Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-07-05

y y y X y N = 3 s
: The big Albuquerque Santa F'e road
race, the first attempt of New Mexico
= in this line, was a most successful
Y affair, fortunately, everything consId-
cred, no one was badly injured. one
| wrecked car and bruised driver,
J being the only unfortunate accidents.
. On the other hand an established
| auto record has now been hung up for
! the round trip, and the event was
probably the forerunner of similar
races in the state.
The times of the cars finishing is
given above, and according to those
figures, Dave Coombs' Overland, driv-
on by Red Sperry an Albuquerque
entry. and drawing place No. in the
start also drew No. / at the finish and
won s375. Car No. 6, an old Buick
which had seen hundreds of miles of
service in and around Santa Fe, en-
tered and driven by William Emblem
of this city, made the second best
/ time. and unless disqualified will win
1925. 1t was rumored here today that
Emblem would be disqualified, how
ever, by the Albuquerque judges, be-
cause of the alleged discovery of ether
lin his gasoline. This, it is said, is for.
bidden because. of the danger attend.
ing its use, although il makes a more
powerful explosive mixture. The de-
Icision of the Albuquerque judges has
mot been made public when this artt
tcle is written, although it seems prob
able that the matter will be referred
to the American Automobile associa-
ition, which has charge of authorized
automobile races in the United States.
Third money, $3.50, went to J. Cad
well of Roswell who. as No. 7, had
entered a Velie driven by a driver es-
pecially imported for the occasion, w.
Weightman.
No. s, entered by the Buick Automo.
bile company, finished fourth, and No.
j. entered by Charles Closson of this
city and driven by Marion Dye, was
fifth. The sixth car which started on
the return trip. No 2. Charles Cat
ron's entry, was wrecked. Nos. 8 and
A did not start, and No. 8, entered by
Greer of Albuquerque, started but only
came to LaBajada Hill. after which
the driver returned to Albuquerque.
The Accident.
No. 2 car, e. C. Catron's entry.
Buick, driven by Billy Hesch, which
was disabled on the first trip, but by
N ~ I'd p,t in, oh fo, tho
turn, was wrecked about 16 miles
from Santa Fe about $50 yesterday
afternoon. Billy Hesch, the driver,
was at first thought to be seriously
injured, and Charles Catron and Drs.
Rolls and Diaz were rushed to the
scene, as soon as news of the acci.
lent had been brought to the city by
Homer Neil on his motorcycle. Ex-
by the doctors showed the
iriver to be badly bruised, and he will
De able to be out in couple of days,
t is said. Charles Hesch, brother of
he driver, who was the mechanician
N the car, fortunately escaped unhurt.
according to the story of the accident
me of the front tires blew out while
,oing SO miles an hour. The car
werved into a rut, turned turtle,
hrowing out the two men, but for
unately not pinning either of them
own. The car is said to be almost
demolished, it is said.
he stearing gear of this machine
las not working well and to this fact
) probably due the accident. Because
{ this defect which developed after
he race started, the car hit the bank
vice on the close turns on La Bajada
i'll, and collided with a telephone
ole after finishing the first leg of the
ice yesterday morning.
The interest aroused in the race
as intense and it is probable that all
Their features combined did not at
act the attention that this feature,
i'd.
Notes Of the Race.
Car No / was entitled to win be-
ause of the consistent running of the
n. The time for the up trip and
lie time for the return were only
mute and seven seconds apart. y
Emblem VINO made the second best
me. lost about ten minutes ON the
orning race by taking the wrong
'ad out of Albuquerque, and going
,ck part of the mechanism was brok-
! and Frank Horn had to hold
rev driven on it all the way.
No. had to be cooled by climbing
1t on the engine and pouring water
the radiator while making 50 miles
| hour.
Arthur Seligman and party at the
p of La Bajada hill. timed the rae