Bisbee daily review., 1914-09-22
ENTRANTS EAGER TO PLACE THEIR CARS
 IN BIG ROAD RAGE
Forty Racers Have Signified Their Intention of Striving for Prizes and Success of Event Is Assured To BiSbee People

A least 40 entrants in the Fl Paso to Phoenix road race in which Bisbee will be the night control are indicated from the reports thus far received in this city. It will be the largest field that has ever been started in a sim liar event, the interest in 1t will be greater and as a result the route tray ersed will receive advertising of a value that cannot be computed since such advertising could not be pur- chased.
 Those who are back of the El Paso Co Phoenix race, locally. are enthu- siastic over the prospects. Inquiries as to conditions and prizes are being constantly received here as well as at El Paso. Already two drivers IT, censes have been applied for here and several others have indicated their intentions of taking licenses and entering cars. There will be at least four cars entered from this county and probably six or more. Fl Paso is said to have a dozen contestants ready for the race, Phoenix has its quotum as has Tucson and inquiries from points east of Fl Paso and west of Phoenix indicate a wider interest than had been anticipated. Last years entry is likely to be doubled unless an signs fail The Los Ange- les to Phoenix race will be overshad- owed in interest by this younger classic.
 Within a few days it is expected that entry blanks will be received in this city from El Paso Several are now waiting receipt of these be- fore definitely determining on enter ing. Thus far the Velie cars seem to be in the majority among the var ioue makes that will compete. Al ready four Velies have been stripped for the fray and their racing crews are studying the course. Shareholders, Coles. Stutz. Bucks, Cadillacs and Fords. and one Pierce are among the other makes that have had intentions signined for them. Thus far more than twenty owners have applied for entry blanks. Interest is steadily growing
 A consideration that is working in favor of the Fl Paso-Phoenix race is the uncertainty of the route that will be followed in the coast and the doubt relative to prize monies. It Is reported that San Diego has failed to raise its proportion of the coast road fund. that Santa Anna County will not permit speeding over its roads and that a northerly and untried route, via Needles and Kingman and l Prescott may be selected. With such uncertainty in the west it is but nat 1 ural that the eyes of the racers | should turn eastward If San Diego is | left off the racing map its entrants l will turn away from the coast and . follow the route that Is most advant- ageous to the southern city, the Bor- [ derland
 If 40 cars be entered in the race through this city it will mean that
 prize monies well in excess of S8.OO0 will be distributed among the win. ners to the different control points ' and at the finish. Such sum is not in sight for the coast racers up to this time The course in the easterly
 event is already fully determined while, as stated that of the coast race
 remains in doubt The Borderland
 course has been improved over last
 year in stretches of many miles which
 means that minutes and minutes will
 be clipped from the runnin gtime and
 maintained speed from start to finish of 35 miles per hour is now
 being considered conservative by
 students fthe event And best of
 all the newspaper articles are being read hy prospective tourists and their
 attention directed to the one and only always open road to the coast, the road which leads to and through Bis bee and brings the motoring parties
 hither to learn the wonders of tho greatest copper mining district oi :, the southwest. which rivals any in the land.