The daily morning oasis., 1919-09-27
AUTOMOBILE
RACES AT
STATEFA|R
A Series of Interesting
Events Scheduled, That
Will Attract Attention.
and Crafty Crowds.

PHOENIX, Sept 26.-Entry blanks
are now being distributed by George
Purdy Bullard, superintendent of
Autom obile events at the state fair
and from the early interest evinced
in all quarters it is evident that the
coming program which is to be stag
led November 8, will fulfuh all ex-
pectations. {
There will be three main events
this year. Event No. will consist
of one, 100 mile class D, nonstock
free for all. A prize of $2,5O0 will
be awarded the winner. $1,500 will
go as second prize, and $1,000 as
third money.
Event No. 2 will be rs mile class
E nonstock race open only to drivers
and cars from Arizona, New Mexico,
and Texas. The first prize will be
$500, the second $500 and the third
prize 5000. The entry fee in these
events has been placed at $25.
Event No. will be a ten mile
novelty race for class E. nonstock
cars costing $1,000 and under, factory
price. The first prize will be $3.50,
the second $3.50, and the third $100.
The entry fee is $40.
The special conditions governing
the racing program are set forth in
the entry blanks.
Event No. 1. There must be at
least three entries for this event. In
case over thirteen cars enter there
will be an elimination contest of one
mile, flying start, two trials to each
car, to determine which thirteen cars
shall start in this event.
Event No. 2. Car and drivers in
this event must have been in either
Arizona, New Mexico, or Texas for a
period of six months prior to the 9th
day of November, 1919.
Event No. 3. At the end of the
second mile each car must stop at the
starting tape, driver dismount and
standing beside his car on the tape
must eat an apple, consuming all of
the same except the core, remount
and proceed; at the end of the fourth
mile each car must stop at the start
ing tape, driver dismou and run to
a point fifty feet to the rear of the
tape, turn around and run to car, re-
mount and proceed; at the end of the
sixth mile each car must stop at the
starting tape, driver dismount, un-
lace and take off his shoes, replace
them without lacing, remount and
proceed; at the end of the eighth
mile each car must stop at the start
tape, driver dismount take rope
and skip for a space of twenty feet
to the rear Of the tape and continuing
to skip the rope, return to his car.
Driver must skip said rope at least
ten times going there, and at least
ten times returning.
At all stops at the starting tape
during this race, engines shall be al
lowed to run. In case any car stop
ping at the starting tape under these
conditions, should overrun the tape,
the driver must back up so his front
wheels are on the tape before dis
mounting.
Full data on the car to be entered
together with the names of the owner,
driver and mechanician, with register
number of the last two names are
called for on the entry blank.
The automobile program will be
held under the regulations and with
the sanction of the Contest board of
the American Automobile Associa-
ton.
The official sanction number is
114A. Application for entry blanks
should be made to George Purdy Bull
lard, Goodrich Building, Phoenix,
Arizona.