Show I COMPANY TO ENTER BIG CONTEST CONTESTi J i E S De Camp Will Drive Famous Thomas Car in Big Flag Hag to Flag Race Kace It was announced yesterday by E I IDe L De Camp sales manager of the Ran Auto company compan that his company would be represented in the flag to flag race from Denver to the City of Mexico which is to be run this coming summer Mr De Camp says A trophy willbo willbe will willbo bo be offered for a race between the City of Mexico and San Antonio and cups for winners of ot local Texas races and endurance contests from Fort WorthEl Worth WorthEl El Paso Eagle Pass Amarillo Hous Houston Houston ton Dallas Danas and other points all an sched scheduled scheduled scheduled to reach San Antonio at the same sarno time or on the tiro day when the contest contestants contestants contestants ants in the big events arrive Growing In Importance and proper proportions proportions every day the International flag to flag race contests between the United States and Mexico aro are attract attracting attractIng attracting ing widespread and merited attention from manufacturers dealers private owners oWnetA and clubs throughout the country coun country countr try tr Widened in to scope variety and at attractiveness attractiveness attractiveness this banner series of Continued on Page Two COMPANY CO p ANY TO ENTER BIG RACE Continued from Page One events will prove a potent factor in the west and in the tho rich republic of Mexico The combined contests will be held In connection with the centennial celebration celebration tion of Mexico In July In this race we will be represented by the Thomas Flyer the same car which won the New York Tork to Paris race and which will be here at the auto show This car has been run over miles and we feel just as confident of winning the race with this car as if it had never been run except In the test Unusual Entry It Is rather unusual for an entry to tobe tobe tobe be made in events of this kind of an anold anold anold old car and considerable criticism has been made but we feel just as sure of this Thomas as any car built In the world To say that we will win the race seems rather premature but owing to the fact that I have been over the roads several times know the conditions in Mexico probably better than any other automobile man In the country which will help us to get over the rough territory in time Conditions will be met with that few probably can understand roads are the worst in the world owing to o the fact that an automobile Is obliged I to go over old roads that were used several hundreds of years ago and in inmany inmany inmany many places It becomes necessary to jack ack the car ear up In order to get over the rocky roads There are many man roads loads leading away from the direct route and andone andone andone one Is liable to wind up In some moun mountainous mountainous territory miles away from where he should be Last year ear I made this trip over the road with an Oldsmobile and assisted In n locating the proper road rood for the path pathfinder pathfinder pathfinder finder for the race I am assured at atthe atthe atthe the present time there will be a great many entries and any car that finishes this race with Its mechanical parts in good condition on its arrival in the City of Mexico will be worthy enough for consideration by any man who will want a II rough road car carThe carThe carThe The trophy given by G A Wall green of Denver will be valuable to anyone who wins this race and we feel satisfied that we will bring It to Salt Lake Wo Q are in receipt of a telegram to today toda today day da paying J ying that the race starts May 2 I |