The copper era and Morenci leader., 1914-11-13
METROPOLE GAR IS
PUT OUT OF RACE
At LODSBURG
Morenci Entry Has Hard Luck Be-
tween FL Paso and Lordsburg. Win
ner of EI Paso and Phoenix Auto
Race Was Pope Hartford Car Driv-
en- by Phoenix Boys.


Keen interest was manifested in
Clifton over the Ell Paso and Phoe-
nix automobile races. This interest
was intensified by reason of the fact
that Chas. Chesterfield, of Morenci,
entered the Metropole, driven by Cat
ter with Chas. Asche as mechanician.
The Arizona & New Mexico railway
in response to the demands of large
number of enthusiasts, ran a special
train to Lordsburg Sunday morning,
carrying; forty or fifty passengers IN
addition a number of automobiles left
early Sunday morning for Lordsburg
and when the big racing cars speed
ed into town the Clifton enthusiasts
were well represented.
The Metropole had bad luck from
the start. While going fifty miles an
hour the car struck an obstruction in
the road and jumped twenty feet in
the air. When 1t struck the road
again engine trouble started and con-
tinued all the way to within a short
distance of Lordsburg. In taking a
deep arroyo at a fast pace a tire strap
became loosened and struck Asche
on the head inf1icting a severe scalp
wound and to cap the climax a rear
axle was broken and the Metropole
went out of business at Lordsburg.
Only eight cars out of the 29 enter
ed in the Ell Paso-Phoenix race had
finished up to z o'clock Monday even
ing, according to reports received in
this city. A few more may have
limped in since, but they did not ar
rive soon enough to share in any of
the prize money. The fact that so
many cars fell by the wayside is am
pie proof of the severity of the test
to which the automobiles and their
drivers were put.
In making the 533-mile trip in IA
hours 35 minutes, Miller, the winner,
clipped two hours % minutes off the
record established last year by Jed
Newkfrk, who piloted the winning
Simplex. The running time of the
eight cars reported as having finish
ed was as follows:
The Running Time
No. "a, Pope-Hartford, Phoenix, H.
B. Miller, driver, running time Ell
Paso to Phoenix, IA hours 35 minutes.
No. IA, Buick, j. T. Hutchins, Ala
1857.
No. 10, Marmon, Tom Brewer, of
Globe, 1911.
No. 25. stutz, c. W. Tucker. of Ell
Paso, 1874.
No. 80, Mitchell, Charles Miller,
Tucson, 1924.
No. 20. oldsmobile, H. D. Thomas,
Globe, 1896.
No. 26, Halliday. D. F. Deemer, Los
Cruces, 10: So.
No. 8, stutz, Lou Gasser, Ell Paso,
20:40. --a.,,,
Division of Money.
Hugh B. Miller, driver of the Pope
No "a, won first prize, so
per cent of the $56OO He made the
best time between El Paso and PhOe-
nix. John Hutchins, won second
prize, 25 per cent of the purse. L. E.
Conru, driver of the Stutz, won third
prize and Tom Brewer, No. 19 won
fourth.
The purse of $1,000 offered by Bis
bee, for the first four cars with the
best running time between Ell Paso
and that point was won as follows:
Hugh B. Miller first, so percent of
purse; John Hutchins, second, 25
percent; L. E. Conru, third, Is per-
cent, and George Leonard, driving
the Buick No. 2, fourth money, 10
percent, providing he finishes at
Phoenix with a As hour running time.
He was reported broke down near
Tucson, but has continued in the |
race.
The. purse of $500 offered by Tue
son for the four cars making the |
our best running times between Ell |
oaso and that point was won as fol
ows: H. B. Miller, first, so percent;
Tofin Hutchins, second, 25 percent;
Tom Brewer, third, Is percent, and
=. E. Conru, fourth, 10 percent