Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1914-10-23
SILVER CITY ENTRY
MN AUTO ROAD RACE
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Ths Dsming- Silver City Automo.
~ Read race which was postponed
coupls Of times for various reasons
tosk place Tuesday morning and was
won By Bsnnst Of Silver City, with
PHdsuprs - bis mschanician, with
Z 0tuls cor. The time for the round
trip vas 3 s20 81 and the trip to Sill
vsr City was made In :16 :08 and the
return trip Was made in LAG :23.
Dounstt was The Afth to leave Dem
II, leaving at . .. N. and was check
q into Haywood ct 9:s6, arriving in
ellvsr City At 10:l0 :0e, leaving there
q 1880 and arriving in Dsming at
l ~ :23.
Howard Connolly Of Dsming, driv-
IL an Appsrson car with his broth
g. B. e. Connolly a. mechanician,
was second in the race, making the
round trip in las :06. They were the
last 10 leAvs Dsming, leaving at. 10
.. n. and ware checked in at Fay
wood at 10:So, arriving in Silver
City at II 24A7, making the up trip
in I ~ ~; they left Silver City at
1:s0 ard arrived in Dsming at 2:63:-
10.
Samuel Blackham Of Deming, driv-
Ing . Ford car with Price as mech
snieian, was third in the race. max
ing ~ round trip in sos 2l. They
IN Dsning ct 6:46 .. m. and ar
rived u Silver City at 1921 "a,
anhinG the trip in 1:36:44. They
bft Silver City at p. m. and ar
hvsd u Dsming at 2:20:S7, making
ths return trip in ! 20 81.
Harry Lester, with . Losisr, was
the Arst to start, lsaving ct 8 q. M,
but wee out Of ~ rsee e . point
Ore niIss bouth o. Haywood where
y I'D . tssakdown and his car was
stin (Asys WAsn he last man in the
race had rstumed to Dsming. Walk
=, with 4 Chalmsrs, entered to start
sssosd, lailDd - start on account Of
basnt bsariags. Howe Of Silver City
With he Kisssl Kar was the fourth
p return long after the Ford got
baeh.
Coombs with his Pierce Arrow
from Pinos Altos failed to start on
account Of stripped gears. Joe Wells
Of Demine, with his Mercer. on whom
many had pinned their faith was an
other driver that failed to start as
be sustained q broken crank shaft on
HE car an hour before the race while
10 practice.
r. B. Ownby's E N F, driven by
Wandu6, was over two hours going
b Silver City and was the last car
% rstufn to Dsming. Engine trouble
vas the cause, but driver Wandu6
stuck in the race to the finish.
Dr. r. C. Hoffman o6iciated as
starter ct Deming and 0. Gilman
I'd the same at Silver City.
The race aroused considerable in
'srsst and there was q large crowd
resent from the various towns Of
Lima and Grant counties and some
lutomobils enthusiasts to the number |
Il about fifty were here from Fl
Paso.
Fred Sherman was the winner OF
be road race last year, making the
rip in q Ford car in 1857 :l6. The
'aeins cars were not stripped as they |
vsrs this year and consequently were
lsavisr.
Considerable credit il due Leffer |
} Field for their enterprise in ar
anging for the receipt Of the locs-
ion Of the cars In the race and the
ime made reaching various points on
hs course which they posted ON
'alletin board at their popular
smoke house" on Pine street. Len
Or 4 Field is the popular sporting
enter Of Luna county and details
4 Ill sporting events can always
y sssn there as they were the only
mes receiving the worlds series BY
innings in the city.