El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-12

ARNEY OLDFIELD. speed king,
X won the seventh annual Los An
IL aeles-Phoenix road race Wednes-
uiy afternoon, reaching the Arizona
capital at 1906 o'clock, considerably
ahead Of his closest rival in the classic.
Oldfield's running time was % hours
one minute and So 2-5 seconds for the
distance of 673 miles, which gives him
an average speed Of % miles an hour
with his machine covered with mud,
himself drenched from the heavy rams
that fell throughout the maj Gay
running of the derby Barney pIoleG
his winning SLutZ across the tape Win
his characteristic smile and a cigar IN
his mouth The race was the hardest
road event ever run 1Lrou5 Aout
W ednesday heavy rains Tell ana lhe
race drivers were compelled 10 uIlFe
their machines across swollen creeks
and through highways ankle deep with
mud Had it not been for the bau
weather conditions and heavy roads
Ojdfield would have cuppeu many
minutes off his running time.
Thirty-tour minutes behind OldueIo'
Louis Nikrent, driving enlLahL no o,
crossed the winning line ms Iunnlh6
time from Los Angeles was $3.50 90 20.
lie won second money in the cactus
derby.
Third money was won by Beaudet,
driving the No. 1 entry. his runhIhS
time was 25:05:23 40.
Durant, driving the No. . entry, was
fourth and won fourth money. HIS
running time was 25;O5;25-
Bramlette driving entry No 9, was
the fifth man TO finish. Only five OF
the 20 cars that started in the derby
finished. All the five finished encased
in masks of mud hurled up from the
rain soak ed roads. by their car wheels.
Oldfield had to have a team Of
horses haul him out of the swollen
Aqua Fria river and Bramlette tln-
ished steering his car with two boards
rugged as steering levers.
The race drivers that competed in
the El Paso-PhoeniX road race were
at the line to greet Barney when ne
arrived The finish line was thronged
with people who gave Oldfleld and the
other drivers a great oYauOn.
Oldfield has competed IN many Los
AnEeles-PhOeniX road events, Dul
Wednesday was the first time he was
ever at the wheel of a winning car IN
such an event Last year his machine
nearly burned Up near Yuma, but he
finished the race
The inaugural Los Angeles-Phoenix
derby was run in 1903 over a course
545 miles in length. The event was
won by Capt H D. Ryus and Col r.
Fenner, of Los Angeles, in White
Steamer.
The derby OF 1909 over the same
course was won by Louis Nikrent at
the wheel of a Buick His running
time was 10 hours and "A minutes.
Harvey Herrick, the only man tc
ever win the classic twice won his
first race in 1910 over the course OF
545 miles. He was at the wheel Of a
Kissel Kar, and negotiated the dis
lance in is hours and 40 minutes.
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Herrieie also won the race the fol
lowing year. This time the derby was
over a course 551 miles long Her
rick drove a National in this event and
his running time was p hours and
three minutes.
In 1912 the race was run over a
course 514 miles in length and was
won by Ralph Hamliin at the wheel
of a Franklin. His running time was
Is hours and 10 minutes.
Last year DIN Davis. driving a Lo-
comobile. won the race over a course
564 miles long. His running time was
is hours and so minutes. 4
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The drivers who won the Los An
Eeles-Phoenix race have never come
close to the record running time es-
tablished this year by Hugh B. Miller,
who drove the winning Pope Hart
ford in the FL Paso-P Phoenix race. But
the local course is much faster and
not as mountainous as the Los An
geles course.
Old Man Dope has been knocked out
for the count many times this year
de was nearly put out for keeps when
the Braves took the worlds series from
the Philadelphia Athletics. But since