El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-10
MILLER WINS WITHOUT USING
AWRENCH ON CAR IN LONG RUN
Luck Was With Him. It Was Against M. L. Naquin and
Billy Adolph Who Had Plenty of Misfortune in
Race to Phoenix; Los Angeles Phoenix Path
finders Mark Course With Confetti.

THEN Hugh B. Miller, at the
IA wheel Of the winning Pope
w Hartford, flew across the win
ming line at Phoenix, Monday afternoon
at 1:19;4S. he not only broke all rec
ords in the desert classic for elapsed
time. but is perhaps the only race
driver who ever won a road race over
such a long and rough course without
putting a wrench on his big car
His victory was brilliant and be
deserved the laurels that followed the
winning of the derby, but racing luck
was kind to him. There was not an
other driver in the desert grind that
shared the same luck. They all expe-
rienced tire, engine and magnetic trou-
BILE during the 533 mile dash to the cap
itaI of Arizona.
Two of the best racing pilots in the
event were eliminated from sharing in
the prize money by misfortune They
are NJ. L. NaQuin, at the wheel Of the
VeIie, ana Billy Adolph, driving the
stutz No. s. These Two race drivers
have been followed by hoOdOO for two
years.
Naquin's Hard Luck.
Last year Naquin arrived at Bisbee,
the night control, with the best run
ming time of any car competing in the
classic. He would undoubtedly have
broken the record set by Jeu NeWklrk,
winner of the event, if it had not been
for hard luck. His Nelie car was set
ting a terrific pace on the last lap of
the race when it threw wheel near
the Empire ranch, 10 miles from Vail.
I This put him out of the race
He got away to a flying start last
Sunday when his machine turned turtle
near Douglas. Driver and mechantcian
were thrown to the ground When
I they finally got the car righted they
continued in the race, losing more than
40 minutes running time This elm
/ mated Naquin from getting a portion
/ Of the Bisbee money.
Leaving Bisbee, he was making a
( fast run to Tucson, when his car threw
! wheel near the Empire ranch, the
| same spot that he was forced out OF
the issue in 1918.
AdOlph Escaped More Easily.
Billy" Adolph shared the same fate
| that befell Naquin. Last year, while
making a record breaking run beyond
LOrdSburg, his car turned turtle and he
was forced out of the race and severely
/ injured. He had three ribs broken and
was internally injured
| Sunday he got away to a good start
/ but experienced engine trouble and was
I
/ he was forced out of the event with
/ engine trouble after leaving Tomb
| stone.
The, record established by the win
| ming car in the classic is expected to
/ do much to advertise Ell Paso and the
/ Borderland route. All the press assoc
( Citations and the leading newspapers
I Monday afternoon carried accounts of
/ the race and the record time that was
| established over the course. The run
ming time made by the cars clearly
| demonstrated the fact that the Border
! land is very superior highway.
Attracts Race Drivers.
Next year many Of the race drivers
| that are now competing in the Los An
| geles-PhoeniX race will drive in the FL
| Paso-PhOeniN event. Barney Oldfield
/ and other speed kings have been at
! tracted by the fast time made in the
/ local race and the superior course to
| that Of the long grind from the coast
! to Phoenix, Oldfield was contemplat-