El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-11
MILLER. AUTO RACER. AVERAGED
FASTER THAN M0T0RBIKER BAKER
His Time Was About Five Miles an Hour Above that OF
Motorcycle speeder, Though Baker Made Much Bet
ter Time than Miller on Certain Stretches as Be
tween Florence and ne esa, Mesa ndPhoenix.

miles per hour This is approximately
II miles per hour better time tiiah NIL
Ter established on his 1aslesl run ~ u
sets a new record for moloIcS o1e III d
road race. ..o - oc
Tho run to Deming, distance OF 70
miles from Ell Paso' was maue ny tllS
Pope Hartford in 2:24:1S L. aclu@l : ~ ~
ming time, which is rate OF Az IDlles
GIL Baker ilfUI negotiated this distance in
1852 minutes actual running time or al
the rate of 1912 miles per hour-
Deming to LOrdsburg' a..
r From Demfng to Lordsburg, a as
lance of 60 miles. Miller drove his car
in 1:31:141-2 actual running tlIle'
which is a rate of 4O.54 miles per hOuI-
Between the same points Baker Ious
his motorcycle in 1;24;l5 at InS r4 Sosto or
ABB per mile. This is mucn IastSr
time than was made by the autono-
bile -
Miller drove his automobile from
Lordsburg to Douglas, distance u ~ ~
miles, in 3:07:3S running time, Which
IS at the rate Of 31.9 miles per hour:
It took Baker 3:42:15 to cover TINS
run. which is at the rate of p miles an
hour. Miller made this run approx
inately four miles per hour raster IMAM
did the winning motorcycle.
Douglas to Bisbee.
From Douglas to Bisbee, distance oL
c49 miles Miller made his best llme'
covering the route in O;21;z5' or a run
ming time Of 54.5 miles per hour
Baker made excellent time between
the two points, but not as FAST as the
automobile did He covered the as
miles in 55 minutes, which gave MN q
running time equal to Ala miles PEI
MiIIer's SIowest time 2G0.
The automobile made the run from
Bisbee to Tombstone, distance OF ~
miles in 1908 which is at the rate'oi
2A21 miles per hour This IS the SLOW
est time made by Miller on MS run 70
the Arizona capital.
Baker covered the same distance IN
one hour. which gives him a running
time at the rate of p miles an hOur.
From Tombstone to tucson, q us
lance of $50 miles. Miller's time was
2:3O:8O. which is at the rate OF 55;5'
miles per hour
1t took Baker to cover the same dis
lance, 2:27:0O, which is at the rate OF
36.S miles per hour.
Miller Faster to Florence.
The distance between Tucson anc
Florence Of 69.6 miles was made by tn'
automobile in 1:51;10, which gives Mil
Ter a speed of 1886 miles per hour.
Baker made this run in exactly three
hours, having experienced difficulty II
getting through the sand This is at The
rate of % miles per hour which was the
sIowest time made by Baker in the
race.
Baker Faster to Mesa.
From Florence to Mesa, a distance oil
47.6 miles, Miller had a running time
of 1:1S:OO. which is at the rate of 36.6:
miles per hour.
Baker covered this run in exactly 81
minutes which was his fastest squirt. He
was travelling over this stretch at tn,
rate of 1914 miles per hour, which wa'
much faster time than the automobile
made during its flight.
Miller ran from Mesa to Phoenix, {
! distance of ia miles, with a running
| time of 2148 minutes. which is at the
/ rate of 47.93 miles per hour.
Baker made this run with a running
time of 30:47, at the rate Of 32.14 miles
per hour