El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-26
Deputy Sheriffs 70 Guard
The Asphalt To CanutilIo
Contestants Have sped Out the Road, Over the Hills
and Through the Valleys for Grind That Starts on
November 4; Cars Will Leave at 10 Minute In
tervals From the Y. M. G. A. Building.
CBy Edmond Behr.)

= INTEREST in the Phoenix road race
10 be staged Nov. 4, is growing
Il daily. With p cars entered, there
is little doubt that the battle for auto
hOnOrs viii be hard fought and it is
possible that a national champion
driver may be discovered when the
contest is decided. Preparations for
the event are going ahead without in
terruption- Bad stretches Of road all
the way from Fl Paso 10 the goal line
in the Arizona state capital are being
put in firstclass condition, every COM
munity taking a personal interest in
Entrants Take to the Road
For the last month, entrants in the
long grind have been taking the road
from time to time. Familiarity with
the topography of the course viii count
nearly as much in the final reckon
ing as a powerful car and e good
driver, say those who know the auto
racing game. Out of the p cars entered
IN the race, there are probably only
two or three which have not been driv-
en- over the entire route by this time
Every two or three days an entrant
frOna Tucson. Douglas, Phoenix or Bis
bee swings in to FL PasO from the west,
dust covered and weary, but satisfied
at having made the necessary prelm-
mary run. And every day or two some
FL Paso car, with an FL PasOan at the
wheel, takes the road leading out past
the smelter and is lost in cloud OF
dust up the valley.
There is only one topic of converse
ton among automobile men in the
city. from the boy who cleans cars IN
q garage to the well groomed agent
who sells them, and that is the coming
race, A hundred different opinions
as TO who viii win-and why-and
how-are to be discovered by a visit
70 garages in the city Each has his
fagorite and each viii explain why.
What the "Bags" Say.
BELIEVE me" saws one, that Mercer
Of Nick Depeder's is going to bring
home the money because it's got the
engine TO do it" 1.-THE one best bet
IS that Stutz OF Ryan's and Bassett's,'
that Cadillac of Henry's walk when
you step on the throttle" says a third.
And so it goes Not an FL PasO car
viii leave the starting line at the Y n
morning of November ! without a
crowd Of admirers on hand TO wish 1t
success. And there will be many PhOe-. |
nix. Bisbee, Douglas and Tucson auto
fbugs" present that morning to say
good luck" to entries from their home |
Cutting Off the Weight. ~
Every trick known to the profession !
to get speed and power out of a car
is being called into play by the men
who are tuning the racers for the
struggle. All weight that can be dis
carded without weakening the machine |
is being taken off. Special appliances !
for the quick changing Of tires, regula- |
ton of the spark and gas, easier shift
Ing of gears and the like are being in
stalled New ideas to secure that tri-
umvirate Of qualities needed to win
speed. strength and pOWer-are being I
thought out and applied to the racers.
Sheriff VIII Clear the Road.
Sheriff Peyton J. Edwards is cooper J
ating with the racing commission to 1
obtain clear road for the machines