the accident that took the CinO out of the race and Barney Oldfields hest mechanic nearly out of business will be repeated with severe results.