Bisbee daily review., 1914-10-29
''OLD OLOS" ON WAY ID
 PASS CITY
One Of ArizOna'S Famous Cars Is In BiSbee On Trial Run-H. Dale Thomas, Driver, And Glen
 Thomas, MeChaniCian, Here
Report Finding Skeleton Of RaC-
 CT Supposed To Be Ruin Of Naquin's VeIie Reported Burn ed-RoadS Vary In Conditions

Naquin'S VeIie Reported Burn-
 ed-RoadS Vary In Conditions
 Driving what is probably the most famous car in the state of Arizona. H. Dale Thomas of Globe, arrived in the city late last night in a trial trip over the route of the Fl Paso-PhOeniX auto race. Mr. Thomas was accom- panied by his mechanician, Glenn Thomas, and their assistant, "Whis- kers' Briggs They remained here last night and left this morning for Fl Paso.
 MT. Thomas car is an Oldsmobile, 1911 model Of 90 horsepower. For the past several years it has been running on the road between Globe and Phoenix, making daily trips be- tween those places, which are 125 miles apart The car has a greater reputation than any ether car in northern Arizona It has been in con tinuous service for three years and one time made eighty-seyen consec- utive trips without repairs of any kind except to change tires
 MT. Thomas runs the Gila Valley Auto Stage line He started it with this car which is still in service and which is so good that he has entered it in the Fl Paso-Phoenix race with the firm determination and belief that he can win the money. His hundred dollars is already up and he is now preparing to grab of the first money, using the old car with which he started in business and which he places his faith in more than in the other and newer cars he has pur- chased since.
 Mir Thomas and his two com panions left Phoenix Tuesday night and reached Florence about Il, where they stayed all night Leaving there yesterday morning they reached here about II last night They travelled 73 miles in the dark, or from about eight miles this side of the Empire ranch to Bisbee They say some of the road is bad, particularly between the Empire ranch and Huachuca sid ing, but that between Tucson and Phoenix the road is fine. constituting what they believe is the best stretch of the entire route
 Mir Thomas will be back in Bisbee in about two days, after going to FL Paso and back He will then contin- ue to Tucson, but will not go over the stretch between that place and Phoenix. as it is so ood he considers it unnecessary. From Tucson he will return to Fl Paso in time to leave there on the big race a week from Sunday
 Mir Thomas says that between Florence and Tucson he passed the skeleton of a racing car, deserted on the black desert It had burned to the ground and then been abandoned. Mir. Thcmas says he received a report yesterday that M l.. Naquins car september Eve" had been burned and at first he thought it was this car. but does not no wbelieye it was as Naquin has not passed through Bisbee and he could hardly get through without being noticed, a' he is wei known here.
 The big Oldsmobile in which Thom as and his companions are travelling is stripped and ready for business and gives every appearance of being able to make a close run for first place in inc big race Thomas admits there is a lot of sentiment connected with his entry of the big car in the race but says if he didn't believe she has a splendid chance to win he wouldn't have entered her He believes tha sentiment as we'll as efficiency enters into a race, and is willing to bacl his belief with good hard money.
 The only other car entered in thI race from Globe is the big Marmon owned and entered by Mrs. Shanley It will be through here next week.
 MT. Thomas Is the first official en trant in the race who has come to { new spaper office, reported in, and giy en the condition of the road and othe facts about the race.