Arizona republican., 1913-06-05
FL PASO RACE
BY B0ROERLANO
Race Boosters From All
Along Line Meet Here to
Frame Up Great Speed
Contest on East Lap of
State Highway

The borderland route. local ann
agement and approximately $4,000 in
prizes-these things were decided up
on for the Eel Paso to Phoenix au-
tomobile road race in the meeting at
the office of Attorney General Bull
lard yesterday. Representative Of
Mesa Tucson. Bisbee and Douglas
met with Mr.. Billiard of the A. A. A.
and Maricopa Auto Club and Harry
WEIGH of the Board of Trade
1t was all arranged for Phoenix to
raise a thousand dollars for the race.
This with what the other towns in
the state will raise is expected to
total $500. FL Paso and Deming,
the main towns on the line east of
the state line are expected to lift
$500 between them. making just
about $4,000 for the prizes The en-
trance fees will add to this some
what. The race will be handled
from this end of the line, with the
motorists of the Pass City cooperat-
ing in every way from the other. The
towns along the route are enthus-
iastic about the race. and will help
greatly not only in a financial way,
but in getting advertising. OF course
everything will be run strictly ac
cording to the regulations of the con
test board of the a. A a. of which
Mr.. Billiard is the Arizona represen-
tatiVe. Having secured the manage
ment of the race features at the
coming state fair. being empowered
to act by the Maricopa Auto club. the
\. \. A, the board of trade and
the state fair commission, General
,11.~
of this event, and he promises to
make it a hummer. With the long
green that is pledged and the hand
some Democrat Cup to contest for.
the entry list is sure to be large,
and that always makes race a
success.
The Borderland route will be fol-
lowed strictly. Leaving EI Paso the
machines will cut straight northwest
to Demins, Lordsburg. Douglas Bis
bee Tucson, Florence, Mesa, Tempe
Phoenix and the Fair Grounds
Here are the approximate dis
tances.
Ell Paso ..................-- miles
Deming -. ................ 90 miles
Lordsburg 49,. -....--.-..--15S miles
Douglas ..................24 miles
Bfsbee ............. ....21O miles
Tucson ..................370 miles
Phoenix 49,. .............51O miles
One of the important agreements
was that the purses made up in the
cities along the route will be divided
among the first four cars to reach
such controls. The night control was
not placed, though both Douglas and
Tucson are in the field for it. The
list Of approximate distances given
above show Tucson to be the more
favorably situated for the stop over.
The arrangements for the race
were of course not all completed, but
a definite understanding has been
reached among the towns that Will
support the proposition. Mr.. Billiard
leaves this evening for FL Paso to
discuss the details Of rules and ar
engagements with the chamber of
commerce there He was asked to
stop over in Tucson on his way back
to confer with the race enthusiasts
there There will be a hot card of
auto races in the Old Pueblo about
the time Of the state fair and the
racing men there win want to see
Mr. Billiard about sanctions drivers
and such
Those who attended the conference
Bisbee chamber of commerce, Secre-
tary +. P. Grindell Of the Douglas
chamber Of commerce and mines and
w NJ Adamson of Douglas, NJ. j
Dougherty of Mesa. Mr.. Dougherty
announced after the meeting that the
little city of Mesa would advance
$500 toward the prize lists of the
race
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