Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1915-09-14
RACE FROM Ell PASO
TO PHOENIX IS OFF
FOR this SEASON
Ell Paso Business Men Unwilling
to Contribute as Formerly; In
tereSt Lacking and PhOeni-
clans ApathetiC.

WI boA |tteNiii9 INV ''N~i"
clans ApathetiC.
No El Paso to Phoenix road race
will be held this year. This Is the
report e. Power Conway president of
the State Automobile Association
brought with him from Phoenix. There
will probably be no big road race
from any point to Phoenix at Fair
time. Requisite funds for prize mon
les have not been forthcoming
/ When Power Conway was in Bisbee ,
a few weeks since he stated the .
! willingness of Phoenix to contribute .
/ literally for an III Paso TO Phoenix .
race this year There was greater .
/ reason for Hberality because there .
would be no Los Angles to Phoenix .
| race and all available funds could 20 .
| to the one event instead Of being I
split as in the past Phoenicians .
hoped to see a great race from the .
/ Pass City with prize monies in excess f.
of 10000 Now he considers all road F.
races off. Just at Los Angeles from
one end did not see its way 10 max
ing a contribution as in past years, so
It is with El Paso at the other end.
Ell Paso Withdraws.
Those most interested in the racing
game in Phoenix took up the matter
OF the annual El Paso-Phoenix race
with the El Paso Chamber of Com
merce That organization now has
bureau which has taken over the work
formerly handled by the FL Paso Auto
! Club. The reply that was sent back
| was to the effect that the business I
men of Ei Paso do not see their way
clear to contributing as they have
done i'm past years. Efforts to bring
about the race then ceased at Phoe-
nix. As to what sentiment had been
found i'm other points along the race
route, Conway did not state, but it is
to be presumed that such sentiment
was not highly favorable.
Interest Is Lacking.
Several weeks since, after receiv-
ing inquiries from a number of would
be entrants. Secretary Joe Gray of the
state Auto Association wrote to Rob
ert H. Rinehart in FL Paso asking as
4 to sentiment there. Rinehart replied
that the matter would be up to the
! Chamber Of Commerce and he thought
$500, but not $1,000, might be raised.
/ He, personally, would not undertake
to devote so much time to a race as
i'm the past but with assistance, was
ready to undertake the management
at that end.
Gray also wrote several letters to
Phoenix urging that the initiative be
taken there If race was to be held
/. and TO Tucson to learn sentiment
there. The Old Pueblo was not found
to be enthusiastic. Meantime no ac-
ton had been taken here looking to-
. ward a race. The fans" stood ready
! to again do their part but Phoenix
was the most interested community
( and her action was awaited. no let
ter from the capital city relative to
a race was received here and all in
q formation on the subject received has
, come from Conway.
History Of Race.
/ Tire years ago j. j. Bowen talked
with j. r. Henderson and others sug-
! costing a road race from El Paso to
! Phoenix similar to the Los Angeles
l. Phoenix race. His idea was TO adver-
7 tise the Borderland Route to tourists
r by proving the ease and speed with
a which the link from El Paso to Phoe-
b nix could be traversed. Phoenix did
/ not became enthusiastic and consid-
! cred that the plan was preached too
! late to be put in operation that year.
y Bowen revived his plan the follow
ing year and brought the matter up
+ / early enough to make it practicable.
5 He and Joe Gray made a special trip
. to Phoenix to take the matter up
: there. It was promised support,
/, though not to the extent Of the coast
. race. El Paso was interested and
y Rinehart undertook the management
, at that end. Bisbee won the night
{ control and contributed $1,000, the
! same as III Paso and Phoenix. The
remarkable success of the race is
g motor history.
1 Next year it again fell to Bisbee to
!, take a strong initiative for the race.
, hluendIl AGAIN NlaiidAth illH ~ "'N
end and the work of lining up the
Arizona cities for it had to be done
! from here It was done and the race
Q was assured The record of it eclips-
. es anything that was ever achieved
! by racers from the Pacific Coast. The
=. burden here fell chiefly on j. j. Bow
en-. j. r. Henderson, NJ W. Powell, j.
II. Gray, Dr. N. C.. Bledsoe, Dr. J. L..
Leonard, Dr. w. p Sims, B L. Smith
and James Allison. Matters i'm Ari-
It iona and at the night control We're
s. handled in a manner that won general
commentator. But for their efforts
nothing like the great success achiev-
4 ed could have been possible.
There will be many disappointed If
no race is held, especially some half
dozen intended entrants from this
city and Phoenix With no opposi-
ton race from the Coast, those who
n .,r,.,IT ,sl ,-rsrfeo Hara anfarad that