Imperial Valley press., 1913-02-17
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ron !THI VALLEY ROAD RACE
TetKlaff viii Como Down from Los
Angeles Today 70 oet In Practice for
the Big Event

TetzlafF Will Como Down from Los
Angeles Today 10 Oct In Practice for
the Big Event
Bert C. Smith in Los Angeles Times:
The race committee for the Imperial
valley road race has been over the
official course and has interviewed all
of the road superintendent with refer
ence to getting the highways in the
best shape possible for Saturday. The
roads are now in excellent shape, but
every effort is being made to make the
course the best possible.
The board Of supervisors Of Imperial
county is doing everything possible to
aid the auto men and has promised
the race committee that there will be
no ground for complaint as to the
conditions of the road on Washington's
birthday if il is within the power OF
the board to prevent II. Ed Lyons,
who will drive a National. and his
brother Steve, who will drive a Fiat;
are considered in the money, II not
favorites.
Every detail is completed for the
Imperial valley road race Saturday.
The course is in splendid shape. IL
viii be longer this year than last, but
the entry list is larger and faster cars
will be started. The entries from Los
Angeles will give spice to an event
which is of interest to the entire Inn
perial valley population.
The start and finish Of the great
race will be in Imperial. That city
has offered the largest purse. The
second city to lang up a large sum
was Bfawley, and the prize Of $4,000
is we'll worth striving for. The cars
/ ,x-in ha Sapf oxvav with cfrOnV chapCp
for world record, though the length
| Of the course may serve to cut down
Teddy Tetzlaff will drive the big
Fiat with which he won the. Santa
Monica road race. After a conference
with Attorney f. E., Hewlett, owner
Of the car Tetzlaff decided to put in
will leave for Imperial tomorrow with
his cars. He will have as a team
mate George Hill. who will drive an
other Fiat. These men are among the
topnotchers in the game and are count
ed as favorites among the visitors.
The man the drivers fear most is
Ed Lyons, who will pilot a National.
He won the race last year with Buick
and is familiar with the course. Earle
y. Boothe. the local National agent,
will attend the races. though he has
nothing to do with the entry. Bert
Dngley, also Of the local National
agency. will be on the course, but it
part Bert will take in the big contest.
| There is considerable interest among
the automobile dealers in this city.
| Clarence Smith has signed up long
| list Of prospective passengers who will
make the journey in the Howdy special.
1t is expected that at least $50 autoisls
from this city will be in Imperial the
night before the big event. The en-
| tire valley townSmen are expected to
attend.
| The Imperial valley road race. is be.
ing conducted under the sanction OF
! The Western Automobile Association,
and Frank Garbutt, the president, will
have supervision Of the contest. The
rules of the w. 4. 4. will govern
the speed battle and the records will
he kept for future reference. If any
acceptance will be made. They Will
be o. X. as far as the West is con-
cerned.
Never before in the history of Impe-
rial valley has there been such interest
| in any big contest. The cars will be
raced through the larger towns Of the
valley and an opportunity will be given
points. The largest crowd. it is ex-
pected, will be at the starting point in
the town of Imperial. Plans have been
made for series of track events on
| The day following the big road race.
Barney Oldfleld will drive Fiat.
The speed king signed a contract last
night and will be in the big race.
prise to many, as it was thought Old
field would decide to stay out of a
| contest for at least two months. Old
| field is in splendid shape for the battle
and the fans will be given chance to
see these two great drivers, Oldfleld
and Tetzlaff, in action for the first
time in big western classic.
| The Los Angeles Tribune thus COM
mentS:
| Final arrangements for the autOmc-
bic road race, which will be run over
| imperial valley roads on Washington 8
birthday, We're made last night at g
meeting of the race committee IN Hotel
Oregon, Ell Centro. A committee on
| general arrangements was chosen, and
and Fred Waters. The w. A. A. will
be officially represented in the race by
F. NJ Salisbury Of Imperial.
| At a former meeting the race COM
| mittee had decided TO invite John :.
Mitchell, president of the Los Angeles
auxiliary to the ocean to ocean high
way to act as the official starter Of
| lilt race, anu FRANK ~. bdIDutt VI LOS
Angeles. who has been prominent in
working out the organization of the
Western Automobile Association, to act
as official referee. At the meeting last
night it was announced that Mr..
Mitchell would serve as the official
starter, but no definite answer had
| been received from Mr.. Garbutt. Mayor
Wadham of San Diego has been asked
| to act as official timer, but his accept
| ance has not been received so far.
| Charles NOwlin, p. p. Hovley and Ed
Maier were chosen to act as judges
| for the race.
From all present indications fifteen
cars will start, although some unex-
| pected entries may come in at the last
moment. Teddy TetZlaff and Barney
| Oldfield are both officially entered, and
each will drive a 120-hOrsepOwer Fiat.
| The Lyons brothers, who drove Buick
and won the Fourth of July race over
| the same course last year, will drive
separate cars in this race. Steve Lyons
will drive 10-hOrsepOwer Fiat, and Ed
Lyons will pilot a National. Besides
these cars, at least one other National,
two MERGERS, two StudebakerS, an
| American a Napier, Zust and Stutz
will be entered.
A purse of $4,000 has been guaran
teed, the money raised by subscription
in the valley towns. Imperial raised
the largest sum, S1367, and by so
doing gets the start and finish Of the
race Brawley was second, coming
J through with S1205. Ell CentrO third