Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-08-13


state fair is now a certainty. A. a
result o. tho visit OF Mayor ID. X. b.
SELLERS 10 ~ Paso the most enshus-
iastic cooperation has been enlisted
~ that end 81 the route. prizes have
already been offered and the m
Pasoans will do everything IN their
power 10 see that the run L. sue
cess.
The ~ Paso Herald dcvotcs the
first column on ita first page to the
matter as follows.
A reliability run for automobiles
81 the southwest to the New Mexico
state fair al Albuquerque Ia October.
with IA Paso as the starting point.
h 90 be a feature Of the big New
Mexico fair.
Il viii not be a speed test. but a
run 20 test tho reliability OF cars.
and there viii be no entry fees. The
run will be open 10 every car Isl the
southwest. but the starting point
will be az III Pnso. Cars from Ala
m0Bordo. Roswell. Silver city. DEM
Ing. Las Cruces and other points viii
enter the race.
cups will be offered for the win
ncrs In the various classes The New
l
handsome cup for the car t0taiiue
the highes, score. The RI Paso Her
aid viii donate handsome cup and
al least thrce manufacturers have
promised 20 donate for the event.
Aibaqaekquc's Mayor Hers.
Col. ID. X. Il. Sellers. mayor OF Al
Ibuquerque and moving spirit al Al
huqucraue IN the coming fair. Is In
NJ Paso 10 conclude arrahgoments
for the automobile event. The
colonel. accompanied by Mrs. sol
iers. came down In mis- Hupmobiie
"32'' roadster which the people Of Al
buquerQue recently presented 10 him.
He made the tour o. IL Paso by way
of EatanciR. Cor0na, Carrizozo, Tu-
larosa and AlamogordO. and VIII re-
turn to Albuquerque over the valley
| route up through Las Cruces, Gutter.
Engle, Carthage and SocorrO, going
past the Elephant Butte dam. Tie
will decide on his return which -
the best route for the run and then
work will begin In preparing Il for
the cars. Gov. W. G.. Mcdonald and
state Engineer v. c. French have
promised him 10 make temporary re-
paIrs on the road selected, 80
that the cars will have no trouble
Ia getting over. sandy spots Will be
covered with straw ana brush and
the rocky places will have the rocks
all rsked OF.
Colonel sellers says the route he
covered coming down, whicn meas
ures ans mites. Is good except be-
tween Tularosa and senator A. y
Falls ranch at Three Rivers. y. NJ
where the road is badly washed and
LIS fun OF stone. IL Is very rough
there. he says.
rio Grande Route Favored.
Tie thinks Il will be best tO have
the route up the Ria Grande and be-
ueves he can have the Cutter hote
opened temporarily to accommodate
the automObillsts He would have
them make Cutter the first day and
4 Aibuaueraue the second. The colone
wants the run 10 be a family ahaii
and hopes the drivers Will an take
their families. as Il rs not 10 be q
race. but merely test Of the reli'
ability OF the different cars. A cal
may be the fret TO reach Albuquer'
que. yet not win first place. hecnnH'
of repairs necessary on route.
The Ei Paso Herald will send
pathfinder over the route q shor'
J time before the fair. and Will publish
the exact condition Of the road az
the way. The pathnndlng trip VII
be made ina Hupmobile So witt
M l.. Burkhead. Of the chalmef'
safes agency. Ia charge of the car
ana a Herald writer and photograph
er aboard. This will enable thoa'
, entering the contest To got AN eXae
lineup on conditions OF the road De
fore attempting TO drive u.
should Have dozens Of Cars.
Colonel SELLERS believes that % :"
100 cars ought to enter the race, ah'
local Automobiles say they think 30
too. II will be pleasant time Of IN
year for such "A Trip ana the H'At
fair as an attraction ON arriving y
Albuquerque viii make Il more "a
tereatlng.
There n talk OF having the ~ Pas
trade excursion start from here witt
the ears and make the run up 80 tn
4 Aibuoueraue fair business men VIII
\ cared ~ enter the contest couN
4 drive their cars 10 Albuquerque AM
! there ioin the excurslonists and SEN
4 their ears hack by their drivers. Eve
N this were not dune. the busines
men could 40 an on the train and b
IA Albuuucroue for the finish ~ "a
contest. Il would awe them chane
! Ia meet people from all over Ne'
4 Mexico nt the fair.
Colonel Sellers says the inir
4 going 60 be the greatest IN the M.
4 tory OF the state. He has alreaa
closed contrar, with the b'
4 Moines team Of the Western ieasu
a to play IN the hasennll series an
hopes to have IN Paso send up
& team composed at Texas ieHEuef
i ile says t2.0O0 has been appropriate
for the baseball prizes.
q Exhibits from EN- over the stat
j will be shown. be says, and with t22
600 available for ms big show. whic
z n now la hand. he II confident th'
y tho fair commissioners viii put q
something that WI Do talked ~ e