Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1914-07-07
Especial 10 The Republican,
tBv LYLE ABBOTT)

tBy LYLE ABBOTT)
PRESCOTT. July 6.-Unless the
flaglnan who halted Burt Hartwelrs
Buick To save him from running in
"a the wreck of George Millers
Prescott" Stutz on the bridge at the
foot ~ Calamity Hin. report the time
taken out for Jack smiths cas-
short stop. Stanwood Murphy. driv-
ing has own little gray Mercer wins
ihe thousand dollars first money in
ghe great Prescott loop race.
The difference in running times
gives Murphy the best of it by -
a-5 seconds. the closest race run in
Give years according TO G. Putdy
Bullavd Official representative A. A.
\. contest board Referee F.. S Clark
has declared the Buick team will get
IN absolutely square deal and the
decision will be rendered after the
nagman has been quiZzed at Il meet
ing 90 4 A A. officials here at ten
o'clock tomorrow
Mel Naquin. driving his own Velie.
september Eve" made wonderful
1oce IN spite Of broken spring guards
sustained in the first few moments of
m, race, he has third place cinched.
but wins no money rs there are only
two cuts provided in the thirteen
hundred dollar purse. Red" Brew =
IT finished the race in the drivers
seat
Harold Steinfeld'S Tucson Stutz. a
dark horse entry with Charlie Hunt
mp. said 10 he an experienced eastern
Griver here. under an assumed name
mad a bad accident at Mount Vernon
street curve less than half a mile
from the starting line when they
skidded into a cement curb. tore off
wire wheel In spite of the fact
II losing eight minutes in putting Oh
"a new wheel. made M all but one
minute on Hartwell befo g arriving
II Jerome Junction. 70 miles out
Murphy did the best time for the Al
mile lap, making the first in 51:1e
.nd the second in AZ
HarIwell for a mere boy. drove a
miraculous race. He had Jack Smith
Who frightened every bolt in old No
before he finished building her il
Phoeaix FOR the Los Angeles Phoenix
race last fall as his mechanism. Tho
other accidents We're rs follows:
Dud Clark's Stea-ns broke an OF
line Just before the STAT and haC
transmission trouble before the fin.
ISL OF the first lap. He didn't at,
Tempt to make the second round
Car Va. after having broken on,
wheel Al the first turn on the cours
broke the only spare one on the rail
road track as it TUNED. into tow
after splendid dash in which h
nearly caught Hartwel, who ha'
passed him while Hunt and his me
chanician. Jean Hornbustle. wer
changing the first wheel
Albert HAITI in an Elmore went int
the ditch near the ice house. but linn
Cd on around to the finish
George Miller's Stutz was the on
mat went into the draw. hangin
half off Il foot bridge This wa
the car which caused the flagman t
halt Hartwell, and which appa emil
has caused all the controversy oy
er the first money.
Naquin's Nelie may be include
among those listed in this chapter {
accidents. for near the America
ranch, it blew out all the water
the re liator and had to be refille-
2fter an exciting search about II
rInch fo- a bucket.
Gravel thrown by Hartwelrs Buic
broke Naquin's glasses hurt his ev,
slightly. So he relinquished the whe
10 Tom Red" Brewer. who drove I,
finish IN great style. Breaking u
spriHg straps caused Naquin's bac
Wheels To throw and toss him like
buclSing steer at the fair g,ound
bu- made his dash down the hill an
~ through the crowded street ,Ioul
~ sensational
shorty Fremeau in the old blaC
hearse blew tire into shreds and {
he had clincher rims instead of d,
mountable ones the delay put him f;
out of the running Shorty locke
like class before the .ace. A tou6
ri heart interest added to the SEQ,
when the wives, mothers and daugl
tiers of the drivers descended on II
drivers and helpers just before II
start bidding them good luck al
good hive
Mel Naquin's daughter occupied
stand near the finish line and as
passed the first lap the little Phoen
can rose in her seat and kissed h,
hsnd 10 her Daddy. The gallant Al
brought forth a demonstration fro
the crowd.
Race Well Handled
the race was excelently handle
Iom Norris as starter, o. A. Hes