Weekly journal-miner., 1914-09-30
NORTHERN ROUTE PICK ED FOR SEVENTH AN NUAL LOS ANGELES-TO- PHOENIX CLASSIC

auto race will be run over the north ern route, through Prescott, was received here yesterday in letter to Attorney T. c. Norris, appoint ing him official representative of the Racing Committee of the Western A. Simultaneously, there were re ceived press reports from the coast city elaborating in different ways upon the official announcement of the committee, changing the route from the southern, which leads through Yuma. to northern through San Bernardino. Needles, Kingman and Prescott.
 For the next five weeks. as a re- suit, Q score or more of the sturdi- est racers in the world will be whiz- zing along the 7l0-mile stretch, which includes almost every con- ceivable kind of road. Leaving the boulevard stretches of Western Cal ifornia. the racer will encounter more CT less difficult obstacles before he reaches Needles. From Needles to Kingman the road is regarded as veritable speedway. Until Prescott is reached there is nothing further to brag about in the way Of road conditions except that they are far superior, even in their ''unlcvened" condition than the sandy stretches of the southern route The fol- lowing story of the announcement, together with some interesting and vivid side-lights on the great race, as penned by Al B. Waddell, fol lows:
 Again the course of the Great Los Angeles-to-Phocnix road race has been changed.
 It was officially announced yes terday by the race management that the 1914 desert classic will De run over the Santa Fc-Grand Canyon Needles national highway to Ash Fork and from there south to Pres colt and Phoenix. The race will require three days, with two night controls.
 There IS not a city, town or set tlement along the entire 710-milc course that is not enthusiastic over this, the worlds greatest motor car race.
 At San Bernardino the first check ing station out of Los Angeles is to be located. The boosters and mo- tor fans Of the Gate City have con tributed liberally to the purse and guaranteed loyal support to the Rae ing Committee Of the Western Au- tomobile Association, which is man aging the affair again this year.
 The little hamlet oi Victorvillc has contributed to the road race purse and is to get the second checking station Barstow has put in an ante also and gets a checking station From Barstow to Needles there is not another checking station nor an official stop to break the monotony Of the difficult desert course. Need les is to have the first night control.
 At Kingman
 The second days run will take in Kingman, with a checking station and great good roads celebration. The citizens of Kingman have plan ned to make the 1914 Los Angeles to-Phoenix race an event long to be remembered in Northern Arizona and in addition to a liberal contri- button toward the prize package for the winners. the Kingman boys have spent hundreds of dollars pre- pairing for one of the greatest bar becues ever staged in the new state
 Out of kingman there is a long. hard run through Blackberry, Peach Springs, Nelson's and Cadis to Selig- man, where the second official stop is to be allowed, the second day of the run. From Selignan the course is over the rough mountain and desert roads to Ash Fork, and from there south to Prescott over one of the most picturesque and yet most difficult mountain road in America.
 Prescott is more than mile high. located among the mines in the heart of Arizona's famous northern pro ductivc country. The second night control is set for Prescott with a fast dash into Phoenix on the morn ing of the third day with the driv- CTS fresh after hours of rest and sleep.
 Prescott contributed to the purse and realizing the benefits to be de- rived from the race which will ad- vertise the cutoff road between the northern and southern transconti-